Term 2, Week 11, 28th June

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Term 2, Week 11, 28th June - 2nd July 2010


	Hands On Engineering Day The Women in Engineering Program at the University of Technology runs a one day interactive seminar twice a year where female secondary students can meet young engineers and undergraduates, and explore possible choices of study and career in engineering with other students from a number of NSW high schools. The next hands on day will be run on 18 August 2010 and is tailored for Year 10 students in helping them to select subjects for senior school and factoring in engineering as a course option. Information packs and application forms are mailed out to schools around NSW in June for the Hands on Day. If you do not receive the package or have further enquiries please feel free to contact the WiE team via: [Email] wie@eng.uts.edu.au [Phone] 02 9514 2602 [Fax] 02 9514 2611 http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/EducationandOutreach/wie/ActHO.htm Apprenticeships in the Illawarra Mainteck Services Pty Ltd is a leading and growing engineering company based in the Illawarra. They provide a wide range of engineering services to medium and heavy industry across Australia. They work directly with customers and sometimes in partnerships with other large multinational organisations to design, build and install engineering and manufacturing equipment for medium to heavy industry. This area of their business operates out of their Port Kembla Fabrication Shop, employing boilermakers, welders, fitters and riggers to fabricate equipment to specified drawings and send crews out to site to install the equipment. They also operate a Heavy Machine Shop at Fairy Meadow They currently have apprenticeship vacancies in Mechanical Engineering (Fitting and Machining) and Metal Fabrication (Boilermaking) for commencement in early 2011. Applications close on 31st July 2010 Information pack http://www.mainteck.com.au/docs/download.php?file=Mainteck_-_Apprentice_Information_Pack.pdf Application form http://www.mainteck.com.au/docs/download.php?file=Mainteck_-_Apprentice_Application_Form.pdf Home website http://www.mainteck.com.au/careers.shtml Country Energy’s Engineering Cadetship Program Country Energy’s Engineering Cadetship Program is designed to provide financial support and industry experience to students commencing a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree. Cadetships are offered to students commencing first year studies in 2011 or are currently undertaking university studies in electrical engineering, and provide career opportunities within regional NSW upon graduation. Applications for the 2011 cadetships are now being taken and close 5pm Friday 30 July 2010. To apply for these positions, please complete the application form http://www.countryenergy.com.au/asset/cms/doc/CadetApplicationForm2011.doc For more information about these opportunities please call the Recruitment Team on 1800 255 777 or visit http://www.countryenergy.com.au/content/cadetships Australian Institute of Music Open Day Thinking about University or just curious about a Music Degree? Come to AIM OPEN DAY 2010 on Saturday 14 August between 10am and 3pm and find out more about AIM's unique music degree and diploma courses, entertainment management or audio engineering degrees. It's forty two years since the AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC opened its doors to train and educate people for music careers, and with the industry booming, it's never been a better time to start. Tour the Facilities and Get Course Information. The day will be packed full with music course information for those looking to study a music degree in Sydney & for those curious to know just what goes on inside the leading school for today's music industry. Free Live Music, Master Classes and Music Workshops. Plus take a tour of AIM's State of the Art Q Recording Studios. Where Are We? AIM is located at 1-51 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, a 2 minute walk from Central Station. For more information Call AIM on (02) 9219 5444 http://www.aim.edu.au/about/open-day Marcus Oldham College Open Day Based in Geelong, Vistoria, Marcus Oldham College is Australia's only independent business management college specialising in farm business management, agribusiness, and horse business management. Features include: small class sizes, lecturers with extensive commercial experience who can relate theory to practice 'Real World' education, national and international study tours, on-campus accommodation, students from Australia wide and overseas, surf beaches, one hour from Melbourne, and most importantly, highly employable graduates with a respected qualification. Open Day is on Sunday 8 August 2010 (10:00am - 2:00pm) http://www.marcusoldham.vic.edu.au/openday Gosford City Council - apprentices for various trades in 2011 Gosford City Council is once again recruiting new apprentices for various trades in 2011. Closing Date: 14 July 2010 05:00 PM Painter; Fitter & Mechanist; Electrician; Gardener x 3; Plant Mechanic x 2 Please visit the website http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/council/positions_vacant/jobad.2010-06-18.3148520173/ for more information. Applications for positions in 2011 are closing already!!! Check your local council's website. NCSS Challenge 2010 The Challenge is run by