Careers Corner News

Welcome to 2024!

No matter your pathway this year, we encourage you to come and visit us in the Careers Corner (located in the CRC) throughout the year, engage in opportunities such as work experience, open days, and excursions, and be curious and excited about your post school pathways. 

Debbie Edwards, Tee Kruse, Carly Pearson, Jarrod Flanigan, Margaret Mc Mahon

Margaret McMahon recently joined the Careers Team. 

Margaret will work part-time Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

hpsc careers page

Hampton Park Secondary College has its own Careers page. It’s a one stop shop for everything you need with Career planning and help. Check it out!

www.hamptonparksccareers.com

Do you need a resume?

The Careers team run workshops to assist.

• Resume: Thursday at lunchtime 1.15pm- 1.45pm. Bring your laptop.
• Job Search, Interview Skills Sessions: Wednesday 1.15pm- 1.45pm 

gain knowledge on how to search for a job and the type of questions you may be asked in an interview. Bring your laptop.

year 12 interviews

During term 1, all year 12 students will have a 1:1 meeting with a member of the Careers team.  Each team member is allocated to a house so if you need to speak with someone, please see below:

Keep an eye on Teams for your scheduled meeting time, this will be scheduled for during one of your study periods.

MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, ORAL HEALTH

If you are in Year 12 and plan to apply for medicine, dentistry and/or oral health (to start in 2024) you may need to sit the UCAT ANZ (University Clinical Aptitude Test). 

You will sit the test mid-year and selected universities use your UCAT ANZ results as part of the selection process, in conjunction with your ATAR and Year 12 results, and in some cases an interview. 

You will only have one chance to sit the UCAT ANZ this year. It will cost you $325 to sit the test, or $199 concession, and you will be able to receive your results straight away. Booking open 5 March 2024.

Please go to www.ucat.edu.aufor more information about the UCAT ANZ to see if you must sit the test, and to register.

See further down for stats on studying medicine form 2023.

ADF Gap Year Program

Year 12 students will soon be able to apply for the ADF Gap Year program. Students will spend an exciting 12-months in the Navy, Army or Air Force, and get paid for meaningful work while travelling around Australia, gaining skills for life, and making lifelong friends. 

To start the application process, you can book the YOU (Your Options Unlimited) session early. This is the first step in the recruitment process. For information and to book, visit http://bit.ly/2Tyn8Yp 

For information, visit www.defencejobs.gov.au 

Employment 

If you are keen to find a casual job, now is the perfect time to start looking for employment opportunities. The following are resources to get you started. 

Excellent job seeking resources

For job seeking tips, and resume/cover letter templates, check out the resources at Youth Central- www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au 

Rights and responsibilities

Know your rights and responsibilities when starting a new job, www.fairwork.gov.au 

Tax File Number (TFN)

If you don’t have a TFN, you will need to apply for one via the Australian Tax Office – www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Tax-file-number/ 

Learn about safety in the workplace

It’s very important to understand safety in the workplace. Learn how to stay safe at work – www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/young-workers 

What’s on

Victorian Careers & Employment Expo 2024

March 14 to March 16, 2024

Victorian Careers & Employment Expo is open from March 14 to 16, 2024 at the Melbourne Showgrounds. The Expo will showcase over 130 organisations and employers with career opportunities for all ages. Visitor entry is free.

The event is for school students, parents, teachers, graduates, job seekers, people looking for courses and workers seeking new opportunities.

Find out more

AIE | Industry Experience Day

April 11 to April 17, 2024

AIE’s Industry Experience Day is a great opportunity for students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to learn about the local and international game development, 3D animation and visual effects industries. Students will get the opportunity to learn about the different pathways to get into the industry, what should be in a portfolio and will be able to get creative in practical workshops using industry-standard 3D animation and game development tools.

The sessions are run by industry professionals who have worked on some blockbuster games and films. Everything is provided for you to participate in the hands-on workshops and you will be using the same software that is used in the industry.

Find out more

 Deakin Campus Tours in April 

Experience your future campus and get the course information you need.Deakin’s tours are the perfect way to begin one’s university journey and to get a feel for campus life.  Students participating in a tour get to experience Deakin’s vibrant campuses and world-class facilities in a study area that interests them.  In addition, staff and students will be available at the course information expo set up.  Tours will depart daily from 9.00am – 3.00pm.

