Careers@MMCRC

VCE

Thinking of applying to Monash University?

Moving away from home to study at university can be a daunting experience but being part of a supportive and spirited community can make all the difference. Mannix College is one of the residential Colleges at Monash University and is located across the road from the Clayton campus. Mannix offers a great all-around university living experience with catering, counselling services, wellbeing programs, tutorials, career support, events, sports, live-in pastoral care staff and more.

Living at Mannix offers students constant access to academic support through formal tutorials, peer-to-peer mentoring and our many learning spaces. In 2022, Mannix College recruited a live-in Dean of Students & Wellbeing and a Dean of Studies & Careers to ensure the College continues to provide the highest levels of support and engagement to students.

For more information, visit: https://mannix.monash.edu/campus-living/

Mannix offers scholarships and tours can be organised with prior arrangement. It is worth having a tour if you are considering applying to Monash University!

Federation University

Our Year 12 students were invited to attend an information session held by Federation University on Tuesday, June 6 at our College. Mr. Giuseppe Marino, Federation University’s Marketing Manager for the Gippsland Campus covered the following topics:

• Elements around VTAC
• Scholarships
• SEAS considerations
• How the university offer process works
• Information about Federation University courses

Federation University is regional Victoria's largest education institution, with campuses in Ballarat, Berwick, Brisbane, Gippsland and the Wimmera providing easy access to study, and approximately 1,300 staff committed to teaching excellence and student support. They have state-of-the-art facilities and are dedicated to linking students with industry partners. It would be a wonderful option for anyone hoping to further their studies, either at TAFE or University, but also remain in the local area.

For more information visit: https://federation.edu.au/

University Open days

Now is the time to start planning your visits to University open days. Following is a list of dates that have been released so far. Some of these universities require pre-registration, so be sure to look at the website for all the details.

VTAC

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is the organisation who manage university and (some) TAFE offers. Every student in year 12 needs to open an account with VTAC, so they can submit their University preferences later in the year. Before students can open an account, they will need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). Applying for a USI is a quick and simple process. Go to: https://www.usi.gov.au/ 

Once you have a USI, you can apply for a VTAC account: https://delta.vtac.edu.au/registration/apply

Important VTAC dates are shown below.

Careers and Course Expos

These expos are a fabulous opportunity to get some inspiration for life after school. There are businesses, Universities, TAFES, Defence Force, Emergency Services, Gap Year Programs and so much more all in one enormous expo. We cannot recommend a visit to one of these highly enough. Find all the details here:

https://www.vceandcareers.com.au/

https://www.victoriancareersshow.com.au/

https://www.careerexpo.com.au/

Year 10 Students

Work Experience

In order for your child to make the most of their week on work experience, we are investing some time into preparing them for what to expect and how to maximise their opportunities. A Google Classroom has been established for all students of year 10, where we are uploading resources and video links that might assist your child in successfully negotiating an adult world of work. I encourage you to look through the resources in the classroom with your child, and work with us to best prepare them for their week.

We will also be hosting a number of different workshops at lunchtime for students who might be feeling worried about certain aspects of their week. The details of these are as follows:

• Workshop 1: Monday, June 5 Room 25. “What to expect on your first day”
• Workshop 2: Friday, June 9 Room 25. “Lunchroom conversation starters”
• Workshop 3: Monday, June 12, Room 25. “Asking questions and keeping busy”

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s participation in the work experience program, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any of the careers team: Mrs Kate Dwyer, Ms Melissa Fuller, Ms Cassie Raschle.

Career planning and subject selection

On Thursday, June 15, year 10 students will be participating in a workshop to help prepare them for their subject selection decisions. The workshop will consist of three sessions:

• Finding your strengths, interests and values
• Personality quiz
• Prerequisites and other important subject information

All students will finish the workshop armed with a better idea of how to make good decisions around their subject selections. They will have a summary page of information from the workshop which we encourage you to go through with them.

Year 9 Students

South Gippsland Careers Expo

Year 9 students attended the South Gippsland Careers Expo on Tuesday 6. It was a fabulous introduction to what industries and opportunities exist in our local area, and also a glimpse of the different pathways available to get there. Both staff and students enjoyed the experience and we are hopeful this will become an annual event.

“Today was a very helpful experience for young adults to understand and discover to the future. All three of the seminars gave us guidance for university, TAFE and employment tips, while also keeping us engaged and making us understand our passion and talents.” – Niya & Gabby

“I really enjoyed the DJ’s tunes in the first workshop” - Archie

“It was very good. I learned a lot about my future of wanting to be a registered nurse and a lot about farming and dairy. Seeing all of the different careers around was amazing.” - Lylah

“I think that students there found out a lot about what they want to do” – Lylah

“It was fun. It made beef or dairy farming sound more fun”. – Maddie

“Today we went to a careers expo, met people from the Navy, Ambulance and many other places. I got an inflatable Ambo too - I’m pretty stoked about that”. Rhylee

“Today I went to the Career’s expo in Korumburra and I liked it because it was inspiring and I liked seeing my mates from a different school” - Logan