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Career News for Term Two Issue 5 includes:

• Important Year 12 Information
• Open Days 2019
• VCA - Girls Do Jazz 2019 Workshops
• Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) partners with The University of Melbourne
• Future Park Design Ideas Competition (Work Experience Prize)
• Trinity Young Leaders Program
• Holiday Programs - Year 9 upwards
• SAT testing for US University Entry
• REMINDERS:
• Parent and Caregivers Guide to University
• Year 10 VTAC Guide 2019
• My Future Events University of Melbourne
• Please feel free to make an appointment

Useful Links: Australian Jobs 2019

Work Experience: National Gallery of Victoria

Work Experience: Monash Biomedicine

Download the Work Experience Resource Book

Download the Work Arrangement Form

Important Year 12 Information

I will be presenting to you the application and results phase early Term 3 after our Careers Practitioners VTAC briefing.

Following is a brief timeline:

JULY: Time to start planning. Make a schedule of Open Days to visit and check out the latest course information using the VTAC CourseSearch online

AUGUST 5: Time to organise a meeting in Careers to set up and create your VTAC account to start your course application process. It is important to remember that some courses requiring Portfolios and Auditions do close much earlier than other courses. Please speak to me if you are unsure.

SEPTEMBER 30: Submit your course applications. You can continue changing your preferences even after you have submitted your application.

OCTOBER 11: Finalise your Scholarships and SEAS applications.

JANUARY: Receive your results and finalise your preferences. #Early January date to be advised.

If you have any questions prior, please do not hesitate to send me an email. I will return from the mid-year break on Monday 8 July. 

Year 11 and 12 VTAC Guide available below:

Open Days 2019

Open Days are a great time to visit an institution when it’s at its best. Everyone is there – academics, lecturers, current students and information officers. More importantly, you can talk with academics, lecturers and

current students about what certain courses are actually like and what is required to get into them. For dates and times please download a copy of the 2019 Tertiary Open Days below.

VCA - Girls Do Jazz 2019 Workshops

Girls Do Jazz 2019 workshops aim to address the gender imbalance in jazz music by giving young students an opportunity to hear, interact, converse and perform with women who are following professional pathways in jazz and improvised music. Workshop sessions will incorporate a repertoire of blues, jazz standards, modal playing, original tunes and free improvisation. Students will learn about improvised music, foster relationships with emerging and established musicians and engage with a like-minded creative community. They will also develop their musical skills and career path through informal performances, rehearsals and discussions. This course is suitable for 15-20 year-old, female and gender-non-conforming student instrumentalists with an interest in jazz and improvisation and those intending to audition for Jazz and Improvisation at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at Melbourne in the future.

When: 11 August, 8 September, 13 October, 10 November and 8 December (at the Jazzlab as part of the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival) Cost: $525

For more information and to register visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/study-with-us/short-courses/girls-do-jazz-2019

Australian Chamber Orchestra Partners With University of Melbourne

Students and staff at the University of Melbourne will have unparalleled access to education and research opportunities with a $1 million partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO). For more information visit: https://precinct.finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/2019/06/03/australian-chamber-orchestra-partners-with-university-of-melbourne/

Future Park Design Ideas Competition: New Public Space for Melbourne

Considered the fourth fastest growing city in the OECD, Melbourne is expected to eclipse Sydney as Australia’s largest city by 2050. This population growth and densification raises questions over the capacity of our existing parks to meet the needs of today’s contemporary and bourgeoning city. The Future Park Design Ideas Competition encourages entrants to envision new public spaces for modern Melbourne. Where should this new public open space be located, how should it be configured and what is its role?

Entries close: 1 August 2019

Who can enter?: Victorian high school students studying art, design, environmental studies and associated subjects are invited to submit proposals within the student category.

Entry requirements: One A1 panel (portrait) which graphically (through the combination of image and text) presents the location and vision for your future park.

Prize: Work experience at a landscape architecture office.

