The Gold Coast Careers Expo is an annual event which unites 100 local and interstate education & training providers, employers, employment agencies and support agencies to showcase training, careers and employment prospects to the local community.

This event has been recognised by previous exhibitors as one of the most all-embracing career events of its kind in Queensland. Mark your calendar now ... Thursday 13th May. It's the place to be if you want to know how to apply for university, enrol for a TAFE course or find out the latest information on offer from our region's private training providers, then you must visit the Gold Coast Careers Expo.

There are also prizes to be won including free Barista and Bar courses, vouchers for Dreamworld & Whitewater and vouchers for Personal Training Sessions.

For further information visit the website.

Here's an amazing opportunity to control the Parkes Radio Telescope and do REAL science in REAL time to make REAL discoveries!

PULSE@Parkes is an innovative project that provides high school students the opportunity to control the famous Parkes radio telescope. Students observe pulsars under the guidance of professional astronomers.

The data you obtain can be analysed to try and determine a number of properties of the pulsars, the post-supernova remnants of dead stars. Your results feed into a growing database used by professional astronomers. You may discover a new pulsar or help determine the distance to existing pulsars. You can help monitor them and identify unusual ones or detect sudden glitches in their rotation. Through participating in this project you will meet professional astronomers, learn how to control a state-of-the-art telescope, experience some real science and share your work with students from other schools.

The data you collect will also used by the astronomers for ongoing research. Astronomers from the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) use the data to track the evolution of the pulsars over many years, to test Einstein's theory of gravity and hopefully find gravitational waves.

PULSE@Parkes observing slots – Open for Application
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science are now seeking applications from schools that wish to take part in a PULSE@Parkes observing slot from April to September 2010. There is one slot per month available for student exploration of pulsars under the guidance of professional astronomers using the Parkes radio telescope. Talk to your Careers Adviser.

Apply online at: http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/pulseatparkes/application.html  

If you have any further queries or wish to know more about the project contact Rob Hollow on robert.hollow@csiro.au.

For further information go to the PULSE@Parkes website:

This year, high school students in Australia have a chance to use an hour of observing time on one of the world's largest optical telescopes, the 8-metre Gemini South telescope in the Andes Mountains of Chile.How? By picking an object in the Southern sky and writing a winning explanation of why it would be interesting to digitally photograph. See the website below for more contest details and keep checking the news page for updates on the contest progress and for the latest exciting discoveries announced by Gemini.

How to Enter
In one page, explain why your selected target would be a good choice to be imaged by the Gemini South Telescope. Justify your answer with reasons of scientific interest and visual appeal. Download the entry form from the website where you will also find details of where to send it via email, fax or mail..

Entries must be received by: Friday 7 May 2010

Entries may be written individually or in groups, but must be submitted by a high school teacher. Limit of two entries per high school. The contest is open to any Australian high school-level students, as well as inter-school groups and clubs of high school students, provided each entry has a clearly designated submitting high school and teacher. The website gives detailed information about how to enter as well as some tips. It is very important that you read these and speak to a teacher before entering the competition.

What You May Win
The best-ranked entry will have their object imaged by Gemini. The professionally processed picture will then be presented to the school by astronomers who will explain what the image reveals about the target. The classes for the top three entries will be eligible to participate in a Live From Gemini program, an introduction to the Gemini telescopes provided via a video link to experts in one of the Gemini control rooms.

Basair is offering a series of workshops for anyone considering a career as an airline pilot. These workshops provide an opportunity for potential pilots to find out about career prospects in aviation, how to enter the industry, and how to plan a career in aviation. They also provide two hours in-flight basic flying experience and one hour simulator training to evaluate the candidate's potential as a pilot.

Two different workshops are available: 2 individual days at Bankstown Airport, or an overnight workshop at the Cessnock Airport (Hunter Valley) campus.

Workshop content:

• Careers for pilots - what is available?
• Other options beyond the airlines.
• Obtaining additional qualifications - the "fall-back"Â� position.
• How to bring other interests into your aviation career.
• Planning your complete career.
• Training course guide.
• 2 full hours of flying training and evaluation: Introduction to flying manoeuvres and advanced manoeuvres.
• 30 minutes simulator instruction.
• Career guidance session.
• Written aptitude test.

Cost:

The cost for the two day Bankstown or Cessnock workshop is $250 (including GST). The overnight workshop in Cessnock is $380 (including meals and overnight accommodation) or $250 for the workshop alone. All workshops include all flying, ground component, pilot logbook, plus an Aviation Careers Workbook.

Dates and locations:

Bankstown:

• 6 & 7 Apr 2010
• 6 & 7 Jul 2010
• 28 & 29 Sep 2010
• 28 & 29 Oct 2010
• 21 & 22 Dec 2010

Cessnock (Newcastle):

• 6 & 7 Apr 2010
• 6 & 7 Jul 2010
• 28 & 29 Sep 2010
• 28 & 29 Oct 2010
• 21 & 22 Dec 2010

Phone : (02) 9791 0111 for further information.
Applications should be made via the Basair College website:

Established in a spacious warehouse by a team of award winning filmmakers and educators, the Sydney Film School is a creative institute for emerging filmmakers, using 16mm film and digital technologies. 

On Saturday May 29  they are holding an Open Day for prospective students to have a close look at their course structure, see the premises, meet  students, teachers and graduates, and ask questions about what they do, how they do it and why they do it. The day starts at 2pm and runs until all the questions have been exhausted.

The Sydney Film School is located at 82 Cope Street, Waterloo
To reserve your place email ikeller@sydneyfilmschool.com  or call 02 9698 2244