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 CAREERS WEBPAGE    Contact Details: Careers News
Vol 1 Term 4 2011
This newsletter may also be accessed from the school home page.
School Career Events Events Job Vacancies Year12 Matters
Parents Helpful websites
Events
· Maritime Careers & Skills Expo – Student information on careers in Maritime, Navy & Defence. Friday February 3rd 2012 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Darling Harbour. EBHS may send up to 10 students from years 9-12. Find out where jobs really are, meet key industry employers, inspect navy vessels, and learn about careers in the ADF. See me ASAP if you wish to attend.
· Macquarie Uni Student Development Day -The Macquarie University School Partners Program is excited to offer students from our partner schools the opportunity to participate in our Student Development Day. The Student Development Day is modeled on Macquarie University's unique Global Leadership Program, a program which aims to produce graduates able to demonstrate an understanding of cross-cultural concepts with skills including communication, creativity, leadership and initiative. The Student Development Day aims to give senior high school students the opportunity to explore their individual potential towards developing their own capacity to demonstrate the skills Macquarie University students gain from participating in the Global Leadership Program. See me if interested ASAP.
When: Wednesday 30th November
Where: Level 3, Campus Hub, Macquarie University Time: 8:30am registration. Event finishes at 3:00pm Who: Any 2011 Year 10 or Year 11 students Cost: Free · UTS Engineering & Information Technology Discovery Day – Tuesday 22nd November. This is always an excellent day and highly recommended for students wishing to apply for engineering post school who either want to test the career further or who don’t think they will get the required ATAR and will need to promote their keenness for these career areas through alternate entry programs. See me ASAP.
· Sydney College of the Arts – (Sydney University’s Art School) Students thinking of studying a creative degree would be highly recommended to visit SCA’s Undergraduate Degree Show opening November 15th –November 25th 6-8pm. SCA is located at Balmain Rd Rozelle. For more info ph 9351 1008.
· Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness School Holiday Sports Camps
What: learn a range of sports, keep fit, and have fun
Who: kids aged 5-15
Contact: 1300 068 922 or sportscamps@sport.usyd.edu.au
· Macquarie University UniTEST
What: alternative entry test for disadvantaged students for Semester 1 2012 entry
When: 5 December at 9:30am
Where: on campus at Macquarie University
Register: compulsory
· University of Sydney Architecture Exhibition
When: 1 to 8 December
Blog: www.amaze2011.com
What: workshops, tours and hands-on activities in a range of subjects.
When: 18 - 20 January 2012
Cost: $440 (incl. GST)
Contact: Professor Robert Mulley (02) 4570 1210 or Lindy Pearson (02) 4570 1307 or l.pearson@uws.edu.au
Work Experience
· Gap Medics Australian High School Special 2012
· What: short-term healthcare work experience
· When & Where: Tanzania – 8-21 January 2012 and Thailand – 8-21 April 2012
· Who: Year 11 and Year 12 students thinking of applying for a healthcare related degree.
· Contact: 0044 191 269 6818 or info@gapmedics.com
The program is suitable for school students in years 10, 11 and 12.
Only one successful applicant per school will be considered. Applications for the 2012 program will open on Day 1 of Term 4 2011. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. http://www.taronga.org.au/education/school-work-experience/experience-at-taronga-zoo/school-work-experience-at-taronga-zoo
What: work in the stunning outdoors, run sports activities or become a camp counsellor.
COURSE INFORMATION
· For Year 12-The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney is running intensive HSC Preparation courses in a variety of subjects for Year 12 students who want to extend their studies and enhance performance in their HSC year. We extend an invitation to all upcoming Year 12 students to participate in the HSC Preparation program at the University of Sydney throughout 2012.The next series of courses commence between Monday 9 January 2012 and Monday 16 January 2012. Our range of HSC courses assist students in improving performance in all HSC assessment tasks and facilitate a deeper conceptual understanding of course content. Simply visit http://sydney.edu.au/cce/hsc to browse our range of courses online.
· Start university in Year 11!America: Rebels, Heroes & Renegades is a Board of Studies endorsed HSC course that offers Yr 11 students to develop university standard writing & critical thinking skills and earn credit towards a tertiary degree. The course is particularly useful for those completing Modern History. The course will be taught at the University of Sydney in January. See me or www.ussc.edu.au/study/high-school or phone 9036 5086. Two scholarships available also.
· National Art School Darlinghurst– are offering lots of short coursesfrom January to June. See www.nas.edu.au
· NIDA School Programs- Did you know NIDA (National Institute for Dramatic Art) have numerous workshops for secondary students see www.nida.edu.au/schools
· Qantm College – Diploma and degree courses in Games Design, 3D Animation, Graphic Design, Games programming, Web Design & Development. Open day exhibition Dec 3rd 10-2pm 7Wentworth Ave Surry Hills see www.quantm.com.au
· SAE Institute Diplomas & Degrees in Audio Engineering, Film Production, Electronic Music and Live Sound. Open Day December 3rd 11-3pm 55 Wentworth Ave Sydney. See www.sae.edu.au 1800 723 338 SAE is an international college with many branches found throughout Europe. Their world headquarters are located in Byron Bay Australia.
FOR YEAR 10
· TAFE applications – any student doing a TAFE course next year MUST fill in an application form and hand in ASAP. Places still available in most courses. There are over 50 courses available including ; Aviation, Photography, Automotive, Electrotechnology, Animal Studies, Film & Screen, Journalism, Fitness, Outdoor Recreation, Welfare, Financial Services, Retail, Design, Interactive Games, Business Services, Hairdressing, Marketing, Real Estate to name a few.
FOR YEAR 11
· Did you choose a wrong subject for your ATAR? – Meadowbank & North Sydney TAFE offer about 8 subjects taught in intensive style ie 2 years in 1 starting next year 1 night per week for 3 terms. I have had several students each year undertake these courses and generally they do very well. See me if interested.
SPOTLIGHT ON A DEGREE – B.MANAGEMENT IN EVENTS & LEISURE UTS
Three years full time ATAR 82.10 (2011) This course is for students who want to develop the knowledge & professional skills necessary to operate within the events & leisure industry. It examines the ways in which sporting, recreational, touristic, entertainment and arts events are produced and used in the commercial and public sectors. The course has an extensive compulsory internship program as well as an industry based project. This course gives students an insight into accounting, marketing, commerce, finance and the corporate world.   To see previous 2011 news CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to go to the download page. To download a copy of the Student Placement Record CLICK HERE. Please make sure that you have completed sections 1, 3 & 4 (including your signature, your parent/carer signature, and the employer signature) before returning the form to your careers adviser.  To go to MHSCAREERS.COM Careers Website CLICK HERE  Email Alerts
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