From the Futures and Careers Department
What’s happening at Pymble
Dates for Diaries
Presentations from Universities at lunchtime in the Jobson Lecture Theatre from 1.25pm to 2.05pm:
Term 1
Wednesday 23 February ANU
Thursday 3 March UOW
Thursday 10 March ACU
Thursday 17 March Bond University
Thursday 24 March Notre Dame University
Term 2
Thursday 28 April UTS
Thursday 5 May Macquarie University
Thursday 12 May Torrens University
Thursday 19 May University of Newcastle
Thursday 26 May UNSW Co-op
Thursday 9 June University of Melbourne (1045-1105)
Save the Date:
On Thursday 3 March from 6.30pm to 8.00pm, there will be an online Study Overseas Information Evening.
This evening is for any interested Pymble students or parent/caregiver and will cover the many processes which a student needs to consider if they wish to study in the USA and the UK upon leaving school.
Speakers will include:
- Education USA.
- University College London.
- A recent Pymblestudent perspective – ‘What does it take to get an offer’.
- Ms Halliday speaking about Sporting processes.
- Mr Kozyra will be speaking about general Pymble
Open Days & Info Sessions
WSU | Discover Western: Subject Selection and Future Career in Teaching and Education, Interpreting and Translation, Arts and International Studies
Tuesday 1 March, 5.00pm
Online
Find out more: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/student-life/events/western-webinars
WSU | Discover Western: Subject Selection and Future Career in Business and Accounting, Law, Tourism and Urban Planning
Tuesday 1 March, 6.00pm
Online
Find out more: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/student-life/events/western-webinars
TAFE NSW | Launch your Career in Cyber Security
Tuesday 15 March, 10.00am – 11.00am
Online
Find out more: https://tafenswevents.eventsair.com/launch-your-career-in-cyber-security/lyccs/Site/Register
AIF | 2022 Open Days
Newcastle: Saturday 5 March, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Parramatta: Saturday 19 March, 9.30 am – 12.30pm
Sydney: Thursday 24 March, 5.30pm – 8.30pm
Find out more: https://enquire.fitness.edu.au/open-day
University of Sydney | Life of a Psychologist
Wednesday 6 April, 4.00pm – 4.30pm
Online
Find out more: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4PFpfIj9QoKUY4VFWAFtNw
2022 Northern Beaches Careers Expo
Thursday 26 May, 9.00am – 2.00pm
Miramare Gardens
Find out more: https://www.theben.org.au/event/2022-northern-beaches-careers-expo-back-after-covid/
Workshops and Courses
Grok Academy | Cyber Live
Wednesday 16 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Online
Find out more: https://groklearning.com/cyberlive/
Scholarships
Bond University Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarship
100 per cent tuition for any single or approved combined* undergraduate degree (excluding the Bond Medical Program).
- Available to domestic students completing Year 12 at an Australian secondary school.
- To be considered, applicants must be predicted to achieve a minimum of ATAR 95.00 or IB Diploma 38.
- Demonstrated record of leadership, initiative and service to their school and/or community.
Bond’s unique ‘VC scholarship’ is a full-fee scholarship offered to high-achieving Australian high school students. It covers a broad range of degree areas, including approved combined or ‘double’ degrees. However, a full-fee scholarship really is only the beginning of what the scholarship entails! As well as looking (really) great on a resume, the scholarship gives students access to a range of professionals, scholarship alumni, and like-minded and passionate fellow students, and sets students up for an exceptional time at university. Applications for this scholarship open on 2 May 2022 and close on 1 August 2022.
Find out more: https://bond.edu.au/scholarship/vice-chancellors-elite-scholarships
Walkley Young Indigenous Scholarship
Value: Work placement + $10,000 stipend
Open/Closing Dates: 7 March 2022 – 26 April 2022
This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Indigenous journalist aged 30 years or under to develop their newsroom experience with two leading news providers. This 12-week scholarship will be broken down into six weeks with Junkee Media and six weeks with 10 News First in Sydney. You’ll develop a broad understanding of newsroom and production processes and requirements, and as a member of the team you will be encouraged to share your ideas, skills and knowledge.
Rosemary Bishop Indigenous Education Scholarship
Value: Full tuition and boarding
Open/Closing Dates: 3 January 2022 – 29 April 2022
The Rosemary Bishop Indigenous Education Scholarship is available to any Indigenous child from regional, rural and remote communities and towns throughout Australia who will be entering Year 7 in 2023. Scholarships are limited to two children per family.
Atatürk Scholarship
Value: $6,000 AUD
Open/Closing Dates: 1 January 2022 – 31 March 2022
The Atatürk Scholarship was founded in 2020 by members of the Australian Turkish community to provide financial assistance to Australian students of Turkish ancestry who strive to excel in studies, enhancing peace and friendship between all people and all nations.
The scholarship provides financial assistance to students commencing their first year of tertiary study at a University or TAFE at Degree, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level, in the year of application, and a special Şarık Arıyak Memorial Bursary for the second year.
Work Experience
Work Experience with Services Australia
If you’re in Years 10, 11 or 12 or equivalent you can register for a work experience placement.
Placements are unpaid and run for five days on a full time or part time basis. Full time placements run for five consecutive business days. Part time placements run for five days spread over a maximum of five weeks. Learn more
Engineering Virtual Work Experiences
Engineers Australia has partnered with GradAustralia to develop a series of virtual work experience modules exclusively for our student members and to help bridge the gap between university theory and working practice for engineering students.
Each virtual work experience is targeted at the university level, delivered 100 per cent online, and takes between two and five hours to complete.
Eight virtual work experiences have been developed that cover seven engineering disciplines. Learn more.
Considering a gap year?
Find out more at https://rusticpathways.com.au/.
