Careers
Holiday Work and possible Apprenticeships:
St Bede's has been approached for some interested, good, keen, young men to join the Civil Construction industry in Canterbury, for casual based work over the Christmas break or on an ongoing permanent basis.
If you are looking at career options, including apprenticeships, in the following pathways, come and register your name with the Careers Team in the COE.
- Drain laying
- Three Waters Installation
- Survey and Setout
- Excavator Operation
- Heavy Vehicle Operation
- Steel Fabrication
- Road Construction
- Drilling and Piling
- Plant Operation
ARA Scholarships
Close 31 October
At the end of last term big changes were announced to Ara’s scholarship structure. Learners are able to use scholarship funds in any way they choose.
Applications close on October 31 see the link below for more info:
https://www.ara.ac.nz/student-services/supporting-your-study/scholarships/
Oxford, Cambridge and London calling ….
Immerse Education Essay Competition: Win a full scholarship to the Immerse Summer School in Oxford, Cambridge, London or online!
The Immerse Education Essay Competition offers students the opportunity to win a 100% scholarship for one of Immerse Education’s award-winning residential or online academic programs (further information below). In the last round of the Essay competition, there were 10 full scholarship winners and 300 shortlisted partial scholarship winners selected from over 4000 entries.
Students aged 13-18 are required to submit essay responses to a pre-set question relating to their chosen subject and age group. From Medicine, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Creative Writing, English Literature, and many more subjects, there is a category for every area of interest. The competition is a great way to practice your academic writing skills and previous scholarship winners have referenced their success in the Essay Competition on their university application to the world’s top universities. For further guidance and to enter, visit https://www.immerse.education/essay-competition/ (Deadline for entry: 5th January 2022)
Elizabeth Cooper | Program Services
elizabeth.cooper@immerse.education
Immerse Education
www.immerse.education
Auckland University is working at producing another series of our online course advice sessions, which should be available in week 2 of Term 4.
Additional faculty resources of course advice recordings from our Faculty of Science, Arts, Medicine and Health Sciences and Faculty of Science should be available in the next week.
If you are interested in Summer School, a reminder that our Summer Start Accommodation Scholarship will be closing on the 29 October 2021. Further information on Summer Start, Tōia ki Waipapa and UniBound Summer – Pacific - see the website for further details including course offerings and program dates.
If you have any questions, please contact Teri Fong. Senior Schools Adviser
New closing dates have been added, and a message from Study link to 2022 learners.
Many of our courses at Ara do not have a specified closing date, so we always encourage students to apply early. For the programs below, completed applications need to be submitted before the following dates.
If any of your students are having trouble with their application documents, please contact your Youth & Community Development Representative or engagement@ara.ac.nz for assistance.
Social Work: Closing Date Now Added, 31 October
Diplomas
NZ Diploma in Enrolled Nursing: Closing Date Now Added,1 November
NZ Diploma in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Parenting Education: Closing Date NowAdded, 30 November
Certificates
Animal Management: 30 October
Animal Technology: 30 October
Student Loans
Study link knows the last couple of months have been tough, but to support students returning to study in 2022, they are again encouraging these students to apply by 16 December for their 2022 student allowance or loan. This means there will be enough time to get everything processed before they begin their course. Students who apply early will be encouraged to supply all their supporting documents by 16 December as well. Those who do will go in the draw to win a 13″ MacBook to help with their studies!
Find out more info at: You can’t miss it – Study Link
Careers in Gaming – viable and successful
A CAREER IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS VIABLE AND SUCCESSFUL
Have a listen to Stephen Knightly – CEO of NZ Video Game company, Rocketwerkz. As a game studio, they are looking for fresh talent in the industry, and recruit directly from Yoobee and other creative schools.
Volunteering Canterbury/Dementia Canterbury
Volunteering Opportunity
Organisation: Dementia Canterbury
Location: various around Christchurch and Wider Canterbury region
Role: Annual Appeal Collecting
Dates: Friday 19 November and Saturday 20 November
Times: Flexible – find a shift/day that suits your schedule
Working as a group, you will be contributing to Dementia Canterbury’s annual appeal which is one of the most important fundraisers in their calendar. If you have a group, one person will be the Team Leader overseeing the smooth running of the day, picking up collection buckets at the beginning of the day and returning at the end of the day. The rest of your group will be allocated two-hour timeslots, in pairs, to engage with the public and collect. Dementia Canterbury team will be supporting you! A typical day would be 10am to 5pm … get a group together and make a difference in your community.
Contact Glenda, outreach@volcan.org.nz to get started!
Jobs
Christmas Job!
Brand new phone!
Summer sorted!
We are looking for Year 13 students to work as Santa's Trusted Advisors in our Vodafone stores over the summer period from late November to early January. They will greet customers, help them select phones and keep the store looking sparkly!
Students will earn $20 per hour and receive a phone of their choice to the value of $500 if they work a minimum of 9 days.
Students will be required to work a variety of shifts. There is also potential for them to apply for ongoing part time work post Xmas if they want to.
Apply now!
Scan the QR code to fill out the application form or
If you have any questions then please see the careers office.