Studying medicine – Statistics from 2023

Everyone knows that getting into medicine at university is competitive, but what else do you know about it? Here are a few statistics about studying and working in medicine from 2023 you might find interesting.

There are 23 university medical schools in Australia and New Zealand

They’re all accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) to provide high quality medical programs that lead to a qualification enabling general registration as a medical practitioner.

It takes on average 10 years to fully qualify as doctor

After completing your degree, you’ll have to undertake further training, including an internship and residency. There’s also further study required to specialise as a registrar. And if you want to reach the top of medical profession ladder, even more study is required.

In 2023, there were 4,302 students enrolled in first year medicine across Australia

And 3,701 students graduated. On average, only around 5-10% of students drop out at some point between their first and final years (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

A total of 18,359 domestic students were enrolled in 2023

That may sound like a lot, but when you consider it’s across the whole of Australia, it’s really not that many places (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

Only 10.5% of commencing domestic students were full-fee paying

So despite the high costs of studying medicine, there are lots of options for financial subsidies and support (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

150 indigenous students enrolled into medicine in 2023

This figure equates to 4.22% of all domestic students enrolling into medicine, up from 3.53% in 2022. There were also 59 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who graduated from Australian medical schools in 2022 (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

33.7% of commencing students in 2023 came from a rural background

This is slightly down from 34.2% of students in 2022 (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

2,198 (51%) first year students were enrolled in non-bonded Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs)

CSPs are heavily subsidised by the Government, making access to medical education cheaper and more accessible (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

21% of domestic medical students were signed up to bonded places

Bonded places require students to work in areas of shortage for 12 months after completing their medical degree in return for lower fees (source: medicaldeans.org.au).

Ahpra received 136,742 applications for medical registration in 2022/23

8,357 of these applications were from new graduates. Only 0.6% identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (source: ahpra.gov.au).

Women have a higher rate of enrolment into medical degrees (53% in 2023)

But they account for only 45.9% of all registered medical practitioners in Australia, as opposed to 54.1% of men (source: medicaldeans.org.au, ahpra.gov.au).

Want to know more?

Even though studying medicine is a long journey, hopefully these statistics have helped give you some perspective and made you even more keen. If you’re thinking of applying to study medicine in 2025, keep an eye out for our updated Entry to Medicine Guide, coming soon – it can help you decode the process.

Or you can also read other blogs on our website about university study here.

 Monash Engineering Girls (MEG)Monash Engineering Girls (MEG) is an engagement program designed for young women who want to know about the possibilities of a career in engineering.  If you like maths and science, are creative, a problem solver, enjoy working in a team and designing things, engineering might be the perfect career choice for you.

MEG is open to all Year 9-12 girls with an interest in a career in engineering, and participating in this program is a great way to get insights into the many opportunities available in the field of Engineering.  Students can join in Year 9 and remain until they finish Year 12.  During that time, students will have the opportunity to participate in a range of special activities and VIP events that will help them gain an understanding of all the different types of engineering and which one could suit them.  They will also form connections with others like themselves, have lots of fun experiences, and interact with current Monash Engineering students to learn what it is really like to study at Monash.  Students will also get to meet the talented academic staff who teach at Monash, as well as many graduates who are doing amazing things in their lives and careers.

MEG students are invited to the first MEG event for 2024 on Tuesday 9 April 2024.  Monash Engineering in collaboration with STEAM Engine Co. is delivering a STEAM City Workshop which is exclusive for Year 9 to 12 Monash Engineering Girls (MEG) members and is designed to develop key skills such as problem-solving, design thinking and project management.

This event is an exclusive workshop for MEG members only, so please join MEG to receive the invitation for this workshop.

Find out more and sign up at Monash Engineering Girls (MEG) - Monash University.

Have you been thinking doing an apprenticeship or traineeship?

Are you motivated to get a headstart on your career while you complete school?

Ask Jacqui Edwards at Headstart how you can get started.

Jacqui is in the Careers office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.