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Events coming up

Wed. 1st May - Community Achiever Program (CAP), Australian Catholic University, applications open, https://bit.ly/2tb5Y60

Thurs. 2nd – Sun. 5th May – The Age VCE & Careers Expo, Caulfield Racecourse

Wed. 8th May – Year 11 Resilience day

Sat. 11th May - Open Day, Collarts, Collingwood, www.collarts.edu.au

Sat. 11th May - Open Day, Torrens University, Melbourne, https://bit.ly/2verDvp

Mon. 20th May – Lighthouse Project Legal Careers Showcase

Fri 24th May – Food & Fibre Careers Day, Dookie College

Thurs. 30th May – GV Health Rural Careers day

 

VCE and Careers Expo

This annual event enables senior school students and their families to participate in a diverse range of seminars related to VCE subjects, gap year opportunities, vocational and higher education courses, career pathways and study skills.

A huge number of exhibitors will be in attendance, and over 150 seminars will be offered. Cost is $10 per student. The event is being held at Caulfield Racecourse between Thursday 2nd and Sunday 5th May. For information and to book your place, go to www.vceandcareers.com.au

 

Lighthouse Project Legal Careers Showcase

Twelve of our students, together with those from other schools, will get the opportunity to participate in a careers event exploring careers across the Law, Legal and Criminal Justice fields on Monday 20th May. The Lighthouse Project, who continue to provide amazing opportunities for Shepparton schools and students to better understand industry are organising this event. Participating students will get to …

  • Tour the court house
  • Talk with a Magistrate
  • Speed Careering - Meet & chat to professionals from a variety of fields over lunch
  • Take home a careers goodie bag - full of great further study pathways

Early in the Term, details of the excursion will be advertised to students through the Bulletin and Newsletter, as there are limited places, students need to ensure they apply as soon as able.

 

Food & Fibre Careers Event

On Friday 24th May our students will get the opportunity to explore a wide range of careers at the annual Food & Fibre Careers event at Dookie College. It’s a ‘hands on’ event to give new experiences and information to students across all kinds of Agriculture, Viticulture, Horticulture, Bee keeping, Equine, Water, Genetics and careers across all related areas. Early in the Term, details of the excursion will be advertised to students through the Bulletin and Newsletter.

 

GV Health Careers Event

On Thursday 30th May our students will get the opportunity to explore a wide range of careers at the annual Rural Health Careers event at GV Health and The University of Melbourne’s Graham St Shepparton campus. It’s a ‘hands on’ event to give new experiences and information to students across all kinds of Health areas including: mental health, nursing, aged care, dentistry & oral health, midwifery, paramedicine, physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and dietetics. Early in the term details of the excursion will be advertised to students through the Bulletin and Newsletter.

 

Focus on physics careers

Love physics? There are many amazing occupations suited to students who love physics. The following are three examples:

  • Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists: highly specialised professionals who “create, implement and monitor the procedures which allow the best treatment using radiation, taking into account the protection and safety of patients and others involved in the treatment process. In their role, they are consulted by radiation oncologists and radiation therapists to provide advice as to the best use of medical radiation for treatment”. For information, go to http://tinyurl.com/l32v8hs
  • Geophysicists: study the structure and composition of zones below the surface of the earth by taking measurements using seismic, gravity, magnetic and electrical data collection methods. Geophysicists can spend their time outdoors using advanced technologies to study features of the earth, and spend time indoors using computing technology to develop and analyse mapping, calculations and modeling. Many geophysicists find work in the mining and petroleum industries. For more information, go to http://bit.ly/2p7svOE
  • Physicists: “Physicists study the behaviour of the physical world at the most basic level and find practical ways to apply new knowledge gained from their research in areas of science and technology. Physicists are usually identified within three broad roles: theoretical physicists, who develop theories or models of how particular aspects of the world work, experimental physicists, who test these theories, determining their limits and suggesting new approaches to them, and applied physicists, who apply these findings in practical settings, such as within industry and through the introduction of new technology”, http://bit.ly/2oCsEYb

Key websites with info about Physic Careers

Myfuture: create an account > click on Career Bullseyes > click on Physics > click on the occupations that sound interesting to you to learn about them, www.myfuture.edu.au/

Careers with STEM: you can research the science, technology, engineering and maths careers that will be in demand in the future, https://careerswithstem.com/

Australian Institute of Physics: learn about the different physics groups in Australia, including groups for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, and Solar Terrestrial and Space Physics, http://bit.ly/2pr5NDO <