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Senior Health Career Pathway Workshop 

Please Note: The workshop format in 2011 will be changing! No further workshops have been scheduled at this time. Please watch this space for further information.

Description

The Senior Health Career Pathway Workshop is offered in the Christmas holiday period for students who have finished Year 11 and will be entering Year 12. It is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain further insight into different health careers in preparation for their QTAC applications towards the end of Year 12. The workshop is funded by Queensland Health and coordinated by the Cunningham Centre - Southern Area Workforce Unit.

The main objective of the workshop is to provide students with a further understanding of the health career pathways available in Queensland.

The three-five day workshop program provides information on:

  • the types of jobs available in the health industry in Queensland;
  • health courses available at universities throughout Queensland;
  • tertiary entrance requirements including OPs, prerequisites, costs etc;
  • life while at TAFE and university
  • working while studying, accommodation and the support services available;
  • personal and professional career development.

The workshop program emphasises the health courses on offer at Queensland universities, provides for hands-on demonstrations and numerous information sessions from various health professionals and academics currently working in the industry. A unique feature of the Senior Health Career Pathway Workshop is the tour of a major metropolitan teaching hospital and an opportunity to work shadow a health professional.

 

Where have students come from?

From Bundaberg to Bedourie and everywhere in between!
HCB workshops are open to students in rural and remote Queensland only. Since 2003, 983 senior students have participated in Senior Health Career Pathway Workshops across Queensland!

Health Workforce Queensland produces maps each year that provide an illustration of the town of origin of all HCB Health Career Workshop participants.

Please find the following maps linked here:
Town of origin of all workshop participants (Jnr, Snr and Indigenous) from 2003-2009: Map

  
Applications

Application process:

The workshop is open to students from across rural and remote Queensland who have just completed Year 11. Information packages and application kits are sent directly to the school's principal and careers advisor for distribution within the school.

Students must complete their respective application forms and have the principal/careers advisor return them to the workshop coordinator at the Cunningham Centre by the due date.

Applications are considered against a set selection criteria which include that a student must:

  • have completed Year 11;
  • reside in a rural and remote area;
  • demonstrate that their interest in pursuing a career in the health industry has not changed or has got stronger since the last workshop;
  • provide their latest academic record demonstrating their potential to succeed in obtaining entry into a tertiary level course; and
  • demonstrate through their response to a series of questions, their level of interest in studying to become a health professional and their level of written communication skills.

Fees and Charges:

A fee of $100 is payable for this workshop with Queensland Health subsidising the remainder of the costs. All travel during the workshop is included. Participants are responsible for the cost of their own travel to and from the workshop, note taking supplies and money for phone calls and incidentals.  
Please note: costs are subject to change.

  
What do students think?

"Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this workshop, it has been a great help to learn and discover about different health professions. The experience and knowledge I have gained is greatly appreciated."
(Health Careers Pathways Workshop, 2007)

"The workshop was great everyone was really nice, I would recommend it to anyone."
(Health Careers Pathway Workshop, 2007)

"This was an awesome experience and I would love to do it again and recommend it to anyone interested in health"
(Health Careers Pathway Workshop, 2008)

  
Dates

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