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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Are you teaching an Outstanding IT or Multimedia student?<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Year 11 students with an aptitude for IT and/or Multimedia studies are invited to apply for VITTA&#8217;s 2011 ICT Achievers Program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The ICT Achievers Program allows students to participate in a fifteen day industry placement in the IT industry, where they will be supported by a professional mentor and given the opportunity to contribute to genuine industry projects. &nbsp;At the end of the placement students receive a <b>$500 Honorarium</b> sponsored by the Victorian Department of Business and Innovation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The closing date for applications is <b>Tuesday 10 May</b> so please encourage your students to enter by completing the online application form at <b><a href="http://www.ictachievers.vitta.org.au">www.ictachievers.vitta.org.au</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Bridie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>__________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Bridie Mackay<br>Senior Project Officer<br>Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association<br>T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>E: <a href="mailto:bridie@vitta.org.au">bridie@vitta.org.au</a><br>Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge Street<br>PO Box 1099<br>Collingwood, VIC, 3066<br>Australia<br><br>Bookmark VITTA's Professional Learning Program 2010<br><a href="http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events">http://vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events</a></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>