August 6, 2014
The 2014 South Burnett Careers Market had something for everyone at the TAFE South West campus in Kingaroy on Tuesday.
The careers market attracted more than 500 students from five local schools.
Director of Client Services Jenelle Choyce said there were also quite a lot of home-schooled children, as well as adults in attendance.
“Did you know 40 per cent of our students are over 40 years of age?” she asked.
“They are people looking for advancement , or for a career change.”
The Careers Market has been held at Kingaroy State High School for the past few years.
Jenelle said the return to the TAFE College had encouraged more adults to attend.
There were a number of fun “Try-a-Trade” displays where participants could do everything from changing a nappy to driving a coal truck.
There were also hairdressing, hospitality challenges and heaps of career information.
In one area, students could try their hand at guiding a large excavator, scooping up sand from one pile and placing it on another.
In another, they could race against the clock to change a wheel.
As well as TAFE teachers, representatives from a number of local employers were on hand to answer students’ questions.
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School News, TAFE