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A Wyndham councillor has residents could warned that be to 10 per cent if slugged with rate rises of up the record $55 million council’s debt is raised to a . At a public meeting on Monda Heather Marcu y night, s councillors to vote was one of only two suggests borrow against the draft budget that ing another $15 fund the capital million to help works total amount borrow program, bringing the ed to $55.06 million .
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The largest Careers Expo in the West, the WRICA Careers Expo provides an opportunity for -students and Time: Daily from 9.00am 3pm people th in the community to research and receive quality th Location: Werribee Racing Centre information regarding employment, apprenticeships, 2 Bulban Road Werribee traineeships, industry, TAFES, Universities, Government th organisations and Private Providers under the one roof. th
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Thursday 15th & Friday 16th May, 2014 A Wyndham Star Weekly Advertising Feature Promoting Career, Course, Employment and Training Options
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Mayors message It is my great pleasure to once again welcome the WRICA Careers Expo to Wyndham. We’re very lucky to have an event of this size and quality held locally every year to help young people make important decisions regarding the kind of work they want to do, and how to get themselves the training, apprenticeships and education they need to get their dream career. Moving from school to further education, training and employment is an exciting time in anyone’s life, but it can also be daunting if you don’t have the information you need to make the right choices. This event is the third largest event of its type in Victoria and Wyndham City is proud to provide support and funding. Wyndham City also plays a role in attracting new business investment into Wyndham, which can lead more local job creation and is actively involved in the WynBay Local Learning and Employment Network, which helps Wyndham’s young people access employment and works with providers to run employment and training programs for young people. I’d like to congratulate Wyndham Hobsons Bay Careers Association for running this careers expo over the last 16 years and wish them the best of luck with this year’s event.
The largest Careers Expo in the West, the WRICA Careers Expo provides an opportunity for students and people in the community to research and receive quality information regarding employment, apprenticeships, traineeships, industry, TAFES, Universities, Government organisations and Private Providers under the one roof.
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Thursday 15th & Friday 16th May, 2014 A Wyndham Star Weekly Advertising Feature Promoting Career, Course, Employment and Training Options
More options for students In the near future, a $23 million inter-professional health clinic at Victoria University’s Werribee Campus will enable student health professionals from nursing, psychology, dietetics, sport and active living and more, to learn and work together. Victoria University is one of the proud sponsors of the WRICA Careers Expo, the leading careers forum for students and residents in the Wyndham and Hobsons Bay region. The largest Careers Expo in the West, the WRICA Careers Expo providesin an opportunity for studentsWyndham and As one of the fastest growing and youthful populations Australia, and people in the community to research and receive quality information regarding employment, apprenticeships, Location: Hobson’s traineeships, industry, TAFES, Universities, Government Time: Werribee organisations and Private Providers under the one roof. Bay students are able to make an increasing array of education opportunities Daily from Racing Centre,the most TO THEof PUBLIC 9am - 3pm 2 Bulban Road, For more information visit and employment skills training. www.wrica.com.au Werribee, VIC The University is investing in the region by employing nearly 200 staff at our Werribee Campus, and nearly 400 other Wyndham residents across our other campuses. It has also Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor Sponsors Bronze Sponsors established leading-edge researchSilver activities in the area, especially in water technology. Research shows that the area’s Year 12 students study for a wide range of professions and interests, especially in arts, business, health and science. Victoria University educates some 2000 Wyndham residents every year of all ages, across a wide range of courses. More than 1100 of these are vocational education students and 500 are aged 25 or older. At Victoria University teaching staff aim to help students reach their goals, whether it be to climb the career ladder, enhance their skills, follow a passion, or study with an innovative research community. Graduates are known for practical know-how that can only be gained outside the classroom. The University collaborates with a network of business and industry partners to enhance our curriculum and research. It is also renowned for providing educational opportunities for a wide range of students, of all ages, cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and educational experience. www.vu.edu.au
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Congratulations to the organisers of this year’s WRICA expo. I am delighted and proud to support this event.
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Thursday 15th & Friday 16th May, 2014 A Wyndham Star Weekly Advertising Feature Promoting Career, Course, Employment and Training Options
Career Options Career options for 21st century students in the Western suburbs has been the burning topic of conversation at recent Wyndham Hobsons Bay Region Careers Association (WRICA) meetings this year. WRICA was established in 1998 to provide an opportunity for career development practitioners, working in secondary colleges located Time: in Wyndham Location: and Hobsons Bay, to work Werribee together better education Dailyto fromdevelop Racing Centre,careers TO THE PUBLIC 9amfor - 3pm 2 Bulban Road, in their For more information visit offerings the young people schools. www.wrica.com.au Werribee, VIC Over the past 17 years WRICA has grown to include 17 secondary colleges, 9 TAFE Sponsor Gold Sponsor andPlatinum University providers andSilver Sponsors 10 training organisations. In that time WRICA has been able to offer support to tens of thousands of teachers and students in schools in the South Western Metropolitan area relating to the exploration of career pathways and options. One of the most important undertaking of WRICA’s is the organisation and running of the WRICA Careers Expo – an annual event that caters for up to 4,000 students from local schools, and 70 exhibitors from across the State each year. The WRICA Careers Expo is highly regarded by both exhibitors and career practitioners alike and this year’s Expo promises to be an exciting and informative event. In 2014, WRICA determined that its main emphases should be to equip local career
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teachers to support our young people to be ready for the rapidly changing employment landscape, particularly here in the West. It is aimed at assisting them to make decisions about their immediate futures – what they are going to do once they leave school, looking at range ofinoptions open to them and equipping Thea largest Careers Expo the West, the WRICA Careers Expo provides an opportunity for students and them withto research the skills people in the community and receive to qualitymove into, and between, information regarding employment, apprenticeships, traineeships, industry, TAFES, Universities, Government or different occupations further educational organisations and Private Providers under the one roof. training options. While at school we also strongly believe that students needed to be exposed to ways of developing resilience when facing their decisions Sponsors about their Bronze work-lives. Throughout all of this we recognise that students need to have the most current information about the world of work and further education made available to them so their decisions are informed and the most appropriate for them individually. Trademarks adopted by WRICA are advocating career development, empowering choice and engaging youth. WRICA is a not-for-profit incorporated association that is sustained by annual membership, and the sponsorship of the WRICA Careers Expo. Bill Wringe WRICA President www.wrica.com.au
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