A number of Catholic secondary schools came together recently to explore the question ‘What does good career guidance look like when it’s good?’ 

Danny Deptula Principal of St Patrick's College, talks about the importance of young people having a sense of optimism about their future, and the wonderful opportunities around South Australia.

Congratulations to Mackenzie Dowling in Year 10 who has been accepted into the Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP15) for Semester 1, 2019. The DIPP is a semester long VET course which focuses on advanced manufacturing and design. The course was designed in collaboration with the Maritime Skills Centre and ASC Shipbuilding to educate students in CAD Design and 3D printing so that they can develop strengths that will allow future employment in the defence industries.

Entry into the DIPP is competitive, with only 14 students accepted across the state per semester. Students must write an application letter and then, if invited, be interviewed by prospective lecturers. Only after this process do students know if they have successfully gained a position in the course.

We are excited that Mackenzie will be the third consecutive Year 10 student to undertake this course, following in the footsteps of Meera Jeganathan and Amatullah Mansurwala in Semester 1 and 2 in 2018. We know Mackenzie will be a wonderful ambassador for Kildare College as she demonstrates to the greater community the success that our students are achieving in STEM.

2016 Alumni, Jesse Reberger and Jacob Raymond are now apprenticed at LAI Switchboards Australia and got the opportunity to 'train the trainer' and show Shane Gubbin, Rosewater Trade Training Centre Manager and Annemarie O'Grady, Industry Connect at Rosewater Trade Training Centre how to VR weld.

The Career Development and Education Network (CDEN) provides support to school leaders and teachers to build a strategic approach to Career Development and Education across middle and senior schooling. Current theories and frameworks in Career Development and Education are studied in line with the school’s self-assessment and school priorities.

Labour market trends and what employers are looking for in job seekers, not all jobs can be automated and jobs requiring social skills, creativity, complex thinking or managerial skills are in demand and with population growth, lifestyle changes and an ageing population many traditional jobs in the Services industries will keep growing.

St Patrick’s Technical College has opened its doors this week to local primary school children to give them a real trade experience...