Pathways

VTAC APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN: 

All Year 12 students who haven’t already done so are invited to schedule a careers appointment with Josie Albano or Marj Peel. VTAC applications opened on Monday 1 August and we would anticipate that all Year 12 students apply for a post school position by the last day of Term3. Josie and Marj will be available everyday this term to help students with the application process.

On Monday all Year 12 students received a copy of the VTAC magazine and a copy of the ABC of applying which will help students with the application process. Students will also be able to download a VTAC course search app on their smart phones and tablets for a $1.49 fee. 

UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS DATES:

Be sure to visit the university website and download the open day program so you can plan for the seminars that you wish to attend:

Monash University- 7 August

RMIT- 14 August

Australian Catholic University- 14 August

La Trobe University- 7 August

University of Melbourne –21 August

Deakin University- 21 & 28 August

Victoria University- 28 August

Federation University- 28 August

KEY VTAC DATES:

SEAS- SPECIAL ENTRY ACCESS PROGRAM:

Primarily for students who have suffered long term disadvantage except for Category 1

(Personal information and location)- Everyone should apply.

SEAS allows selection officers at institutions to grant special consideration for course entry to applicants.

VTAC Scholarships:

VTAC collects scholarship applications for many institutions

One application, many scholarships. Scholarships are not just for academic performance.

Many equity scholarships have similar documentation requirements to SEAS

Statements must be submitted separately for each using correct coversheet

List of scholarships available on VTAC website

CAREER FOCUS - SURVEYING:

Do you enjoy Maths, IT and Design? Do you like catching Pokémon?

Have you considered studying Surveying?

What does Surveying have to do with Pokémon? 

Whilst you or your students may be in search of virtual Pokémon, what you may not have realised is Surveying underpins the technology that makes the game possible.

Pokémon Go allows players to find and catch Pokémon located all around them using a Geographic Information System, or GIS. A GIS is a database of information that pinpoints different features to a location such as property boundaries and building locations.

Cadastral or Land Surveyors are responsible for defining land boundaries and road alignments that make up the government "Cadastre", which is the basis for the world of Pokémon Go and GIS.

So next time your students bring up Pokémon Go, mention to them the mapping and analysis Surveyors have done to generate the Pokémon world, and that if they are interested in maps and technology, a career in Surveying might be perfect for them. Find out more about Pokémon Go and Surveying: Try Surveying – A Life Without Limits: http://www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au/