the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney as part of the National Computer Science School (NCSS). The Challenge is unlike any other programming competition because we will teach you how to program as we go along rather than expecting you to be an expert coder already. However, if you are a seasoned coder, we have something for you too because the problems will range from relatively simple through to mind-bendingly hard. For 5 weeks starting on 2nd August, 2010, we will email you a short tutorial containing the information you will need to complete the week's programming challenges. In 2010, there are three streams to the Challenge: * the beginner's stream, which doesn't assume any knowledge of programming and introduces the Python programming language; * the advanced stream, for students who know Python and want harder problems; and * the embedded stream, for students interested in the interface between software and the real world. This stream was developed in cooperation with NICTA and Embedded Systems Australia, and introduces the C programming language using the Arduino development environment. Places are limited, so contact us if you are interested. Registration costs $15 per participant for each stream (incl GST). The embedded stream requires access to special hardware that we supply, which costs an additional $85 (incl GST) and can be shared among a small group of students. Students working at home will need to buy their own board. For more information and registration visit http://challenge.ncss.edu.au/ Start Me Up...Talent Development Project Concert The Talent Development Project's (TDP) Start Me Up Concert is once again preparing to showcase Australia's best young new talent on 28th July 2010 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre Talent Development Project is Australia's most successful entertainment industry program that prepares young performers from NSW public schools for a career in the music industry. TDP was launched in 1992 with the aid of the NSW Department of Education and Training and private sponsorship, and is managed by founder and artistic director Mary Lopez. The TDP uses the expertise of professionals from the entertainment and music industries to coach and advise these talented young hopefuls. The Start Me Up Concert is your chance to experience the amazing talent of the future stars of the Australian music industry. Prior to the concert, the Master Class will provide a unique opportunity for school students to learn about the music industry from the very best, including the professional stars of the concert, agents, music producers and stylists. For the first time the industry experts will critique two new TDP students live in front of an audience. Bookings: 1300 883 622 or www.ticketmaster.com.au Group bookings: Download the order form http://www.talentdevelopmentproject.org.au/assets/documents/TicketOrderform10.pdf Closing date for group order forms is Friday 19 July. Concert details: http://www.talentdevelopmentproject.org.au/index.php TDP information: http://www.talentdevelopmentproject.org.au/index.php?id=1 Projects Abroad Volunteer Organisation Volunteering on a project gives you the opportunity to become more than a tourist; to become part of a community in one of 23 developing countries, to live and work beside local people, understand their world and make friends for life. Your energy, compassion and skills can make a real difference to the lives of the people you work with in projects based around care, teaching, conservation, sports, community programmes, medicine and physiotherapy. Other projects in human rights law, journalism and others, offer unique work experience with the chance to make a contribution to the community within which you live. Projects Abroad are holding Information Evenings. They are informal discussion forums and a chance for you to find out specific information on the countries and projects that appeal to you. * What is volunteer travel all about? * Which projects you can get involved in and where? * Why volunteer overseas? * Meet staff and volunteers * Get the answers to all your questions ACT: Pilgrim House Conference Centre, 69 Northbourne Ave, Canberra City, 4th August 2010, 6.30pm - 7.30pm NSW: Sydney Central YHA, 11 Rawson Place, Sydney 2000, 16th August 2010, 6.30pm - 7.30pm http://www.projects-abroad.com.au/ Sydney University Scholarships Information Evening This Sydney University Scholarships Information Evening is a great opportunity for high school students to learn about the large variety of scholarships available to them when starting university. Date: Tuesday, 13 July and Wednesday, 21 July 2010 Time: 6.00pm - 7.45pm Location: Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Camperdown Campus, the University of Sydney Registration: Registration for this event opens at 5pm on Wednesday, 30 June. Places will fill up fast so bookmark the webpage and return when registrations open: http://sydney.edu.au/future_students/domestic_undergraduate/scholarships_evening/ Highlights from the NSW Board of Studies Were you at HSC Expo 2010? Watch the video! The Board of Studies ‘HSC Hot Spot’ was one of the most popular stalls for visitors wanting more information about the Higher School Certificate at the HSC and Careers Expo at Randwick Racecourse, 4 to 6 June. Almost 16,000 people visited the three day event, which featured over 100 exhibitors and more than 70 