Careers Spotlight @ SSC

Term 2 has been an extremely busy term in the Careers Program and there are still a few exciting events ahead of us.

Year 10 Careers Interviews

Year 10 recently engaged in an individualised careers interview following their career profiling in Term 1. This was an opportunity for students to learn more about their strengths and aptitudes from their profile as well as to start considering possible career paths. Students are encouraged to revisit their profile and continue to utilise the Career Avenues website and action plan as they progress through the next stages of their academic journey in deciding their senior study pathways.

National Careers Week

During Week 4, we celebrated National Careers Week. The week aims to promote the benefits of career planning and development for a successful career by raising the career aspirations of individuals and increasing their exposure to career pathways and opportunities. Students engaged in a number of activities throughout the week including daily homeroom discussions, careers quizzes and “day in the life” videos. Students heard about the career paths of some members of our community during assembly and attended lunchtime guest workshops throughout the week on a range of career paths and tertiary options in Pharmacy, Medicine, opportunities at Macquarie University and scholarship pathways. Thank you to all students who participated in these events.

Year 12 Careers update

In Week 4, I met with all of Year 12 to discuss the university application process, focusing on UAC and early entry procedures. Students have access to the presentation on Veritas Online and are encouraged to reach out and make an appointment time with me should they require further direction with this process. A summary of early entry programs and tertiary institution open days have also been shared with Year 12 via VO.

This year, all of Year 12 have the wonderful privilege to attend the Western Sydney Careers Expo on Friday June 23 (last day of Term 2). The expo will have over 100 different tertiary providers from across Australia as well as access to a range of workshops including exam preparation workshops and sessions run by providers that students can attend. This will be an invaluable experience for our students to access information directly from institutions and gather resources to assist them in their post school decisions. Further information will be communicated to families shortly and students are encouraged to have their permission notes returned as soon as possible.

Career Women’s Network Breakfast

This Friday we will host our annual Career Women’s Network Breakfast and look forward to welcoming members of our community to the College who have generously offered to be career mentors for our students. We trust that this event will be an enriching experience for both students and mentors.

Upcoming Careers events

Please refer to this link for the upcoming careers events and opportunities.