New From The Careers Department

YEAR 10

CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Year 10 students recently completed an online Career Assessment tool that will help them match their strengths and personality with an array of jobs. Your child has received the results from this assessment. Personality is only one consideration in finding a rewarding career, other personal characteristics such as interests, values, natural ability, skills and academic are also important. The students are currently working through the Careers Workbook to learn more about themselves. Do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries.

YEAR 12

DEFENCE FORCE GAP YEAR PROGRAM

The Defence Force GAP Year program gives young Australians, who have completed year 12 (or equivalent), the chance to experience a year in the Navy, Army or Air Force with NO obligation to commit beyond the 12 months.

A Gap Year in the Australian Defence Force is a way to get a feel for a career in the Navy, Army or Air Force, while gaining life skills, making new friends and developing leadership qualities you can take anywhere.

Applications for the 2018 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Gap Year program are now open. For more information http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/education/GapYear/

Gap Medics

Students wanting to enter the healthcare field could consider taking a gap year (or month) with Gap Medics. They offer work experience programs in hospitals in destinations such as Tanzania, Thailand, Poland and Croatia. http://www.gapmedics.com.au/

Pre-Apprenticeship Course Finder

This site can help you find a pre-apprenticeship course in your area of interest. You can search by location.

http://www.aapathways.com.au/Search/Preapprenticeships/Courses-by-State-and-Territory

UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarships for 2018

Applications for this scholarship is now open and close on 30 April, 2017.

Students will be required to meet a minimum predicted ATAR of 99.

http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/futurestudents/uwa-fogarty-foundation

http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/students/undergrad/commencing

Other scholarships usually open from August. Students should visit individual universities websites for more details.

USEFUL CAREER RESOURCES

Graduate Careers Australia – Career Profiles

This website offers an insight into a range of careers in a multitude of different industries.

http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/CareerPlanningandResources/careerprofiles/index.htm

Careers in Radiation Oncology

Students interested in a career in radiation oncology or those exploring their options can use this site to gain better insight into the field of radiation oncology and what the job entails. Students can read career stories and learn how to start a career in this field.

http://www.acareerinradiationoncology.com.au/

Careers in the Sign and Graphic Design Industry

The Sign and Graphic Design industry needs people who are creative, practical and computer literate. This website focuses on the range of careers in the Sign and Graphic Design Industry. It includes a list of available apprenticeships by state, career guidance, and more detail about the Sign and Graphic Design Industry. http://www.signcareers.com.au

Deakin Explore

This website produced by Deakin University allows prospective students to search for courses based on careers or search for careers based on courses.

http://explore.deakin.edu.au

Minerals Tertiary Education Council

An online resource about careers in the minerals industry that features courses, webinars, a degree and career guide, and more.

http://www.mtec.org.au

Publications

Ultimate Careers magazine http://online.pubhtml5.com/wiqz/nfgn/#p=1

This excellent publication includes articles about robotics, wearable tech, coding, gaming, data visualisation, augmented and virtual reality – careers of the future.

The College Careers office is located off the library quad in the Xavier block. I am at school three days a week. The best way of contacting me is usually by email at watson.margi@johnxxiii.edu.au

Margi Watson

Careers Counsellor

As always every attempt is made to ensure that material in the Careers newsletter is accurate. The material may include views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect our views.

The listing of an organisation in this newsletter in no way implies any form of endorsement by us of the products or services provided by that person or organisation.

Links to other web sites are inserted for convenience and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated organisation, product or service.

From time to time this newsletters will include reference to an article of interest based on recent research. In some cases the rigour of the research may be unclear.

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