The Careers Department is located up the steps right next to the School Reception. We are open from 10am – 3pm for students to pop in for Careers Appointments, Part-time Job Opportunities and Gateway Placements.

Students are encouraged to view and take away the vast array of Tertiary promotional material available for their research into careers and training. The Careers Advisor is available for students to make an appointment to discuss their personal career pathway options and opportunities. The Gateway Co-ordinator can organise after school Industry placements for students to gain work experience and part time job opportunities.

SITUATIONS VACANT BOARD

Check out the new Situations Vacant Board at the Careers Office. There are great job opportunities going for students to apply for part-time work after school and in the holidays from a range of local business operators. A current CV will be a pre-requisite for students applying for these positions.

WHAT’S COMING UP!

All students should keep an eye on the school year level Facebook pages for news on the many events and opportunities coming up!

Date                      Time        What  Where

22 March 2023     2.05pm    Auckland University Whakapiki Ake workshop –
                                             Yr 12 & 13  Science students                                      Library B

22 March 2023   1.00pm      Victoria University Liaison Visit to School                   Library B

23 March 2023   P3 & P4     Waikato University Liaison Visit to School                  Library B

6 April 2023        P3              Yr 13 Otago University Liaison Visit to School           Library B

24 March 2023    11 am        Your Education Overseas Exchange Programmes
                                                                                                                        Careers Office

YEAR 13 STUDENTS SHOULD NOW BE LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITES AND CHECKING OUT THE SCHOLARSHIPS ON OFFER! IT IS TIME TO GET APPLICATIONS SORTED AND RESEARCH WHAT SCHOLARSHIPS YOU WANT TO APPLY FOR. THIS TAKES TIME! AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, YOU WILL HAVE TO SOURCE BIRTH CERTIFICATES, REFEREES ETC.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The link is https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/scholarships-nz.html

University Scholarships for Year 13 Students
MoneyHub, a consumer finance website, has published a guide to hundreds of scholarships for any student planning to start university in 2024. The comprehensive list includes scholarships offered by every university as well as those specifically available to local students. A list of privately funded, Maori, Pacific and International university scholarships completes the list.

Applications close throughout the year, with tens of millions of dollars available. MoneyHub has also published a list of tips for scholarship success.

For more details and to find suitable scholarships, visit the MoneyHub Scholarship page

MoneyHub has 10+ NCEA resources to help everyone attain merits and excellences - check it out and prepare for upcoming internals and externals with confidence.

https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/resources-for-ncea-students.html

MoneyHub

· We have published a new guide to help your students understand apprenticeships - this is the first time such a guide has been published.

· We will be updating it regularly.

· Visit it here: https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/apprenticeships.html

MoneyHub has a must-read guide that explains apprenticeships. If you're interested in learning a trade, this page is for you.

https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/apprenticeships.html

CAREERS/GATEWAY EVENTS

The GET Group workshops are all about making the jump into the world of work a little easier for our students. The aim was for them to learn about customer service skills and prepare them for the workplace. The workshops were a fun way to learn and gain NCEA credits.

Tiaria Raupita and Mia-Haze Paringati giving instructions

Activity: Listening to instructions while blindfolded.

Activity: Teamwork making the tallest tower through good communication.

The aim was to work as a team, deciding on the plan, including roles and responsibilities to achieve the objective. “Congratulations Te Aomihia, Tarita and Naraiah on a job well done!”

Space Up! Is a high school club which is free to join—and is aimed at girls from year 9 to year 13, although any high school students in Aotearoa are welcome to join. It is a platform for young people to learn, engage and connect with others interested in space, and to have opportunities to engage with women mentors working across the space sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Members will have immediate access (through the website, but also available as an iPhone and Android app) to a range of resources, including the online Space Up! Community Forum, provided thanks to the generous support of the University of Canterbury, where they can access a range of space resources - including but not limited to live and recorded presentations, workshops, webinars, networking events, and opportunities for engagement with women already on space career trajectories. These resources and opportunities are designed to help develop their enthusiasm and knowledge of space and learn more about Aotearoa’s space sector and the types of careers they could pursue in space. The club will also offer opportunities for members to participate in exciting space-related activities and in-person events.

With in-person launch events planned for later in the school year, we have an exciting first activity for students who sign up to Space Up! in March—a logo design competition! Students have a chance to see their awesome logo for Space Up! Emblazoned across our websites, on t-shirts, and other merchandise. The WISANZ team cannot wait to see all the stellar designs from our creative young space wāhine!

Students can learn more about Space Up! and join the club online WISANZ website www.womeninspace.co.nz/space-up . Students are required to use their New Zealand high school email address, ending in .school.nz, to sign up for the club.

YWRC – Young Workers Resource Centre held a workshop for year 12 students looking at safety in the workplace and employment rights.