Career Conversations @ Home – Helping parents have positive career convos!

October 16 2024 (6.30 - 7.15pm)

Come join Tyson Day, the Co-Founder and Lead Facilitator of Arrive & Thrive, as he shares the best way to have impactful career conversations in and around your home environment that produce clarity, career discovery, and momentum. Tyson will share concepts and practices that he has learned through his 10+ years of experience in career education and the 85,000 students who have attended Arrive & Thrive workshops since 2019.

In our webinar, you can expect to learn:

How can you positively influence your young person in their career decisions.
How can you effectively navigate the future of work and understand your young person's options.
How to communicate effectively through the GROW model to support your young person in career exploration.

We can't wait for you to join us!

All participants will receive a Career Conversation Kit to kick off conversations with their young person as soon as possible!

NIDA September Spring Holiday Courses 2024

September 23 to October 6, 2024

NIDA's Holiday Program offers fun and engaging skills-based training for all ages and aspirations. From 3-week Residency programs to 1-day short courses for adults, children and young people, we have something to offer everyone.

Dates to Diarise in Term 4

Year 12 VTAC late applications – 1 October to 1 November
VTAC SEAS and Scholarship applications – due 11 October 2024

Reminder: VTAC 2025 Upcoming Key Dates

SEAS Applications	Friday 11 October 2024
VTAC Scholarships	Friday 11 October 2024
VTAC Personal Statement	Friday 6 December 2024
ATARs Released	Thursday 12 December 2024
Change of Preference (CoP) closes	Saturday 14 December 2024
December Round Offers	Monday 23 December 2024
January Round International Offers	Monday 6 January 2025
January Round Domestic Offers	Friday 10 January 2025
February Offer Rounds	Tuesday 4 February 2025 onwards

For a full list of cancelled, amended, and new courses, visit VTAC Course Updates.

The VTAC website is www.vtac.edu.au

New Diploma of Radiation Science

RMIT's Diploma of Radiation Science starts you on the path to gain the knowledge and skills required for further studies and opportunities in the medical radiation industry.

In 2025, the one-year Diploma of Radiation Science will only be available as part of a packaged Guaranteed Pathway into the. Bachelor of Medical Radiation. Students can choose to focus their studies in one of three streams in the Bachelor degree via this diploma pathway:

medical imaging
nuclear medicine (RMIT is the only Victorian university to offer this degree)
radiation therapy.

The VCE requirements are: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 23 in English as an Additional Language and Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.

New Majors in the Bachelor of Biomedicine

The Bachelor of Biomedicine has been revised for 2025 and now includes four unique and industry-focused majors that offer students strong employment opportunities upon graduation, and the potential to pathway into further postgraduate studies in medicine or research.

The majors available from Semester 1, 2025 are:

Cancer, heart and brain diseases
Immunology and infectious disease
Physiology and pharmacology
Molecular and cellular biochemistry

Students can select a single major plus four electives or two majors in their third year of study. These majors will be offered at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus only.

Find out more at Bachelor of Biomedicine at La Trobe University.

News from Monash University

New Courses and/or Majors/Minors in 2025

Monash is offering a number of new courses or new majors/minors in existing courses in 2025. Students can apply for these courses through VTAC.

The new courses are:

The following courses are offering new majors:

Bachelor of Information Technology – new Applied Cybersecurity major and Human-Computer Interaction minor.
Bachelor of Computer Science – new Algorithms and Software, Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence.

Pathways into the Bachelor of Education

There’s more than one way to become a student with Monash. Students who are interested in becoming a teacher, but do not meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Education (Honours), Monash offers a range of pathway programs to help students achieve their goal.

There is a wide range of pathway options available, so students need to consider their reasons for completing a pathway and where they hope to end up. Students are urged to find out what pathway programs will suit your circumstances by browsing the links below.

Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS) – domestic students only
Diploma of Higher Education Studies (DoHE) - domestic students only
Monash College Diploma – domestic and international students

Students are encouraged to browse Pathways into the Bachelor of Education.

Bachelor of Educational Studies

The Bachelor of Educational Studies allows students to take their first step towards teaching or other education-related fields. This course is a pathway for students who are passionate about becoming teachers but do not meet the admission rank for their desired pre-service teacher degree.

Eligible students who successfully complete their first year of study (subject to meeting certain progression and non-academic requirements) may apply for transfer into the second year of the Bachelor of Education suite.

This 3-year degree allows students to gain the necessary knowledge to pursue a career in corporate training, educational consultancy, online learning, vocational and community education, curriculum writing, youth services or adult learning, but will not lead to early childhood, primary or secondary teacher registration in Australia. Should teaching be the end goal, students who complete the Bachelor Of Educational Studies can progress to a postgraduate Initial Teacher Education qualification.

Find out more at Bachelor of Educational Studies.

Diploma in General Studies (DiGS)

The Diploma in General Studies (DiGS) gives students a sample of various University of Melbourne degrees and provides a pathway to further tertiary study.

Open to domestic students, this one-year course provides students with the opportunity to study a wide range of subjects from Science, Commerce, Design and Agriculture - providing some students with guaranteed entry into a University of Melbourne degree based on their weighted average mark.

