Career News
International Women's Day Bluescope Brunch
March 12th three students represented the school at the annual BlueScope Brunch to celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme this year was “Count Her In”, International Women’s Day began in Australia in 1911. To celebrate this day we heard from three inspirational women: BlueScope Electrical Engineer Lauren Blasi (pictured above right), Steph Steel, Defence Industry Advisor and Sharon Arrow, Founder & Director Balthazar Champagne Bar. The co-hosts were Sarah Cawte from WIN News and Bella Breakfast Co- Host on i98 FM.
Our students: Isabelle Plattner, Taylor Darke and Tamara Frendo were inspired to bring today’s key messages back to our school community in the future, through video clips providing inspiration to fellow students. The speakers explored topics such as success and failure, starting tasks early and chipping away to achieve the best results, teamwork, self-doubt, strengths and vulnerabilities and determination. It was inspirational to hear an insight into their careers and personalities.
Transition and Pathway Lessons (TAPP)
On Tuesday this week, 19th March all Year 9 students explored career information and career planning in their TAPP lesson. Next week Year 7,8 and 10 have scheduled TAPP lessons to support their career planning. If your child should require support in resume writing, job interview coaching or wish to meet one to one with a career practitioner please don’t hesitate to email me kennedys01@dow.catholic.edu.au
Coming Career Events
May 7th Illawarra Careers Expo at Berkley Stadium- all Year 10 & 12 students will be attending, however Year 11 students are invited to attend the public information session on the afternoon of May 7- more details soon
May 1 - Nursing and Health Career Workshops- all students in Year 10 -12 have received an invitation to this event via google classroom
June 4 Apprenticeship Support Morning - students have been invited to express their interest in attending this event via google classroom
Career Spotlight
The job of a NUTRITIONIST by one of our Year 10 Students
Brief Description:
Nutritionists integrate, disseminate and apply knowledge drawn from the relevant sciences to enhance positive effects of food on the health and well-being of human populations.
Skills and aptitude required for this position:
Communication skills - As a nutritionist, your work involves professionals and patients from diverse backgrounds which requires excellent communication skills. This is crucial in discovering people's eating habits and advocating for healthy eating patterns.
Interpersonal skills - Interpersonal skills include compassion, patience, empathy and the ability to build cordial relationships with others. Nutritionists gather information by patiently listening to their clients and with empathy, they understand the dietetic needs of their clients.
Mathematics - Nutritionists also use calculations in their daily work to determine the appropriate nutrient intake for their clients. Several common math applications nutritionists use include calculating caloric intake, measuring body mass index (BMI) and other key metrics that help these professionals better develop individualized plans for clients.
Courses and Pathways:
Many online and in-person courses will guide you through a pathway into Nutrition, examples of the most common pathways include Certificate IV in Allied Health
Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetics) a TAFE course and Bachelor of Nutrition Science a University degree. Some of these courses offered at UNI are non-atar pathways.
Labour market information:
There are currently 11,800 positions available in the Nutritrion Profession in which 88% being female.
Outline of this career?
Nutritionists main job includes plans diets and menus, and instructs people on the requirements and importance of diet and on the planning and preparation of food. Supervises the preparation and serving of meals. Monitors food intake and quality to provide nutritional care. Calculates nutritional values of food served. Monitors food intake and quality to provide nutritional care. Consults with other health professionals.
School Holiday Workshops
/https://aim.edu.au/whats-on/school-holiday-workshop-performance-syd-campus-8-april/
https://aim.edu.au/whats-on/school-holiday-workshop-songwriting-syd-campus-8-april/
https://aie.edu.au/aie_event/industry-experience-day/
https://aim.edu.au/whats-on/syd-holiday-hsc-masterclass/
https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/events/2024/april/discover-health-sciences-at-acu-north-sydney
If your child would like to book a one-to-one career planning session please email me.
Sue Kennedy
Transition and Pathways Specialist/ Career Adviser