In this issue

Welcome back to the final term for this year.  So many exciting things going on – the final weeks of Year 12 and a day celebrating their years at St Paul’s, early commencement for all students, final goodbyes for some and much more!

With so much to look forward to, it will be a challenge to focus on what is happening now.  Some Year 10s and 11s will be attending the Baw Baw Latrobe LLEN’s Inspiring Health Dinner next week to network with professionals from all walks of the health industry and find out more about available careers and pathways.

A few students will be visiting HMAS Cerberus at Point Cook for the day to experience Australian Defence Force life in the Navy and find out whether this career path is for them.

Other students are undertaking work experience in various areas and exploring future options… so much happening!

As we farewell our Year 12 students, it is a reminder to Years 9, 10 and 11 students of the profound positive aspect of undertaking volunteering and work experience opportunities as well as leadership and community service experiences.  All of these co-curricular undertakings can add very positively to course applications, scholarship applications and early offer advantages in Year 12.  It is never too early to start getting involved and documenting everything you do so that it is at hand when it is needed in Year 12.  Just ask any of this year’s Year 12s!

Research has shown that family members are the most influential source when it comes to career planning – so keep those conversations going.

Mrs Deb Cumming
Head of Careers

YEAR 12 – KEY UNI DATES, VICTORIA

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) processes course applications on behalf of tertiary institutions, www.vtac.edu.au/

• Timely applications closed for VTAC on Thursday 27 September.  You can still apply for courses, however you will be required to pay a late fee.
• You can apply for up to eight courses.  These can be changed later by certain dates, but some courses with early application dates have closed.
• You can complete a Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) application by 12 October.
• You can apply for access and equity scholarships via VTAC by 12 October.
• VTAC resources, https://bit.ly/2MFsD1O

Early entry program dates:
The following early/guaranteed entry programs close on 12 October

Monash University, The Monash Guarantee, http://bit.ly/2x5nwBC

The University of Melbourne, Access Melbourne, http://bit.ly/2gBAqPD

RMIT, Schools Network Access Program (selected schools), https://bit.ly/2vAPiVT

YEAR 12 – KEY UNI DATES, NSW/ACT

The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) processes course applications on behalf of tertiary institutions http://uac.edu.au

• Timely applications closed for UAC on Friday 28 September.  You can still apply for courses, however you will be required to pay a late fee.
• You can apply for up to five courses.  These can be changed later by certain dates, but some courses with early application dates have closed.
• You can complete an Educational Access Schemes (EAS) application by 23 November.
• You can apply for selected access and equity scholarships via UAC by 12 December.
• UAC resources, https://bit.ly/2PL3J2K

Private colleges and TAFE institutes for Victoria, NSW and Canberra
You will need to apply directly to some institutes.  Each relevant private college and TAFE will set their own application dates.

OTHER STATES

To access key admission dates for other states, use the following websites:

• South Australia and Northern Territory, satac.edu.au/
• Queensland, qtac.edu.au/
• Tasmania, utas.edu.au/
• Western Australia, www.tisc.edu.au/

EXAM PREPARATION WEBSITES

Youth Central:  Search for study tips and resources.  This is an excellent website as it is targeted to secondary students, www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/
ATAR Notes:  Collaborate online with other students from across the state and access free resources, www.atarnotes.com/

UMAT APPLICANTS

If you are a current Year 12 student and have sat the UMAT this year, you may find the following articles from National Institute of Education (NIE) helpful:

• Preparing for medical interviews, https://bit.ly/2RDaHc2
• Interpreting UMAT scores, https://bit.ly/2zZHBwy
• UMAT percentile and UMAT scores requirements for medicine and dentistry.  What if I do not get the required mark?  https://bit.ly/2OhS4fK

Medical Interviews training workshops:  National Institute of Education (NIE) is running training sessions for students who have applied for medicine and have achieved eligible UMAT scores.  The workshops will prepare students for the MMI, MSA, structured and semi-structured interviews.  For information about the workshops, dates and venue, and to book your place go to, www.nie.edu.au

APPLYING FOR MEDICINE OR DENTISTRY?

Current Year 11 students planning to apply for medicine, dentistry and certain clinical science courses in Australia and New Zealand and who plan to start studying in 2020 will need to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) in 2019.  The UCAT will replace the UMAT.  For information on this new test go to, www.ucatofficial.com/

Students can apply for UCAT preparation programs run by private companies.  It is important to note that these programs are not endorsed by universities that use the UCAT.  Further information will be supplied to students early 2019.

VOCATIONAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS

Careers in the Victorian Police Force:  Explore Careers interviewed Lauren from the Critical Incident Response Team at Victoria Police.  In the video, Lauren talks about her career and what she does on a day-to-day basis in her role.  Watch the video here, http://bit.ly/2xvozOQ  Explore other careers in the force and learn about the recruitment process at this link, http://bit.ly/1LfnfeQ

Passionate about IT?  Have you considered studying virtual reality?  The following is taken from Deakin University: “Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive digital environment that replicates life-like physical environments or portrays a fictional world to make the user feel like they’re immersed in that environment in real life.

Virtual and Augmented Reality (AR) is already being integrated into the healthcare, tourism, advertising, entertainment, automotive, gaming and education industries.  Whether it be developing virtual prototypes, providing virtual training scenarios for healthcare providers or developing new games for the entertainment industry, Virtual and Augmented Reality are likely to continue transforming the way we live over the next decade.”

