Monday, May 7, 2012

Careers News

The Careers Office has some exciting events coming up and I just wanted to make sure you knew about them. 




Firstly, my new Student Careers Office Support team is: Nick Karalis (Student Team Leader), Fraser Goldsworthy, Shashank Murali, Blake Parker, Kongkea Phon and Will Fryer. They will be invaluable to me as we host some big events here at Prince Alfred College!



American College and University Information Night (includes sport scholarships)

THIS Thursday evening May 10, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Prince Alfred College Careers Office is hosting Education USA for all interested South Australian Year 10 – 12 students in Anzac Hall

Year 10 – 12 students and parents invited to attend

Please RSVP mmagann@staff.pac.edu.au

EducationUSA is a global network of hundreds of advising centres supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. The foreign students of yesterday are becoming the world leaders today. EducationUSA centres actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about educational institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. Millions of prospective students learn about U.S. study opportunities through EducationUSA centres each year. Centres are staffed by professional advisers, many of whom have first-hand experience having studied in the United States themselves, adhere to ethical standards, abide by the policy to refrain from working with commercial recruitment agents, and/or have received State Department-approved training about U.S. higher education and the advising process.

National Career Development Week “Get the Life you Love”

Tuesday 15 May lunch 12:55 PM – 1:25 PM

University of Adelaide presents in PIPER



Wednesday 16 May lunch same time

Flinders University presents in PIPER



Thursday 17 May lunch same time

University of South Australia presents in PIPER



Free yummy food and prizes on all days! Thanks to Bond University, Uni SA, Flinders, Adelaide Uni, Melbourne Uni, RMIT, Monash, ANU, UQ, Sydney, Macquarie Universities and ICHM!

Year 10 – 12 students

No RSVP necessary



Oxford University Information Night (SKYPE hook up direct with Oxford)(First of this kind of event in Australia!)

Thursday 24th May 5:00 PM Sharp

Rooms W12/13 (signage upon arrival)

Year 10 – 12 students and parents (PAC, Walford, Seymour, Wilderness Schools)

Coffee and biscuits

Supported by the Prince Alfred College International Student Office and the Oxford Alumni Association of South Australia



PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE ANNUAL CAREERS EXPO

Monday 30th July 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Piper Pavilion and classrooms

Exhibitors include: Defence Force, Monash University, Peer Apprenticeships, SA Health, Gap Year Programs, SA universities and colleges and more!

Last year we had approx. 40 guest speakers representing 27 industries! This year we aim to improve on what we’ve done in the past…

Year 10 – 12 students and parents

Whilst attendance is not mandatory, the Careers Expo is highly recommended for its amazing capacity to have something relevant for each student.

RSVP required through pastoral care teachers



Recent past events for the Careers Office include:



• A visit from Melbourne University for an information session

• International College of Hotel Management Visit (free donuts!)

• ADFA information night

• Pizza and Engineering Night (together with Walford, Seymour and Wilderness Schools)

• Mining and Resources Information Session by BHP

• Old Scholar Richard Broinowski visit and sharing with Year 11s about his time as an international diplomat and his years in media and consultancy

And don’t forget the Careers Office offers:

• Career Guidance and future study advice

• University application support

• Career profile/testing

• UMAT Oral Assessment Workshops (an absolute must for Year 12 boys interested in Med/Dentistry/UMAT required career pathways)

• Scholarship support

• Workplace visits

• Interview coaching

• Resume and letter support

• Employment assistance

Please do not hesitate to contact me, should you have any questions.

Kind regards

Ms Magann



Ms. Monica Magann



Careers Counsellor

Prince Alfred College

Dequetteville Terrace Kent Town, S.A. 5067

t: +61 8 8334 1243

f. +61 8 8363 0702

e: mmagann@pac.edu.au





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