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Career Development is a Life Long Endeavour! As the student population increases at St Joseph’s College, so too does the work in Careers. It has never been more important for students to begin their career development early and to learn and realise that this journey will in fact, be a lifelong endeavour. The College encourages all students to take responsibility for their career development whilst making good use of the resources and staff on hand to support them. The new careers website and the Careers Resource Centre, and staff, are able to assist all students, from Years 7-12, with their career development. The SJC Careers website provides students with access to many resources and links prepared to support them in their career development as well as life outside of school. At St Joseph’s College we see students making careers decisions early, for example when they make subject choices. These decisions may affect their pathway and career choices later on. Through Community Service and the experience of Project Based Learning, we see students become more aware of themselves, their qualities and skills and ultimately their place in the world. In order to capture this information and the students’ stage of career development, students at the College maintain their own Career Action Plan which is located in the Student Secure area of the SJC Careers website.
The SJC Careers website provides students with templates and job seeking resources. Students are able to create and save resumes, cover letters and digital portfolios. There are also links to the creation of tax file numbers and the Unique Student Identification number (USI). The website has also been designed with the parent/caregivers in mind, and aims to provide the information needed to support students’ career planning and post school options – this is very important especially given this information is constantly changing. Parents are able to log in to the student’s secure area as well as opt to receive careers newsletters and information about careers events. Students and parent/ caregivers are encouraged to have a look at the new website and take the time to explore the many resources and links available. The web address for the Careers website is www.sjccareers.com
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CAREERS ACTIVITIES AND HIGHLIGHTS
Work Experience Week was held during Activities Week in Term 2. This year over 300 students from Year 10 descended upon workplaces in Geelong and the greater region and further afield in Melbourne and New South Wales. Once again, the students represented the College tremendously well which was made very apparent through positive comments from employers and fantastic evaluation reports. Well done! During Careers Week, Year 10 students were provided with information to assist them to make decisions about what senior school pathway they will take in their life after school. Students also heard from guest speakers and presenters. A number of students attended a variety of Careers excursions and programs including the Avalon Air Show, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Defence Careers Expo, the Spot Jobs Careers Expo, Trade Skills, the Internet of Things program at the Gordon, the Defence Force Careers Expo and the Community Services Sector Program just to name a few. Students should keep an eye on their email inbox in 2018 to see what other exciting career opportunities and events are coming their way!
- Karen Shum, Careers Coordinator
