News from the Career and Pathways HUB

It has been a busy term in the careers office, starting with Year 10 careers appointments and finishing the term with Year 12 careers appointments. It is now getting to the decision-making point for Year 12s, and a lot of information will be coming out shortly regarding opening VTAC accounts, entering preferences, SEAS and scholarship applications. There are many resources available to students and parents that will support the process over the coming months. VTAC will be running the following webinars on a range of topics and I encourage parents/guardians and students to register for these – please note that some are repeated, and there is no need to register for more than one of the same topic.

Date	Topics	Register
Tuesday 6th August – 5:30pm-6:30pm	Applying for courses in 2024	REGISTER »
Thursday 15th August - 5:30pm-6:30pm	Understanding SEAS and scholarships	REGISTER »
Tuesday 3rd September – 5:30pm-6:30pm	Pathways – how to get to your chosen course	REGISTER »
Wednesday 11th September - 5:30pm-6:30pm	Applying for courses in 2024	REGISTER »
Tuesday 17th September - 5:30pm – 6:30pm	Understanding SEAS and scholarships	REGISTER »
Wednesday 2nd October - 5:30pm-6:30pm	ATAR and Scaling	REGISTER »
Tuesday 10th December - 12pm-1pm	Getting your results – what happens next?	REGISTER »
Thursday 12th December - 12pm-1pm	Preferences, pathways and offers	REGISTER »

Career Bites sessions

Would you like to be part of our Futures program at Huntingtower?

Thank you to the members of the HT community who have responded to my short survey regarding sharing your experiences in your career and related industry with our Year 11 students. We will be commencing this engaging program for 2024 in term 3 and if you would like to be a part of informing, inspiring and guiding the next generation of graduates, please complete the very short survey here.

Upcoming events

Universities continue to offer a range of onsite and online activities including campus tours and course information sessions. Please see the details below regarding dates and how to register for these events. Even if you have missed a session of interest, you should still be able to register to receive the recording if the event was held online. As always, I highly recommend students in years 10-12 use these events to assist with their planning and decision making.

What’s on?	Relevant to:	When?	Further information and registration
Education USA virtual Q&A	Students interested in studying in the USA	Various dates throughout the year	Register here
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music festivals and Mega Days	Music and performing arts students	Various dates throughout 2024 starting 22nd March	Register here
Focus on Melbourne – University of Melbourne information sessions	Year 9-12 students and parents interested in courses at Melbourne University	Various dates in May and June	Information and registrations
RMIT campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Melbourne University campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Swinburne University campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Discover Monash – Course information series	Year 10-12 students	Various dates commencing March 5th	Register here
A day in the life of a Swinburne TAFE student	Year 10-12 students	Wantirna – July 2nd Croydon – July 11th	Register for Wantirna Register for Croydon
Swinburne Youth Space Innovation Challenge (Cost $190)	Year 10-12 Students	3rd -5th July	Register here
Discover ACU	Year 10-12 Students	1st, 2nd & 4th July	Register here
Monash Business Explorer	Year 11 and 12 students interested in studying Business or Commerce degrees	Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd July	Register here
Monash University Design Experience Days	Year 10-12 students interested in architecture, design & fine art	July 2nd, 3rd, 4th September 24th, 25th, 26th	Register here
RMIT Tech & Trades Experience Day	Year 10-12 students interested in studying a trade at RMIT	Thursday 4th July	Register here
Monash University Indonesian holiday program (cost $40)	Year 9-12 Indonesian studies students	8th – 9th July	Register here
Monash University Science Precinct Tours	Year 9-12 Students	June-July school holidays	Register here
RMIT student for a day	Year 10-12 students	September school holidays	Register here

Tertiary Open Days - 2024

Below is a list of the dates for the tertiary open days for 2024. As you can see, August is incredibly busy for open days, so I advise that if you are a student in Year 10 or 11, you start early and attend some of the institutions that may be of interest, so that you don’t run out of time trying to attend them all in Year 12! I will continue to update the table as more institutions publish their dates, and registration for open day information can be made by clicking on the link in the table.

Australian Catholic University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 11th August Ballarat campus: Sunday 25th August
Box Hill Institute	Box Hill: Tuesday 4th June Lilydale: Thursday 6th June
Deakin University	Geelong campuses: Sunday 18th August Warrnambool campus: Sunday 4th August Melbourne campus: Sunday 25th August
Federation University	Gippsland campus: Sunday 11th August Berwick campus: Sunday 18th August Mt Helen campus: Sunday 24th August
Holmesglen	Thursday 13th June
La Trobe University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 4th August Bendigo campus: Sunday 25th August
Monash University	Peninsula campus: Saturday 3rd August Caulfield campus: Saturday 3rd August Clayton campus: Sunday 4th August Parkville campus: Sunday 18th August
RMIT	Bundoora campus: Sunday 4th August Brunswick campus: Sunday 11th August City campus: Sunday 11th August
Swinburne University of Technology	Sunday 28th July
University of Melbourne	Sunday 18th August
Victoria University	Footscray Park and Sunshine campuses: Sunday 18th August City campus: Sunday 25th August

Please take some time to explore the Careers and Pathways page on HT Connect. You will find links to the VTAC course search page and the Career Bullseyes, as well as information on various courses, gap years, non-ATAR pathways and much more. There is even a jobs board to help with finding a casual job!

Ms Alison Howard

Career Pathways Advisor

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