Deakin Universty, in partnership with California-based Virtual Reality company EON Reality, offer students the opportunity to study a major sequence in Virtual and Augmented Reality as part of the Bachelor of Information Technology.  Students will also have the opportunity to undertake an elective industry placement with EON Reality and work directly with VR and AR professionals on industry projects.  For information about the major go to, http://bit.ly/2dSowCN

Train to become a flight attendant  The following are examples of two institutions that offer flight attendant training in the Melbourne area:

• Aviation Australia Training runs in blocks with numerous starting dates throughout the year.  Explore start dates, location and fees at this link, http://bit.ly/2fYgoj0
• William Angliss offers the Certificate III in Aviation (Cabin Crew).  To find out about the course go to, http://bit.ly/1U6C1uv

Have you considered Orthoptics?  These allied health professionals play a crucial role in the early detection and treatment of eye diseases in children and adults.  They can specialise in areas such as the following:

• Children’s vision/paediatrics
• Eye movement disorders
• Low vision care/rehabilitation
• Cataract care and retinal disorders
• Neurological vision disorders
• Laser eye surgery and corneal conditions
• Driver vision and sports vision

There are about five hundred Orthoptists in Australia and their population is ageing, which means there will be plenty of jobs in the future both in Australia and overseas.  You can study to become an Orthoptist at La Trobe University, Melbourne, http://bit.ly/1PeR4Na and the University of Technology, Sydney, http://bit.ly/2d8dntl

For key information about this occupation, visit the Orthoptics Australia website, www.orthoptics.org.au/

Master of Food Systems and Gastronomy William Angliss Institute:  This course is unique to Australia and will explore the challenging problems facing contemporary food systems and cultures.  The program will focus on the areas of food production, distribution and consumption, policy, food security and sovereignty and community health and wellbeing, http://bit.ly/2dmbXP0

Where can a social work degree take you?  One area you can work in is rehabilitation of people who have committed crimes.  Rather than seeking to punish criminals, Dr Sophie Goldingay believes play could be key to rehabilitating them.  Working in Deakin’s School of Health and Social Development, Dr Goldingay helped develop an innovative ‘play therapy’ program to reshape mindsets.  Discover her creative approach to rehabilitation, http://bit.ly/2cM6fGM

The following are examples of six universities you can study social work at:

• Deakin University, http://bit.ly/2dDHI3H
• La Trobe University, http://bit.ly/23Y328R
• Monash University, http://bit.ly/1omFO8U
• RMIT, http://bit.ly/2dkHp2k
• University of Melbourne, http://bit.ly/2dkH5AX
• Victoria University, http://bit.ly/2dBr3wW

Interested in engineering?  Spark Night at Monash University is the Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) department’s annual industry event and exhibition, celebrating the achievements of final year students and showcasing one hundred and twenty-five projects.

Interested secondary school students and parents are invited to come along and see the fantastic work the students have produced.  The event will be held Tuesday 16 October 2018 between 6:00 and 8:00 pm at the Clayton Campus, https://bit.ly/2xsbOlc

Discover your career in health Monash University: Explore your course and career options in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences through the new ‘Future Careers in Health’ website, https://bit.ly/2MCr7xj

Interested in Engineering, Science and Maths?  You can download the following Careers With STEM magazines here, https://bit.ly/2Os7gCR

• Careers With STEM: Engineering
• Careers With STEM: Maths
• Careers With STEM: Science
• Careers With STEM: Economics
• Careers With STEM: Health
• Careers With Code

Six reasons why engineering is the best degree you can choose:  Why engineers rule, http://bit.ly/2fZuNLW 

Careers in Engineering: Read an amazing careers guide online about engineering or order a copy, http://bit.ly/2zciXGx

Passionate about filmmaking?  Flickerfest, Australia’s largest and only Academy® Award accredited and BAFTA – recognised international short film festival, is now accepting entries from around Australia for the SAE FlickerUp competition.  FlickerUp is Flickerfest’s national youth short film competition.  Short film entries are invited from primary and secondary school students or filmmakers under eighteen years of age across Australia.

FlickerUp films should be imaginative, fun and original.  Documentary, animation or drama on any theme is encouraged.  For information about the initiative and apply by Friday 26 October, go to http://flickerfest.com.au/

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER

16: Spark Night, Monash University, Clayton Campus, https://bit.ly/2xsbOlc

17: EnGenius Engineering Exhibition, RMIT, EnGenius is an annual industry sponsored exhibition that showcases third and fourth year projects from students in the School of Engineering and is open to the public.  Working either in a small group or as an individual, students design and develop technology and solutions to solve real world problems.
Using the technical knowledge and skills gained throughout their degree, EnGenius provides RMIT engineering students with the opportunity to showcase their abilities and gives them the opportunity to network with industry representatives.

Come along and chat to our students, discover new technologies and vote for your favourite project as part of the People’s Choice Award.  Wednesday 17 October, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.  Register online at, https://bit.ly/2y75rFi

25: Monash Extension Information Evening, Monash University, Clayton Campus, https://bit.ly/2Nm9reV

NOVEMBER

Interested in design?  Deakin’s School of Architecture and Built Environment’s annual PaperSpace student exhibition showcases outstanding work from undergraduate and master degree students studying architecture, construction management, landscape and planning.  Dates are listed below.  For information and venue locations go to, https://bit.ly/2znXzO2
5 to 9: Melbourne Campus
13 to 23: Geelong Campus

30: Whitehouse College of Design Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Runway, Whitehouse is a private college located at Melbourne and Sydney.  Courses are offered in Fashion Design, Interior Design and Creative Styling and Direction.  The annual Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Runway show will be held at Melbourne on Friday 30 November.  Tickets can be ordered here, https://bit.ly/2E81RAj