Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

This week marks an exciting week, when the ‘old’ Year 12s are no longer on campus and the ‘new’ Year 12s walk onto the campus as the official leaders of the School.

Mr Abelson and myself took a year group session to discuss the path ahead. What will help them this year?

Here is my top 10 list for students to choose from, with my mantra being: “engage, engage, engage!”.

1. Come in for a chat – if students in Year 11 have not been to see me discuss their future and the varied paths, then this term is a good time to do so.
2. Glance at Ma Nishma – even a quick glance at my weekly emails/articles can trigger an interest.
3. Engage in the vast amount of careers sites and portals. To list my top few:
   1. Job Jump
   2. UAC
   3. TAFE
   4. gov.au
   5. ComparEd
   6. CourseSeeker
   7. Emanuel School Careers Facebook Group
   8. Emanuel School Careers

4. Guest Speaker Schedule – We run a guest speaker program where students are encouraged to ask questions, engage and consider the many paths that are out there.
5. Open Days and Student Engagement Sessions – try to get out to as many institutions as you can (COVID-19 permitting). It has a huge influence on students.
6. HSC and Careers Expo 2021 – attend this! Anyone who is anyone in the world of careers showcases here.
7. Careers Space 2021 – we hope to be showcasing Alumni careers for 2021.
8. Engage in the UAC. It all opens up in April but Term 2 is when we start the process of fine tuning and refining.
9. EAS (Educational Access Scheme). If you have had a long term disadvantage for more than six months, you can access this scheme for admissions to university.               
10. Check out some of the videos out there trying to help you understand this year for example UAC’s resource videos