Burnie May 31
Launceston June 28
Hobart August 9
Launceston June 28
Hobart August 9
HOBART UPDATES
Registrations will open on June 20th
Registrations will close July 5th
CMC will run on August 9th
PLEASE NOTE - you can only select one cluster to participate in
2019 Clusters will be updated shortly
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AGRI-BUSINESS – AGRICULTURE
If you enjoy coming up with solutions to real problems, planning and organising practical projects of varying sizes and like working outdoors, then exploring a career in either the Agriculture or Horticulture industries may be for you. Both industries are hands-on, practical, and just calling out for enthusiastic, hardworking individuals who want to work in a range of diverse and rapidly changing environments.
So, if you are interested in rolling up your sleeves and discovering how you can make a difference in managing our vast natural resources, a qualification in Agriculture or Horticulture could set you on the way to a very rewarding career!
Led by TasTAFE’s Horticulture teachers, you will undertake seed sowing activities (microgreens, lettuce, chives). TasTAFE teachers, as well as current students will share their experiences and discuss study and career opportunities across the areas of Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management and Agriculture.
University College
Simulation activity that provides students with education pathways through and to a career in Agriculture
AGRI-BUSINESS – AGRICULTURE
If you enjoy coming up with solutions to real problems, planning and organising practical projects of varying sizes and like working outdoors, then exploring a career in either the Agriculture or Horticulture industries may be for you. Both industries are hands-on, practical, and just calling out for enthusiastic, hardworking individuals who want to work in a range of diverse and rapidly changing environments.
So, if you are interested in rolling up your sleeves and discovering how you can make a difference in managing our vast natural resources, a qualification in Agriculture or Horticulture could set you on the way to a very rewarding career!
Led by TasTAFE’s Horticulture teachers, you will undertake seed sowing activities (microgreens, lettuce, chives). TasTAFE teachers, as well as current students will share their experiences and discuss study and career opportunities across the areas of Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management and Agriculture.
University College
Simulation activity that provides students with education pathways through and to a career in Agriculture
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Fish fanatics and water babies, check out this space. If you join us you will get the full aquaculture story: what, where, and how to jump in!
Have you considered a career in Aquaculture?
The Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council will give you a full overview of the industry. Learn about the diverse range of careers, from marketing, to logistics, to dive operations, to hatcheries….. the possibilities are endless. Students will be able to gauge their interest via interactive games and meaningful chats with industry.
Salmon
Salmon Aquaculture is the largest employer of the Tasmanian seafood industry, with over 5,000 jobs across the state. The sector is worth $651 million dollars and is considered one of the largest growth areas in Tasmania. The industry provides exciting opportunities for work, across a wide range of careers. Students will talk with salmon company representatives and hear about what it’s really like on the job.
University College
Hear about the new Associate Degree in Applied Science (Aquaculture). This degree has been developed in response to industry demand and is specifically designed to equip graduates with work-ready skills.
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School of Architecture & Design
Handbuilt Digital - explore relationships between people, objects and spaces, work at different scales to construct a piece of furniture or a building, and then use photogrammetry to record your creations and reconstruct them as unique 3D digital models. In response to a brief, students will explore relationships between people, objects and spaces and work at different scales to construct a piece of furniture or a building from timber blocks. Photogrammetry will then be used to record their physical creations and reconstruct them as unique 3D digital models that can be manipulated on screen before being laser cut or 3D-printed using Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) equipment. Students will have the opportunity to visit the School of Architecture & Design at Inveresk Campus at a later date to collect their CNC projects. Please bring a mobile phone to the workshop if you have one.
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AUTOMOTIVE
Working in the automotive industry offers exciting career opportunities for people who can meet the demands of changing technologies and enjoy practical activities and problem solving!
This session will explore what it is like to be a modern day mechanic. Come along and get a great introduction to the automotive service and repair industry, we will be taking you around the car showing you some of the cars systems and how they work or maybe you are more keen to understand what is under the bonnet? We will give you the opportunity to touch and feel some components and also use some basic hand tools.
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Get an insight into entrepreneurship, and what it takes to start and run your own business.
Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Business Careers - Which skills suit you and your career? If you have ever thought it would be great to be the boss then this is the cluster for you. Learn what makes you tick and how you can bring out the leader within. This is going to be a really informative session and you will take away a lot of knowledge on how you can be the boss.
LIGHT BLUE BANDcarpentry, painting, plastering & tiling
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Building & Construction
Nation-wide skill shortages currently exist in the building, construction and allied trades industries, which means there is a high demand and great career prospects for capable, motivated people to work in this area. At Creating My Career you’ll be able to get a taste of tiling, painting, plastering and constructing, which are just a few of the amazing trades you can choose from!
Nation-wide skill shortages currently exist in the building, construction and allied trades industries, which means there is a high demand and great career prospects for capable, motivated people to work in this area. At Creating My Career you’ll be able to get a taste of tiling, painting, plastering and constructing, which are just a few of the amazing trades you can choose from!
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HAIR & BEAUTY
Are you creative? Do you like working with people? A career in hairdressing combines the best of both worlds! Hairdressing is all about creativity, practical skills and techniques as well as customer service.
You will have the opportunity to work on mannequin heads, learning braiding techniques from TasTAFE hairdressing teachers, who all have extensive experience in the industry. The session will include demonstrations from teachers and the opportunity for participants to create their own braiding styles working on their own individual mannequin head.
Are you creative? Do you like working with people? A career in hairdressing combines the best of both worlds! Hairdressing is all about creativity, practical skills and techniques as well as customer service.
You will have the opportunity to work on mannequin heads, learning braiding techniques from TasTAFE hairdressing teachers, who all have extensive experience in the industry. The session will include demonstrations from teachers and the opportunity for participants to create their own braiding styles working on their own individual mannequin head.
ARTS & DESIGN
In the last five years the creative industries have emerged as a growth area in Australia. There are now more choices than ever in the creative arts and cultural industries. Some jobs are highly creative or technical, while others have more of a management or customer service focus. If you are creative and enjoy designing and making things with different materials using a variety of techniques, the creative industries area may be just the area of study for you!
In this session you will design wearable art such as, garments, headwear, shoulder pieces, footwear using scraps of fabrics, leather, metals, found objects and recycled items around a 'Steampunk" theme. There is also an opportunity to try mono-printing onto paper and fabric.
In the last five years the creative industries have emerged as a growth area in Australia. There are now more choices than ever in the creative arts and cultural industries. Some jobs are highly creative or technical, while others have more of a management or customer service focus. If you are creative and enjoy designing and making things with different materials using a variety of techniques, the creative industries area may be just the area of study for you!
In this session you will design wearable art such as, garments, headwear, shoulder pieces, footwear using scraps of fabrics, leather, metals, found objects and recycled items around a 'Steampunk" theme. There is also an opportunity to try mono-printing onto paper and fabric.
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DEFENCE FORCE RECRUITING
There are over 250 roles within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) from Combat & Security to Communications and I.T. Join the Defence Force Recruiting team at Creating My Career to explore your options!
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Information Technology
More detail coming soon
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More detail coming soon
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Hydro Tasmania and TasTafe
What is an engineer? What do they do? If we said Engineers are creative people who think of practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and build things that matter – would you be interested?
If we said engineers change the world all the time – would you like to find out more?
Come along and try our engineering challenge. In small teams, we will build a bridge out of some unusual materials and apply lots of engineering skills to the task – skills you probably didn’t know you had!
We will test the strength of your bridge with the assistance of the TasTafe Engineering teachers and talk about how a career in engineering can provide men and women with a world of opportunities.
What is an engineer? What do they do? If we said Engineers are creative people who think of practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and build things that matter – would you be interested?
If we said engineers change the world all the time – would you like to find out more?
Come along and try our engineering challenge. In small teams, we will build a bridge out of some unusual materials and apply lots of engineering skills to the task – skills you probably didn’t know you had!
We will test the strength of your bridge with the assistance of the TasTafe Engineering teachers and talk about how a career in engineering can provide men and women with a world of opportunities.
Arbre Forest Industries Training and Careers Hub
A forest harvesting experience using the latest simulator technology. You are in the seat of a $700,000 machine cutting down trees on a plantaton.
