Individual meetings continue this week with Year 12 students meeting with Mrs Ward to discuss general ideas about their future, check pre-requisite requirements, and offer information and assistance with tertiary applications. In addition to this, Year 11 student meetings will commence in conjunction with meetings held with Mrs McCluskey as students complete Unit 1.
All meetings will take place in the Student Pathways & Futures Office, in the Eunice Library, during the school day and can be booked via the Careers and Portfolio Pathways Appointment Bookings tile on the POD page. Parents are welcome to attend but this is not compulsory.
Below is a small snippet of what’s happening in careers this week. For more detailed information about upcoming career events and opportunities throughout Australia please click here.
START QUT Semester 2 applications close 31 May
Do you know a Year 11 or 12 student interested in studying a university subject while in high school? Applications for START QUT Semester 2, 2022 are now open, and close on 31 May. Check eligibility requirements, browse available subjects, and apply on the START QUT website.
Bond | Virtual Open Day
Saturday 14 May 2022, 2:00 pm |Online
Register now for Virtual Open Day, streaming to you live on Saturday, 14 May at 2pm AEST. Experience Bond’s deliberately different approach to learning as we dive deep into our faculties, go behind the scenes of student life and chat with some amazing Bondies in this unmissable snapshot of the Bond University experience.
Find out more: https://bond.edu.au/open-day
Queensland Police Service | Recruiting Information Session, Brisbane
Wednesday 18 May 2022, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | QLD Police Headquarters, Roma Street
Interested in becoming a Queensland Police Officer?
Not sure if you:
Meet the requirements?
Are the right person for the job?
Get paid as a police recruit?
How you progress in the QPS?
What is expected during the recruiting process and the cost involved?
These and many more questions will be answered during this Recruiting Information Session.
This information session is conducted by experienced, current serving police officers. Not only will they explain the requirements for entry, but they may also give you an insight into their own experiences. During the information session you are welcome to ask questions. Recruiting staff will also be available after the presentation to answer questions.
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/queensland-police-service-recruiting-information-session-registration-321081071127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Basair | Pilot Career Seminar
Thursday 19 May 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Basair Aviation College, Archerfield
Learn about career paths, salaries, entry level jobs, qualifications, pilot courses and everything you need to know about becoming a Commercial Pilot in less than a year at Basair.
Find out more: http://www.basair.com.au/Events/Register/239
JMC | May 2022 Open Day
Saturday 21 May 2022, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | JMC Academy, Grey St Campus
At JMC, it’s all about exploring your passion, discovering a rewarding career and making a few life-long connections along the way. It’s about helping you grow your skills, hone your creativity, and learn as much as you can about your chosen field so that you eventually land that job you’ve always dreamed of. Join us on Saturday 21st May for our Open Day and discover how you can build your creative future with JMC.
On the day you’ll be able to:
Tour our world-class facilities
Explore your creative future in our hands-on workshops
Meet our current students and industry expert lecturers
Learn how you can build your creative network
See creativity come to life with course demonstrations
Learn about our collaborative industry program & working with students across all courses
Find out more: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/events/may-2022-brisbane-campus-open-day/
Whitehouse Institute of Design | Foundation Portfolio Workshop, Online
Saturday 30 April 2022, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online
This online workshop is for aspiring designers and recommended as a starting point for those wishing to develop their illustration skills and create a portfolio for application to the Bachelor of Design program. In this 2-hour workshop, you will gain an understanding of how to illustrate with Marker and Paper, experiment with different multi-media materials and learn techniques for presenting your creative ideas.
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/foundation-portfolio-workshop-tickets-318535497247?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Griffith | Acting and Musical Theatre Winter School
Monday 27 June 2022, 8:45 am - Thursday 30 June 2022, 6:00 pm | Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University
This immersive four-day workshop for high school aged participants encourages creating and training alongside some of Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University’s leading coaches. Throughout the Winter School, you’ll be exposed to the training processes taught within the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University Musical Theatre and Acting degrees. You’ll learn performance-ready repertoire through the triple-threat craft of singing, dancing and acting.
Find out more: https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/griffithpay/performing-arts-acting-and-musical-theatre-winter-school.html
Griffith | Film School Experience Week
Monday 27 June 2022, 10:00 am - Friday 1 July 2022, 4:00 pm | Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University
The Griffith Film School prepares the next generation of filmmakers, animators and game designers for creative and exciting careers in the global industry. Our Experience Week is tailored to current Year 11 and 12 students considering future tertiary study at the Griffith Film School. During the weeklong program, participants will choose a study area and be taught by our highly skilled, industry connected teaching team and gain theoretical and practical skills. Participants will also complete a piece of work for their creative portfolio and get a feel for what it’s like to study at the Griffith Film School. Find out more: https://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-education-law/griffith-film-school/griffith-film-school-experience
ACU | Discover ACU
Wednesday 29 June 2022, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Australian Catholic University, Brisbane Campus
Join our free Discover ACU activities. Tailored to your study area of interest, these sessions will give you an insight into life as a uni student.
Find out more: https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/events/2022/june/discover-acu-brisbane-campus
What Matters? Competition
What Matters? is a ‘catalyst for young thinkers and young writers to develop a perspective, a point of view, on where we’re heading as a society’.
Inspired by Gough Whitlam’s commitment to involving young people in the shaping of Australia’s future, the competition is currently open to school students in years 5 to 12 from Australia. Responding to the simple question ‘what matters?’, entrants are free to express their views on any matter they care about.
To enter What Matters? students submit an original written work between 400-600 words in prose or poetry, of either fiction or non-fiction.
Entries are open until Friday 6 May.
Find out more and enter here: https://www.whitlam.org/what-matters
Future Leaders Writing Prize 2022
The Future Leaders Writing Prize is designed to recognise and reward talented young writers. It aims to encourage expressive and creative writing. Year 11 and 12 students in Australian secondary schools are invited to submit a piece of writing (800 to 1,000 words). The writing can be fiction or non-fiction and on any topic. In 2022, the award winner will receive $1,000. Where there is more than one winner the prize money will be shared. The winners of the Future Leaders Writing Prize will have their work published.
Entries are open until 1 May 2022.
Find out more: http://www.futureleaders.com.au/awards/Writing_Prize_2022.pdf
CQUni I Pathway to Medicine
CQU’s Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine) provides a dedicated provisional entry pathway into UQ’s Doctor of Medicine. Delivered regionally at CQU’s Bundaberg and Rockhampton campuses, this course is an Australian first university hospital partnership between CQU, UQ and the Central Queensland and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services. You’ll need to sit the UCAT for entry into this course. Bookings are open now and close on 17 May, so make sure you book ASAP. Find out more: https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-medical-science-pathway-to-medicine
QUT Future You STEM
QUT Future You is set to teach students the importance of a STEM mindset, helping to guide a new generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to build the jobs of Australia’s future.
QUT Future You includes the STEM Summit and STEM Internships and is open to high-achieving Year 11 and 12 high-school students. Delivered in the September school holidays, both events will offer students the opportunity to expand their skill sets beyond the classroom and explore future career ambitions with like-minded peers, all before university.
The Future You four-day program also includes a program of:
inspiring keynotes with high-profile speakers interactive Q&A panel sessions featuring local industry leaders, entrepreneurs and researchers QUT alumni, academics, and current students speaking about how they use their STEM mindset every day.
Applications for the 2022 Future You Program close on Monday 16 May.
Find out more: https://www.qut.edu.au/study/career-advisers-and-teachers/stem-for-schools/future-you-stem
Naomi Holley
Head of Faculty – Student Pathways & Futures