In this issue

This week’s newsletter again contains some very pertinent information for Year 12 students. However, there is much more to read about for all the other year levels! Lots of opportunities are emerging to help students with their research and exploring of what is available once they have completed their secondary education – so many choices!

Mrs Deb Cumming
Head of Careers

Year 11 students

The Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program
This program is for you if:
•  You are an Australian citizen
•  You want to be a cyber-warrior or be on the front line in cyberspace
•  You are planning to study cyber security at university or TAFE in 2023
•  You would like assistance, mentoring, Defence work experience and have your study course fees paid!

At the end of your studies, there is no obligation to join the ADF. Year 11 students can apply for this amazing program during Year 12 for the 2023 intake. Bookmark the following page and check for application dates next year, https://dta.gov.au/cybergap.

Tuckwell Scholarship for 2023
Australian National University (ANU) launched the Tuckwell Scholarship Program in 2013. The Tuckwell Scholarship Program at the ANU is the most transformational undergraduate scholarship program in Australia. A Tuckwell is not just about a students’ intellect. It is also about their desire and determination to use their natural abilities to realise their full potential so that they can make a difference in the world. All up one could say, this is no ordinary scholarship!

Tuckwell Scholar students will receive:
• $22,350 per annum (2021 rate) (increasing with inflation) for each year of the length of their undergraduate degree, to cover on-campus residential costs, books, and general living expenses
• priority access guaranteed to ANU-approved student accommodation
• an annual allowance of up to $2,000 to assist with their move to Canberra and to support two annual return journeys (for example airfares) between their home and the university for each year of their degree.  The allowance will be dependent on the proximity of their family home to ANU
• an allowance to help cover the transport costs for your parents to attend Commencement Weekend at the start of the program, and
• an ANU Sports Centre membership for the length of their degree.

Scholarships are awarded based on four criteria:
• academic potential and achievements to date;
• other significant achievements to date, of any type;
• demonstration of the Attributes of a Tuckwell Scholar; and
• a desire to eventually give back to Australia.

Applying for a Tuckwell Scholarship is a three-stage process that commences with an initial application from yourself and a recommendation from a schoolteacher. Applications will begin in March 2022. For more information browse Tuckwell Scholarship.

Year 12 students

We know you are super busy at the moment sitting exams. You are doing an amazing job! It is important to do a quick university application check to make sure you are up to date with your tasks and due dates.
Please note that if you do not pay the VTAC processing fee, submit required paperwork on time or do not complete required tests/folios then your course applications may be at risk. You can download a two-page guide here, https://bit.ly/3GP3IpJ.

Tertiary Access Payment
The Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) is a one-off, non-indexed, means-tested payment to school-leavers from outer regional or remote areas who relocate more than ninety minutes to undertake full-time, higher-level tertiary education — Certificate IV or above. For full details and to check eligibility go to, https://www.dese.gov.au/tertiary-access-payment.

Deakin University
Deakin Residential Services Competition
Deakin will provide a $1,000 rental subsidy towards accommodation costs for ten incoming students across the four DeakinRes campuses.
New students that apply to live on DeakinRes by 3 December 2021 and accept a place by 11 February 2022 for Trimester 1 and 2 of 2022 will be eligible for this opportunity. Applications submitted prior to this announcement will also be included in the draw. Find out more, https://www.deakin.edu.au/life-at-deakin/accommodation/on-campus.

UNSW – Medicine
The application timeline has been revised for Year 12 students applying for medicine at the university, https://bit.ly/3GM3ujh.

The Hotel School
The Hotel School has been allocated a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for 2022 to support high achieving students wishing to study the Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management commencing in session 1, https://hotelschool.scu.edu.au/.

Apprenticeship and traineeship applicants

Now is a great time to be searching for your dream apprenticeship or traineeship! There are many positions available for enthusiastic young people who are keen to work hard, earn while you learn and obtain a portable qualification.
It is important to sign up to local Apprenticeship Network Providers. They will be able to assist you with your search. You can find their contact details, www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/apprentices.