seminars. The Board of Studies, a major sponsor of the Expo, presented 22 seminars focusing on a range of HSC subjects and advice. Enjoy a short video about this year's Expo at http://news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/index.cfm/2010/6/16/Were-you-at-HSC-Expo-2010-Watch-the-video New HSC T-shirts and Board of Studies coffee mugs now available to buy online Studying, or supporting someone studying, the Higher School Certificate? Remind everyone and wear an 'HSC Support Crew' or 'HSC student be kind to me' T-shirt now available on the Board's online shop. Or pick up a new coffee mug featuring colourful works from HSC art students. http://news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/index.cfm/2010/6/21/HSC-Expo-Merchandise-now-available Newcastle to host outstanding designs from 2009 HSC students Wallsend District Library will host the DesignTECH exhibition from Friday 2 July until the end of the month. Venue: Wallsend District Library, Burn Street, Wallsend Dates: 2 – 30 July 2010 Meet the Business Leader Ever wondered what a Chartered Accountant does? Chartered Accountants hold diverse roles, in a wide range of industries from banking and finance to fashion, sports and travel. To find out more about a career in business, hear from Chartered Accountants themselves at Meet the Business Leader. At the event, you will: * Hear the real life experiences of Chartered Accountants * Have the opportunity to ask all your questions about starting a career in business or commerce * Discover the rewards of Chartered Accounting, like travel, career opportunities and how much you could earn. You will also have the chance to win one of 50 great prizes, including an Apple iPod Touch 32GB, iTunes vouchers, movie tickets, JB HiFi vouchers and Coles Myer gift cards.* When Wednesday, 18 August from 4.30 - 7.00pm Where The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Level 1, 33 Erskine Street, Sydney Who Year 10 and 11 students For more information: http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/students/whats_on/meet_the_business_leader To register: http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/students/whats_on/meet_the_business_leader/nsw/EventId=A123692241 ADFA Open Day Open Day at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is an ideal opportunity for you to experience first hand this unique, world class training and educational facility. If you are interested in combining a challenging and exciting career in the Australian Defence Force with a degree then you should come along and find out more. What can ADFA offer? • Financial benefits - you are paid to study and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will pay your tuition fees • A top-quality education - UNSW@ADFA is a campus of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) so you will graduate with a degree from UNSW and become part of the broader UNSW alumni • The best university teacher-to-student ratio in the country • A variety of exciting, challenging and rewarding experiences not available to other University students - you will undertake leadership challenges, weapons training, overseas travel, and hands-on development with either the Navy, Army or Air Force • Unique postgraduate courses and scholarship opportunities Plus a great deal more, which you will be able to discover for yourself at the ADFA Open Day, 28th August 2010. http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/openday/ Opportunity Scholarships Education Foundation offers Opportunity Scholarships to support the education needs of public school students. The Opportunity Scholarships program is an important element of Education Foundation’s ambition to enable all young people in Australia to become successful learners, active citizens and confident young people who will shape the future Opportunity Scholarships are awarded to talented students on Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY or Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) to enable them to pursue their dreams. Students must have permanent residency in Australia. Their area of talent may be wide ranging from the arts, humanities, science, maths or sport. Opportunity Scholarships, up to $1,000, are awarded to students enrolled in a Government primary or secondary school for school approved, curriculum related programs for individual students who lack financial and practical resources. Please note: Year 12 students are not eligible for Round Two 2010 applications. Round Two applications are not yet open. Applications will be accepted from 12 July – 23 August 2010. Please note that both a nominating professional AND a nominating student are required to complete a form. For online applications and further details, visit the website. Contacts: Loretta Liston on (03) 9670 5436 Monday to Friday or Program Coordinator Kath McCann Tuesday or Friday on (03) 9604 6202 http://www.fya.org.au/what-we-do/initiatives/scholarships CAD / Detail Drafting Display Current Sydney Institute of TAFE CAD/Detail Drafting students have a display in the library at Ultimo TAFE until the end of semester. If you're interested in this field, come down and have a look. If you’re interested in design and technical work and have a passion for building, architecture, creating public infrastructure or industry and manufacturing, why not complete a Certificate III in Design Drafting course