Through a series of simulated work experiences and actual machine simulators, we introduce a wide variety of people to an industry that is not universally understood. There are as many as 106 different pathways linked by 7 different sectors of our industry. From Silviculture, Forest Establishment and Management, Harvest, Haulage, Saw milling, Processing, Business Management, Frame and Truss and Retail, we can promote and direct interested students and job seekers to focused training programs and higher education options for whatever pathway they choose.
A forest harvesting experience using the latest simulator technology. You are in the seat of a $700,000 machine cutting down trees on a plantaton.
Through a series of simulated work experiences and actual machine simulators, we introduce a wide variety of people to an industry that is not universally understood. There are as many as 106 different pathways linked by 7 different sectors of our industry. From Silviculture, Forest Establishment and Management, Harvest, Haulage, Saw milling, Processing, Business Management, Frame and Truss and Retail, we can promote and direct interested students and job seekers to focused training programs and higher education options for whatever pathway they choose.
AMC
Australian Maritime College
Find out more about AMC here
Australian Maritime College
- Did you know that the ocean covers over 70% of the Earth’s total circumference?
- Have you ever thought about how the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the cars you travel in or the latest electronic gadgets make their way from suppliers to your local shops?
- Have you ever wondered how the world’s biggest cruise and cargo ships are designed and built or who even drives them?
Find out more about AMC here
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University of Tasmania - School of Law
Mock Trial or Witness Examination Activity - Do you think you have what it takes to be a lawyer? This activity will give you a great insight into what it's really like. Spaces are strictly limited so register quickly for this one.
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MBBS Activity – Plastering
Creating a plaster cast for a broken finger will be demonstrated. Students can either plaster their own or another students finger in this activity using correct medical techniques.
Aged & Community Services Australia
Royal Flying Doctors
Creating a plaster cast for a broken finger will be demonstrated. Students can either plaster their own or another students finger in this activity using correct medical techniques.
Aged & Community Services Australia
Royal Flying Doctors
WHITE BANDNursing
Health Education & Research Centre (HERC) A fun activity to engage students and give them a small taste of what Nursing might be like as a career choice. NDS The disability sector is one of the fastest growing employers in Tasmania. One in four Tasmanian’s identify as dealing with a disability (148,000 people), the largest per capita in the country. Tasmania has the largest number of people dealing with Autism and Cerebral Palsy. Since the introduction of the NDIS, the growth in disability services has been unprecedented. The need for Support Workers, Business Development Managers, ICT professionals and Marketing professionals will create amazing opportunities within the sector. There are a number of different pathways in the disability industry which will provide a great career path but also the ability to contribute to helping people with a disability live full and inclusive lives. Will Kestin, the State Manager for National Disability Services will present on the opportunities throughout the sector and challenge your perceptions on what a career in disability services looks like. |
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Electrotechnology
Electrotechnology is a fundamental part of our everyday lives, and if you are interested in working in a high-tech industry, an Electrotechnology qualification is for you! There are plenty of highly-paid, cutting-edge jobs out there in a diverse range of industry areas… the tricky bit will be deciding on the one that suits you best! We will have some interactive displays which demonstrate energy, electrical generation and the role that Electrical Trades play in everyday life.
Electrotechnology is a fundamental part of our everyday lives, and if you are interested in working in a high-tech industry, an Electrotechnology qualification is for you! There are plenty of highly-paid, cutting-edge jobs out there in a diverse range of industry areas… the tricky bit will be deciding on the one that suits you best! We will have some interactive displays which demonstrate energy, electrical generation and the role that Electrical Trades play in everyday life.
Plumbing
You mightn’t realise this but plumbers really do save lives! Without plumbing to deliver clean water and get rid of wastewater, we can potentially catch fatal diseases. So if you want a job that keeps our community safe and will literally never dry up, you need to consider becoming a plumber! Besides being one of the highest paying trades there is so much variety and work is literally overflowing. Come along and explore plumbing as a career, you’ll also do some hand-on activities like threading and joining copper pipe together.
