Multicultural Employment Workshop

Working in Queensland

• What employers want: skills, knowledge and attitudes
• Employees rights and responsibilities
• Finding out where suitable work exists

Getting Ready

• Identifying skills and writing a resume, cover letter, selection critera

Marketing Yourself

• Preparing for an interview
• Presenting youself at interview

The Federal Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has an excellent website Job Guide 2006 and includes information on:

• learning pathways
• building your career
• looking for work
• extensive list of occupations and skills needed

Other great websites are:

• Career One
• Australian Job Search
• My Future Information This site provides information about work and employment, education and training, financial support, awards and scholarships.
• The Source For young Australians covering careers, lifestyle, money, learing, youth services, news, youth rights.

Write five things that you could do to help yourself get work.

What things have you done before?

What things do you think you could do?

• Resume Writing

Write the answers to the following questions in your blog.

1. What is the TFN Number and who is eligible?
2. What bank details will you need to provide to your employer?
3. Name two internet sites for job seekers?
4. What is networking?
5. Name two contacts for networking?
6. What advice would you give for effective networking?
7. Why is volunteering good?
8. What are the important steps to getting a job?
9. What is the employer looking for?
10. Proper preparation prevents poor performance and getting ready for the interview-give examples.

The workshop was excellent, thank you Geraldine.

Australian Citizenship

What are Australian values? 1. Democracy 2. Freedom 3. Equality of Opportunity

As new Australian Citizens you will have responsibilities. What are they? 1. to obey laws 2. to enroll on the Electoral Roll and vote at Federal and State/territory elections and referenda 3. to serve on a jury if called on 4. to defend Australia, if the need arises (subject to the same rights and exemptions as Australian born Citizens

State additional privileges 5. to vote to help elect Australia’s governments 6. to apply for appointment to public office, or nominate for election to Parliament 7. to apply for an Australian passport and to leave and re-enter Australia without a resident return visa 8. to claim protection from Australian diplomatic representatives while overseas 9. to apply to enlist in the defence forces and for government jobs requiring Australian Citizenship 10.to register a child (under 18 years of age if born overseas) as an Australian citizen by descent

You can become an Australian citizen if you: 1. are a permanent resident 2. have lived here for at least two years in the previous five years, including at least 12 months in the last two years 3. intend to reside here or maintain a close association with Australia 4. are over the age of 18 5. are of good character 6. are able to speak and understand basic English, and 7. understand the responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship

Look up this website http://www.citizenship.gov.au/ the steps in the application process are. Step 1: Confirm that you are eligible Step 2: Get an application kit Step 3: Fill in and lodge the form and pay the fee Step 4: Attend a short interview Step 5: Find out when your citizenship ceremony will be and invite family and friends Step 6: Go to the ceremony, make the pledge and receive your citizenship certificate

• What do you think it means to be Australian? Write an informal letter to your friend stating why Australian Citizenship is important to you, give reasons.

Australian Skills Recognition Information (ASRI) http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/index.htm

The Courts—In close up

As a citizen, you will have formed a general idea about the part that law courts play in our society. You may be familiar with certain courtroom procedures, and to some extent the principles that lie behind them. The courts are there to settle disputes and deal with people who break the law of the land.

Courts use the ‘adversarial’ system. It means that the two sides (‘adversaries’) present opposing arguments, doing their best to convince the court of their version of the events that led to the trial. This process is usually conducted by lawyers representing the parties. Each side calls witnesses, who give their evidence as answers to questions that are put to them.

In criminal trials, the person accused of the offence is ‘innocent until proven guilty’ and that, in serious cases, whether they are guilty or not is decided by a jury.

Go to the following websites for further information

Court Room Scene: District Court or Supreme Court Court Room Scene: Magistrate Court The Map of Courts in Brisbane City

Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all the special Mum's in the world!!!

M - O - T - H - E - R

"M" is for the million things she gave me,

"O" means only that she's growing old,

"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,

"H" is for her heart of purest gold;

"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

"R" means right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell

"MOTHER,"

A word that means the world to me.

Howard Johnson (c. 1915)

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Building a Healthy, Active Australia

The 'Building a Healthy, Active Australia' initiative recognises that we need a balanced approach towards nutrition and physical activity to promote healthy habits for life. Importantly, the initiative is focussed on children, because healthy and active children live better and learn better, and grow up to be more healthy and active adults.

A healthy diet should include a good variety of nutritious foods. In general, we should all eat: A wide variety of nutritious foods, plenty of breads and cereals (particularly wholegrain), vegetables, legumes (such as chickpeas) and fruit, low salt foods, use salt sparingly, and small amounts of foods which contain added sugars.

A good balance between exercise and food intake is important, as this helps to maintain a healthy body weight A healthy diet can include a moderate amount of alcohol (men should drink less than two standard drinks per day and women less than one standard drink per day). Alcohol should not be given to children.

Test yourself: Healthy Body Quiz Food Quiz Water Quiz Calculate how many kilojoules you need each day Use the Kilojoule Counter to calculate how many kilojoules are in the food you eat… Calculate the calories you burn when exercising in different ways…

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