Workshop 3
Writing an Effective Cover Letter / Professional Telephone Skills
Monday 25 February - 2.30pm – 1.10pm
or
Tuesday 26 February - 2.30pm – 1.10pm

Workshop 4
Interview Skills
Monday 3 March - 2.30pm - 1.30pm
or
Tuesday 4 March - 2.30pm - 1.30pm

*All workshops will be held at Room 103, 23 Queensbridge Street.

Once you have attended a workshop, CRTS are more than happy to check your resume and give you feedback, so remember to bring it along.

If you would like to attend these workshops please register your interest by calling 03 9650 6877 or visit
Level 4, 246 Bourke Street or Level 3, 23 Queensbridge Street.

Melbourne students are also invited to make an appointment with CRTS to discuss resume and job opportunities at Level 3, 23 Queensbridge Street or by calling 03 9650 6877.

Roughly 60 students per month find great jobs by using CRTS with two lucky Sydney hairdressing students securing a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in a hairdressing exhibition in June.

There will be more DIAC seminars in future so keep an eye on your Carrick email and campus noticeboards for more information.

Congratulations to the first winner Rogelio Piedra on an excellent game.

Any Melbourne students interested in chess tournaments should email Rimon in Student Services at rabohaidar@carrickeducation.edu.au.

Please ensure that if you wish to attend a Carrick student party that you bring Government issued ID. Your Carrick student card is not considered a form of Government issued ID. Acceptable forms of identification include passports, drivers licence and 18+ cards.

Upcoming activities are:

Chess - 1pm on the first Wednesday of every month in the breakout area of all campuses.
Badminton – 3pm Wednesdays at the tennis courts in the park opposite the Cleveland St Campus.
Tennis – 4pm Thursdays at the tennis courts in the park opposite the Cleveland St Campus.
Soccer – 3pm Tuesdays in the park opposite the Cleveland St Campus.
Basketball – 5pm Thursdays in the park opposite the Cleveland St Campus.
Table Tennis Competition –  the last Thursday of every month at the Elizabeth St, Cleveland St and Pitt St campuses.
Cricket – 5:30pm Wednesdays in the park opposite the Cleveland St Campus.
Swimming – students can swim in the public pool located in the park opposite the Cleveland St Campus at any time. The pool is open 6.30am to 7pm with a small entry charge.

If you are interested in participating in any of the above mentioned activities, please email vturalic@carrickeducation.edu.au

Please be advised that all sports equipment must to be picked up from the Cleveland Street Campus reception.

When: 10am, Friday 22 February 2008
Meeting place:  Outside 23 Queensbridge campus, 17-23 Queensbridge Street

The museum is a five minute walk from the meeting place. Students can stay in the museum as long as they wish. Viewing all the exhibits may take up to two hours.

Entry is free for students, so make sure you bring your Carrick student ID. If you forget your student card, you will be charged $6 for entry.
You don’t need to book a place, just show up on the day. Please be on time, as the group will depart the meeting point at 10am.

Sydney campus SRC: Meetings are held every Wednesday at 12.30pm and Friday at 2pm in the Market St breakout area. Additional meetings will be conducted for all those who are unable to attend at these times. It only costs $1 to join. Simply visit the staff in Room 4 at Market Street or email your student number to srcsyd@carrickeducation.edu.au.

Melbourne campus SRC: Students interested in joining the Melbourne SRC are invited to email their name, student number and availability to srcmelb@carrickeducation.edu.au.

The Sydney campus will be running a social Alumni event on Wednesday 9 April at the City Tattersall Club. If any of your friends are past Carrick students, please let them know about this event so that they can come back and share their success stories with us.

Students who are interested in keeping in touch with past Carrick students and teachers should email alumnisyd@carrickeducation.edu.au (Sydney) or alumnimelb@carrickeducation.edu.au (Melbourne) to register for Carrick Alumni.

• Students are permitted to enter and exit the classroom at times during opening hours, however students are asked to be courteous to their fellow classmates
• Students are encouraged to take advantage of all scheduled classes

Reassessments

• Students are provided two opportunities for reassessment
• However, prior to undertaking any reassessment students are required to complete the in-class assessment
• Students are able to book for reassessment at anytime by making an appointment to see their course coordinator. No prior e-mail is required.

Course progress

• International students are required to maintain satisfactory course progress in their studies
• A student will receive satisfactory course progress when they are deemed competent in 50 per cent or more of their enrolled units in a semester (20 week study period)
• International students who have not met satisfactory course progress for the semester (20 study weeks) will be sent an Unsatisfactory Course Progress Disciplinary Letter and will be placed on probation for the following semester (20 study weeks).
• Students will be asked to make an appointment with their relevant Course Coordinator to establish a program of support for their course. It is the responsibility of the student to maintain contact with their relevant Course Coordinator.
• When a student fails to meet the course requirements in two consecutive semesters (40 study weeks) they will be sent a letter warning them of Carrick Institute of Education’s intention to report them to the Secretary of DEEWR (formally DEST) via PRISMS for unsatisfactory course progress.

Late assignments

• Students may submit late assignments.
• Late assignments will be deducted 10 per cent of the weightage of the assignment marks for each day the assignment is late
• Late assignments may be submitted at the Vocational Department

For example:  

• John submits his assignment on two days after the due date. This means he will receive a 20 per cent deduction on his mark.
• His assignment is marked as per the marking schedule and his assignment is given a mark of 16/20.
• This assignment is worth 20 per cent of the total mark for the unit.
• As John submitted his assignment two days late, his teacher adjusts his mark for lateness, reducing his mark of 16/20 by 20 per cent. As 20 per cent of 20 marks is 4 marks, John now receives a total 12 marks out of 20 possible marks.
• John’s final mark for this assignment is 16 per cent (mark received) minus 4 per cent (two days late) equals 12 per cent (final mark)
• Overall, John has missed out on 4 per cent of the final marks for this unit

Please note further information on all policies is available on My Carrick.