Careers Update

An excellent resource has been developed with the Sydney Morning Herald called Campus. It provides an interactive tool in which university and college courses can be explored by various selection criteria.

Campus also has a number of good articles which have been published over the last couple of weeks and provide interesting insights. They include:

Want to be an international space lawyer? Here are seven degrees you have never heard of (SMH, 7 November 2023). The degrees discussed include Master of International Space Law, Bachelor of Animal Ecology, Bachelor of Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production), Bachelor of Security Studies, Bachelor of Fashion and Textiles (Sustainable Innovation), Certificate IV in Aboriginal Performance and Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage.

How the ATAR is Calculated (SMH, 3 November 2023) This article provides a great description of the purpose of the ATAR and its calculation.

University isn’t for everybody. Meet the people who fast tracked their pay instead. (SMH, 3 November) While there can be pressure for students to attend university, this article is a good reminder that there are many pathways. Areas discussed include the Australian Defence Force, Microsoft Traineeship Program, Tour Guide, New Energy Apprenticeship, Real Estate Practice and Train Driver Traineeships.

Take a Gap Year (SMH, 3 November) Whether to take a gap year or not is often a key decision point for students, and this article outlines one comedian’s journey.

We look forward to working with Year 10 next week during the Future Ready programme, which includes a trip to UTS. Students will have the opportunity to experience university life in three workshops. Then, we have the joy of managing work experience the following week. A huge thank you to all the employers in the community who support this valuable programme.

The latest Careers Newsletter is available on Lampada with the usual wealth of resources, which can be explored through the link to the Careers website.

Kind regards

Ms V Shirriff
Head of Careers Education