Careers for Students

Wherever you want to go, Tara can help you get there" - Year 12 student

The Careers Office at Tara aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to make well informed, realistic decisions about their school and post-school education and their employment options. As the Principal, Sue Middlebrook, explains “Our aim is to challenge and inspire our students and for them to become articulate and responsible young women who have an outward focus... We want them to feel that they can make a difference in whatever they choose to pursue after Tara."

Our well resourced Careers Reference Room is located within the Claridge Library, Senior School. Students have access to a wide range of careers information including current university, TAFE and private college handbooks.

Our Careers Adviser, Mrs Williams, is available for Careers counselling for each student. Girls may make an appointment for individual interviews during study periods. Mrs Michelle Williams is a qualified Careers Adviser and a registered Myers Briggs practitioner with over 27 years of experience in the Careers Counselling field.

This important Office provides learning experiences which assist girls to:
· Develop an awareness of their abilities, interests and values in relation to career planning
· Acquire an awareness of the world of work, further education and training pathways
· Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to implement their decisions
This Office helps to prepare each young woman to make career decisions based on self-knowledge and an understanding of the range of options available.

The Tara Careers Program commences in Year 10 and continues in Year 12. It offers tertiary education researching, planning and application via:
· Lessons for self assessment so that girls may discover their interests, talents and values
· Extensive information services on tertiary education courses available and career options
· Interest assessment on careers (The Morris Report), enabling our students to research the world of work
· Individual interviews with the Careers Adviser to help the girls plan their tertiary education and careers
· Guest speakers on courses, tertiary education providers and study skills
· Excursions to Careers Expos
· Weekly Bulletins updating the girls about Open Days, Scholarships, Cadetships and relevant deadlines

At Tara we believe we are preparing young women for life. As Mrs Middlebrook explains, "As teachers we aim to know who someone is when they come into our class and be able to recognise their unique qualities. We aim to see each girl as who they might become rather than who they are now."