Asquith Boys High School

About Careers

The Careers program at our school consists of these major areas:

a)   Work Experience - all year 10 students participate in a one week Work Experience with the employers of their choice. Assistance in finding placements is available but students are encouraged to arrange their own placements where possible.  Insurance cover in case of accident is provided by the Department of Education and Training. Selected students in Years 9, 10  and 11  can also undertake one day a week work experience throughout the year.

b)   TVET - Students are able to include TAFE courses as part of their HSC program and attend courses held at Hornsby, Meadowbank, Ryde ,North Sydney and Central Coast  TAFEs. Selected students  can also attend TAFE outreach courses in Years 9 and 10.

c)   HSC Part Time  Apprenticeships and Traineeships - Students are able to undertake a traineeship or apprenticeship at school which involves paid work, formal training whilst also completing the HSC.

d)   Interviews are held with Year 12 students to assist with decision making, to provide information about tertiary courses and careers and to assist with jobs and tertiary course applications. Students from all other years also have access to the careers adviser's assistance.

e)   A number of career related seminars/activities (eg mock interviews for all Year 10 ,Year 12 Career Day and CSI (Career Start Investigation) Day are organised to enable students to make informed decisions about school and post-school options.

SCHOOL INDUSTRY LINKS

The school has a number of mutually beneficial links with business and employers.  The business gains the advantage of excellent public relations with the school community and being able to educate students in their products. Our school benefits from this association through excursions, guest speakers and a general broadening of the students' horizons.  All links are designed to broaden the existing curricula at our school. 

A number of scheduled activities through the year involve links with industry, including work experience, work placement and mock interviews.

 Submitted by J. Fry