DiGS provides a pathway to one of the following University of Melbourne bachelor’s degrees:

Bachelor of Agriculture
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Science

The VCE prerequisite for entry is Units 3 & 4: A study score of at least 20 in English/English Language/Literature or at least 25 in EAL, and the Lowest Selection Ranked ATAR for 2024 was 52.00.

Find out more at Diploma in General Studies (DiGS).

Media, Communication & Journalism Degrees in Victoria in 2024

Many universities in Victoria offer advertising, media, media & communication, and/or journalism degrees, and many of these are listed below. These areas of interest are often also offered as majors in Arts degrees.

Note: An English is usually the only prerequisite subject for entry.

For a comprehensive list of all courses (including double-degree options) visit VTAC.

INSTITUTION	COURSE NAME	MAJOR STUDIES IN 2024	ATAR 2024
ACU M – Melbourne	Creative Arts	Drama, English/Literature, Media, Music, Visual arts.	60.00 (M)
DEAKIN M – Melbourne G – Waurn Ponds	Communication	Advertising, Creative advertising, Digital and social media, Digital media, Indigenous studies, Journalism, Photojournalism, Public Relations Strategy, Public relations, Social media, Strategic advertising.	60.35 (M) n/p (G)
	Communication (Advertising)	Advertising.	n/p (M)
	Communication (Digital and Social Media)	Digital and social media.	61.10 (M)
	Communication (Journalism)	Journalism.	60.45 (M) n/p (G)
	Communication (Public Relations)	Public relations.	64.15 (M) 62.55 (G)
LA TROBE M – Melbourne	Media & Communication	Creative and professional writing, Journalism, Marketing, Media industries, Sports media.	61.90 (M)
	Creative & Prof. Writing	Creative and professional writing.	n/p (M)
	Journalism	Journalism.	60.05 (M)
	Marketing	Marketing.	61,65 (M)
	Media Industries	Media Industries.	74.55 (M)
	Sports Media	Sports Media.	61.60 (M)
MONASH C – Caulfield	Media Communication	Journalism, Media, Public relations, Screen.	72.20 (Ca)
RMIT C – City	Communication (Journalism)	Broadcast journalism, Digital journalism, Fact checking and verification, Feature writing, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Journalism law, Journalism practice, Journalism reporting, Journalism technologies, Newsroom practice, Photojournalism, Podcasting, Radio Journalism, TV journalism.	71.25 (C)
	Communication (Media)	Asian media and culture, Audio production, Cinema studies, Community media production, Film production, Internet and multimedia, Literature, Live media, Media, Media industries, Media production, New media, Non-profit media production, Online media production, Politics and communication, Popular culture, Radio production, Social media management, Social media marketing, Social media production, Television production, Video production.	68.05 (C)
	Communication (Prof. Communication, majoring in Advertising, Digital Communication and Public Relations)	Advertising, Advertising Briefs, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising Communication, Advertising Concept Development, Advertising Marketing, Advertising Production, Advertising Research, Advertising Strategy, Approaches to Popular Culture, Brand Management, Business Practice, Communication, Communication Management, Communication Research, Concept Development, Consumer Behaviour, Contemporary Politics and Communication, Content Development, Digital Communication, E-marketing, E-media, Gender Studies, Journalism, Literary Studies, Marketing, Marketing Communication, Marketing Research, Media, Media Planning, Media Production, Media Strategy, Photography, Professional Practice, Public Relations, Social Media, Strategic Plannning.	70.00 (C)
SWINBURNE H – Hawthorn * Professional Degree	Media & Communication	Advertising, Cinema and screen studies, Creative writing and publishing, Immersive media, Journalism, Public relations, Social media.	59.00 (H) 77.90 (H) *

Snapshot of the University of Tasmania (UTAS) in 2024

The University of Tasmania is ranked in the top 300 universities in the world and is one of Australia's premier universities for teaching excellence.
The University has more than 29,000 local, national, and international students, with 90,000 alumni spread across more than 120 countries.
The university is also ranked as a world leader in research.
UTAS has campuses within the three main regions of Tasmania – Hobart in the south, Launceston in the north and Burnie in the north-west. The University also has a campus in Sydney – Rozelle. Virtual tours of the campuses can be browsed at Virtual tours | Our campuses.
UTAS has a number of colleges –
The university has three main specialist institutes –
UTAS offers specialised courses in marine and Antarctic studies.
The University of Tasmania also offers courses in Medicine, Biomedicine, Medical Radiation Science - Health and Medicine.
There are many undergraduate and post-graduate courses offered at the University of Tasmania.
UTAS has numerous industry partners where students in the College of Health and Medicine can participate in Professional Experience Placements.
The University of Tasmania’s generous Scholarships and Prizes program encompasses state, national and international sponsored programs for domestic and international students.
The University of Tasmania has exchange agreements with over 150 exchange partners across the world - Exchange Partner Institutions.
UTAS offers a range of accommodation options to students.

Mr Jack Crameri - Careers and Pathways Coordinator

Ms Andy Farrow - Careers Adviser & VET/SWL Coordinator

Ms Stephanie Martin - Careers & Pathways Coordinator

Ms Jody McCarthy - Senior School & Careers Support

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