Careers News

UQ Robogals Workshop

UQ run a range of workshops for students in Years 7 to 12. These workshops are in the school holidays and include:

• Advanced robotics Workshop: Artificial Intelligence
• Girls in Robotics day - Advanced
• Introduction to Robotics Workshop
• Arduino Hackathon
• SPARQed 5-day Senior Research Immersion
• Robotics Playground Camp! (Robotics Camp Champion)
• Robotics Playground Camp! (One Day Wonder – Single Day Package)

For more information visit the UQ website.

Open Days

This expo provides an opportunity to talk to representatives from Queensland and interstate universities, TAFE Queensland, private colleges, the Defence Force, the Queensland Police Service, Gap Year programs and other education and training organisations about their courses and career pathways.  The expo will be held from 10.00am – 4.00pm on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July 2018 at the Royal International Convention Centre, RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane.  The website provides information about the exhibitors, the seminar program and competitions. 

TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland will be holding a Higher Education Open Day on 29 July 2018 from 10.00am – 4.00pm at their South Bank Campus. You will learn about the study options TAFE Queensland offers that will further your education. Visit their website for more information about Degree courses and university pathways.

This expo will be held from 10.00am – 2.00pm and 3.30 – 6.30pm on Tuesday 24 July 2018 at the Calvary Centre, Tanawha.  At this event, you can gather information and ask questions about training, tertiary studies, apprenticeships, scholarships and career options.  You can participate in ‘hands on’ and interactive activities.  Visit the website to find out about exhibitors, seminars, and the competition.  You can download a worksheet (click on ‘Visitor Information’) to help you organise your visit to the expo.

USC Open Day

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) will hold an Open Day at the following locations running from 10.00am-1.00pm:

• USC Sunshine Coast        Sunday 22 July 2018
• USC Caboolture                 Sunday 5 August

They will provide you with an opportunity to check out the campuses and to find out about the study options available.  Visit the  for details.

ACU - University Experience

Places are filling fast for this event for students in Years 10 – 12 which will be held in the school holidays from 9.30 am – 1.45 pm on Thursday 5 July 2018.  If you’re considering tertiary study for next year or in the future, University Experience provides the perfect chance to explore your study options by living a day in the life of an ACU student.  Visit the ACU University Experience website for more information and to register.

UMelb

Turn your visit to University of Melbourne into a long weekend and participate in ‘A Day at Melbourne’ (13 July 2018) where you will find out about:

• Undergraduate courses structure
• Majors
• Graduate pathways
• Enhancement programs
• Activities that can be done within each faculty.

Mrs Natasha Purcell, Careers Counsellor