yourself? Ultimo College: Harris St, Ultimo (between Thomas St and Mary Ann St) NSW Phone: (02) 9217 3400 http://www.sit.nsw.edu.au/news/index.php?Media_Index_ID=220#4235 New Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science Facilities A $7.7 million dollar development at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange will see the campus with restructured roads and a brand new Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science teaching facility constructed for the School of Community Health. With the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course established at the Orange Campus this year, CSU will continue its development with a new purpose-built facility including academic offices and simulated health spaces such as a rehabilitation gym and practice clinic. Head of the School of Community Health, Associate Professor Julia Coyle says, "Both the students and academics are very excited about the construction beginning in September and with the introduction of the Bachelor of Health and Rehabilitation Science degree which starts in Orange in March 2011. The new Health Rehabilitation students will learn in the new facility alongside the Physiotherapy students." http://news.csu.edu.au/director/regionalnews/albury-wodonga.cfm Careers Forum: Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Sciences This is your opportunity to get practical career tips and advice from people working in a wide variety of disciplines in medicine, public health, nursing, pharmacy and health sciences. Meet staff from a wide variety of health-related organizations. Find out about career opportunities and get career advice. Don't miss this chance to meet with people working in your field of interest! 12th August 2010 Time: 4:00 - 6.30pm Location: MacLaurin Hall, Quadrangle, The University of Sydney Cost: Free. All students welcome. Contact: Felicity Barry Phone: 90367552 Email: felicity.barry@sydney.edu.au Website: http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/93.html?eventid=6051 Home Page: http://sydney.edu.au/index.shtml myfuture – new releases Career practitioners will be pleased to see a suite of resources added to the myfuture site over the next few weeks. These include a mini-career explorer, the myQuiz practitioner's guide and the virtual tour. There are also recently released updates to the Training Kit section: * Streamlining of the contents page so practitioners can navigate quickly to the most relevant sections, activities or settings * Revised versions of About myfuture and The Facts sections have been added, reflecting the new look and features of myfuture. Visit My Future Training Kit http://www.myfuture.edu.au/Assist%20Others/Training%20Resources/myfuture%20Training%20Kit.aspx Home Page: http://www.myfuture.edu.au/ New Disability Workbook & Website The Western Sydney National Disability Coordination Officer Program (WSNDCO) team is pleased to launch a new resource – ‘Get Ready for Study and Work: Top ten tips for young people who have a disability or chronic medical condition’. This workbook contains lots of practical advice, activities and useful resources to assist young people to make a successful transition from school to post-secondary education and employment. The workbook covers our top ten tips for transition planning: 1. Get ready early 2. Get the big picture 3. Get connected 4. Get to know your options 5. Get the skills 6. Get organised 7. Get support 8. Get involved 9. Get to know your rights and responsibilities 10. Get confident You can download the workbook from the "Key Messages" page of the website www.uws.edu.au/ndco or contact your local NDCO for a copy. ‘Get Ready for Study and Work’ website is live! Have you checked out the new website yet? www.uws.edu.au/ndco The fully accessible website ‘Get Ready for Study and Work’ contains comprehensive information about post school options for people with a disability as well as resources for professionals in the disability sector, links to useful websites and our latest news and events. Why not take a few minutes to check it out today? Outer South Western Sydney/Fairfield/ Liverpool Nicole Ison Phone: 02 4620 3246 Fax: 02 9678 7373 Email: n.ison@uws.edu.au Outer Western Sydney/Blacktown Catherine Gasparini Phone: 02 9678 7376 Fax: 02 9678 7373 Email: c.gasparini@uws.edu.au Canterbury-Bankstown, Inner Western Sydney, Central Western Sydney Debi Toman Phone: 02 9685 9315 Fax: 02 9678 7373 Email: d.toman@uws.edu.au Poster Competition Now Open! The National Youth Week Poster Competition is now open to all young people aged 12 to 25 and not already working professionally in the design industry. To enter, you need to design a creative poster that incorporates the words ‘Own It’ – the theme for NYW 2011. Your poster should reflect the fun, celebratory nature of NYW. The winning entry will be used to promote National Youth Week 2011 across Australia, giving you national attention for your design. Not to mention there is a cash prize of $2000 for the winner and $1000 for the runner up. Last year’s winner was 19-year-old Andrew Pearce from Victoria. His artwork has since been used to promote National Youth Week across Australia, on posters, postcards, community service announcements and the NYW website. Entries close 11.59pm AEST on Sunday 25 July 2010. For further info and how to enter, please visit: http://youthweek.com/2010/comps/nyw-poster-competition Hostec