Positions
Nutrien Ag Solutions – National Livestock Trainee Program: Complete a two-year traineeship with one of Australia’s leading agri-businesses.
Applications close: 26 November, https://bit.ly/3mGGqdI

TAFE applicants
Applications are open for most TAFE institutes and private providers. The following is important to know:
• Competitive courses may have early closing dates
• You may need to complete additional tasks as part of your application such as portfolios, literacy and numeracy tests, information sessions, apply for a Working With Children Check and others.
For examples of TAFE courses and why TAFE is a fantastic post-school pathway, download a resource here, https://bit.ly/3jZxBd6.

Gap Year

Announcements are currently being made by the Victorian and NSW Governments regarding eligibility for overseas travel. This is exciting news as it may mean you can participate in a gap year program overseas in 2022!
Year13 have put together a list of companies that offer working holidays, travel and volunteer gap year programs, https://year13.com.au/explore/travel
Keep checking information for the state you live in for up-to-date information.
If you are not keen on heading overseas, you may apply for an experience in Australia such as working at a ski or holiday resort.

Farm jobs in regional areas

If you are looking for a casual farm job over the summer holidays, Harvest Trail Information Service is a company that can assist. This is a free service to job seekers, https://bit.ly/31Iqhoy.

Volunteering

Beef up your resume, give back to the community, make connections, develop career ideas and boost your employability skills through volunteering. Search for opportunities here, https://govolunteer.com.au/.

Competitions

Add to your resume and have fun by entering competitions!

Art and ocean conservation
The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest that engages students and teachers in ocean conservation through art. This annual competition inspires students to be creative while promoting public awareness of the need to preserve, protect and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources. The theme for this year’s 10th annual Science without Borders® Challenge is ‘Ridge to Reef’.
Entries are open until 7 March 2022.
Find out more and enter here, https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge/.

Design, marketing, advertising
The Financial Wellbeing Youth Design Challenge is for young people passionate about design and would like to help improve the financial wellbeing of Australian youth. You will create marketing concepts and designs and there are fantastic prizes to be won. Entries close 25 November, https://bit.ly/3qlPjLR.

Bright Awards
Run by Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University. Entries are open for students in Years 10 to 12 and their school to win monetary prizes to help kick start creative dreams. Entries close Monday 15 November, https://bit.ly/3kETqzl.

Career planning and job seeker program

The team at My Career Match have developed a free program for high school students that is broken into five key categories:
• Career planning
• Promoting yourself
• Getting a job
• Personal development
• Wellness
Students can choose which categories and lessons they would like to work through, www.blastoff.mycareermatch.com.au.

DigiSkills

Year13 has teamed up with the Digital Skills Organisation to show you that digital skills are not just for IT professionals – they are for everyone. Having an arsenal of digital skills at your fingertips can put your head and shoulders above your competition.
Want to win $5,000 cash?
All you have got to do is sign up and complete the quiz on any one of the free DigiSkills modules on the Year13 website to enter. For every module completed, you will get an additional entry to the competition! (maximum four entries) https://year13.com.au/academy/digiskills.

Employment

You can sign up for employment opportunities at the following websites:
KFC, https://bit.ly/33N7mM1
Woolworths, https://bit.ly/2RptgTp
Hungry Jacks’, https://bit.ly/2qkwIU8
Kmart, https://bit.ly/2Y8U2Rd
Target, https://bit.ly/2qZ76MZ
McDonald’s, https://bit.ly/380Uvtb
Bunnings, https://bit.ly/2LfB2Ls
Boost Juice, https://bit.ly/2P36v4I
Red Rooster, https://bit.ly/2Lf35Le
Myer, https://bit.ly/2sHiEov
Cotton On, https://bit.ly/2LjebPj
Sportsgirl, https://bit.ly/2RfT2cC
Officeworks, https://bit.ly/2ZrOgik
Apco, https://bit.ly/33F09xz
The Reject Shop, https://bit.ly/3BTvjlX
Chemist Warehouse, https://bit.ly/3mYvqZn
Terry White Chemist, https://bit.ly/3F0puoK
BCF, Rebel Sport, Super Cheap Auto, https://bit.ly/3oeFIns

