Career Pathways

Careers

Graduating students need transferable employment skills and will be engaged in lifelong learning over their careers.

The Bishop Druitt College career pathways program is aligned with the college's vision to assist students to become world prepared citizens and echoes the college's teaching strategies of: 

• Enhancing beyond the classroom
• Inspiring professionals

Through our Career Pathways Program, students undertake a variety of activities including career development workshops; presentations of a range of industry professionals and post-school education options from TAFE, universities, and apprenticeship centres; work experience and industry Internships; career personality profiling; resume writing; career exploration; tertiary course search and applications; industry visits, excursions to career expos and events; field visits to universities and more.

Bishop Druitt College collaborates with local businesses and industries by supporting Internships and school based traineeships and apprenticeships. We encourage vocational education and training (VET) pathways, offering Construction, Cookery, Business and Live Production and Technical Services (Entertainment), and Hospitality on campus, as well as offering Stage 6 external VET courses through TAFE and other external training providers.

The BDC Career Pathways Program

• Career education delivered to Years 5-12
• Post-school careers support in Year 13
• Individual student career counselling
• Careers@Lunchtime sessions with guest speakers/presenters from a variety of industries
• National Careers Week activities
• School based apprenticeship/traineeships
• Year 10 industry internships
• Compulsory work experience for Year 10
• Access to Vocational Education and Training - Internal and external courses (TAFE)
• University access and early entry programs

Business Affiliations 

• Spec Savers
• Hoys Physio
• Bonville Inter Golf Club
• Macquarie University
• Charles Sturt University
• Southern Cross University
• Mid North Coast TAFE
• Costa Group
• Regional Industry Enterprise Partnerships (RIEP)
• Industry Training Hub
• Coffs Clarence Independent Schools Career Hub. (CCISCH)
• Clarence Coffs Career Advisor Network (CCCAN)
• Optical Superstore
• Housing Industry Association

Career Hub

The Clarence-Coffs Independent Schools Career Hub is an initiative of the Association of Independent Schools of NSW, in partnership with Clarence Valley Anglican School, St Andrew’s Christian School and Bishop Druitt College. The aim of the hub is to partner with employers, TAFE and tertiary education institutions, to ensure that young people experience the world beyond school, and are supported in transition to further education and employment. 

Essentially, Career Hub is about providing that vital link between education and businesses. We are pleased to welcome businesses to the group and look forward to developing prosperous relationships that are beneficial for employers, as well as giving our youth the opportunity to bridge their education with real world experience. 

There are many benefits for businesses becoming partners with the Career Hub program, including: 

• gaining access to a larger pool of future employees
• helping to train the next generation within your field - to build them how you want them
• keeping local talent local
• fostering a positive community image for your organisation through the demonstration of a genuine social responsibility - and that is to harness our youth talent 

There are many ways that a business or organisation can become a partner of the Career Hub - including, but not limited to, providing industry tours, guest speakers, skill development workshops, mentoring, work experience, internships, and school based traineeships and apprenticeships.