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22 CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN EXPRESS, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 CBXE01Z01MA - V1 FAMILY LIFE Mums, prepare for a ‘craft’ onslaught Mother’s Day is upon us which means a veritable production line of kindy gifts is headed our way Murphy’s Lore Miranda Murphy @SCHOOL Workforce gives new meaning to ‘retail therapy’ James Taylor FOR many teenagers, en- tering the workforce for the first time can be a daunting process, so for two Wiley Park high school students, a week of work experience provided just the confi- dence they needed. Nesrian Al Shahatet and Hajah Al-Mansory from Wiley Park Girls High School were placed at Myer in Bankstown through a re- tail course. They spent the week serv- ing customers and assisting staff under the guidance of operations manager Tus- har Makkar. Nesrian, in Year 11, said it was a productive week. “I have learnt so much and I have a new respect for people who work in retail,” Nesrian said. “Ensuring everything is neat and tidy can be hard work.” Work placement is of- fered at the high school through external vocation- al education and training courses. Wiley Park Girls High School VET co-ordinator Maree Sammut said work experience was a good way for students to put course theory into action, to help them secure employment later on. “Two retail students have been offered casual posi- tions this year already,” Ms Sammut said. “The feedback I get from employers is that they are impressed with the stan- dard of students.” Meanwhile, Mr Makkar said there was a good chance that conscientious students could land them- selves a job after their placement finished. “I observe them through- out the week and know the ones I would like to offer casual positions to. I have hired quite a few through this program,” he said. MWLP Linking Youth was the work placement provider responsible for co- ordinating Nesrian and Hajah’s time at Myer. The service recently ex- panded into Canterbury and Bankstown. For more information call 4625 1863 or email trudi [email protected]. Teacher Maree Sammut with student Nesrian Al Shahatet. SOMETIMES I wonder if Mother’s Day (alert: this Sunday!) was created to give childcare centres a fresh range of craft activities after Easter has passed. Because, bless ‘em, most kindies dive into heavy in- dustry and can be relied on to produce the traditional checklist of gifts for mothers, grandmas and other mum- like folk. Top of the daycare product range are wildly coloured macaroni necklaces, paper flowers, decorated boxes, hand prints, flower pots and bookmarks. It’s somewhat ironic to pick up and have to clean a kid whose clothes, skin and hair are covered in paint, glue and glitter after a long day’s toil on presents for you – but it would be churlish to dwell. Greeting card companies should also be considering legal action over unfair com- petition (cheap labour) given the mass production of Mother’s Day cards out of childcare centres. That said, commercial de- mand cannot be high for Pic- asso-esque drawings of mums in which their most embarrassing feature is massively highlighted – like most cards from my kids. There are other sweet ac- tivities, too. Last year at my boy’s daycare they got the kids to finish the sentence “I love my mum because…” and wrote their responses on a poster. Most of the littlies came up with lovely things like “she looks after me” and “she gives me cuddles”. I had a chuckle though when half- way down the list I found one girl’s reply: “She gives me lollies and choc- olate.” Ho ho, I snicker- ed smugly to myself, her mum won’t be thrilled with that. That was until I got to my son’s answer at the very end, much like a punchline. “She has lots of money.” This is true if you are four and think gold coins in the bottom of a handbag are pi- rate treasure. So if you’re looking for me this Sunday, I will be the one wearing the pasta bracelets and paper- plate necklace. And spare a thought for the playgrounds of Australia on their busiest morning of the year as hundreds of thou- sands of dads drag their kids out into the cold so the ladies can have a lie-in. b Miranda Murphy is a mother of three and a journalist at The Australian. Follow me on Twitter @murphymiranda Terms, conditions, fees and charges apply. Applications are subject to Pepper’s normal credit assessment and loan suitability criteria. Pepper Group Limited ACN 094 317 665, Australian Credit Licence Number 286655, is the servicer of loans made by Pepper Finance Corporation Ltd ACN 094 317 647. Pepper Money congratulates the 2016 Hyundai A-League GRAND FINALISTS, the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers. Talk to us today about how we can help you achieve your property ownership dreams. 1300 000 109 pepper.com.au Or contact a broker. Ofcial home loan provider of Western Sydney Wanderers 22 NEWS THEEXPRESS.COM.AU TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016
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Workforce gives new meaning to ‘retail therapy’James Taylor
FOR many teenagers, en-tering the workforce for thefirst time can be a dauntingprocess, so for two WileyPark high school students, aweek of work experienceprovided just the confi-dence they needed.
