Careers Corner
Issue 28 of the Careers Corner Newsletter is now available.
There are also lots of opportunities detailed below for students to explore their career options, from leadership and diplomacy to visual arts and more!
UN Youth NSW State Conference 2022
When: Friday 11 March 2022 (late afternoon) to Sunday 13 March 2022 at 5:00pm (overnight event).
Where: The Collaroy Centre, 22 Homestead Ave, Collaroy NSW 2097, with the Sunday to be held in the Sydney CBD.
Who: For New South Wales High School students in Years 9 to 12.
UN Youth New South Wales’ State Conference 2022 will see up to 200 high school students from across the state meet at Collaroy Centre (Collaroy, New South Wales) to learn about leadership, diplomacy and advocacy and to take part in the global conversation about international law. At the State Conference, you will form friendships with a diverse array of students from all around New South Wales and become inspired to deliver change in your community and globally. The 2022 State Conference spans across two and a half days, giving you a whole weekend to make new friends from across the state! Delegates (students) will spend the first day of State Conference meeting each other and getting to the heart of the international law interactive workshops, a speaker panel, and by tackling a simulated Interactive Problem Solving activity. The final day of State Conference is your chance to emulate a member state of the United Nations in Model UN committee debates. Get into a diplomat’s shoes for a day and do your best to pass resolutions that will benefit the global community and align with your national interests – not always an easy task. If this sounds interesting, you can head to our registration form HERE!
National Art School – NAS Drawing Art Club Term 2 2022
When: Wednesday 27 April to Wednesday 15 June 2022, 4.00pm to 6.00 pm
Where: NAS Darlinghurst
Spend Wednesday afternoons developing your skills in this drawing fundamentals program, covering Still Life, Portraiture, and Experimental Drawing.
National Art School – NAS Photo media Art Club Term 2 2022
When: Monday 2 May to Monday 20 June 2022. 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Where: NAS Darlinghurst
Spend Monday afternoons developing your skills in this photo media fundamentals program, darkroom, photograms, studio compositions and digital photography techniques.
Medical Work Experience for Year 10 and 11 Students
Gaining medical work experience as a student can be extremely difficult. Projects Abroad offers secondary school students a safe, guided experience into the world of medicine through their High School Special Projects. The medical internships abroad for high school students focus on experiential education, so you learn by doing. You can expect to:
- Shadow doctors and other medical professionals in busy hospitals and clinics
- Attend medical workshops and seminars
- Get first-hand insight into the healthcare challenges people face everyday
- Participate in community healthcare outreaches that serve people in need
- Learn essential medical skills like measuring blood pressure and blood sugar levels
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Check out the tutorials and activities. Supported by over 400 partners and 200,000 educators worldwide.
Andrea Pinnock
Careers Adviser
