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

JPC now has a Career's calendar for any JPC career-related events such as guest speakers, university visits etc. Please see the link below, which can also be accessed from our school website.

Evo Energy is visiting JPC on Monday 19th of August at lunch! Open to students in Y9-12, come and hear about their apprenticeship program.

The current apprenticeship program is open to those who are finishing Year 12 this year.

Throughout the Apprenticeship, you will gain on-the-job training in your trade, while you receive support from our dedicated Apprenticeship Team Lead, so you can have a safe and successful career.  

What trades are available 

Lineworkers are responsible for building, improving and maintaining the poles and wires that deliver electricity to our customers 

Cable Jointers are responsible for installing and maintaining the underground cables and network equipment that deliver electricity to our customers 

Electrical Fitters are responsible for maintaining, servicing and constructing the network of the ACT. 

Learn more about a day in the life on our Careers page.  

For more information about how to apply, please click the link below:

Are you interested in an apprenticeship or traineeship? Check out the jobs board for some of the following apprenticeship companies:

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

Save the date for these open days in Canberra:

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) - Friday 13 September

University of Canberra - Saturday 14 September

Australian Catholic University (ACU) - Saturday 14 September

All other uni open days - NSW/ACT

Early Entry 

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

If you’re 17-25, this unique gap-year program provides you with a paid job, training and development, not to mention the opportunity to build your networks within the agriculture industry.

Applicants can indicate which farm type they’d prefer from a wide variety, and also where in Australia they would ideally like to go. 

Have you ever been interested to learn how we make amazing films? You’re in luck, as Animal Logic is excited to announce our next ‘Work Experience Week’ in November 2024!

Work Experience Week is aimed year 10 and year 11 students who are interested in working in a feature animation studio, as we provide the chance to for students to learn about the roles and responsibilities related to a career in the Animation & Visual Effects workplace. Students will be involved in a combination of lectures, experimental artistic, technical learning and presentation skills, all by some of the best artists/technicians in the industry.