Nesrian Al Shahatet andHajah Al-Mansory fromWiley Park Girls HighSchool were placed at Myerin Bankstown through a re-tail course.
They spent the week serv-ing customers and assistingstaff under the guidance ofoperations manager Tus-har Makkar.
Nesrian, in Year 11, said itwas a productive week.
“I have learnt so muchand I have a new respect forpeople who work in retail,”Nesrian said. “Ensuringeverything is neat and tidycan be hard work.”
Work placement is of-fered at the high schoolthrough external vocation-al education and trainingcourses.
Wiley Park Girls HighSchool VET co-ordinatorMaree Sammut said workexperience was a good wayfor students to put coursetheory into action, to helpthem secure employmentlater on.
“Two retail students havebeen offered casual posi-
tions this year already,” MsSammut said.
“The feedback I get fromemployers is that they areimpressed with the stan-dard of students.”
Meanwhile, Mr Makkarsaid there was a goodchance that conscientiousstudents could land them-selves a job after theirplacement finished.
“I observe them through-out the week and know theones I would like to offercasual positions to. I havehired quite a few throughthis program,” he said.
MWLP Linking Youthwas the work placementprovider responsible for co-ordinating Nesrian andHajah’s time at Myer.
The service recently ex-panded into Canterburyand Bankstown.
For more informationcall 4625 1863 or email [email protected].
Teacher Maree Sammut with student Nesrian Al Shahatet.
SOMETIMES I wonder ifMother’s Day (alert: thisSunday!) was created to givechildcare centres a freshrange of craft activities afterEaster has passed.
Because, bless ‘em, mostkindies dive into heavy in-dustry and can be relied onto produce the traditionalchecklist of gifts for mothers,grandmas and other mum-like folk.
Top of the daycare productrange are wildly colouredmacaroni necklaces, paperflowers, decorated boxes,hand prints, flower pots andbookmarks. It’s somewhatironic to pick up and have toclean a kid whose clothes,skin and hair are covered inpaint, glue and glitter after along day’s toil on presentsfor you – but it would bechurlish to dwell.
Greeting card companiesshould also be consideringlegal action over unfair com-petition (cheap labour) giventhe mass production of
Mother’s Day cards out ofchildcare centres.
That said, commercial de-mand cannot be high for Pic-asso-esque drawings ofmums in which their mostembarrassing feature ismassively highlighted – likemost cards from my kids.
There are other sweet ac-tivities, too. Last year at myboy’s daycare they got thekids to finish the sentence “Ilove my mum because…”and wrote their responses ona poster.
Most of the littlies came upwith lovely things like “shelooks after me” and “shegives me cuddles”. I had achuckle though when half-way down the list I foundone girl’s reply: “Shegives me lollies and choc-olate.” Ho ho, I snicker-ed smugly to myself, her
mum won’t be thrilled withthat.
That was until I got to myson’s answer at the very end,much like a punchline. “Shehas lots of money.”
This is true if you are fourand think gold coins in thebottom of a handbag are pi-rate treasure. So if you’relooking for me this Sunday, Iwill be the one wearing thepasta bracelets and paper-plate necklace.
And spare a thought forthe playgrounds of Australiaon their busiest morning ofthe year as hundreds of thou-sands of dads drag their kidsout into the cold so the ladiescan have a lie-in.b Miranda Murphy is a mother of three and a journalist at The Australian.
Follow me on Twitter@murphymiranda
Terms, conditions, fees and charges apply. Applications are subject to Pepper’s normal credit assessment and loan suitability criteria. Pepper Group Limited ACN 094 317 665, Australian Credit Licence Number 286655, is the servicer of loans made by Pepper Finance Corporation Ltd ACN 094 317 647.
Pepper Money congratulates the 2016 Hyundai A-League GRAND FINALISTS,the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers.
Talk to us today about how we can help you achieve your property ownership dreams.
1300 000 109 pepper.com.au Or contact a broker.
Ofcial home loan provider of Western Sydney Wanderers
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