Careers News

Weekly Career News

For the complete weekly career news please go to the following link: https://www.monivae.com/learning-teaching/careers-learning-pathways

University and TAFE applicants

Have you applied for university or TAFE courses through a Tertiary Admission Centre? 

Additional application requirements

To ensure you don’t miss submitting compulsory documents, forms, or folios etc., or booking an interview or additional tests such as CASPer, check the course entry requirements on the institute’s website or on the Tertiary Admission Centre website. 

Scholarships

If you are planning to study in 2021, you should explore the scholarships available at each institute you have applied for. Simply Google the name of the institute plus the word scholarships. External scholarships can be searched for via the Good Universities Guide website and via Internet searches, https://bit.ly/3bIJm0y 

Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt has revitalised many of their courses. You can watch a video on their new Bachelor of Arts degree at this link https://bit.ly/3dm1Qqg

To book a one-to-one course advice consultation with a Charles Sturt course adviser, visit https://bit.ly/2WpDXqQ

Focus on VET Pathways

Vocational education and training (VET) includes traineeships, apprenticeships and TAFE study. 

4 out of 5 parents report that they would prefer their child to go to university than study VET, http://bit.ly/2vPBkPF but it is crucial that both parents and students take the time to understand the VET sector, and that a preference for just university study may in some cases limit a young persons potential. Between 20 – 30% of young people in Australia drop out of or change their university course within the first year. Many young people don’t even consider studying VET due to incorrect perceptions or through lack of understanding of the sector. It’s no secret that employers love job applicants who have TAFE qualifications, including those who graduate from a university degree with a VET qualification. 

VET graduates are considered to have ‘job ready’ skills and in the future labour market in Australia with 1 in every 2 young people expected to complete a Bachelor degree, it is more important than ever to have diverse skills, industry experience and more than one qualification (e.g., a Bachelor of Engineering with a TAFE Diploma in Project Management).

Did you know that 9/10 occupations predicted to have the most jobs growth by 2023 are in vocational training areas and in the industries with the most growth (e.g., health and community services, construction, and accommodation and food services)? Source: http://bit.ly/1mab7j7 

Specific occupations with the biggest growth prediction include sales assistants, aged care workers, disability workers, enrolled nurses, electricians, chefs, and early childhood education workers etc. Current skills shortages are in occupations such as automotive trades, food trades, construction trades, and building professionals. 

To search for TAFE courses, use the following websites:

Victorian Skills Gateway website - http://bit.ly/2cPZDUF 

MySkills (Australia wide) - http://bit.ly/2gWp25g 

It’s important to note that many courses have optional or compulsory information sessions that run between now and the end of the year. You will need to ensure that you attend these sessions and also fulfil any portfolio or selection task requirements. 

Free TAFE for priority courses in Victoria

If you live or work in Victoria, you may be eligible for a fully subsidised course at a Victorian TAFE Institute next year. To check your eligibility and to search for TAFE courses and providers, use the websites:

Victorian Skills Gateway, https://bit.ly/2yG6vzc

Victorian Government, https://bit.ly/2nR7NGs

The A-Z of science careers

If you like science, wading through never-ending Google searches to find 'the one' can be daunting. 

Hit up the Careers with STEM list of every science-related job option they can think of. Some you would have heard of, but loads will surprise you! https://bit.ly/2SQi5CI 

Discover your career in health at Monash University

Explore your course and career options in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences through the ‘Future Careers in Health’ website, https://bit.ly/2MCr7xj 

The STEM Careers Guide

The Uni Guide is excited to announce the 2020 STEM Guide can now be accessed online!

The co-produced guide is a careers resource designed to help VIC and NSW students in years 10 to 12 understand the wide range of career paths available to students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees, https://bit.ly/34PH3aK

UCAT ANZ

National Institute of Education

Is running online medical interview and effective communication skills workshops for students who have sat the UCAT ANZ. For information, dates and to register your place, visit https://bit.ly/34yQuga

Federation University

Online webinars

Federation University is running the following online webinars for prospective students in October:

To access these webinars and watch recorded webinars covering a variety of topics and courses, visit: https://bit.ly/3i7CdLo

Get course advice

To book a one-to-one course advice consultation with a Federation University course adviser, visit https://bit.ly/3lItFvI

Jobs of the future podcasts

Federation University has released a series of podcasts exploring jobs of the future such as social entrepreneurship and cyber security. Search ‘Jobs of the Future’ Federation University. 

Michael Harms 

Careers Coordinator