Careers expo opens doors to life after school

Gathered at the Downer Group booth recently at Kavanagh College mini careers expo are pupils (from left) Jack Pearson-Howell (18), Lawrence Casey (15), Downer civil engineer Peter Mortimer, Patrick Cotter (15), Christian Mullens (16), John Ramos (15), graduate engineer Shari Masina, Gabriel Nardo (15) and Alex Fern.

Assistant principal Rachel Mortimer said the careers expo aimed to give year 11, 12, and 13 pupils a glimpse of future possibilities and to inspire them to make goals after more than two and a-half years of disruption by the pandemic.

About 25 speakers were invited to the school to share their stories of working in a variety of fields, including law, plumbing, social work, performing arts, nursing, engineering, and the defence forces.