This is your JPC Careers Team for 2024:

• Ms Teena Zorzi - Leader of Learning and Wellbeing (Careers and Pathways)
• Mr Dominic Charter - Leader of VET (Vocational Education and Training)
• Mrs Natasha Bramham - Careers Support

You can contact all of us at careers.jpc@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Career Mondays/Fridays
Mr Charter and Ms Zorzi will be in the ICF Careers space every Monday/Friday at lunch for drop-in sessions. If you have a question about Careers, Pathways or VET, drop by!

JPC Careers Website

Current Year 12 student Ben Cook was lucky enough to complete work experience with ASD during the last holidays. He shares his experience!

Where did you complete your work experience?
I completed my work experience at the Australian Crime Security Centre.

What tasks did you undertake during this work experience?
During this work experience, I got to complete a variety of hands-on tasks, such as identifying security intrusions on a computer system, conducting digital forensic examinations, learning about web application vulnerabilities, using open-source software to recover keys and encrypt and decrypt data, learning about geospatial analysis, and robotics programming using Arduinos.

What did you learn by completing this work experience?
From completing this work experience, I learned what it was like to work through a cyber security incident, similar to those that real cyber security specialists go through each day. I also got to learn many of the individual steps that go into preventing cyber threats, as well as how to identify any vulnerabilities online.

What were the challenging aspects of this work experience?
There were many challenging aspects of this work experience, especially because most of the tasks were new to me. In particular, the digital forensic examinations contained many things that were difficult to understand, such as learning how to examine hard drives for any cyber attacks and then using various techniques for analysis. Additionally, one minor challenge I faced was having to adjust between various operating systems like Windows and Linux.

Has this shaped your ideas for future careers/jobs?
This work experience has been very valuable for me. I have always had an interest in cyber security and this work experience gave me the opportunity to gain insight into the many tasks that cyber security specialists undergo daily. Additionally, there are many roles that go into cyber security, which I got to experience in depth and see if I enjoyed it. I am now more keen in learning about cyber security and possibly having a future career in the cyber security industry. 

The CIT Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy Department are now taking enrolments for our July intake for the Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy qualifications. Students are able to enrol into the whole qualification or select standalone units. 

Qualifications available:

• SHB30221 Certificate III in Makeup
• SHB40121 Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
• SHB30416 Certificate III in Hairdressing
• SHB30516 Certificate III in Barbering

The next information session will be held on Monday 17June from 5pm – 6pm at CIT Reid (C Block) which is a perfect opportunity for students to speak with our educators to find out more about the courses and assist with any questions.

If you are interested in an Australian School-Based Apprenticeship, please contact careers.jpc@cg.catholic.edu.au.

If you’re a current Year 12 student applying to UC for undergraduate study next year, you could receive an early admission offer under the Early Offer Scheme using criteria other than your ATAR.

Important dates:

• 9 August 2024: applications close
• 23 August 2024: Early Offer document deadline
• 5 September 2024: offers released

FACULTY OF ARTS AND DESIGN

If you are interested in courses such as creative writing, culture/heritage, film design, architecture, design, construction, journalism, media and graphic design -  then see the amazing opportunities below:

Portfolio Entry: Don’t let your ATAR define you. At UC, we know ATARs aren't everything. Thanks to Portfolio Entry, if you've got the will to get into university, we've got the way. 

Early Entry 

If you missed the webinar about early entry, you can watch the video below! Applications close on 16 September 2024.

The UOW will be visiting JPC at recess on Monday 5 August. They will also be available for questions during period 3.

Early entry applications closing soon!

UOW Early Admission is our early offer program for students completing Year 12 during 2024. When you apply for Early Admission, UOW considers your unique skills and experiences, alongside your Year 11 results, so you can earn an offer to uni before you sit your first exam.

Open Days:

Early Entry:

The Charles Sturt Advantage is a unique early offer program. It looks at your Year 11 results and your soft skills – things like communication, empathy, resilience and the motivation to create a world worth living in. If you're successful you could receive a guaranteed early offer.

Applications are now OPEN!

The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) processes applications for admission to most undergraduate courses at participating institutions (located in NSW and the ACT).

Applications for 2025 entry are now open and Year 12 students can submit applications up until the end of January.

Early bird applications close on 29 September. After this, the fee increases significantly.

JPC Year 12 students may apply for the School's Recommendation Scheme. The information can be found in the link below.

Other important links:

General uni research

• Steps to uni for year 11 and 12 students
• Information about choosing uni courses

Uni application help

• steps to completing your application
• UAC’s Key Dates
• UAC’s Frequently Asked Questions
• How the Educational Access Scheme works (special consideration of a disadvantage) 
• Other early entry/offer schemes for Year 12 students

The Defence Work Experience Program provides young Australians with an interest in a Defence career, the opportunity to gain exposure to a range of job roles available within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Australian Public Service (APS).

There are some amazing upcoming opportunities are available for both secondary and tertiary students and participants must be 15 years of age or over at the time of the placement.

2 October - Industry Experience Day (Year 10, 11 and 12)

AIE's Industry Experience Day is a great opportunity for students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to learn about the local and international game development, 3D animation and visual effects industries. Students will get the opportunity to learn about the different pathways to get into the industry, what should be in a portfolio and will be able to get creative in practical workshops using industry-standard 3D animation and game development tools.

Engineering Summer School:

Dates: Sunday 1 – Friday 6 December 2024

Who is it for? 80-90 Year 12 students (sitting HSC or equivalent 2025)

ESS2024 is supported by the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, 5 of NSW key Engineering Universities, and the Engineering profession.
It is a fast paced 5 day program, visiting 5 Universities & 5 projects or iconic Engineering organisations. Meeting over 150 Engineers & Engineering students across disciplines (definitely not for the faint hearted! )

This program will award undergraduate scholarships to women and non-binary people in STEM.

Elevate aims to address gender inequities in STEM through fostering more women and non-binary led industry-academia collaborations in applied research and business, growing professional skills of women in STEM and propelling women and non-binary people into leadership.

The Elevate program provides:
• A scholarship 
• Access to events and networking 
• Mentoring 
• Wellbeing support during scholars’ university studies

Find out more here:

INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS? Work Experience at the Canberra Theatre Centre (CTC) is a crucial first step to understand the performing arts industry and how it operates.

Canberra Theatre Centre offers Year 10 & senior school students a chance to spend a week in Canberra’s largest professional theatres, learning, developing, observing and participating in various areas of operation.  Students will spend time working out of The Courtyard Studio with a small group of passionate theatre makers, while learning from industry professionals across all areas of theatre, including directing, stage management, lighting, sound, mechanics, performance, design and more.