For more information and to register visit: https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/be150/competitions/futurepark

Trinity Young Leaders Program - December 2019

The Young Leaders Program (YLP) offered at Trinity College at the University of Melbourne has been developing future leaders since 2011. The program provides students the opportunity to live on campus at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne’s oldest residential college, and join lectures and workshops with other like-minded young leaders. Throughout YLP, participating students are guided and mentored by a team of university students.

Applications Close: 

5 October 2019 for the December program

For more information and to make a booking visit:

https://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/young-leaders-program/overview/young-leaders-december-program

Holiday Programs - Year 9 and Above

At William Angliss: Experience day - 'Let's Cook!' is a perfect opportunity to try your hand at some important cooking skills to impress your friends and family!

Registration is essential as places are strictly limited. 

At Swinburne: The ConocoPhillips Science Experience is a fun 3 or 4 days of science activities for Years 9 and 10 students in 2019 program year.

For information visit: https://www.scienceexperience.com.au/about-the-program

At Swinburne: Discover Design is a creative school holiday program for Years 10–12 students who would like to learn more about design careers, courses and pathways. Participants will develop a design portfolio, broaden their problem-solving and design-thinking skills and work in teams—just like in a real design studio!

For information visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/discover-design-swinburne-2019-tickets-60443092918

Places are limited so book now!

SAT Testing for US Entry

The Cycle of testing for 2019/20 is now open for registrations. Places fill very fast however currently there are places for: 

November 2: Geelong College and Kilmore International School.

December 7: Carey Grammar; Geelong Grammar; MacRobertson Girls High School and Geelong College.

March 14, 2020: Carey Grammar; Melbourne Grammar; Geelong College.

May 2, 2020: Geelong Grammar; Haileybury; Lauriston; Geelong College; Kilmore International School.

June 6, 2020 (SAT Subject only): Lauriston; Melbourne Grammar; Geelong College.

for information visit: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/find-test-centers

REMINDERS:

Parent and Caregivers Guide to University

This one is courtesy of Deakin but you can apply most of the information to any institution. Parents and caregivers play an important role in providing guidance, information and support to their child as they plan their future and consider their further study options. It can be hard to know the best way to offer support to your child when it comes to choosing a course of study and a university. Deakin has put together some great tips on how to help your child stay focused and start developing the skills needed for university. I hope you find it helpful.

Year 10 VTAC Guide

As a Year 10 student about to choose your Years 11 and 12 study program, it can all seem a little overwhelming. But if you break it down into steps, it becomes more manageable. This guide has some great activities and resources to help you with some of the next steps which will be about subject selection. Some of these activities you may have participated in as part of our Careers Elective but it doesn't hurt to take another look at them.

This guide is produced by VTAC (the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre) so some of the information is more relevant for studying the VCE, however a lot of the information applies no matter what educational system you complete.

Inside you will find more tips on researching tertiary education, entrance requirements, pre-requisite studies, selection process, ATAR information, VET studies and pathways, culminating in bringing all your research together and creating a plan.

Once you have created a plan it is time to make an appointment to meet me and discuss some of your options so you are well and truly prepared when it comes to selecting the right subjects.

Remember my quote.. "Start with the D.R.E.A.M".

Note: A hard copy is now available from the Careers Hub in the cottage.

My Future Information Sessions - University of Melbourne

Wednesday 4 June - Wednesday 26 June

Students are invited to My Melbourne Future, a series of information evenings for prospective students and families.

• Meet the  academic and professional staff at the Parkville or Southbank campuses
• Explore topics such as breadth options, electives, placements, studying overseas, scholarships and research opportunities
• Discover what it will be like to study with them
• Hear current students and alumni share their unique Melbourne experience

Visit the website to register here.

Making An Appointment

You can find me in the Careers Hub office downstairs in The Cottage. Please use this link on the Preshil Careers website to make an appointment because it syncs to my calendar to avoid clashes. If you have questions or concerns please email me anytime at bronte.howell@preshil.vic.edu.au

Special Thanks

Thanks to Jacky Burton from the Yarra Career Practitioners Group and Compass Career News who tirelessly each year puts together a lot of the one-sheet information guides that help us collate tertiary course information into the one place for students to easily access.

References:

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• Career Tools Newsletter