Pathways and Transition

JTC Career Tools

Thank you for taking the time to read through the Pathways and Transition component of the JTC weekly newsletter. To get in touch regarding matters concerning Pathways and Transition, please contact Jane Hedley, Head of Pathways and Transition: 9383 0416 or jane.hedley@cewa.edu.au 

In this week’s Pathways and Transition newsletter read about:

• How the Pathways and Transition office can help
• University open days
• TISC guide
• Important dates 
• Parent education: career conversations with young people
• Apprenticeships and traineeships
• Girls in engineering; women in trades
• Defence Industry career advice
• Farming gap years
• Jobs in disaster relief
• Medicine news
• Spotlight: telecommunications engineer career 

How can the Pathways and Transition office help you?

UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS 2022

It is open day season! Attending university open days is an excellent opportunity to ask the experts all your questions about courses and campus life. You can make FREE appointments with career counsellors at each university. Many 2022 university open days in WA have changed dates or gone online due to the current COVID-19 context. You still need to register online to attend online open days- see links below. If you are interested in studying interstate, there will also be virtual open days that you can attend- visit the respective university websites for more information.

TISC University Admissions Information 2021-2024

TISCOnline - Course Prerequisites

TISC is the Tertiary Institutions Services Centre. It is the Centre that organises applications to universities across Western Australia 

Find information about:

• Guaranteed ATARS
• Minimum ATARS
• Selection Rank
• Lowest Offered Rank

Important Dates (Term 1 2022)

TISC

Fogarty Scholarship (UWA)

The UWA Fogarty Scholarships are the premier scholarships in WA. The Scholarship program has been established by The University of Western Australia in partnership with the Fogarty Foundation, to provide senior secondary students with an opportunity to undertake a cycle 1 undergraduate degree course and then a cycle 2 postgraduate degree by coursework at the University. The scholarship is intended for students who show significant academic potential, together with leadership ability and other outstanding achievements throughout Year 11 and 12.

Tuckwell Scholarship for 2023 (Australian National University)

Tuckwell Scholar students will receive:

• $22,350 per annum (2021 rate) (increasing with inflation) for each year of the length of their undergraduate degree, to cover on-campus residential costs, books, and general living expenses

Scholarships are awarded based on four criteria:

• academic potential and achievements to date;
• other significant achievements to date, of any type;
• demonstration of the Attributes of a Tuckwell Scholar; and
• a desire to eventually give back to Australia.

Applying for a Tuckwell Scholarship is a three-stage process which commences with an initial application from yourself and a recommendation from a schoolteacher.  Applications will begin in March 2022.  

University Clinical Aptitude Test 

Career Conversations with Young People (for parents)

Career Conversations are a fabulous new initiative from the Department of Education. Sessions will be run across the Metropolitan area, some in the morning and some in the evening. They will then be rolled out across the State

Parents and carers are the greatest influence on their child’s career decision making. Students and carers are invited to attend a Career Conversation to hear:

• what industry wants from young people
• what opportunities are on offer
• young people sharing their experiences
• where to find accurate, up-to-date career information.

Registration is required for each attendee. 

Key information about apprenticeships and traineeships

The Australian Apprenticeship Pathways website aapathways.com.au is your first stop if you are looking for information about apprenticeships and traineeships.

Information includes:

• Job and Training Descriptions –2500 job descriptions filtered by state, choice of industry or keyword.
• Job Pathways Charts – examples of potential career pathways that can begin with an Australian apprenticeship.
• Pre-apprenticeship Finder – find a pre-apprenticeship in the industry of your choice by location.
• Practice Aptitude Quizzes – general industry based literacy & numeracy quizzes illustrating the levels required when undertaking Australian Apprenticeships qualifications
• Literacy and Numeracy Quizzes – Interactive quizzes to gauge if you are apprenticeship ready.
• Career Interest Explorer – A quiz to understand which type of career or work one is best suited for.

3 April Construction Futures Centre Open Day

The Construction Futures Centre introduces you to everything from design and project management to entry level trade assistant roles. 

16 March Girls Engineering Tomorrow Forum for Year 11s

Join us at the Girls Engineering Tomorrow - Forum to hear about the future of engineering and where a degree in engineering can take you. Hear from experts about their journey to becoming an engineer. 

