Paul Konig of Link Employment and Training with Cranbourne Secondary College year nine students Arif, Askari, Ashleigh, Michael, Brendan, Alex, Tiffany and Lidiya.
CRANBOURNE Secondary College students got to explore their career options at an exhibition last week.
Numerous local businesses and services, as well as training institutions, parents and staff volunteered their time to let the school’s year nine students know about various job options.
About 250 students took part in the Careers Expo last Thursday in groups of 10, accompanied by a parent mentor and a year 10 mentor, to encourage the students to actively participate in the experience.
Lisa Smith from Minds at Work gave a motivational presentation. She discussed students choosing between a job that paid well or following their passions and using their talents.
This was the second year the expo has been run. It was developed through a partnership between Cranbourne Secondary College, Anglicare Victoria, South East Local Learning and Employment Network, MEGT Institute and the Cranbourne Rotary Club.
Project officer Debbie Nobbs said the expo was designed to provide students with accurate information about career options and pathways, and inspire them to consider a broader range of career options.
Ms Nobbs said the day was also important in creating stronger links and partnerships between the college, local businesses, further education and training institutions and the broader community.
“We could not have provided such an informative and interesting event without the support of everyone involved,” she said.
“By working together and valuing everyone’s contribution we were able to enhance students’ educational opportunities and demonstrate in a very practical way how much our community cares about and is willing to support our young people.”
