Careers

Mr Russell Hinks Careers Advisor

Year 10

All Year 10 students in 2014 spent time examining career possibilities. The Year 10 cohort participated in the personal development and wellbeing (PDW) classes. The students used Career Voyager, a psychometric assessment tool designed to help match their interests to possible careers. Classes participated in a range of activities, including Coaching Young People for Success workshops, Work Safe Certificates and guest speakers from the Australian Defence Force.

Early in Term 2, the annual Careers Carousel was held with over sixteen guest speakers from a broad range of industries. Students were fortunate to hear from professionals in areas such as law, finance, emergency services and engineering. A special mention to the following Old Boys, Blair Bayens (‘07), Matthew Morgan (‘05) and Alexander Massey (‘05), who gave up valuable time to visit the College and offer expertise..

Year 10 students also received a Trinity College portfolio which is designed to help them keep track of employability skills, achievements, qualifications and improve their work readiness. This portfolio acts as a resource for future career planning and will be added to as the students continue at the College.

Year 11

Students received individual career counselling, as they requested, usually revolving around subject changes and possible future careers. Extension opportunities were presented to groups who expressed interest. These included the Business, Law & Politics Symposium hosted by Notre Dame University and the ECU Accounting & Finance Symposium held in October, where students were given a taste of university life and careers in the accounting and finance industry.

Year 12

From the beginning of the year students were presented with information and advice regarding life after Year 12. In Terms 1 and 2 the students heard presentations from representatives from Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, University of Notre Dame and University of Western Australia. These talks proved to be invaluable as many students took the opportunity to ask questions and then visit some of the campuses which many will be attending in 2015. The Tertiary Institutions

Trinity students with representatives from Bechtel (Rosemary Dotlic, Sean Townsend, Tony Hey) after a lunchtime presentation

Years 11 and 12 students working on a bridge design at the UWA Engineering Day

Guest presenters from the Year 10 Careers Carousel

Service Centre (TISC) also visited Trinity to guide the university-bound students through the ins and outs of applying for university. Entrance to training institutions (TAFEs) or apprenticeships was covered in a specialist session in the Library.

Engineering continues to be a popular university destination for our graduates and early in the year Trinity students were hosted by the University of Western Australia’s Engineering Faculty where they spent the day on a series of challenges and learning about the different disciplines on offer.

Thank you to students and families of Year 12s who completed scholarship applications for entry into university in 2015.

Vocational Education and Training

Non Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) students were busy completing certificates throughout the year and ten students have been involved in workplace learning which involves one day a week spent off campus studying different courses. Throughout 2014 there were 71 students studying four different certificate courses. This number is expected to rise in 2015 when the changes to Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) come into effect.

Certificate Courses Offered

• Cert I Sport & Recreation • Cert II Information Technology • Cert II Outdoor Education • Cert II Business

Eleven students were involved in workplace learning (WPL), spending one day a week off campus studying at TAFE. The following certificates were available:

• Certificate II Building & Construction • Certificate II Electro-Technology • Certificate II Data & Voice Communications • Certificate II Plumbing & Gas Fitting • Certificate II Metal Roofing & Cladding

Mr Russell Hinks Careers Advisor

Perth Hilton hospitality day

RAAF at the Year 10 Careers Carousel