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Now is the time for careers research and exploring! Arm yourself with all the information you need to make those choices now! This is the best place to start – read on!

Mrs Deb Cumming
Head of Careers

 

Are you interested in working in theatre, film or television?

Applications are now open, or will be opening soon for the following institutes:

NIDA
National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) offers courses in areas such as Acting, Costume Design, Design for Performance, Technical Theatre, Properties and Objects, and Staging. Applications are now open, www.nida.edu.au

WAAPA
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) offers courses in areas such as Aboriginal Performance, Acting, Arts Management, Dance, Music, Music Theatre, Performing Arts, and Production and Design. Applications are now open, www.waapa.ecu.edu.au

Victorian College of the Arts
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) offers courses in areas such as Acting and Theatre, Dance, Design and Production, Film and Television, Indigenous Art and Culture, Music Theatre, Visual Art and Writing. Applications will open on Monday 3 August via VTAC, https://bit.ly/30a6rqN

Applications for most courses at these institutes will be based on an audition, interview and/or folio. Please take note of key application closing dates and provide all the required information with your application.

Career and course exploration resources

Bullseye posters
You can explore occupations related to your favourite subjects such as English, Mathematics, Food Studies and Art. After you create an account, click on ‘explore career bullseyes’ and then click on your favourite subjects, https://myfuture.edu.au

Course Seeker
Course Seeker is a fantastic website that enables students to explore university courses for each state on a single website. You can research courses, prerequisites, selection criteria and ATAR profiles for the 2020 intake, www.courseseeker.edu.au/

Good Careers Guide
Students can search over 400 different occupations narrowed down by the field or type of work they would like to do in the future (for example helping/advising, creative/artistic). They can also research ‘career ladders’ and take an aptitude test to assist in narrowing down career ideas, www.goodcareersguide.com.au/

Skillsroad
Students can explore courses, occupations, and industries. They can also undertake a mini career quiz and research occupations based on their favourite subjects. Students will also be able to work through the new Ready to Reset online program, www.skillsroad.com.au

Have you considered vocational education and training (VET)?

Research shows that four out of five parents would prefer their child to go to university after school over vocational education and that many young people and parents do not understand the benefits of vocational education and training (for example TAFE, apprenticeships and traineeships).

Australian research conducted in 2017 suggests that:

• Nine out of the ten top occupations predicted to have the most job growth are in vocational training areas.
• The median full-time income for a vocational education graduate is $56,000 versus $54,000 for someone with a bachelor degree.
• Nearly eight in ten vocational education graduates have a job soon after training, versus about seven in ten university graduates; and
• More than nine in ten trade apprentices have jobs after finishing training.

You can read the research report at this link: https://bit.ly/2l0YzlR

Study security studies at university

Are you interested in humanities, politics, foreign affairs and law? Have you considered studying security studies?

The following are examples of courses you can study:

Australian National University, Canberra
Bachelor of International Security Studies.
Excellent double degrees include Asian Studies, European Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Laws (Honours) and Criminology. You can complete a Diploma of Languages on the side of the degree. For more information visit, http://bit.ly/2mVTXgg

University of Canberra
Bachelor of Arts majoring in National Security.
Excellent second majors include Justice Studies; Management, Governance and Policy; Politics and International Relations; Law and Society; and Australian Politics and Public Policy. Excellent double degrees include Media and Public Affairs, and Laws, For more information visit, http://bit.ly/2r9zabf

Monash University, Clayton
Master of International Relations (specialising in Governance and Security or Political Violence and Counter Terrorism).
You will need to complete a Bachelor degree first. Ideal courses are Criminal Justice, Law, International Relations, International Studies etc. For more information visit, https://bit.ly/2R107LZ

Business and Economics at Australian National University (ANU)

The ANU College of Business and Economics (CBE) offers a wide range of business, economics and commerce degrees and majors. The college has developed downloadable webinars about their CBE programs. You can download the webinars at, https://bit.ly/3dOgm9x

The college is also offering virtual one-on-one appointments with secondary students to provide information, clarity and reassurance regarding their decision to study business and economics degrees at ANU.

You can book an appointment time at, https://bit.ly/2AOFJd1

Interested in working with people?

Would you like a career where you can help people but are not sure which university degree to do? Charles Sturt University has developed a free online taster course that will help you find the right path, so you can make a difference. You can do the whole 20-hour course or navigate to the information most relevant to you. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3dPH8yC

Medicine at La Trobe University/The University of Melbourne

Exciting news for regional students! La Trobe University and The University of Melbourne offer a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical)/Doctor of Medicine pathway program.

