Thank you to all parents, caregivers, and students who attended the Year 10 Information Night. We hope that you were able to get enough information to assist in student subject selections.

Any student wishing to complete a TAFE course outside of school must have their expression of interest to Ms Clarkensures no later than 29th August.

Congratulations to all students who completed Work Experience earlier this term. There was certainly some variety in the places chosen. Feedback from employers was positive and students were all happy with their placements. Work experience is offered again in Term 4 November 28th -December 2nd. This round is first offered to students who missed out in the first round. If students have a particular interest in attending another week of work it is a valuable experience.

Round three applications for our Charles Sturt Advantage early offer program are closing soon. We’re looking at students' Year 11 results and searching for people with soft skills. All your students have to do is provide their Year 11 results and answer three questions to show us they have the qualities we’re looking for. Jump online to see how easy it is to apply. We've put together a handy checklist to make applying a breeze!

Key dates

Round three closes – midnight 4 September

Round three offers made – late September

Start your course – February 2023

Helping students with higher education

Do you have students who wish to pursue a career that ensures the future success of rural and regional NSW and ACT? The RAS Foundation encourages NSW students in their final year of school to apply for a RAS Foundation Rural Scholarship. These scholarships are targeted at those who are focused on playing a part in shaping the future of rural and regional Australia. Scholarships of up to $6,000 for full-time or up to $3,000 for part-time study are available to help ease the financial pressure of studying. Students can be studying at university, TAFE, or college, on campus, or via distance education. There is no limit on the types of courses that qualify and students could be studying anything from physiotherapy, teaching, and medicine to engineering, agriculture, horticulture and commerce, and everything in between. Encourage your student to take up this opportunity and apply.

We have some important information for you to share with your students about upcoming dates for their journey to UNSW. Gateway Admission Pathway: The Gateway Admission Pathway applications close in one month! Students need to submit their application before 11.59pm Monday 19 September via UAC to be considered for an early conditional offer to study at UNSW with a significantly lowered ATAR requirement for their desired course. To be eligible for the Gateway Admission Pathway students need to have preferenced up to two UNSW courses by 11.59 pm Thursday 15 September. Please note: For students interested in Law, they only need to preference Psychology (Hons) / Law for this specific combination, otherwise can just preference Double Law for any other Law double degree option. This short video is their go-to on how to apply and what they need to complete for their application. If they would like further support in writing their personal statement, they can check out our Nail It! web app. Open Day: Students can join us on campus for Open Day on Saturday 3 September to find out about the opportunities that await them at UNSW. Expect a day of festivities, tours, and interactions for students to explore their interests and have any Gateway questions answered. Students can Register now to get access and plan their day.

Co-op Program Scholarship

UNSW Co-op is a career development scholarship program that provides industry training, professional and leadership development, and mentoring and networking opportunities to selected undergraduate students in Business, Engineering, and Science. For the first time, Co-op has dedicated 2023 scholarship opportunities to Gateway students. To understand more about Co-op and how to apply, we encourage students to join the virtual event held on Wednesday 24 August from 6 pm.

Apprenticeship Careers Australia (ACA) has been endorsed by School Infrastructure NSW to field 142 fully paid traineeships in a state-wide infrastructure development program for 2021 or 2022 Year 12 students.

The ACA Infrastructure Traineeships program is a 2-year development program that combines TAFE studies with practical experience. At the end of the placement period, participants will have attained Certificate IV qualifications in either Project Management Practice, Procurement, Contracts, or Business, with real opportunities for employment with the NSW government or Tier 1 companies.

• No experience is required with no tuition fees for guaranteed qualifications

• Infrastructure placements are field and office-based to observe and experience the end-to-end infrastructure planning and development process

• Early applicants can potentially secure a placement before completing Year 12

Placement opportunities are now open, across NSW, with traineeships available in Sydney Metro and Western Sydney, Tweed Coast, Hunter, Central Coast, Shoalhaven, Moree, Parkes, Wagga Wagga, Snowy, and Orange.

If you have students that would benefit from the traineeship program, please forward the below application link.

Best regards,

Kelly Lewis

Program Manager

ACA / School Infrastructure NSW Traineeship

Brodi Henderson – 2021 Infrastructure Trainee

Apprenticeship Careers Australia has teamed up with NSW Government Schools Infrastructure and TAFE NSW to design a 2-year traineeship program in the infrastructure sector to provide employment and training opportunities for year 12 school leavers across NSW.

Recruitment for 2023 Trainees is currently open with 140 positions available across NSW to start in February 2023. Successful applicants complete a 24-month, Certificate IV level qualification in Project Management, Procurement & Contracts, or Business. The traineeship is divided into 3 eight-month work placement rotations providing end-to-end industry experience within a government agency, a contracting agency, and a construction company.

After completing year 12 in 2020, I was unsure of what career path I wanted to follow. I applied for a Project Management traineeship in December 2020 and was lucky enough to receive a position. I started with Lipman Construction in March 2021 in Coffs Harbour where I worked on a $14 million project building a 4-storey social housing complex consisting of 40 units and a 2-storey office for Mission Australia. With Lipman, I fulfilled a site administrator role in the site office with a really great team and absolutely loved the tasks I was given.

My second rotation was completed at Clarence Correction Centre with Serco where I undertook a Contract Gap Analysis task, to ensure that all detention and immigration centres around Australia are following correct contract procedures. It was an amazing experience to work inside a maximum-security centre, an opportunity I would not have been given without the traineeship.

I have recently started my third and final rotation with Transport for NSW (Regional Project Delivery team) in the Grafton office, working on the Goonoo Goonoo Road (Tamworth) Duplication. So far, I have been given the task of identifying and locating underground utilities (Comms, Electrical, Water, Gas, and Sewer) and am currently working on a road sign register to determine which new signs are needed, what signs are no longer needed and existing signs that will need to be relocated. Transport has been a very welcoming and supportive organisation to work for.

Following the completion of my traineeship, I plan on continuing my career in the construction administration industry.

Why should you apply?

2 years full-time paid work, whilst studying 1-2 days per week.
Nationally recognised Certificate IV-level qualification from TAFE NSW.
Vital workplace experience you can take anywhere.
Paid work experience that looks great on a resume.
Nothing to pay for your qualification, and no debt!
February 2023 start – so you can enjoy your holidays first!
Available in Metro and Regional areas across NSW.
9 out of 10 trainees continue to work in the industry following the completion of their traineeship.
Career opportunities in the infrastructure industry are endless.

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