Scotch College

Course and Career Services

Dr Robert Smith	Head of Course and Career Services
Mr Mark Zannoni	Course and Careers Adviser
Ophelia.Hopkins	Course and Careers Adviser

Mission

To empower students to make informed decisions about their course and career pathways through provision of information, counselling and transferable skill development programs

Philosophy

Career education is a step by step process, life long decisions are not made at the end of Year 12. The first step for the majority of Scotch College students is choosing a course that interests them.

Aim of careers education at Scotch

All boys in Years 10, 11 and 12 are actively involved in Careers Education. The aim is to facilitate a boy's knowledge of career appointments and to make them more aware of their interests and abilities, so they are well equipped to make the transition from school to further study and the workplace.

Careers Night

Held in May of each year.

7.30 – 8.00pm	Career Information Session 1
8.05 – 8.35pm	Career Information Session 2
8.40 – 9.10pm	Career Information Session 3

Parental support

The success of the programme depends to a large extent on the support of parents throughout the school. Parents are a valuable resource and their assistance is important to maintain and extend services provided. Any parent who thinks that they may be able to make a contribution to Careers Night, the Mock Interview Program or Work Experience is encouraged to contact the Careers Department.

Work experience

Conducted during the year and can include term holidays. Work experience is not legally permitted during the end of year summer holiday. It is the students' responsibility to organise a work experience placement. The Careers Department can offer advice on how to apply for work experience.

Year 10 students complete a week of work experience.

Mock Interview Programme

This involves boys in Year 11 and 12. Students are interviewed as either 'prospective employees' or for course entry for which a critique is provided to each student. This has excellent benefits for students' prospects of full or part time work and also provides useful practice for interviews in which students may be involved when seeking tertiary or TAFE selection. Follow up interviews include the opportunity of videotaping and analysis.

Newsletter Archive

2011 Newsletter

• Current

1. February 7
2. February 21
3. March 8
4. March 22
5. April 8
6. May 6
7. May 20
8. June 17
9. July 29
10. August 12
11. September 2
12. October 25
13. November 16

2010

1. February 12
2. March 01
3. March 15
4. April 23
5. May 10
6. May 24
7. June 7
8. June 21
9. July 26
10. August 20
11. September 3
12. October 25
13. November 8

2009

1. February 13
2. February 27
3. March 13
4. March 27
5. April 27
6. May 13
7. May 22
8. June 9
9. June 24
10. July 30
11. August 3
12. August 17
13. August 31
14. September 8
15. October 14
16. October 30