You mightn’t realise this but plumbers really do save lives! Without plumbing to deliver clean water and get rid of wastewater, we can potentially catch fatal diseases. So if you want a job that keeps our community safe and will literally never dry up, you need to consider becoming a plumber! Besides being one of the highest paying trades there is so much variety and work is literally overflowing. Come along and explore plumbing as a career, you’ll also do some hand-on activities like threading and joining copper pipe together.
Metals
If you are keen to gain an understanding of what it’s like to have a career in the engineering and manufacturing industries this session will give you a great overview of what it takes to be a boilermaker welder or fitter. It’s an exciting time in Australia to get into these trades, so if you are a hands on type of person that also loves the challenge of interpreting plans or instructions this could be for you! Come along and find out more as well as undertaking our dustpan challenge!
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Psychology
The goal of psychology is not just to study human thinking and behaviour, but to put that knowledge into practice, to help people, communities, and society in general to solve day-to-day problems and improve quality of life.
Psychology is therefore also a profession, devoted to helping people and the community find solutions to real life problems such as improving mental health and well-being, learning, performance, relationships, and societal cohesiveness.
The goal of psychology is not just to study human thinking and behaviour, but to put that knowledge into practice, to help people, communities, and society in general to solve day-to-day problems and improve quality of life.
Psychology is therefore also a profession, devoted to helping people and the community find solutions to real life problems such as improving mental health and well-being, learning, performance, relationships, and societal cohesiveness.
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Science – the excitement of discovery !
College of Sciences and Engineering
If you like a challenge, are fascinated with discovering how and why, and are interested about the world around you, science opens up a whole range of rewarding careers in areas like astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, maths, zoology and more…
A journey in the world of science starts with a question and remains open to even more questions. It’s about curiosity and inquiry, finding stuff out, puzzling over answers, testing out solutions . It can take you in so many different directions and to so many different places. The more you find out, the more you realise you have to learn.
Work with our scientists in this session and see what you’ll discover!
Find out more about studying science at the University of Tasmania here.
College of Sciences and Engineering
If you like a challenge, are fascinated with discovering how and why, and are interested about the world around you, science opens up a whole range of rewarding careers in areas like astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, maths, zoology and more…
A journey in the world of science starts with a question and remains open to even more questions. It’s about curiosity and inquiry, finding stuff out, puzzling over answers, testing out solutions . It can take you in so many different directions and to so many different places. The more you find out, the more you realise you have to learn.
Work with our scientists in this session and see what you’ll discover!
Find out more about studying science at the University of Tasmania here.
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“Let’s look into the fitness industry. An overview of the fitness industry and its career pathways. Some Interactive activities to help you gain an understanding of the industry.”
North Melbourne Football Club
Identifying and being able to articulate what is important to you, your values – or ‘personal brand’ is an important aspect of career planning. A good alignment of values or ‘cultural fit’ is important to ensure a successful employer/employee relationship, job performance and job/career satisfaction.
This workshop will explore career occupations in the sporting industry and the importance of developing your personal brand through the lens of the North Melbourne Football Club and our values of BELONGING, being REAL, being BOLD and NEVER BEING BEATEN.
North Melbourne Football Club
Identifying and being able to articulate what is important to you, your values – or ‘personal brand’ is an important aspect of career planning. A good alignment of values or ‘cultural fit’ is important to ensure a successful employer/employee relationship, job performance and job/career satisfaction.
This workshop will explore career occupations in the sporting industry and the importance of developing your personal brand through the lens of the North Melbourne Football Club and our values of BELONGING, being REAL, being BOLD and NEVER BEING BEATEN.
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Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA)
If you are interested in becoming a chef then this is the program for you. The THA will deliver an in depth practical program where budding chefs can practice their knife skills. Learn how to become a customer service professional and the key practical skills which will help you become employable in one of the fastest growing sectors of the Tasmanian economy.
If you are interested in becoming a chef then this is the program for you. The THA will deliver an in depth practical program where budding chefs can practice their knife skills. Learn how to become a customer service professional and the key practical skills which will help you become employable in one of the fastest growing sectors of the Tasmanian economy.
TasTAFE