July Short Courses Hostec offer a range of short courses at various Sydney CBD locations including TAA, RSA, RCG, Industry induction, Vocational and Green Skills. Call 02 8002 0276 Address: Level 6, 11 York Street Sydney NSW 2000 Email: bookings@hostec.com.au Short Course information: http://www.hostec.com/short-courses/short-courses-intro.html Home: www.hostec.com Shoot Nations Photography Competition Are you a budding photographer between the ages of 11-25? Would you like to have your work displayed at the UN Headquarters in New York? Then join Plan's photography competition 'Shoot Nations'. This year's theme is City Living. The competition closes 28/07/10, so check out the Shoot Nations website for further details. http://www.shootnations.org/ Whitehouse New Campus & Holiday Workshops New Campus Whitehouse has secured a new Sydney Campus and they invite you to celebrate by attending their upcoming Open Days on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th June between 10am and 3pm at 2 Short Street, Surry Hills. Holiday Workshops Whitehouse Design Beginnings workshop programs are designed to provide you with the fundamental design skills needed to develop creative ideas in the areas of Fashion, Interior Design and Styling. As well as producing pieces of work, you will also learn how to present these as part of a cohesive design portfolio, an essential part of the application for the Bachelor of Design. The next block of workshops will be running from Monday 5 July 2010 at the Sydney Campus. For more information and to download the brochure, go to http://whitehouse-design.edu.au/courses/workshops.html e-mail: enquiry@whitehouse-design.edu.au phone: (02) 9267 8799 toll free: 1 300 551 433 (Australia only) website: www.whitehouse-design.edu.au Volunteer Capital Centre Volunteer Capital Centre (VCC) programs will take you to another country where you will work side-by-side with local people, immerse yourself in another culture and live in a community that warmly welcomes you. Their unique programs will give you the opportunity to exchange ideas with people of another culture. They will open the door to new relationships with people who will change your life – as much as you change theirs. Offer yourself to the world, You’ll be amazed at what you discover and what you get back. Become a VCC volunteer today. Volunteers are provided with safe, affordable and quality volunteer programs in different countries in Africa. Through VCC you get a chance to go to the remotest parts of the World and get to see how the local people live. The volunteer programs VCC runs are designed to benefit the communities and the society at large. VCC partner with different organizations whose purpose is to help the vulnerable groups in these communities. For further information: http://volunteercapitalcentre.org/default.aspx Sydney Institute of TAFE Open Days Sydney Institute Open Days will take place from 9 - 15 September. This is a great opportunity for you to talk to teachers, get course information, find out about training options, study support, financial assistance and how to enrol for 2011. Check out the dates and times below: Ultimo College Harris St Ultimo 2007 9 September, 5.30 – 7.30pm Design Centre Enmore 110 Edgeware Rd Enmore 2042 11 September, 10.00 am – 3.00 pm Sutherland, Gymea Cnr Hotham Rd and The Kingsway Gymea 2227 14 September, 7.00 – 8.30 pm Sutherland, Loftus Rawson Ave Loftus 2232 15 September, 7.00 – 8.30 pm St George College Cnr President Ave and Princes Highway Kogarah 2217 15 September, 7.00 – 8.30 pm Petersham College 27 Crystal St Petersham 2049 15 September, 5.00 – 7.00 pm Eora College 333 Abercrombie St Chippendale 2008 15 September, 4.00 - 7.00 pm For more information call 1300 360 601 or visit www.sit.nsw.edu.au \| Term 4, Week 10, 13th - 19th December 2010 \| Term 4, Week 9, 6th - 12th December 2010 \| Term 4, Week 8, 29th November - 3rd December 2010 \| Term 4, Week 7, 22nd - 28th November 2010 \| Term 4, Week 6, 15th - 21st November 2010 \| Term 4, Week 5, 8th - 14th November 2010 \| Term 4, Week 4, 1st - 5th November 2010 \| Term 4, Week 3, 25th - 29th October 2010 \| Term 4, Week 2, 18th - 22nd October 2010 \| Term 4, Week 1, 11th - 15th October 2010 \| Spring Holiday 2010 \| Term 3, Week 10, 20th - 24th September 2010 \| Term 3, Week 9, 13th - 17th September 2010 \| Term 3, Week 8, 6th - 10th September 2010 \| Term 3, Week 7, 30th August - 3rd September 2010 \| Term 3, Week 6, 23rd -27th August 2010 \| Term 3, Week 5, 16th - 20th August 2010 \| Term 3, Week 4, 9th - 13th August 2010. \| Term 3, Week 3, 2nd - 6th August 2010. \| Term 3, Week 2, 26th - 30th July 2010. \| Term 3, Week 1, 19th - 23rd July 2010 \| Winter Holiday, 5th - 16th July 2010 (Week 2) \| Winter Holiday, 5th - 16th July 2010 \| Term 2, Week 11, 28th June - 2nd July 2010. \| Term 2, Week 10, 21st-25th June 2010 \| Term 2, Week 9, 14th - 18th June 2010 \| Term 2, Week 8, 7th - 11th June 2010. \| Term 2, Week 7, 31st May - 4th June 2010 \| Term 2, Week 6. 24th -28th May 2010 \| Term 2, Week 5, 17th - 21st May 2010 \| Term 2, Week 4, 10th - 14th May 2010 \| Term 2, Week 3, 3rd - 7th May 2010 \| Term 2, Week 2, 26th - 30th April 2010 \| Term 2, Week 1, 19th -23rd April 2010 \| \| What's New 2010 \| EventsCalendar 2010 \| \| Sponsors \| About Us \| Schools \| \| Return Home \| Post School \| Explore \| Careers Advice \| Careers Advisers \| Links \| Contact Us \|