 Student
scholarship scheme
Wyong Shire Council's scholarship
program to help local secondary school students is
away to a good start with the initial awards going
to two
students from Gorokan High School.
Allan O’Connell and Grady O’Neill
will both receive $2,500 and an opportunity
to work alongside professional council staff during
university
breaks.
Allan is studying engineering, while
Grady is a computer science student.
As well as the financial assistance, projects will
be assigned to students and appropriate mentors selected
to support and guide thjem at Wyong Shire Council. The target areas for the 2008 scholarship year were;
IT, Engineering, Town Planning/Environmental Health
and Teaching (Early Childhood).
Helping overcome skills shortages
The
scholarships will be offered again for 2009 and will
also include Finance.
Outlining the program, the council's Manager of Workplace
Strategies, Lyn Wheeler, said the idea was to help Higher
School Certificate students who qualified for university
admission and were studying in areas where skills shortages
had been identified in local government and the community
in general. This also provides eligible students an opportunity
to gain practical experience in their chosen field of
study.
Read about Australia's skills shortages generally
What will you do?
See the areas where Wyong Shire Council trainees may
work:
How to apply for the scholarship
program
Applicants
for Wyong Shire Council's traineeship program are
required to include a 500 word essay on what they
hope
to achieve
by undertaking
studies
at university, and how their particular field of
study
and career choice can assist the community. See
the application form (PDF - 221 KB)
Students must be residents of Wyong Shire to apply
for scholarships; however, they can attend schools
outside the Shire. At the conclusion of the scholarship,
students have the opportunity to progress to full traineeships
with
Council.
Apply by the end of third
term Those wishing
to apply for a 2009 scholarship are required to have
their applications in by the end of
the third school term this year.The closing date is Friday
26 September 2008. Council will provide school
principals and career advisors with details of the
scholarships and applications
forms by the end of Term One.
Additional details will also be included here
as the next traineeship develops. Watch this page for
regular updates. Additional information is also available
by telephoning Cheryl Lawson on 4350 1649.
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last updated: 01/08/2008
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