By Eleanor Wilson
Students at Berwick College took the first step in deciding their futures on Thursday 14 July, exploring what their professional futures could look like in the school’s annual careers expo.
Year 9-12 students chatted with representatives from over 40 of Victoria’s tertiary and vocational educators, offering courses and programs from medicine, to performing arts to carpentry and even policing.
Tables representing some of the state’s most popular universities such as Monash University, RMIT University and The University of Melbourne were packed with students mapping out their futures, while private providers such as Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, Skillinvest and Whitehouse Institute of Design attracted students with more niche interests.
“The careers expo follows our careers education session, and it provides the students with an opportunity to find out about programs, to meet the tertiary industry providers and discuss with the programs, courses, prerequisites and identify potential job opportunities that they’re interested in,” careers coordinator Karen Crawley said.
“From there it leads up to our course counselling, from which the students are prepared to choose the right subjects for their chosen educational pathway.”
