1. KINGSWOOD COLLEGE CAREERS YEAR 10 PROGRAM

2. CAREERS CENTRE Careers Centre located in the VCE Lounge Available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays (Thursdays in term 3) Call in, email or phone for an appointment

3. How the Careers Centre can assist you Individual InterviewsApprenticeships & Traineeships Morrisby testing (year 10 last week in May) Cadetships Subject selection counsellingTAFE & university courses Work ExperienceVTAC application process Interview skillsScholarships Resume writing skillsStudying interstate or overseas Occupational informationGAP year opportunities Tertiary open daysCareers newsletters

4. YEAR 9/10 ENTERPRISE PROGRAM Conference one - December 2015 Kingswood College Careers website familiarisation Work Experience preparation Networking Researching careers Career planner 1:1 interviews Excursion Conference two - March 2016 Employability skills Age & VCE Careers Expo excursion Resume writing & job application letters Presentation and interview skills (guest speaker) 1:1 Mock interviews Work Experience week last week term 3

5. MORRISBY TESTING Assesses students’ abilities, personality style and work interests Generates career suggestions which align with students’ interests and abilities Career suggestions linked to MyFuture and the Job Guide websites Generates a list of VCE subjects relevant to career suggestions Testing in last week of May 2016 Parent Information evening in June 1:1 Morrisby feedback interviews leading into VCE subject selection Friday 29 th May 2015

6. WORK EXPERIENCE Compulsory part of year 10 Enterprise program Find out more about a career of interest and an insight into world of work Last week of term 3 Start preparing EARLY – lots of competition for places! Applications for some organisations close in 2015

7. For Example: Zoos Victoria: 2016 Work Experience applications open late August 2015 and close mid September 2015 Herald Sun: Closing date for applications is usually 31 st December each year Hospital placements: eg: Austin Health applications now open. First in best dressed! Check individual hospital websites – many have specific opening and closing dates Start checking websites now for organisations you would like to work at, e.g.: Magistrates Court, AFL clubs, law and advertising firms etc.

8. KINGSWOOD COLLEGE CAREERS WEBSITE http://kingswoodcollegecareers.com/ Link on Kingsnet under My schools/Middle School/Careers PowerPoint Presentation on Careers website

9. Thank you