Careers
Located in the Student Management area at Holloway Road campus, the Careers Room is open every lunchtime. Students are welcome to come around and browse resources, ask questions, or book an interview with our Careers Practioner, Deb Hanlen.
Year 12
Interviews have started for the year and students can also come around to the Careers Room to book individual interviews.
Year 12 students have been invited to join the Careers Team. I regularly post important notices and reminders in the chat. A range of resources and relevant documents can be found in the files section. Teams posts or chat is also a great way to send me questions and get a quick response.
All domestic students applying for courses at the end of the year will need an Australian Tax File number and all students are required to have a USI (unique student identifier).
Information on the Tax File Numbers, UIS’s and the UCAT has been posted in the Compass Newsfeed, on the Library noticeboard and in the Careers Team.
An invitation to join the Careers Team is on Compass.
VCE and Careers Expo 28-30 April 2022
Each year the VCE and Careers expo is held at Caulfield Racecourse. This year we will be taking Year 10 and Year 12 students. Most tertiary intuitions are represented along with the Armed forces, Police, and apprenticeship groups. Students can talk to representatives and current students, collect information, find out about new courses, and attend seminars. It is a great way to start preparing for subject selection later in the year and course applications. You can read more about the VCE and Careers Expo here. Families might like to attend the Saturday session.
Year 10 Work Experience Program 20-24 June
The Work Experience Program is an established part of the Sandringham College Careers Education Program. The Work Experience Program provides students with a valuable opportunity to experience a taste of employment in the real-world, preferably in a vocation that is of interest to them. Students have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the workings of an industry, speak to industry professionals, identify alternative jobs within the area and find out about the qualifications necessary to pursue a career in that field. It is also anticipated that the WEP program will assist with future subject selection.
A letter and resources have been sent home providing more detail on the arrangements for this year. If you have any further questions, please contact the Careers Team.
Year 9
The start of Career Education for Year 9 will begin at the end of Term 1. On the 16th of March, all Year 9 students will participate in the Morrisby Career Profiling program and this will be followed up in Term 2 with a 30-minute interview with an independent careers’ counsellor. More detailed information will be sent home shortly.
Useful Links
https://myfuture.edu.au/assist-others/career-bullseye-posters
https://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/apprenticeships/Pages/Apprenticeshipsandtraineeships.aspx
https://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/
https://myfuture.edu.au/career-articles/details/what-are-employability-skills typing your article in here
Are you interested in an engineering apprenticeship like Aidan James?
Nick Meyers, Operations Manager at Ronson Gears, Aidan James and Deb Hanlen
Nick Meyers, Operations Manager at Ronson Gears, Aidan James and Deb Hanlen
Ronson Gears recently started a collaboration with Sandringham College to attract local talent and had immediate success with Aidan James beginning an Engineering Apprenticeship. Aidan has worked in the Ronson Gears factory since completing Year 12 in 2021, and we look forward to seeing his career progress. If you are interested in an apprenticeship with Ronson Gears please contact Deb Hanlen.
Ronson Gears is a local 3rd generation family owned business (68 years) specialising in Precision Gear manufacturing for Mining, Automotive, Defence, Aerospace and various manufacturing sectors. You can read more about Ronson Gears here.
Interested in Medicine? Take the University Clinical Aptitude Test
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental, and clinical science degree programs. Universities requiring the UCAT are listed at this link - Universities requiring the UCAT. Students intending to apply for courses requiring the UCAT at any of these universities are reminded that they will need to book a test.
Bookings will open on 1 March 2022 and close 17 May 2022. The testing dates will be from 1 July 2022 to 12 August 2022. Students who are preparing for entry into any of these courses are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the format of the test at UCAT Test Format and the practice tests and preparation material provided at UCAT Preparation.
Find out more at UCAT.