Drop your resume into these businesses:
IGA Supermarkets, https://bit.ly/3o4Xekw
Bakers Delight, https://bit.ly/3o97jq9
Michel’s Patisserie, https://bit.ly/30d669h
Donut King, https://bit.ly/3kkXV1E
Muffin Break, https://bit.ly/30d6W5V

Local opportunity casual work:
Flavorite is hiring! Casual workers wanted.
Jobs across picking, packing, crop care and nursery departments.
• flexible hours
• weekend work
• good pay rates above the award
Apply at: Flavorite.com.au/careers

About eighty per cent of all job vacancies are not advertised, so it is crucial that you market yourself to businesses with an excellent resume and cover letter. Make sure you tell as many people as possible that you are looking for work as often employers rely on ‘word of mouth’ to recruit for their positions.

Use these websites to search for employment:
Seek, www.seek.com.au
Indeed, https://au.indeed.com/
Jora, https://au.jora.com/

Job seeking resources
For excellent job seeking tips, and resume/cover letter templates, check out the resources at Youth Central, www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au.

Work Experience

Work Experience with Bass Coast Shire Council
We offer work experience or work placement to students from approved educational institutions, such as secondary schools, TAFE and universities. Work experience or work placement is aimed at providing students with the opportunity to explore career options within the local Government while completing their studies.

The departments you may explore are:
• Customer Service
• Administration and Human Resources
• IT and Systems Development
• Finance, Rates and Accounting
• Gardening and Grounds Maintenance
• Road Construction, Road Maintenance and Mechanics
• Engineering
• Communications and Media Relations
• Visitor Information Services and Events Management
• Environmental Health
• Art Centre and Cinema
• Sports and Recreation
If you are interested, please consider which departments or positions are of interest to you and contact our Human Resources Team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or (03) 5671 2211 or email jobapps@basscoast.vic.gov.au. They will talk to you about your interests and which team is most suited to your aspirations.
Learn more

Blue Peanut Virtual Medicine Work Experience
A seven-week virtual medicine work experience placement with Hazelvalley Family Practice. You will be seeing real patients, learning how to take a history and diagnose medical problems. Network with other students and fully qualified doctors.

The program runs between 21 December 2021 and 28 January 2022 and is packed with live GP clinics and clinical training. All you need is a PC with a webcam and microphone and you can log in to the surgery from anywhere in the world.
Learn more

Dates for your diary

Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE)
AIE is located in Melbourne and Canberra and offers courses in the following study areas:
• Game Art and Animation
• Game Programming
• Game Design and Production
• 3D Animation and VFX for Film
• Games and Virtual Worlds
• Film and Virtual Production (new in 2022)

The Academy is running an open day for prospective students.
Date: Saturday 20 November
Information and RSVP: https://bit.ly/3mQ9dtt

Endeavour College of Natural Health
The college is located in Melbourne and offers higher education courses in:
• Naturopathy
• Acupuncture Therapies
• Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine
• Complementary Medicine
• Chinese Medicine
• Remedial Massage
• Chinese Remedial Massage

The institute is running several online information sessions for prospective students before the end of the year. For information and to RSVP visit, https://bit.ly/3k0m6SO.

‘Parents to parents’ panel session
Parents of prospective RMIT students are invited to participate in an online information session run by RMIT staff and parents of RMIT students. The event will run on 25 November.
For information and to register visit, https://bit.ly/3lQJOCr.

Defence Force – Virtual Career Events
Check for upcoming dates here, https://bit.ly/2MpyMUj.

La Trobe University Talk and Tours
La Trobe is running on-campus ‘Talk and Tours’ for prospective students on the following dates:
Bendigo: Monday 22 to Friday 26 November, https://bit.ly/3GqiNOs.
Albury-Wodonga: Monday 6 to Thursday 9 December, https://bit.ly/2XMkKTN.

