CAREERS FOCUS

Term Two 2009

YEAR 12 INTERVIEWS
Year 12 students will have the opportunity for an interview with Careers staff during
terms 2 & 3 to discuss your plans and goals for the future and to assist you to make
informed decisions. Each student will receive an interview slip the day of their
interview. If the appointment time given does not suit you, please see Mrs Black
(Careers Co-ordinator) to change it.
You will have an appointment with either Mrs Reid or Mrs Tipa, in the Careers
Department. (D Block)

LUNCH TIME SPEAKERS:
Each Wednesday we will have outside speakers in the Careers Dept during lunch times
to pass on valuable information to students. This is a great opportunity for you to find
out more about courses and careers. Please listen to the daily bulletin each day
so you don’t miss out!
Auckland University - Wednesday 29th April
Police - Wednesday 6th May
Faculty of Education - Wednesday 20th May
Army - Wednesday 27th May
Navy - Wednesday 3rd June
Airforce - Wednesday 10th June

UPCOMING DATES FOR THIS TERM:
Workchoice Day – Tuesday 19 May. We will be taking twenty Year 12 students to
visit two workplaces to look at a variety of job roles. These include IT, sales &
marketing, event management & business careers.

EVENTS OUT OF SCHOOL: (please see Careers Department for further
information or application forms)
Media Design School Open Days – Saturday 2nd May, 12pm-5pm. Level 12, 242
Queen Street. See Careers Dept notice board.
International Travel College Open Day – Saturday 2nd May, 9.00am–1.00pm at the
Botany and City Campus. See Careers notice board.
RNZAF Open Days – these are being held on 5th May, 28th July and 21st October.
Students are given the opportunity to visit the operational base in Auckland. This
guided tour provides students with the chance to view personnel at work and
experience some of the great facilities first hand.
Latitude Global Volunteering – Two scholarships are available for 18 – 25 year olds
to work in the UK as a volunteer next year. This would suit those who want to
experience life, living and new horizons. Check out their website www.lattitude.org.nz
to find out more. Applications close 29 May.
Pasifika Information Evening – Thursday 25 June, 6.15pm at The University of
Auckland. Great opportunity for Pasifika students to find out more about their
Architecture, Fine Arts, Dance & Music degrees. See Careers Dept notice board.
Laidlaw College Information night – Monday 18th May, 7.30pm. Auckland Campus -
80 Central Park Drive, Henderson. Further details are on the Careers notice board.
Massey University Information Evenings – from Monday 18th May to Thursday 28th
May. A wide variety of degrees will be covered including Vet, Aviation, Business,
Science, Design, Speech Language Therapy etc. Please see the Careers Dept if you are
interested in attending. Further details are on the Careers notice board.
Air Force Challenge 2009 – This week long experience is held during the first week
of the July school holidays (6th – 10th July). Forty selected students will have the
opportunity to partake in exciting group activities to give them a taste of the real
RNZAF. Travel, accommodation, food and fun are provided. See Careers Dept for
application form. Closing date for applications is 29th May.
University of Otago Information Evenings: All held at the Auckland Centre, 7–9pm
Law presentation: 16th June, Health Sciences - 17th June, Commerce - 18th June.
Any students interested in attending need to register with Careers Dept.

LIAISON VISITS NEXT TERM:
University of Canterbury - Wednesday 29th July
Auckland University Scholarship Presentation - Wednesday 12th August
(An opportunity to hear about scholarships
Available at the University of Auckland).
Study Link - Wednesday 2nd September
Inland Revenue Dept - TBA

UPCOMING DATES FOR TERM 3 & 4:
AUT Maori student on-campus day – Wednesday 22nd July. A group of Year 12 &
13 Maori students will have the opportunity to attend workshops which are hands-on,
interactive & fun. Students will experience first hand what it’s like to study at AUT. More
details later.
University of Auckland Liaison visit
In August, liaison staff will be in the Careers Dept to assist Year 13 students with
degree planning for the following year. (More about this next term.)
Student for a Day - Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design – Opportunity for
students to attend a one-day programme to find out more about their courses. More
on this next term.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU PUT DATES IN YOUR DIARY FOR ANY OF THESE
EVENTS THAT INTEREST YOU

ENTRY TO PROGRAMMES AT UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Students will need to gain University Entrance (UE), meet any university requirements
for their qualification and will be ranked using the ranking system currently applied to
limited entry programmes (ie for each Achieved credit = 2 points; each Merit credit = 3
points; each Excellent credit = 4 points).
Please note that gaining U E (42 credits) does not automatically guarantee entry, so it is
recommended that you aim for Merit and Excellent grades – Achieved grades will
not necessarily be enough to get you into a programme.
See Careers Dept for details on any of the above events