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New Year and New Look

Firstly we would like to welcome everyone back to St Francis Xavier College for what is looking to be an exciting year for the Careers Department! We would also like to thank all of those students, ex-students and parents and carers who signed up for the newsfeed in 2019.

The new NEWSLETTER is now running on a different system and you will not be able to access it from the school careers website for the time being (careersfx.com.au) however we will have a careers website update here soon. In this edition you will find some important information for part-time jobs, university events and Australian Schools based Apprenticeship opportunities. 

Work Experience
We have a new work experience process and it starts right here, outside our office. Come down and check out the board to start your work experience journey today. 

The purpose of a work experience placement is to provide insight into the industry, role, employer and workplace as part of a greater career planning program. You will have your own specific reasons for looking for work experience. Maybe you want to try something new or perhaps you want to try working with an employer before signing up to a Australian Schools based Apprenticeship (ASbA). This can be an extremely valuable experience, particularly if it informs your future studies and career. 

Work Experience at Canberra Hospital

If you are interested in doing work experience in medical fields at all this year you really need to come down and see us. Canberra Hospital is the primary place for getting medical related work placements in the ACT and the places fill up fast. In addition, it is very competitive and if you don't get your application perfect it will be rejected and you will need to start again. The below link is to the application process. Either Mr Stewart or Ms Slack can help support your application and you are required to seek our approval or Canberra Hospital will ask you to come to speak to us before processing your application.

https://www.health.act.gov.au/form/wex-work-experience-application

We look forward to chatting to you about this, in the mean time get a copy of your immunisation record so we can help you assess whether it will be sufficient. 

Work Experience at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE)

If you are interested in doing work experience at the AIE I am happy to let you know that the 2020 AIE Canberra Work Placement positions are now available!

Work Experience Email Link
Students can select their preferred dates using the link below.
https://aie.edu.au/student-information/work-experience-canberra/

Availability
The list of dates on the form will be updated as positions fill up. Some weeks may be gone if you wait too long.

What will you be doing?
Students will spend the entire week going hands on with the tools used by industry professionals to create the latest games and movies VFX.

  • 3D Character Design using Zbrush
  • 3D Animation in Maya
  • Design and pitch their own game with students from other schools
  • Prototype a game level in Unreal Engine 4

Hours on AIE Campus
Students will be on campus from 10am - 4pm each day, Monday - Friday for the week they are with us. 

 

Part Time Jobs

Casual Floor Staff - Pavilions at Pialligo Estate
Casual Barista in Canberra
Casual Café / Restaurant All-rounder in Acton
Casual Sandwich Hand in Canberra
Hospitality Recruitment Day 2020
Hungry Jack’s Gungahlin
Front of House/Food Service - Wonderbao
SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR - Active Leisure Centre
Belconnen - Hungry Jack's
 

*Organisations and employers for the positions listed have not been vetted in anyway by St Francis Xavier College. They are publicly available on either indeed.com.au or seek.com.au and from the wording on the ad have been deemed of interest. Please advise the career advisor of any concerns regarding any communication with or experience at any place of employment. *

ASBAs
(Australian Schools Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships)

Australian Training Company are an employer of Apprentices and Trainees. They have hospitality traineeships avaliable for anyone interested in an ASbA in hospitality. See careers office for more information.

See the careers department for more details.

Training Opportunities
University Applications
Aiming for a Career In Medicine and Health Sciences?

One problem I have noticed is the lack of information available about the UCAT for Year 12 students. As you may be aware, UCAT has replaced UMAT as the admissions test for entry into medicine and dentistry university courses.

I thought it would be useful to provide you with helpful information about the UCAT exam as registration for the UCAT is coming up on 2nd March 2020. Here is a comprehensive 2020 UCAT Handbook. Come down to the Careers office or email us if you have any questions!


 

Happy to help.

At SFX you can access a huge range or resources on the school careers website!
https://careersfx.com.au/

You can also come visit us in the office beside the senior year co-ordinator's offices. Email careers@sfx.act.edu.au for answers to all the questions you have about your future or to request an interview.

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