Careers/VET

Juliana Dignam

This year, the NSW State Government recognised the important role of career guidance with its announcement of Careers NSW, who in turn acknowledged the vital role of Careers Advisors and careers education in schools.

In 2021 careers lessons were introduced to Year 10 students, as part of their PDPHE program, to ensure that all students had access to relevant careers information, that would assist them in making informed decisions about their pathway. Topics included, building industry knowledge, employability, entrepreneurialism, career planning, career website exploration, post school options, work experience readiness, first job essentials and quizzes that identified their interests, work values and enterprising skills.

Year 10 students also attended the Central Coast Careers Expo and Years 10 to 12 had access to virtual career webinars from industry on topics such as generative agriculture, retail, snowy scheme, outdoors, sport and fitness, real estate, circular economy, STEM and media for millennials, just to name a few.

We also introduced pathway workshops for Year 10 parents, as their son’s number one key influencer, we wanted to assist parents guide their son to make more informed career decisions and create a pathway that their son owns and is motivated towards.

Work placement and work experience faced some challenges this year, but I would like to thank Brenda Donnelly and Margaret Williams for their patience and understanding in providing administrative support this year.

Congratulations to our Vocational Education and Training (VET) students and our dedicated teachers for another successful year. Students below gained either a Statement of Attainment or full Certificate qualification in the following VET courses.

School VET

Certificate III in Financial Services – Mrs Sonya Robinson: Boyd Austin, Adam Campbell-Taylor, Kyle Graham, Cooper Irwin, Jae Kingman, Malakai McKeon, Eli Rickard, Harry Vodicka

Certificate III in Live Productions and Services – Ms Josephine Emmett: Connor Bell, Cooper Boyce, Joshua Butt, Calvin Edwards, Aydin Ercan, Joshua Gower, Zachary Knight, Dane Kondrat, Daniel Lackner, Jasper Langford-Martin, Lachlan McIntosh, Oscar Nix, Girard Umpad, Jacob Ure, Max Whitton

Careers/VET

Certificate II in Hospitality – Mr Scott Massey: Declan Burfitt Johnstone, Jamie Cairns, Jake CampbellTaylor, Ethan Falconer, Joshua Fenwick, Ulysses Fotofili, Joshua Gower, Declan Kelly, Maurice O’Sullivan, Lulu Paea, Max Whitton, Kane Woods

Certificate II in Construction Pathways - Karl Beemster, Jay Brown and Scott Murray: Connor Bell, Jamie Cairns, Jonty Clayton, Maximus Davis, Ethan Falconer, Oliver Farrell, Marlon Guest, Luke Hayhurst, Ryan Magri, Finn Middleton, Thomas Molin, Tyler Moriarty, Lulu Paea, Joshua Schonkala, Hudson Skirka, Matthew Smith, Kye Springett, Nicholas Toohey, Jamie Zocher

Certificate I in Engineering and SOA towards Certificate II in Engineering Pathways – Jay Brown: Jai Adrichem, Luke Brandon, Oliver Farrell, Jack Gower, Ryan Magri, Finn Middleton, Joshua Schonkala, Kye Springett

Certificate III in Screen and Media – Josephine Emmett: Cooper Boyce, Declan Burfitt Johnstone, Joshua Butt, Jake Campbell-Taylor, Joshua Collis, Joshua Fenwick, Joshua Gower, Zachary Knight, Dane Kondrat, Lachlan McIntosh, Jacob Ure, Max Whitton, Kane Woods, Joshua Zaia

Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways – Mark Bondfield: Jamie Cairns, Joshua Collis

TAFE VET Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation: Jack Gower, Certificate II in Electrotechnology Maurice O’Sullivan, Luke Brandon

Year 10 at Wyong TAFE

North Construction Visit

Year 10 at Wyong TAFE

University Early Entry Scheme

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded early entry into university.

Macquarie University Leaders and Achievers Early Entry Scheme. Note: Additional students received offers but not included due to this publication’s deadline.

Beau Seale Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences Samuel Schweinheim Bachelor of Medical Sciences Kai Wheelock Bachelor of Arts Liam Barbeler Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary) Jacob Ure Bachelor of Media and Communications Thomas Owen Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Samuel Beatson Bachelor of Laws Otis Farrugia Bachelor of Applied Finance and Bachelor of Professional Accounting Harrison Hoban Bachelor of Clinical Science Joshua Zaia Bachelor of Media and Communications Jordan Mercado Bachelor of Cyber Security Samuel Gatt Bachelor of Security Studies Angus Price-Jones Bachelor of Medical Sciences Kyle Graham Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Cooper Boyce Bachelor of Media and Communications Jaden Beard Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Psychology Bryson Hartle Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Charles Sturt University

Harrison Martin Bachelor of Health and Medical Science Online Kai Wheelock Bachelor of Laws Online Samuel Gatt Bachelor of Policing and Public Safety Port Macquarie Campus

Congratulations to the following Year 12 students who moved on from school into a full-time apprenticeship or employment Lachlan Webber, Barney Page, Alexander Waugh, Beckam White and Matthew Kuech.

Careers Education 2022

We propose more webinars for parents, so that they feel more confident having pathway conversations with their son and for students, more virtual industry sessions to assist them develop the skills and knowledge necessary to make confident post school decisions. For teaching staff we propose more engagement with industry to support their lessons and students learning.