Term 1 Issue No. 1 7th March 2014

Inside this Issue

Australian Maritime College on the Road

YFU Student Exchange Information Session

National Youth Week

Class Clown Comedy Competition & Workshop Program

National NAIDOC Poster Competition

Adelaide University Yr 12 Tuition Program

International College of Hotel Management (ICHM) Career Week

RDWA High School Student Programs for Uni Entry

Overseas Volunteer Programs - Lattitude Global

Volunteering - Projects Abroad

St Michael’s Information Night – entry to Medicine, Optometry, the UMAT

Work Experience Dates

Dirt TV Competition

Australian Maritime College on the Road AMC travels to many Australian Careers events to

allow students from across Australia to find out more about student life, course offerings, AMC facilities and is an opportunity to talk to staff and current students. AMC will attend the following event in South Australia: 25th May – 26th May: Tertiary Studies and Careers Expo Adelaide https://www.amc.edu.au/amc-road

YFU Student Exchange Information Session ONLINE: Tuesday 25th March, 6:30pm (AEST). Email yfuaus@yfu.com.au or phone 1800 654 947 to register. http://www.yfu.com.au/quest/connect/information-sessions/

National Youth Week 2014 Friday 4th to Sunday 13th April National Youth Week is Australia’s largest celebration of young people aged 12-25.

There are events to be held around the country, with a variety of opportunities to get involved available for young people. Event details will be released closer to the week. http://youthweek.com/

Class Clown Comedy Competition and Workshop Program This national competition for school students from years 9-12 requires students to refine their skills in writing and performing comedy for a wider audience. The competition begins with a two hour workshop with a professional comedian to help polish a five minute act. Winners of heats go through to a national final with the opportunity to win $1000 for themselves and their school. http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2014/classclowns/competition/information

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National NAIDOC Poster Competition Entries close Friday 28th March The winner of the competition will receive $5,000 and their poster will be used nationally across schools, work places and community organisations. The theme for the 2014 National NAIDOC Poster Competition is “Serving Country: Centenary & Beyond” and submitted posters should reflect this theme. Entrants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and must be 13 years or older. For more information email info@naidoc.org.au http://www.naidoc.org.au/naidoc-poster/poster-competition/

The University of Adelaide Year 12 Tuition Program at Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) Professional and Continuing Education’s (PCE) next program will commence during the April holiday period 14th April – 24th April 2014. Thereafter, the tuition courses will be offered during the July and September/October school holidays. Brochures are available from the careers office.

International College of Hotel Management (ICHM) Deciding your future career path and the tertiary study you need to get there are big decisions! ICHM’s Career Week is specially designed to help those who are considering a hospitality or business related course.

Career Week 2014

7th – 11th July and 29th September – 3rd October http://www.ichm.edu.au/

RDWA High School Student Programs for University Entry The Rural Doctors Workforce Agency (RDWA) is a not-for-profit organisation, which assists in the provision of workforce to enhance the health and wellbeing of rural communities in South Australia. In 2014, RDWA is pleased to offer the following two programs for high school students with a rural background.

medSPACE Ready is a three day residential workshop for students in Years 10 and 11 interested in studying medicine at university. The workshop is likely to be held in the second half of 2014. Details on this workshop are still to be confirmed. medSPACE Set – UMAT Preparation Workshop is a workshop where students looking to sit the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT) for university admission can receive training and practice at sitting the test. This is applicable for students considering studying dentistry, optometry or medicine at university. Students have a choice of three workshops held in different locations around the state during May and June 2014.

medSPACE Set is offered at no cost to the students other than travel to the venue.

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Overseas Volunteer Programs

Lattitude Global Volunteering Applications open for Lattitude placements in 2015 Lattitude (formerly Gap Activity Projects) is the original gap year organisation, having supported thousands of young Australians on worthwhile and challenging placements for over 40 years. For more details see www.lattitude.org.au or call in to the careers office and collect a brochure.

Projects Abroad info@projects-abroad.com.au www.projects-abroad.com.au

We have been invited to St Michael’s Parent and Student Information Night Interested in studying Medicine or Allied Health at Uni On Wednesday 26th March, St Michael’s College will be hosting an Information Night for parents and students to find out more about entry to Medicine, Optometry, the UMAT and many other Flinders Uni Health Science courses.

Information Session St Michael’s College Wednesday 26th March 6.30 – 8.00 pm

Work Experience for 2014 BEFORE CONSIDERING WORK EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:

It is a legal requirement that prior to commencing work experience students are inducted in the following areas: Work Health & Safety Act 2012, Equal Opportunity and the Children’s Protection Act 1993. Adequate time (approximately 3-4 hours) should be allocated to cover these topics effectively and students need to demonstrate their understanding. This induction is done by the school.

In addition to this, the work experience form must be signed by the student, parent/guardian, work experience supervisor (all arranged by the student) and finally the principal (arranged by the school). The original (copies or faxes are unacceptable) work experience agreement form then becomes a legal contract which sets the school insurance cover in place and must be retained by the school for a number of years.

The school must also provide a contact person who is responsible for each student for the duration of their placement.

Work experience is a very valuable experience for most students however; it does take time to ensure that the above expectations are met. We are happy to accommodate students in the times allocated, please do not cause yourself or the school embarrassment by making other arrangements and then asking for exceptions to be made. Students who wish to do work experience during 2014 are advised that the dates are:

7th – 11th July Deadline for paperwork 10th June

29th September - 3rd October Deadline for paperwork 1st September

1st - 5th December Deadline for paperwork 3rd November

Work or job trials are not sanctioned by SA work experience guidelines. Please note this is general work experience only. Students undertaking a Vet program will need to organise their Vet work placement with the Vet Office.

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Dirt TV Competition