For the 2021 intake, students will be able to apply for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical) via the Aspire Early Admissions Program.

Students who are accepted into the program and achieve an ATAR of at least 80 and meet subject prerequisites, will be guaranteed an interview.

For more information on the course visit, http://bit.ly/2VYOzgJ
For more information on Aspire visit, http://bit.ly/2v9WOLN

Nursing at Charles Sturt University

Congratulations to Charles Sturt University! This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the university delivering nursing and midwifery courses to regional students. Hear from some of their passionate graduates who have hit the ground running as job-ready professionals, https://bit.ly/2AkPuiW

Wildlife Conservation

Passionate about wildlife conservation?
You may like to explore the following courses as examples of what you can study at university:

La Trobe University
Bachelor of Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology), http://bit.ly/242qe30

Deakin University
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology), http://bit.ly/2dzOt9e

For other vocational and higher education courses, search the Good Universities Guide, http://bit.ly/1N6a3Pk

Australian Defence Force – Gap Year Program

The Australian Defence Force Gap Year program provides an opportunity for young Australians who have finished Year 12 to experience military training and lifestyle whilst gaining new skills and pay over their Gap Year in the Army, Navy or Air Force.
You will earn more than $45,000, have subsidised accommodation and full medical and dental coverage. The following roles still have spaces for applicants:

Army

• Warehouse Coordinator

For more information and to start your application, go to http://bit.ly/1dVvxxV

Careers in Economics

Why study economics? Careers With STEM hit up a team from the country’s biggest employer of economists, The Reserve Bank of Australia, and asked them how they landed their roles, what they studied at secondary school and why their current gigs are so awesome, https://bit.ly/2AlhDqj

What careers are there in economics? Careers With STEM and The Reserve Bank of Australia have developed a free eight-page careers e-magazine just for you! Download it at, https://bit.ly/3h8AlC7

University early entry programs (Year 12)

The following are examples of early admission programs that are now open for the 2021 intake:

VICTORIA

La Trobe University
Aspire Early Admissions Program
Applications close 31 August 2020, http://bit.ly/2v9WOLN

NEW SOUTH WALES

University of New England
Direct Early Entry Program
Applications close Friday 25 September 2020, https://bit.ly/39H4iVo

TASMANIA

University of Tasmania
Schools Recommendation Program
Various dates for close of applications, https://bit.ly/2WjIGKX

MULTIPLE STATES

Australian Catholic University
Community Achievers Program
Various closing dates for each campus, https://bit.ly/2KjeSqJ

Australian Catholic University
Passion for Business
Passion for Law, https://bit.ly/39y07e6

Southern Cross University (Program 1)
Transition to Uni
Various closing dates, https://bit.ly/3eyFmTb

Southern Cross University (Program 2)
STAR Early Offer
Applications close in September, https://bit.ly/2AADGZO

Year13 competitions

Art/Design Portfolio Competition

Year13 has teamed up with LCI Melbourne to offer a portfolio competition to secondary school students (aged 17 and older). Winners will receive a partial scholarship to study at LCI Melbourne and mentoring sessions with LCI’s experts. You can enter now and your folio does not have to be ready until the end of October, https://bit.ly/2BEWXu4

FinLit Competition
Year13 has partnered with Westpac to help students become financially literate. This means learning about taxes, how to budget for a car (and keep it on the road), and how to apply for travel insurance etc.

If you complete all four modules, you will go into the draw to win $1,000! The modules focus on work, life, study and travel. For information and to enter, visit https://bit.ly/2P5zpBq

Humanities – scholarship and global programs

If you would love to study a humanities degree and receive a scholarship, paid industry experience, or funded overseas immersion program, you may like to explore the following four university degree options.

Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation), Australian Catholic University
Based at the North Sydney Campus, this liberal arts degree will give ambitious students a deep understanding of western literature, philosophy, art, politics, religion, science and history, and how these help us to understand our world and the dialogue between cultures.

The Ramsay Centre is funding 30 scholarships valued at $30,000 per year ($90,000 total) across the duration of the degree. Applications are now open for the 2021 intake, https://bit.ly/3f7vKO6

Bachelor of Arts (Professional), Swinburne University
This course offers eighteen majors, twenty-eight co-majors from other faculties and forty-two minors. Students are guaranteed one-year of paid industry experience as part of the degree and it will take four years, full-time to complete the course.

