Careers & VET News

Head of Faculty – Careers & VET

Catherine Rentoule

 

Information for Year 12 Students

Year 12 students are encouraged to begin researching university courses, accommodation and scholarship opportunities for 2021. A ‘How-to session’ for applying to QTAC and registering for your ATAR account will be conducted during Term 3 to assist you further with your preparation.

It was lovely to see James Cook University acknowledging the hard work and aspirations of five of our Year 12 students. Thank you to Claudia for presenting the students with a wonderful gift. St Patrick’s College Townsville is proud to be in partnership with JCU, and we are especially excited about our exclusive ongoing ‘credit upon entry’ for all students completing our Marine Science program.

Information for Year 10 Students

Year 10 students should visit the Year 10 QTAC guide online to ensure they are selecting senior subjects that meet perquisite requirements for future university studies. Further information is available on the College’s Career website.

2021 Australian Government Digital Apprenticeship Program

The Australian Government Digital Apprenticeship Program is for Australian citizens who are passionate about digital technology. You don’t need a degree or any prior study for the program. You just need to be interested in digital technologies and solving problems.

If you are looking for a career change or finishing year 12, this program is for you. If you enjoy pulling apart or building PCs, setting up home networks, building apps, finding trends in data or simply problem solving and making things simple, then you should consider applying.

Government agencies have many different digital and technical roles. These roles support the core functions of each agency and are always changing.

Past apprentices have worked in the following areas:

  • cyber security
  • user research
  • programming
  • interactive media
  • software engineering
  • big data
  • networking
  • systems analysis and design
  • web development
  • data analytics
  • systems testing
  • infrastructure support
  • networking
  • help desk
  • applications development

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 29 JUNE 2020

Eligibility Applicants must be Australian citizens, and must have completed Year 12 (or equivalent, for example any Cert III or higher) or be able to complete it by January 2021.

Please click here to visit the Australian Government Digital Apprenticeship Program and complete an application form.