VET and Career News

Kailis Fish Market Excursion

Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students recently completed an excursion to the Kailis Fish Market in Leederville.  Students were taken on a guided tour of the production area including a demonstration of scaling, gutting, filleting and skinning fish. They learned about the importance of sourcing local products and minimising waste in the production area and its impact on the profitability of the business. They completed a tour of the retail shop, identifying local seafood and seeing how potential waste products were value added to create saleable products including fish chowder and fish stock. The highlight of the tour was definitely the fish, squid, prawn and chips for lunch after seeing their compact but efficient commercial kitchen!

National Skills Week

National Skills Week is on from Monday 26 August to Sunday 1 September and highlighting future career and job opportunities.

Research over the past ten years has consistently highlighted that Vocational Education and Training (VET) is not perceived as a first choice career pathway for many Australians, and the general community are not aware of the many potential benefits VET can offer its participants. VET is not just about traditional trades.

There are a number of growth and skills shortage industries including aviation, health care, defence, tourism, cyber security, IT and agriculture.

Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest and fastest growing industry in Australia and is projected to have the strongest employment growth of any industry over the five years to May 2022, supported by the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Australia’s ageing population.

The top five occupations in this industry are registered nurses, aged and disabled carers, child carers, nursing support and personal care workers and receptionists.

Australia’s cyber security workforce is already short some 2300 workers and Australia is expected to need up to 17,600 additional cyber security workers by 2026.

When you look at the jobs growth predicted in vocational skill areas it is a highly compelling argument for both parents, students to carefully consider vocational skill areas when assessing career options.

VET is vitally important to securing a strong and prosperous future for our nation.  Skills and training are central to our economic growth, our business productivity and creating more jobs.

Tourism and Events Information Evening

Creative Arts and Communication Open Night

The Creative Arts and Communication Open Night is being held on Murdoch’s South Street Campus on Wednesday 28 August at 6:00pm.

Students and their families are invited to join us to see how a creative media or communication degree from Murdoch University could inspire them to use the power of creativity, communication and storytelling to challenge the way we think about, look at and know the world.

Registration is free and light refreshments will be provided on the evening. To register, please visit the Creative Arts and Communication Open Night event page.

Why attend?

• Hear first-hand from our academics about what to expect while studying creative arts and communication
• Hear from current student Ella about her real-world industry experiences in theatre and how she started her own theatre company while studying, in Murdoch’s very own Nexus Theatre
• Learn about how you can gain hands-on practical experience working with real life clients in Murdoch’s student consultancy MESH
• Talk to our Scholarships Team about what’s on offer and how to put your best foot forward when submitting your scholarship application
• Find out how to gain entry to a creative degree with a Media Portfolio application
• Ask questions about the application process and support services

 Schedule

• 5:30 – 6:00pm: Media Arts Centre tour (FULL)
• 6:00 - 7:00pm: Attend the presentation and hear from leading academics and current students
• 7:00 - 7:30pm: Enjoy light refreshments and chat one-on-one with our staff and students at the post-event expo

 Courses you'll hear about

• English and Creative Writing
• Games Art and Design
• Global Media and Communication
• Graphic Design
• Journalism
• Photography
• Screen Production
• Sound
• Strategic Communication
• Theatre and Drama

 To find out more about these courses, visit murdoch.edu.au/study

Chalk Café

Chalk Café will be open for breakfast next Thursday 29 August from 8:30am. Hospitality students will be serving: 

• Scrambled eggs on sourdough toast with your choice of smoked salmon or bacon  $4
• Vegan – Roasted mushrooms with basil and pine nuts on sour dough toast  $4