Applicants will need to achieve an ATAR of approximately 80 to be considered for admission. This could rise for the 2021 intake, http://bit.ly/1UTb3pZ

International Sustainability Experience, La Trobe University
All students studying a humanities degree at La Trobe are eligible to apply for the unique International Sustainability Experience program. Successful applicants will receive a funded two-week overseas experience located in the Asia-Pacific region.

Eligible degrees include Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Media and Communication, Bachelor of International Relations, Bachelor of Language and Linguistics etc, http://bit.ly/3d1uEni

Global Immersion Guarantee, Monash University
The Monash Global Immersion Guarantee (GIG) provides a guaranteed two-week overseas study experience for all first year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Global Studies students, with the cost of airfares, accommodation and local travel covered as part of the program.

Students will study the impact of the global movement of people and goods on environmental sustainability. For more information visit, https://bit.ly/37ThuFk

UCAT ANZ Preparation Programs

MedEntry
You can view a free recording of the 2020 MedEntry UCAT bootcamp video at https://bit.ly/3cLbrFR

UCAT two-week express challenge
UCAT Masterclass is running a two-week express challenge. You can find information at https://bit.ly/36NKEqr

Open Days

Have you registered for open days yet? Many institutes are offering prizes and cash incentives to students who sign up for and attend their virtual open day. Open days start in early August.

La Trobe University
Melbourne, Sunday 2 August
Regional campuses, Sunday 23 August
Register, http://bit.ly/3chXyPA

University of Wollongong
Saturday 8 August
Register, http://bit.ly/2I1SrFp

RMIT University
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August
Register, https://bit.ly/2UIPlwV

Victoria University and Victoria Polytechnic
Saturday 15 August
Register, https://bit.ly/3ddCGIV

Deakin University
Sunday 16 August
Register, http://bit.ly/2vebI3X

The University of Melbourne
Sunday 16 August
Register, http://bit.ly/39I2xaJ

Australian National University
Saturday 22 August
Register, https://bit.ly/30M7j5j

University applications

Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) processes course applications on behalf of participating higher education institutions.  From Monday 3 August, you will be able to create a VTAC account and apply for vocational and higher education courses.  VTAC has developed a series of resources to assist students with their applications.  The following are examples:

Website:  The website and social media channels contain information about the application process, Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) and scholarships, www.vtac.edu.au/
Year 12 Guide:  Year 12 students can access an online resource to assist them with their applications, https://bit.ly/2Zpe6Ri
They can also download a printable guide, https://bit.ly/38RMFD9
Instructional videos:  These outline how to set up a VTAC account, how to search for courses and how the preference system works, http://bit.ly/2a9lzwg
VTAC CourseSearch app:  You can download the app from Google Play or the App Store.

NSW and Canberra courses

The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) processes course applications on behalf of participating higher education institutions.  NSW students are able to apply for vocational and higher education courses now for the 2021 intake and Victorian students will be able to apply from Saturday 1 August.  UAC has developed a series of resources to assist students with their applications:

Website:  The website and social media channels contain information about the application process, key dates, Education Access Schemes and scholarships, www.uac.edu.au
Downloadable publications:  Download resources on the application process, key dates, Education Access Schemes and scholarships, https://bit.ly/2WcBBvd
Instructional videos:  https://bit.ly/2CwiiFW

Early admission programs

Year 12 students – please ensure you complete your early admission applications on time (if relevant). August closing dates for some early admission programs include:

Australian Catholic University
CAP Program (Melbourne campus)
Wednesday 12 August: http://bit.ly/395WfS9

University of Wollongong
Early Entry
Friday 14 August: https://bit.ly/2wvqljF

Swinburne University
Early Entry Program
28 August (Round 1): https://bit.ly/2WiPub5

La Trobe University
Aspire Program
Monday 31 August: http://bit.ly/2v9WOLN

Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt Advantage
Monday 31 August: https://bit.ly/2UmOlgT

STEM Career quizzes

The following career quizzes have been taken from the Careers with STEM website:

Science
Are you more da Vinci, or Darwin? Tesla or Newton? Take this quiz and to match your personality to one of the most famous scientists in history, https://bit.ly/2LUfKRR

Maths
Which number are you? We are going to try and figure out what number best represents how you think, what you would love to do and whether you might have any hidden talents or interests lurking beneath the surface. Even if you are already convinced that maths is not for you, give it a go! You might just be surprised, https://bit.ly/2NP3GSz

Computer Science
Computer Science teamed with your personal passion is the ticket to a career you love. Find out your Computer Science strength (science, tech, maths, or maybe engineering?) and your X (whatever you are passionate about) to find the formula to a great career! https://bit.ly/2NSyLol

