Pathways
Presentations at Radford
What
Matters? Competition for Yr 5-12 students
Vet Science Open
Day, Melbourne
Are you
interested in Digital Media?
Broomwood
Hall School (London) - 2011 Gap Year Information Evening
Australian
School based Apprenticeships (ASBAs)
Employment
Information for School Students Ð know your rights
Diary Dates February
to April (from recent Bulletins)
The
following information as arrived in the Careers Room over the last week:
A
program of expert speakers has been organised for Year 10, 11 and 12 students
in a variety of areas to assist them in their career planning. Each week there is usually a
presentation in Room 50 from 1:15 - 1:45pm (bring your lunch).
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Gap Year Experiences Ð 3 former Radford
students will share their Gap Year experiences on Friday 26 February. Come and
find out what is it like to be a tutor in a UK boarding school or what it takes
to volunteer in a Third World country.
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Australian Defence Force Recruiting presentation - for interested Yr 10-12 students on Thursday 4 March, period 2 in Room
50.
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Mocktails in the Senior Quad Ð on Wednesday 31 March Clubstart will teach students to make ÒmocktailsÓ
and provide information on their school holiday courses.
Any
students from Yr 10-12 wishing to undertake work experience in the April school
holidays should see Mrs Rentsch and get the appropriate forms. Students will need to have their arrangements finalised at the by Friday
26 March (ie 2 weeks before the end of term) to allow time for processing the
associated paperwork.
To find out more about the Radford College Work
Experience Program go to Intranet>Community
& Services>Student Pathways>Work Experience (logon is required).
RMIT University offers a number of events
designed to give students in years 10, 11 and 12 real experience
and insight into the world of science, engineering, the environment and health
and medical sciences. The events give students the opportunity to experience
life on campus, engage in hands on workshops and explore different aspects of
science and engineering. Click
here for more information.
Each year the Whitlam
Institute at the University of Western Sydney asks students in years 5 - 12 in
NSW and the ACT to share their thoughts on what matters to them in 400 - 600
words. They write to us of their passions and interests, their dreams,
their fears, their experiences of family, friendship and the world around them.
Their words are insightful, inspirational, often funny, and always heartfelt.
More and more young people each year are keen
to participate, and in 2009 the What Matters?
Competition, proudly sponsored by Officeworks, received a record 1114 entries
from young people in some 145 schools. ACTNow continues to support the
competition by offering the Year 11/12 category winner the opportunity to
participate in their Cash for Comments program.
Entries close on April 30.
Sunday 21 March, 10am - 3pm, at the
University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital, 250 Princes Highway Werribee.
The Veterinary Science Open Day
is an opportunity for future students and the community to go behind the scenes
at our state-of-the-art Veterinary Hospital in Werribee. You will have the
chance to speak to veterinary staff, join in interactive activities, meet
current students and take a tour of our outstanding facilities.
This year's Open Day will be run in
conjunction with the Wyndham City Council's annual Pet Fair, making it a great
day for future students, families and the wider community.
Course and career advice will be available
throughout the day, giving prospective students and their parents the
opportunity to learn about the various pathways to the University's new Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine graduate program.
Enquiries: Telephone: 03 8344 7844 or email via
http://vet-unimelb.custhelp.com
Qantm was established by five top
universities and the Australian Government in 1996, to provide leading practical
education in the field of digital media. Qantm
College is now one of Australia's most successful and innovative creative
digital media educators, providing specialist courses in animation, games
design, games programming, interactive digital media, graphic design and
digital video production.
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Melbourne
Open Day - Saturday 6 March 2010
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Sydney
Open Day - Saturday 22 May 2010
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Brisbane
Open Day - Saturday 22 May 2010
Are
you considering taking a year off between school and university? If so, Broomwood Hall in London may be
just the place for you. Since 2003
students from Canberra have been going to Broomwood Hall to work as teachersÕ
assistants. In early January 2010,
twelve boys and girls from Canberra jetted off to London to start their
adventure.
Broomwood
Hall is a preparatory day school located in Clapham in Central London. The
school is spread over 4 campuses and caters for students aged from 3 years to
14 years. Gap students are employed
on contract for 12 months as TeachersÕ Assistants to work with the younger
children aged 3 Ð 8 years. As the
School does not have boarding facilities, the students usually stay with local
families paying a nominal amount per week in board. For more information browse
the Broomwood Hall website.
If
you are interested to learning more about this opportunity please come, with
your parents, to an information session which will be held at:
Current Year 11 and 12 students are encouraged to
attend the information session to find out about this experience and the
application process. Click here for
an invitation.
The
Student
to Industry Program (SIP) has numerous ASBA positions advertised on its
website in the following areas:
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ASBA
positions with ACT Department of Education and Training in IT, Business,
Horticulture, Government, ChildrenÕs Services, Disability Work, Library Information. Applications for these positions close
on Friday 9 April.
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Horticulture
(1 position)
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Hospitality
(15+ positions)
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Retail
(5+ positions)
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Retail/Warehousing
(1 position)
The
Hyatt Hotel Canberra is offering exciting 18 month, ASBA
positions in Certificate II
Hospitality Operations. You will also receive some fantastic benefits
while working in CanberraÕs deluxe Five Star Hotel, such as;
For more information on what
the Hyatt has to offer please contact Catherine.mullarvey@hyatt.comor
phone: 02 6269 8892 or fax 02 6269 8895.
If
you need information about your rights and entitlements because you have got a casual, or part-time job, the Workplace Authority and the Workplace Ombudsman can help you.
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Young Endeavour Youth Scheme Ð Applications to sail on the Young Endeavour close 28 Feb. Apply at www.youngendeavour.gov.au
or phone 1800 020 444 for an application pack.
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University of Sydney Diploma of Law - Applications close 1 March & 1 September each year,
respectively. For more information click
here.
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Antipodeans ACT
GapBreak Information Night - 16 March, at 6.30pm (Bookings Essential)
in The Pavilion, Radford College, College St, Bruce, Canberra.
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Veterinary Science Open Day 2010 at the University of Melbourne - Sun 21 March, 10amÐ3pm, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Werribee campus. For
more information call (03) 8344 7844 or visit www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/openday
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Applications for
Invention Convention 2010 close on 30 April 2010. For more information email: iconvention@questacon.edu.au,
phone: 1800 641 or mail: Questacon Smart Moves Invention Convention, Location
Code 940, PO Box 5322, Kingston ACT 2604