Careers
Our Careers department begins to engage with students at Year 10 level. This is done in order to ensure an on-going relationship throughout students’ senior school years and is done initially through ‘Careers Conversations’ with the Careers Advisor, Mrs Sheryl Hewitson. Students are asked to think about which subjects they enjoy at school – these are usually subjects the students are succeeding at – and whether they’d begun to think about how these might link to a career. The idea is to plant the seed of self-reflection in the students as they enter the senior school in order for them to make informed decisions about their futures.
News
Unsure About Which Degree To Study?
A new website is available for students unsure about which degree to choose. No Major Drama is a tool for users to create personalised rankings of majors available for Bachelor (under-graduate) degrees in New Zealand.
Your ranking of majors is based on your own personal selection criteria related to your skills and interests and your own personal weights on the criteria. Go to the No Major Drama website and create your own personal ranking.
The New Zealand Medical Students’ Association (NZMSA)
The New Zealand Medical Students’ Association (NZMSA) are holding their annual conference in Rotorua this year. They are inviting interested secondary students from Rotorua to attend an afternoon of their conference, during which the students will have the opportunity to discuss with medical students what it is like to study in health, and find out about scholarships and options available for Rotorua students.
Saturday 19th May 2-4.30pm. Rotorua Convention Centre. Please contact Sheryl Hewitson, Careers Advisor ASAP if you are planning to attend and would like more information.
ESITO (Electricity Supply Industry Training Oorganistaion) Taster Course
ESITO is offering students who are 16 years or older the chance to experience the electricity supply industry first hand at a Taster Course running in the July school holidays (dates to be confirmed), at Wintec in Hamilton.
Students will spend up to five days taking part in a range of hands-on activities e.g working at heights, using tools in a workshop and site visits to electricity supply companies. All safety gear is provided and every student will be given a free pair of safety work boots, which they get to keep.
Places in all four courses are limited. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age, have NCEA Level 1 and be available to attend an interview. Interviews are normally face-to-face, but depending on the student’s location, phone interviews can be arranged.
For more information and application forms, check out the Career Centre on ESITO’s website or call Gabrielle Riley on 0800 4 ESITO. More Tasters will run in the October school holidays in Auckland, Ngaruawahia, Kawerau and Napier.
FIEA Forestry Careers Evening: 18th July at the Distinction Hotel Rotorua
Any Year 13’s that were interested in either doing a degree in Forestry at Canterbury or a diploma at Waiariki, please see the Careers Department for more details.
Rotary Australia / New Zealand Student Exchange 2013
Applications are now being taken for the above student exchange for 2013. Applications close 30th June.
For more information on any of the above, contact: Sheryl Hewitson – Careers Department xtn 8823 or sheryl.hewitson@jpc.school.nz
Careers In Technology, Engineering And/or Science
If you’re interested in pursuing a career in careers in technology, engineering and/or science please read this information produced by Futureintech. Funded by NZ Trade and Enterprise, Futureintech is an initiative of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). Futureintech is a practical attempt to increase the number of young New Zealanders choosing careers in technology, engineering and science – crucial sectors for the infrastructure and social and economic growth of the country. For more information visit the Futureintech website
Gateway
The Gateway programme is designed for students who display a clear direction toward a specific career path. Students gain work experience, workplace training, and unit standard achievements which are related to industry.
Each student is required to gain a minimum of 10 credits throughout their placement. Whenever possible unit standards will be designed around each individual student and their specific place of work, and will also contribute towards their NCEA achievements. Students are also required to achieve NCEA requirements within school. If students are to move onto apprenticeships, polytechnic, and university NCEA requirements need to be kept up to date.
In 2011 we placed students in numerous areas, including: Law; Education (primary schools); Automotive Electrical Engineering; Cheffing; Aviation; Accommodation; Beauty; Science; Hairdressing; Accountancy; Diesel Engineering; Retail; Psychology; Agriculture; Animal Care; Electrical Supply; Automotive Engineering.
View some of our 2011 Gateway students.
