Student Services

The Student Services centre is the base for the pastoral support of students at Glendowie College.

The centre has a full-time receptionist who is also the contact person for absences and houses the year level Deans, Director of Teaching and Learning and the Guidance Counsellors.

The college has a strong emphasis on meeting the pastoral needs of its students.

 

Careers

Click here to view 2011 Careers Newsletters

Students at Glendowie College are provided Careers Guidance and support in making vocational/educational decisions.

The careers advisor (Mr D. James) provides students with a range of opportunities and experiences which encourage them to make informed choices about their future education, training and career pathways within or outside the college.

Careers education is offered at all levels of the school curriculum. The careers department arranges tertiary liason information visits from or to polytechnics and universities, as well as the annual Careers Expo held in the third term.

The Careers Centre has up-to-date information on courses and qualifications for all New Zealand tertiary providers. The careers staff also provide support to students on course enrolments, applications to Halls of Residence and available scholarships.

Students also have access to various videos and job descriptions for all occupational groups. CareersQuest, a computer aided Careers guidance programme, is available online to all students in the college.

Mr D. James is available, by appointment, for careers information, guidance and advice for all students (and parents) at the college. He is also available to assist students in subject selection for the next school year.

CAREERS CENTRE (Room 44)

What’s available…….

1. FOR ALL NZ TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS – UNIVERSITIES / INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY / POLYTECHNICS / PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS Prospectuses, Course Information booklets, Enrolment packs, Halls of Residence Information and Applications
2. Careers Quest – a computer aided careers guidance programme
3. Scholarship information
4. Job description files in all interest areas
5. Internet access to Career websites

CAREERS NEWSLETTERS - 2011
All Year 13 students have been given the newsletters by their Form Teachers.

Click on the newsletter to view
Careers Newsletter No.1
Careers Newsletter No.2
Careers Newsletter No.3
Careers Newsletter No.4
Careers Newsletter No.5
Careers Newsletter No.6 - Scholarships and Accommodation Up-date
Careers Newsletter No.7
Careers Newsletter No.8
Careers Newsletter No.9
Careers Newsletter No.10

LINKS

The Career Services www.careers.govt.nz
Auckland University www.auckland.ac.nz
AUT www.aut.ac.nz
Canterbury University www.canterbury.ac.nz
Lincoln University www.lincoln.ac.nz
Manukau Institute of Technology www.manukau.ac.nz
Massey University www.massey.ac.nz
Otago University www.otago.ac.nz
UNITEC www.unitec.ac.nz
Victoria University www.vuw.ac.nz
Waikato University www.waikato.ac.nz