For Parents
How you can influence your child's career and transition planning. Often this happens by chance, with little background knowledge. Throughout the year regionally based careers events occur. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep updated. Remember the Career Adviser in your school is a great starting point. Some events which run annually are the Nepean Careers Market, Apprenticeship Expo and other events. Contact Ian on 4725 0310, Cheryl on 4725 0307 or Caroline on 4725 0309 for more information.
Pathways Connect is an online system to manage Work Placements. Teachers can view the calendar and request a week for Work Placements. New Students can register and give us preferences and information so we can seek out the best opportunities for you, and create the legal paperwork you will need before you meet up with your Host Employer.
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| At SIP we have a range of important tips for parents under pressure from teenagers wanting to leave school. Realistically it's tough out there and low skilled teenagers are very vulnerable to economic swings. Please consider the following advice when talking with your teenagers...
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We wish to welcome Caroline and Cheryl as our new Partnership Brokers. Caroline and Cheryl are keen to work with Industry, Schools and the Community in developing sustainable partnerships to assist young people realise their true potential.
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“Invest your past in their future.”
Imagine if you could take all the knowledge and experience you have back to your young self. What a world of information that would be.
Imagine all the things you would have taught yourself to be a success in your career and the benefits it would have had for your future.
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| A Fun, science packed 3 days workshop at Universities across the nation. At only $110. per student ( which may be subsidised by your local rotary club) and programs running in term and during the school holidays .. It is an opportunity not to be missed.
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If you missed out on our Parent Information Sessions evenings the following points are just a summary of one of the areas we touched on.
You may also like to join our mailing list for key news and events. (No SPAMMING)
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How can we help inspire today's teenagers to be all they can be?
The following tips provide some starting points. Perhaps you'd like to join our mailing list for ocassional news and advance notice of key events.
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Find over 150 youth related services that support the work of schools across the Blue Mnts, Hawkesbury and Penrith regions... Employment, training, counselling, homeless, and more. this directory was complilled with support form Penrith City Council.
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Many students learn better by doing. By partnering with industry schools can make projects a fun way students and business can work and learn together. It could be fixing a car, or researching a business challenge... Our role is to form partnerships between schools, parents and the the business community.
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