Careers
Careers Update
The Careers Team has been very busy this term! We have been meeting with all Year 12 VCE and VCAL students on an individual basis to prepare them for University applications, TAFE applications, GAP years, apprenticeships and more. The Wellbeing Team have also been assisting with SEAS and Scholarships applications, assisting students in securing the best possible outcomes with their VTAC applications.
Careers News!
Our Hampton Park Careers Newsletter is published fortnightly and has lots of information on Open Days and Industry Events – Click Here for the latest newsletter! A copy of this newsletter is pinned to the Careers Corner News Board.
Key Dates
Below are some key dates for students submitting VTAC applications for entry to universities and some TAFES. Note: Timely course applications close on 30th September.
| Applications open for courses, SEAS, and scholarships | Monday 3 August 2020 |
| Timely course applications close | Wednesday 30 September 2020 |
| SEAS and Scholarships applications close | Friday 9 October 2020 |
| Late course applications close | Friday 6 November 2020 |
| Very late course applications close | Friday 4 December 2020 |
| VCE results and ATAR released to students | Wednesday 30 December 2020 |
| Change of preference deadline for January offers | 12pm, Monday 4 January 2021 |
| January offers released | Thursday 14 January 2021 |
| Change of preference deadline for February round 1 | 12pm, Thursday 21 January 2021 |
| February round 1 offers released | Monday 1 February 2021 |
A full listing of dates, including deadlines and offer dates for the remaining February rounds, will be available on the VTAC website later in the year.
Did you know that each HPSC Student has their own personal Career Tools Account? This program is accessible via the Hampton Park Secondary College website and enables you to research career pathways, jobs, create a resume and lots more!
Recently we have been working with our Year 10’s, 11’s and 12’s learning about their strengths and interests and how this can help to determine suitable career pathways. We have also been researching what courses and training students need to undertake to land their dream job!
Click Here to view the career tools site. Parents who would like to know more about planning their child’s career can click here for more information.
Headstart
Head Start is a program designed to help students begin an apprenticeship or traineeship whilst still at school.
The program recognises that everyone learns differently, has different interests and career goals.
Head Start lets you start learning skills for an apprenticeship or traineeship early – while still making sure that you get the real life knowledge that employers need by completing your VCE or VCAL.
When you finish school, you’ll have your VCE or VCAL as well as having finished (or be close to finishing) your training - giving you a head start on everyone else. You can choose from apprenticeships and traineeships in key industries such as building, construction, community services and health, business and primary industries. See Mr Evans in the Careers Office for further information.
Further Learning
If you’re stuck at home but don’t want to fall behind on your learning, or are just looking for something different than watching Netflix all day, there are heaps of online providers that offer courses and education resources.
You can study almost any subject you can think of, and many of them are free as well.
Here are some of our top picks:
- edX – https://www.edx.org/
- TED-Ed – https://ed.ted.com/lessons
- FutureLearn – https://www.futurelearn.com/
- Open Learning – https://www.open.edu/openlearn/
- Coursera – https://www.coursera.org/