We have started 2025 of with an incredible addition to our College team, with Ms Amy Boughton joining us as our Head of Student Pathways. Ms Amy has already secured so many wonderful and exciting opportunities for our students this year! Fabulous times and pathways ahead for every student at our College.
Week 4 was a busy one in the Careers space at our College. On Thursday Simone from North Regional TAFE brought her fabulous Virtual Reality Career Taster devices for the Year 9s to try out. Students were able to try their skills at driving tractors, cutting hair, cooking three course meals and even open heart surgery! There are over 70 career options loaded onto the devices, including astronaut, deep sea diver and race car driver. The VR incursion marked the beginning of the Career Taster course offered to Year 9s throughout the year, which will include a TAFE tour as well as a variety of career tasters on the TAFE campus. By offering this year long program to Year 9s, we are encouraging students to be thinking about the career path they might be interested in pursuing.
On Friday, members of the Australian Defence Force spoke with all Year 10, 11 and 12 students about possible career choices in the ADF. Students found out about the different careers available in the Army, Navy and Airforce. The ADF offers a Gap Year program, where students can spend a year trying out options in the ADF while getting paid. Students learned about the possibilities of being sponsored for their University degrees with the guarantee of work upon completion, as well as the various Indigenous Development Programs available. Judging by the number of students who hung back to ask questions, the presentation certainly gave many students food for thought.
Our community gathered for the blessing of our Student Representative Council (SRC) badges, recognising the leadership and commitment of ……