Will you work in science or health?
Your future is up to you! Take this quiz to find out where your future lies… there are so many possibilities beyond becoming a scientist or doctor. Will you become a pioneer, a visionary, an adventurer? Take this quiz and find out! https://bit.ly/2Lt3jjM

Which biologist are you?
Find your niche in biology… even if you are nowhere near being a biologist! https://bit.ly/2K6kKRL

Which forensic scientist are you?
There are more career possibilities in forensics than you might think. Take this quiz to see which branch of forensics you are in! https://bit.ly/2K6lp5H

Which coder are you?
Are you a robotics coder, cybersecurity coder or a full-stack developer? Take this free coder personality quiz and unlock the door to your future coding career, https://bit.ly/2mPErUz

Which engineer are you?
This quiz will tell you exactly where your future lies in Engineering. Will you be working with infrastructure, software or health? Take this quiz and find out! https://bit.ly/2LuOyNn

What is your creative career in STEM?
Take this quiz to find out whether you’ll work with music, art or design in your STEM career! https://bit.ly/2LPWDvo

Upcoming virtual events and recorded webinars

Monash University – Online Information Seminars

Monash is running the following online seminars for prospective students:

AUGUST
12  Engineering
13  Music
19  Information Technology
20 Science
26 Debate: Autonomous cars are better than human drivers
27  Law

Inside Monash Seminars – Recorded Webinars

You can watch recorded webinars from past seminars at any time at this link, https://bit.ly/2LaE3fA

Examples include:

• Be the designer the world needs
• Study fine art and art curating
• Shape the future as an architect of change
• Business with a global perspective
• Medicine admissions and biomedical science
• Why study pharmacy or pharmaceutical science?

Australian Catholic University – Talk with Industry series

You can watch recorded webinars at any time focused on the following course areas:

• Exercise Science and Physiotherapy
• Business and IT
• Law
• Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
• Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology

You can also watch a talk with Arts graduates on 18 August. Visit, https://bit.ly/2XwbkYr

The University of Melbourne

Meet Melbourne Live. The University of Melbourne recently ran a series of webinars for prospective students. If you missed the previous information sessions for the course areas below, you can watch recordings.

• Agriculture and Food Science
• Health
• Law
• Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
• Science
• Engineering
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Music
• Education
• Veterinary Medicine
• Commerce
• IT and Computer Science

You can watch the webinars by visiting, http://bit.ly/2TJWmxa

Bite Sized Lectures

Watch lectures from University of Melbourne lecturers at https://bit.ly/3g1DZwn

Moving to Melbourne: How to Apply

The University of Melbourne will be hosting a ‘Moving to Melbourne: How to Apply’ for those students looking to relocate to Melbourne to study.

Webinar title:  Moving to Melbourne: How to Apply
Date:  Tuesday 4 August 2020
Time:  5:30 pm
Presenters:  Kellie Henderson-Giles (Admissions Portfolio Manager, Undergraduate) and Samantha Fossey (Recruitment Relationship Manager)
Audience:  Current final year high school students who will need to relocate to Melbourne to attend University
Registration link:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1629692144595365134

Careers in Engineering Webinar

Join Careers with STEM co-founder and journalist Heather Catchpole in an interactive careers webinar as we speed test the latest edition of Careers with STEM: Engineering. Meet engineers working on fascinating challenges and learn about how they got involved in their exciting careers

Date: 21 August 2020, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
For more information and to RSVP: https://bit.ly/2ZGxpFY

Federation University – Your Fed Future

Federation University is running the following online webinars for prospective students:

August
3   Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
5   Veterinary and Wildlife Science
13 Environmental and Conservation Science
For more information and to RSVP: https://bit.ly/2WfWfLo

You can watch recorded webinars at any time focused on the following course areas:

• Engineering
• Social Work
• Business and IT
• Criminal Justice and Criminology
• Teaching
• Sport, Physical and Outdoor Education
• International Sport Management
• Science
• Community and Human Services
• Arts/Social Sciences
• Communication Design
• Visual and Fine Arts
• Nursing
• Scholarships and Virtual campus tours
• Pathways

Visit https://bit.ly/3fp9Yqh

RMIT University – Discover What’s Next series

Access recorded webinars from previous events at virtual open days running on 8 and 9 August. You can watch the Flight Training and Aviation webinar at, https://bit.ly/2ZJr9NQ

VET Mythbusters free webinar: A parents guide to Vocational Education and Training

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