STUDENTS from across western Victoria attended the annual careers expo at Longerenong on Tuesday.
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Federation University manager of marketing and communications Phil Crone said the career expo was a chance for students to gain clarity on their options.
“We’re finding a lot of year 12 students don't know what they want to do when they finish school, but nursing and education are popular courses,” he said.
Lake Bolac College year 12 student Jasmin Clark said she wanted to be nurse.
“I know I want to help people and I hope the expo will give me more information,” she said.
Skillinvest regional training manager Ian Westhead said he found most students had a career path in mind.
“The expo is a fantastic opportunity to give students a clear direction and bring all pathways together,” he said.
Mr Westhead said he was excited to see both male and female students expressing an interest in trades.
“Normally engineering and building are male dominated, but we have had a lot of interest from the girls this year,” he said.
Nhill College year 10 student Shanaye Rowe said she wants to study engineering at Monash University.
“It is a male dominated field, but I really enjoy design and math,” she said.
Lake Bolac College year 12 student Cameron Craddock also wants a career in engineering. “I want to start out working in metal fabrication and down the track hopefully run my own business,” he said. Federation University marketing officer Kara Hodgson said there was a lot of interest in TAFE courses, social sciences and arts this year.
Hamilton’s Good Shepherd College year 10 student Belle Stickland said she wanted to study sociology in the hopes of becoming a high school teacher.
“People’s interactions with one another intrigue me and teenage minds are most malleable cognitively, so I would love to work with teenagers,” she said.
University of Adelaide Faculty of Arts’ Lauren Grantham said students were interested in studying interstate. “We just want to give them guidance on potential career paths and remind them that they don’t have to lock it in,” she said.
Expo project officer Annie Mintern said more people attended than last year.
“The seminars drew big crowds,” she said.