We will also provide information on the Girls Engineering Tomorrow program, designed to support Year 11 girls interested in engineering. Find out more about this 10-week program, key dates and hear about highlights from past participants. The event will conclude with refreshments and an expo with information on careers in engineering. 5:30pm-7:30pm, Curtin University, Bentley.

Busy Sisters

This is a Commonwealth government mentoring program designed to support girls and women in trade careers. The Busy sisters mentoring program runs over 6 months and provides weekly support from Tradeswomen. 

Defence industry career advice

A dedicated defence industry team is available at the Rockingham Jobs and Skills Centre to provide advice about jobs, careers, and training pathways into the defence industry.

All services are free, and available to anyone in WA!

To contact the team; call or email or drop in for a chat.

T: 08 9599 8655 E: defence.careers@smtafe.wa.edu.au

Farming Gap Year

Want to spend your gap year travelling around the country, experiencing life in the country, and gaining valuable work experience? 

Roles in Disaster Relief

Unfortunately, there have been lots of natural disasters happening recently, and over the past few years in Australia. If you’re wondering how you might be able to help, there are lots of jobs and volunteer roles where you can make a difference.   

MEDICINE NEWS 

MedEntry 

MedEntry is a government-accredited Registered Training Organisation specialising in UCAT preparation. MedEntry offers discounts of 40% for groups of two or more, and many other discounts including for those nominated by their teacher. For more information, please visit www.MedEntry.edu.au

Getting into medicine blog

WA Careers newsletter InFocus Careers has a detailed blog post about getting into medicine in WA. The post is written in response to people not understanding the difference between an UNDERGRADUATE and a POST GRADUATE degree. 

Medicine across Australia

Medicine is a highly competitive course at all universities across Australia. If students are serious about studying Medicine, they ought to consider making multiple applications to institutions across Australia. Ms. Jane Hedley has a Medicine matrix resource that gives a snapshot of the application requirements and processes for tertiary institutions that offer Medicine, across all of Australia. Please contact her to access the matrix. A similar matrix is available for Dentistry.

Medical Specialty Fact Sheets

NSW Health has compiled an extensive list of extremely useful fact sheets to assist students in making more informed career choices about the many careers in the health industry, and to ensure their career plans not only fulfil their personal aspirations but also align with the needs of the industry.  Students keen on finding out more about what the job is about, whether or not there is a shortage, etc. are encouraged to browse the following link on NSW Health - Medical Career Planning. 

Ms. Hedley can also share with you a matrix of all Medicine and Dentistry courses in Australia- just ask!

Spotlight: Telecommunications Engineer

Career as a Telecommunications EngineerJobs and Skills WA states that telecommunications engineers design, test and build the various technologies that allow people to communicate over distances.  

• They may work in fields such as telephone and internet networks, radio and television broadcasting and satellite communications.
• They design telecommunication networks, deciding on the technology to be used and where cables or broadcasting equipment needs to be placed, and oversee installation.
• Telecommunication engineers may also be responsible for testing and repairing faults.

Telecommunications engineers usually work for the major telecommunications companies, or for large organisations with private communication networks, such as remote mine sites, for example, the Pilbara region.  Telecommunications engineers often work in offices, where they can use computers to monitor networks and broadcasting equipment remotely.  However, some travel may be required to visit sites throughout the state, particularly when installing new equipment or repairing faults. There is strong future growth in this industry, and it is also a well-paid career.

To become a telecommunications engineer, students usually need to study a degree in engineering, majoring in electronics and communication engineering, or a related field.  Students may also choose to complete postgraduate study to specialise in electronic and communication engineering.

Engineering Heroes Podcasts

Engineers Australia is at the helm of the Engineering Heroes podcast series.  Students keen on a career in engineering may find these podcasts about the engineering challenges in today’s society of interest.  Engineers discuss their work life and the issues they are dealing with.  There are various categories of podcasts including aerospace, building services, and computer systems. 

Visit Engineering Heroes and sign up for regular updates.

Jane Hedley

Head of Pathways and Transition

Direct: (08) 9383 0416

Email: Jane.Hedley@cewa.edu.au