Lilydale High School Newsletter

CAREERS

Experience La Trobe

Registrations NOW OPEN

Last year we opened our doors to a record breaking crowd across all of our campuses - welcoming over 2, 500 students and their parents.

 

Today we are excited to announce that our 2016 registrations are now open for Year 10 - 12 students and their parents to join us for our upcoming Melbourne and Bendigo Campus Experience La Trobe events.

 

We will be hosting our popular event across all campuses on the following dates:

Students will have the opportunity to attend workshops, lectures and seminars of their choice to find out about career options, areas of study, pathways and student life while parents will be able to participate in our special 'parents program'.

 

The full programs are available online and hard copies and posters will be sent to all schools later this month. With 103 workshops on offer across our campuses and a range of new exciting inclusions, this event is sure to be bigger than ever!

 

Places are limited so students should get in quick to design a personalised program for the day.

Inside Monash Seminar Series

Come to the inside Monash Seminars and hear from current students, past students and academics about courses that are being offered at Monash University. All sessions run for 90 minutes and parents are welcome to attend.

 

http://www.monash.edu.au/inside-monash/

 

March

9 – Business and Economics

10 – Science

15 – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

 

April

13 – Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

14 – Design and Fine Art

19 – Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

20 – Global Studies

21 – Nursing and Midwifery

26 – Architecture

27 – Interior Architecture

28 – Psychology

 

May

3 – Teaching

4 – Music

5 – Information Technology

11 - Medicine and Biomedical Science

12 -  Engineering

17 - Science Advanced

18 – Law

19 – Health Sciences

25 – Biomedical Sciences, Radiography and Nutrition and Dietetics

VCE & Careers Expo

The VCE and Careers Expo 2016 will be held at Caulfield Racecourse on;

 

Thursday 5 and Friday 6 May

9 am - 3 pm

 

Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May

10 am - 4 pm

 

The Expo features over 190 exhibitors, seminars on VCE subjects, career and study advice.

 

General admission is $10.00.

 

For further information go to www.vceandcareers.com.au

What are my options after leaving school?

One option is university study. Research shows that those who have a university degree are (on average) less likely to be unemployed and are likely to earn more during their lifetimes than those who do not.

 

Others will want to complete a vocational course (VET) like hospitality, childcare or graphic design.

 

Another significant group will enter a trade by completing an apprenticeship or traineeship in areas such as plumbing, carpentry, mechanics, refrigeration or office administration.

 

Those entering employment with no study plans need to understand that their career options and earning capacity are likely to be limited in the long term. Qualifications are VITAL.

 

Thinking of University? There are nine in Victoria:

 

Australian Catholic University (ACU) has campuses in Fitzroy and Ballarat. It is a small but growing university, publicly funded, open to those of any or no faith.  

 

Deakin University’s main campus is in Burwood, but it also has campuses in Geelong and Warrnambool. It is a large university offering a very broad range of degrees.

 

Federation University has campuses in Ballarat and in Gippsland. It is a fairly small university serving two rural communities.

 

La Trobe University’s main campus is in Bundoora, but it also has campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Shepparton. It is a large university.

 

Monash University is very large; its main campus is in Clayton, but it also has campuses in Berwick, Caulfield, and Frankston (Peninsula Campus) (also in Malaysia and Prato in Italy).   

 

RMIT is a large dual-sector institution (a VET provider as well) in the City, with other campuses in Brunswick and Bundoora. 

Swinburne is also a dual-sector provider with a university campus in Hawthorn, and VET campuses in the City, Croydon, Hawthorn and Wantirna.

 

The University of Melbourne is the oldest University, its main campus being in Parkville. It also has specialised campuses in Burnley, Creswick, Dookie, Shepparton, Southbank and Werribee. 

 

Victoria University’s main campus in in Footscray, but it also has campuses in the City, Melton, St Albans, Sunshine and Werribee. VU is a university and a VET provider.

 

NOTE: Charles Sturt University is sometimes listed with Victorian Universities. It is in fact a NSW Institution with a campus on the Victoria/NSW border at Albury-Wodonga.

 

There are many providers of vocational education (VET) such as Bendigo TAFE, Box Hill Institute, Gordon, Holmesglen, Kangan, Melbourne Polytechnic, RMIT, Swinburne and VU.

 

With so many institutions available it is important that you do some research during senior years at school. This includes attending Open Days, Career Expos, school holiday programs and so on.

UMAT

University Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT)

The UMAT is developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on behalf of the UMAT Consortium universities.

 

The test is used specifically to assist with the selection of students into the medicine, dentistry and health science degree programs at undergraduate level at the universities listed on this website.

 

Year 12 students wishing to study Bachelor of Health Sciences in Dentistry at LaTrobe University or Bachelor of Medicine at Monash University, or medicine courses at interstate institutions will need to register and complete the test.

 

Registrations close 5 pm on Friday 3 June, 2016.  

 

Test date is Wednesday 27 July, 2016.

 

For more information please visit; https://umat.acer.edu.au/

 

Tim Kogelman and Craig Harris

Careers Practioners