Careers News
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Careers Advisory Service (CAS) Event Name: Careers Advisory Service (CAS) Date: 18-20 December 2017 Time: 9:00am -5:00pm Venue: Online service Cost: FREE Contact: 1300 300 687 Event Description: Note that this year there is a webchat facility for live time responses. www.careersadvisoryservice.com/
Westpac Young Technologists Scholarship The Westpac Young Technologists Scholarship supports undergraduates who are keen to become the tech innovators of the future. Up to 40 scholarships are available annually, valued up to $25,000 over five years, across 11 Australian universities. Applications for 2018 close soon. For more information visit http://westpac.com.au/scholarships or email amy.blacker@westpac.com.au.
Get paid to become a teacher and be guaranteed a permanent job! Do you have any students who are interested in becoming teachers? They can get paid to study a subject area in demand. Students are guaranteed a permanent job, $5000 per year of full time study and $3000 appointment allowance. https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy
Volunteering is an asset to your resume
A Deloitte Impact Survey https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/citizenship-deloitte-volunteer-impact-research.html shows that employers are more likely to be impressed by your resume if it includes volunteering experience. Go Volunteer – https://govolunteer.com.au/
Find a biology career
Take this quiz if you’re interested in biology but aren’t quite sure how this translates into a career.
Take the quiz – https://careerswithstem.com/which-biologist-are-you/
Finding out about company culture
The concept of company culture can be confusing. This article from this. demystifies it a little.
Read it – http://this.deakin.edu.au/career/pay-vs-culture-choosing-a-future-employer
Care careers quiz
If you’re interested in working in the care sector, take this quiz to narrow down your options.
https://www.carecareers.com.au/page/career-quiz?
Tips to increase your confidence before going to uni
Read the article – https://www.cambridgeimmerse.com/pre-university-confidence-boosters/
Youth Central Gap Year Advice
This page from Youth Central provides you with a number of options if you’re considering a gap year. Make sure you do some research before you decide that a gap year is the right option for you.http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/studying-training/changing-your-mind/taking-a-gap-year
TAFE NSW CREDIT TRANSFER PATHWAYS Check credittransfer.tafensw.edu.au to help see how many Credit Points a TAFE NSW qualification can give for a degree with an Australian University. With around 3,000 pathways available, discover the many roads they can take on their journey to higher education. Questions? TAFENSWCreditTransferEnquiries@tafensw.edu.au
JOBS: contact Mrs Farrugia for details
Calabria Wines: Jobs on bottling line or cellar.
Dominos Pizza: Drivers and pizza makers. 15 – 17 years apply online or take a resume to the local premises.
Collier and Miller have full time apprenticeships and traineeships – see Mrs Farrugia for details
P & M Rossiter P/L Year 12 leaver Airconditioning apprentice, Need licence, committed attitude, hard worker
Jewellery Apprentice: Years 11 or 12 leaver (possible Year 10 )
ICT traineeship: local, Year 12 leaver great opportunity
SBAT opportunity Year 10 retail/warehousing at Reece plumbing