[Yr7-10it] ICT Careers Week & Student Video Competition

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Hi all,

Tom, (ICT Adjunct Senior Lecturer, ANU) writes:


The National ICT Careers Week  runs from 27 July to 1 August 2009: 

  
  <http://www.ictcareersweek.info/>


The ACS Foundation also has a short video competition for students: 


  <http://www.youtube.com/acsfoundation>

And:

  <www.tomw.net.au/blog/2009/07/national-ict-careers-week-video.html>

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NATIONAL ICT CAREERS WEEK 27 JULY TO 1 AUGUST 2009

WIN AN IPOD - MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO - BE CREATIVE - COMPETE WITH 
STUDENTS AROUND AUSTRALIA (By ACS, Australian Computer Society)

Show how you envisage information technology helping you have a 
career that makes a difference.

Just make and submit a two-minute video based on one of the 7 themes 
of this year's National ICT Careers Week.

Here are the 7 themes - choose one or more:

    1. What does information technology mean to me?
    2. How can information technology solve the world's problems?
    3. How does information technology build connections with people?
    4. How does information technology spark creativity?
    5. How does information technology improve our daily lives?
    6. How can information technology give you the lifestyle you want?
    7. How can information technology give you a global career?

There's an iPod Touch prize for the most popular idea in each theme.

ENTER THE COMPETITION

To enter, make your video and upload onto ACS Foundation's YouTube 
Channel: <www.youtube.com/acsfoundation>

Videos will be judged by the number of times it has been viewed. So 
encourage all your friends and family to view it.

Entries close on 1 October 2009 and winners will be announced on 15th 
October 2009 on the ACS Foundation website, by phone, and email.

Take a look at the videos already uploaded.

The Australian Computer Society Foundation - a non-profit 
organisation helping young people with scholarships to study 
information technology at university - is running this competition.

WANT MORE INFORMATION

Contact John Ridge by calling (02) 8296 4445, or email John at 
john.ridge at acsfoundation.com.au

Information technology gives great jobs earning great money with a 
great lifestyle

Information technology careers are one of the most rapidly growing 
career pathways available. Information technology jobs give you:


     * a chance to combine any or all of your interests into one job
     * a career that will put you in demand across a dynamic industry 
       where re- training is easy
     * a good chance for fast promotion
     * good choices in job flexibility: work at home, in the office, 
       part-time, casual, full time...
     * and, of course, excellent salaries!

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP

People with Information technology skills and qualifications will be 
needed in our businesses, in our governments, in our communities, and 
in our daily lives.

Information technology will continue to be in demand in the banking, 
healthcare, telecommunications, education, entertainment, transport, 
manufacturing, tourism, primary industry, security, environmental 
management, and many other areas vital to our economy and communities.

That means that now is the time to be studying information technology 
at and after school.

NATIONAL ICT CAREER WEEK

National ICT Career Week is running in the week of 27th July - 1st 
August 2009. It's an Australia-wide show to encourage young people to 
think about studying and working in computing and communications.

For more information: www.ictcareersweek.info

ABOUT THE ACS FOUNDATION

The ACS Foundation was established in August 2001 to encourage both 
private and public sponsorship of students studying IT higher 
education and research. Since its establishment, the ACS Foundation 
has raised more than $20 million and awarded more than 1,400 scholarships.

ACS Foundation
www.acsfoundation.com.au
(02) 9299 3666
Level 3,160 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW
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Tom Worthington FACS HLM 
tom.worthington at tomw.net.au  http://www.tomw.net.au/

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Australian National University  

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Cheers Tom/ACS
Stephen Loosley
Member, Victorian
Institute of Teaching