The Careers Hub 2020
CAREERS WITH MATHS Australian Mathematical Science Institute: careers.amsi.org.au
What's in this issue?
Careers News for Term One Issue 2 includes:
- Confused about why Maths?
- Forest Scientist - Careers with Maths
- Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing Entry Matrix
- Can you help provide places for our Year 10 students?
- ComparED Website
REMINDERS
- Year 12 - Entry to Medicine
- Year 12 - Early Applications General Info
- Year 12 - Hanson Scholarship
- Year 12 - ANU Tuckwell Scholarship
- Year 10 - Work Experience & Careers Class
- Fun Pathways Tool & Engineering quiz
- News and alerts
- Making an appointment
Careers Website: www.preshilcareers.com.au
Ace Day Job Videos: Sign in to Preshil Clickview
Useful Links: Australian Jobs 2019
Confused about why Maths?
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute can give you a lot of inspiration about why you should love Maths. AMSI is committed to working towards increasing Australia’s mathematically capable workforce through hundreds of profiles, videos and jobs. There are endless career opportunities across all industry sectors from Game Design, Criminology and Sport to Aviation, Medicine and Robotics.... just to name a few!
AMSI has heaps of videos about all kind of careers here: https://careers.amsi.org.au/all-videos/. I encourage students to check them out.
Forest Scientist
Learn how to "protect forests using maths"
Link: https://youtu.be/5o_dZxQYn1Y
For more inspiration visit AMSI.
Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Midwifery Course Entrance Matrix
This information is provided by the Australian Centre for Career Education to assist students and parents to navigate the entry requirements of these competitive courses. The information was correct at time of publication and is presented by State or Territory and entry, ie Year 12 entry or Graduate (Grad) entry. Please see the attached below for details.
Can you help provide places for our students?
We’re always on the lookout for Preshil community members who might be able to offer a work experience opportunity for our students.
We have students looking for:
- Law and the Justice System
- Journalism and Publishing
- Game Design and Programming
- Film and Television
- Health Industry - Medicine, Nursing & Physiotherapy to name a few.
If you have something you can offer or know someone who can, please contact me as soon as possible. I am available to answer student or family queries at any time by telephone or email.
ComparED Website
The ComparED website can provide prospective students with relevant and transparent information about Australian higher education institutions from the perspective of current students and recent graduates. So, with ComparED, students can explore and compare the quality of higher education institutions and study areas they are interested in, based on the experiences of others. The ComparED website allows students to compare specific institutions and/or study areas. The data available is sourced from the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) surveys. Please note it may not include all courses and all institutions but it is a great one to add to your list for research.
Visit ComparED and explore and compare institutions and study areas based on real life student experiences.
REMINDERS
Year 12 - Entry to Medicine & Dentistry see UCAT
Students who have commenced Year 12 in 2020 and are planning to apply for any of the following university courses listed below are reminded that registrations for the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) open on Monday 2 March and close Monday 11 May (late registration Monday 18 May). Tests are available from Wednesday 1 July until Friday 31 July.
Early applications
Dates and Reminders
- ANU Early Entry opens 4 March 2020: https://www.anu.edu.au/study/apply/domestic-applications-anu-undergraduate/applying-to-anu-application-details#offer
- Applications close TBC May.
- ACU Early Entry opens March 2020: Visit: https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/admission-pathways/i-volunteer-regularly
- Applications close in August TBC.
- Latrobe Early Entry opens June 2020: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/study/aspire Applications close in August TBC.
- Teaching Applications - CASper Test:
- Opens Semester 2 - For info visit: https://takecasper.com Deakin info: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/find-a-course/education-and-teaching/the-casper-test
- VTAC info for other Admission tests: http://vtac.edu.au/admissions-tests/other-tests.html
More detailed information about all the above will be available in due course.
University of Melbourne Hanson Scholarship
University of Melbourne Hanson Scholarship: Closes Monday 9 March:
Visit https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/hansen-scholarship
Australian National University Tuckwell Scholarship
Australian National University (ANU) launched the Tuckwell Scholarship Program in 2013. The Tuckwell Scholarship Program at the ANU is the most transformational undergraduate scholarship program in Australia.
Applications open Wednesday 4 March & close Wednesday 25 March:
Visit https://tuckwell.anu.edu.au
Key dates for applications below:
Year 10 Work Experience and Careers Classes
1: YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE
A reminder we have set aside the final week of Term 2 (Monday 15 to Friday 19 June). We understand these dates are not always suitable to take advantage of available opportunities,
therefore as I have mentioned previously we are very happy to discuss other times that are more accommodating. Regardless, students must let us know in advance and complete the Work Experience Arrangement Form which you can download from Compass resources or from our dedicated Careers Website here. I also encourage students to remember to check the Year 10 Compass newsfeed as I post work experience opportunities regularly, as they arise.
Students should try to make their own arrangements for work experience, so start talking to those neighbours, friends and family members who might be able to offer something. Students should also directly contact employers in their fields of interest; showing confidence and initiative by making direct contact would be attractive qualities to demonstrate. Below is a copy of the Work Experience Resource book 2020 that has a great list of businesses and industries offering placements. However, as I have mentioned previously, some of these do need to be applied for months in advance and are highly competitive.
2: YEAR 10 CAREERS AND PATHWAYS CLASSES
Reminder thatALL Year 10 students will participate in Careers and Pathways during our Electives Program in Term 2. We already have a number of great guest presentations and workshops lined up to assist them as they draw closer to subject selection, including a host of other activities commencing with our Careers Activities Week from Tuesday 28 April - Friday 1 May which will see them earn three valuable Certificates that they can take out into the workforce or use throughout their senior years no matter what industry they are interested in.
Reminder about these two fun new tools
RMIT University – Pathways Tool
The traditional path into university is not the only one. RMIT offers a large range of vocational education courses that lead into undergraduate study. Students are encouraged to browse RMIT’s new pathways tool to find out more at
RMIT University – Pathways Tool. Many of these pathways can be applied to other institutions.
RMIT Engineering Quiz
With so many different types of engineering available, it can be hard to decide which one is best for you. Take RMIT's interactive quiz to discover which engineering courses or double degrees are matched to you. https://trueengineer.rmit.edu.au/. These courses can be applied to many other institutions.
News and alerts
Please remember to log in and read your Compass Newsfeed as we regularly post updated information about tertiary open days, information sessions, work experience and workshop opportunities, updated Careers and industry news and a host of other information. You can also set up notification alerts on your phone for Compass so you will be instantly notified and never miss anything.
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 any questions or concerns please email me anytime at bronte.howell@preshil.vic.edu.au
Thanks to Jacky Burton from the Yarra Career Practitioners Group and Compass Career News who tirelessly each year has put 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.