CAREERS UPDATE – YEAR 11
MAY 2015
POLICE ENTRY INFORMATION SESSION
6 May, 3 pm, WA Police Academy, 81 Lakeside Drive, Joondalup. These monthly entry
information sessions are aimed at individuals wanting to know more about a career with the WA
Police. Sessions include presentations by an officer from Police Recruiting, Police Recruits and
other members of WA Police. The session will provide an overview of WA Police entry pathways,
the selection process and other details regarding becoming a Police Officer. Register at:
www.stepforward.wa.gov.au/news-and-events/events/
Another information session will be running on 10 June.
CURTIN UNIVERSITY
Maths Enrichment Program for years 5-11:
There will be 16 weekly sessions held at the Curtin University campus in Bentley, which are
schedule in two 8 week blocks. The topics covered by the program are selected to complement
the school curriculum and to challenge students with some non-standard problems. The classes in
2015 are scheduled in Term 2 (from Monday 27th April to Friday 19th June) and Term 3 (from
Monday 20th July to Friday 11th September), 8 weeks in each block. For more information visit:
http://maths.curtin.edu.au/enrichment.cfm
Pharmacy Information Evening - Tuesday, 26 May, 5.30pm, Building 300, Room 219, Bentley
Campus. This evening will provide information on pharmacy at Curtin and career opportunities in
pharmacy. For more information and to register, go to: http://news.curtin.edu.au/events/pharmacyinformation-evening/
Psychology Information Evening - Wednesday 27 May, 6pm, Building 500, Room 1101,
Bentley Campus. This evening will give you an opportunity to speak to experts about study and
careers options in psychology. For more information and to register, go to:
http://news.curtin.edu.au/events/psychology-information-evening/
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
Parents: The Demystifying Adolescents evening on Monday 11th May from 6:30 – 8:00pm
will provide parents and interested members of the community a crash course in the
developmental psychology of adolescents and how to understand and communicate effectively
with young people. This engaging and informative evening will be delivered by Dr. Michael CarrGregg, one of Australia’s highest profile psychologists who specialises in the area of parenting
adolescents and adolescent mental health.
Dr. Carr-Gregg is a founding member of the National Centre Against Bullying and chairs their
Cybersafety Committee. He sits on the Board of the Young and Well Cooperative Research
Centre, is the parenting expert for Channel 7′s top rating Sunrise and The Morning Show and is a
columnist for Girlfriend magazine. He is also the psychologist on 3AW’s Morning Show with Neil
Mitchell. He is an author of 8 books including the bestselling “Princess Bitchface Syndrome” and is
currently working on his 9th. His books have been published in Italy, Indonesia, China, Brazil, the
UK and Japan. To register and for more information, parents and interested members of the
community can visit www.experience.murdoch.edu.au/event/demystifyingadolescents/.
Undergraduate Information Evening - 20 May, 6pm, Murdoch, South Street Campus.
This is a great opportunity to learn about the undergraduate courses that Murdoch offers. There
will be information about courses in arts, education, engineering and information technology,
health, law, management and governance, psychology, exercise science, and veterinary and life
sciences. More information: http://www.experience.murdoch.edu.au/event/undergraduateinformation-evening/
Health Careers Industry Evening - 27 May, 6pm, South Street Campus.
This is an opportunity to meet academics from a range of health disciplines, including chiropractic,
movement, sports and health, nursing, laboratory medicine, and biomedical. Learn more about the
health courses Murdoch offers. For more details and to register, visit:
http://www.experience.murdoch.edu.au/event/healthcareers/?pid=events_2015_UGPG_HP_bnr_H
EALTH
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Course Info & Expo Evening - Wednesday 20 May, 5.30pm, Tannock Hall of Education, corner
of Cliff Street and Croke Street. The evening will start with a full courses expo from 5.30pm,
followed by an Admissions presentation commencing at 6.00pm. These evenings are an ideal
opportunity to speak with academic staff and access the most up-to-date information on your
chosen course. For more information or to register please visit: http://www.nd.edu.au/events/2015freo/course-info-and-expo-evening
UWA
Engineering information sessions - Tuesday, 19 May, 6.30 – 7.30pm, Weatherburn Lecture
Theatre, Room G40, Mathematics Building.
16 June, 6.30 – 7.30pm, Monadelphous Integrated Learning Centre, Monadelphous Design
Studio, Room 1.52, Mathematics Building.
These sessions will include information about UWA’s undergraduate major in engineering science
and the postgraduate course in engineering. There will be course advice for prospective
engineering students, including prerequisites. There will also be information regarding career
options and the choice of engineering specialisations available. Engineering students will also be
on-hand to answer questions and offer a student’s perspective on studying engineering at UWA.
For more information or to register, visit: http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/engineering-infoevenings
Campus Tours:
These tours are for prospective students who would like to find out more about studying at UWA
whilst taking in the beautiful gardens and buildings at the Crawley campus. Tours run for
approximately one hour on Monday 13 July, 10am (school holidays). You can register for a tour
at: http://www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/about/events/year-12-students/campus_tours
July school holiday ‘Day in the Life of...' activities:
 A Day in the Life of an Architecture student, 9 July
 A Day in the Life of a Psychology student, 10 July
 A Day in the Life of an Engineering Science student, 13 July
 A Day in the Life of a Physic Student, 14 July
 A Day in the Life of a Business Student, 15 July
 A Day in the Life of a Botany Student, 16 July
http://www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/about/events
LAW WEEK 2015
11 – 15 May: Students contemplating a career in Law should go to:
www.lawsocietywa.asn.au/law-week.html to find out about events that are open to the public.
Some events need booking, so make sure you leave enough time to do this. Events include: free
legal advice, court tours, seminars and more.
CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT EXPO
Convention Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth - 14-17th May
This will be held on Thursday and Friday, 9.00am - 3.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm.
Find out more by checking: http://careersandeducationexpo.exibit.com.au/students/show-datestimes
SKILLSWEST EXPO
Convention Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth - 21 - 23 August, 9.30am – 3.45 pm on the
Thursday & Friday and 10.00am – 4.30pm Saturday.
This is a great event presenting professional employment options, graduate opportunities,
apprenticeship and traineeships and training and education opportunities across all industry
sectors. For further information, as it comes to hand, see: http://www.skillswestexpo.com.au/