UNSW: Careers in Business
UNSW is running four online events for students interested in exploring careers in business, commerce, actuarial science, commerce or information systems.
Dates: 13 and 14 December
Information and RSVP: https://bit.ly/3BEnssj.

SAE Creative Media Institute
SAE offers Bachelor, Associate Degree and Diploma programs in Animation, Audio, Design, Film, Games and Music.
The institute is running an on-campus event called Creative Futures. Years 11 and 12 students and their parents will be able to:
• Talk with lecturers and industry experts
• See student support initiatives and services
• Participate in informational seminars
• Check out student work on display
• Learn about the application process.

Date: Thursday 9 December, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Information and RSVP: https://bit.ly/2ZT0OQ4.

Federation University
Federation University is running the following webinar for prospective students:
22 November Careers in Engineering
For information and to register visit, https://bit.ly/2ZKHVP1.

Information sessions are also being run for TAFE courses such as Beauty Therapy and Building Design (Architectural).
For information and to register visit, https://bit.ly/2ZKHVP1.

For a selection of recordings of previous information career sessions go to, https://fedflix.federation.edu.au/category/Study+areas%3EStudy+at+FedUni/74823062.

Binary Shift Regional Innovation Conference
Federation University has sponsored free tickets for VCE students to attend the online Binary Shift Regional Innovation Conference on Tuesday 16 November.

This year the conference theme is ‘Solving Big Problems’ and the online event brings together world-class speakers who are solving some of society’s greatest challenges, including climate change, food security and energy transition.

If you are interested in innovation or entrepreneurship and want to make an impact in your career, come along to Binary Shift to hear from real entrepreneurs about how they’re using digital innovation. Be inspired by these stories and make connections that will support you both in your studies and future career.

Speakers include:
Sally-Ann Williams, CEO of Cicada Innovations, Australia’s #1 Deep Tech Accelerator, in conversation with Professor Duncan Bentley, Vice-Chancellor of Federation University. Two of Australia’s top futurists will speak about emerging technologies and their impact on the future of regional areas.

Phoebe Gardner, CEO of Bardee, will speak about reshaping the global food systems with insect farming.

Andy McCarthy, CEO of RACV Solar, will speak about energy transition, energy resilience and his story of growing one of Australia’s largest solar companies in a coal-mining region.

Adam Jahnke, CEO of Umps Health, will speak about innovation in aged care, supporting independence for older Australians through smart home solutions to enable ageing within the home.

This is your chance to hear from and be inspired by national thought leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs. Join us and reignite that spark. To access your free ticket sponsored by Federation University go to the Binary Shift Eventbrite page, click ‘Tickets’, click ‘Enter promo code’ on the top left and enter the code FED_UNI.

Residential Indigenous Science Experience (RISE) Program
RISE is an exciting virtual Indigenous science experience with hands-on experiments, virtual workshops and a chance for students to chat directly with STEM students and academics from The University of Melbourne.

The program is open to Indigenous students in Years 9 and 10 and applications are now open.
When: Monday 22 to Friday 26 November
Information and RSVP: https://bit.ly/34ZUial.

Virtual EnGenius
Students are welcome to visit RMIT’s School of Engineering annual exhibition showcasing final year projects from undergraduate students. Students can view projects from 11 November, https://bit.ly/3qkxL2J.

RMIT Deadly Day of STEM
The event is aimed to inspire young Indigenous Australians with a full day of interactive sessions in food science, health sciences, chemistry and laboratory science.
Date: 17 November
Contact: Jordan at, jordan.carter@rmit.edu.au

Australian Catholic University (ACU)
Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) and Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation)/Bachelor of Laws Webinar
Monday 6 December 2021, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, online.
Join us online to discover more about ACU’s Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation) degrees and learn about the scholarships on offer valued at up to $150,000.

Hear from current students about their experiences studying these degrees at ACU and from our academics about the interesting course content.

Find out more, https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/events/2021/december/bachelor-of-arts-western-civilisation-and-bachelor-of-arts-western-civilisationbachelor-of-laws-webinar.