From the Head of Career Development

‘Strike a pose’ was given renewed meaning as Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Kelsee Ravell referred to Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk on ‘Body Language Shaping Who You Are’ and using the ‘Power Pose’ to increase confidence prior to interviews or when facing...

The Queensland Government is conducting its annual statewide survey of all students who completed Year 12 in 2016. The Next Step survey is a brief, confidential survey that gains a comprehensive picture of the employment, study and life choices made...

This week, our Year 12 cohort attended the University Showcase Day. Students heard from various university representatives, TAFE and the Defence Forces on topics such as life as a tertiary student, living away from home (including on-campus...

Once per month, USC holds an information session and tour of their campus for future students. Career Counsellors also present at these sessions. The next ‘Meet USC’ is on Wednesday 22 nd March from 4.00pm to 7.00pm. Students can register to attend...

(Article from the Sunshine Coast Daily 11 th February) The new Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) will employ thousands of health staff and help tens of thousands of patients every year, but it's the next generation of health professionals...

In the past, students undertaking diploma and advanced diploma courses at TAFE and other approved colleges could defer paying their tuition fees through the VET FEE-HELP scheme. As of 1 st January 2017, this scheme has been replaced by the VET...

At the Parent Information Evenings this term, I made reference to some of the following sites to encourage deeper exploration into careers, courses (Tertiary or TAFE) and pathways. Here are the links again for quick reference, save them to your...

Click here to download the 2017 calendar of key events for each university in Queensland. Mrs Natasha Purcell, Careers Counsellor

Engineering Link Project 2017 The Engineering Link Group, together with host universities, invite Years 10-12 students who are interested in learning about engineering to participate in one of the Engineering Link Projects (ELPs) in Queensland this...

University of the Sunshine Coast: http://www.usc.edu.au/learn . Explore the courses offered and find details of upcoming experience days. The QUT website has a section for high school students: https://www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate-study/are-...