Careers News 

Dates to Diarise in Term 1

• Victorian Careers and Employment Expo – 14 to 16 March 2024
• Year 12 Careers conversations – Book in a time with your Careers Practitioner
• Year 9 Morrisby Forms to be returned as soon as possible to neighbourhood offices.

Year 9 Morrisby Forms.

My Career Insights will help your child:

• Learn about what skills and abilities they could bring to a career.

• Find out about what jobs match their abilities, interests and personality, and the subjects they need for those jobs.

As part of the My Career Insights program, your child will have free access to:

• Complete a series of online questions and quizzes on the Morrisby website at school (or at home if it cannot be completed at school).

• Receive a Morrisby Profile Report showing the results from the questions and quizzes, whichsummarises their individual strengths and interests and suggests related career paths and studyoptions.

• Have a 30-minute meeting with a Morrisby-trained professional Career Practitioner, who willexplain the report to your child. You can attend this meeting. Please tell the school if you need a telephone interpreting service.Consent to participateThe Department of Education has contracted the Australian Centre for Career Education(ACCE) to provide access to the My Career Insights (MCI) program to all year 9 students ingovernment school.

Extra information about the program can be found on the ACCE website:

https://www.ceav.vic.edu.au/my-career-insights/  

 University Clinical Aptitude Test 

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental, and clinical science degree programs.  Universities requiring the UCAT are listed at this link - Universities requiring the UCAT but also listed below.  Students intending to apply for courses requiring the UCAT at any of these universities are reminded that they will need to book a test.  

Bookings will open on 5 March 2024 and close 17 May 2024.  The testing dates will be from 1 July 2024 to 9 August 2024.Students who are preparing for entry into any of these courses are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the format of the test at UCAT Test Format  and the practice tests and preparation material provided at UCAT Preparation. 

Institutions that will require the UCAT are:

Find out more at UCAT.

 Medical Work Experience Overseas for High School Students

Projects Abroad has spent over 30 years helping our participants fulfill their potential and make the world a better place. 

Projects Abroad offers a range of Medical Work Experience programs for high school students, and a number of the destinations are overseas.  These overseas medical programs might be of interest to students keen to pursue studies and careers in medicine and healthcare.

These programs are designed for students in Years 10, 11, and 12 and run in the mid-year break and over the summer holiday.  They are ideal for individuals or groups of friends.

Projects Abroad has been running these programs for over 15 years. They are very popular with students from across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North America.

Projects Abroad will be running a free webinar that interested students and their parents might like to participate in.Date:               Tuesday 27 February 2024Time:               6.30pmRegister at Projects Abroad Medical Work Experience.

 Growing Demand for Gaming Qualifications

A growing number of students are turning their gaming hobby into a promising career in the thriving digital game development industry. The demand for game design and development qualifications is surging and starting salaries for junior developers range from $60,000 per year to experienced professionals earning over $115,0001.Holmesglen Institute offers three course options in game design and development.

• ICT40120 Certificate IV in Information Technology (Gaming Development) 
• ICT50220 Diploma of Information Technology (Game Art and Design) with Diploma of Information Technology (Game Programming) 

What is a Market Influencer?

According to the Influencer Marketing Hub website, Influencer Marketing is now a mainstream form of online marketing. Influencers, unlike celebrities, can be anywhere.  They can be anyone.  What makes them influential is their large followings on the web and social media.So, a brand will work with a Market Influencer to market or promote one of its products or services.  The Market Influencer will have a large following of subscribers and will improve recognition of the brand.  They are the go-to people who provide the answers to people's questions about the brand they are promoting.The Market Influencer is paid by the brand they are promoting.

The link above provides very interesting reading.

 Courses to get you Career-Ready

• Bachelor of Business

VU offers the flexible Bachelor of Business which provides students with a choice of 12 majors, ranging from accounting to tourism and hospitality management. Students experience hands-on, exciting industry placements whilst having the opportunity to study at VU’s vibrant City Campus.

• Bachelor of Applied Movement Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy

The 4.5 year Bachelor of Applied Movement Sciences/Master of Physiotherapy is taught at the world-class sport and learning precinct at VU’s Footscray Park Campus, featuring advanced exercise technology. Students have a practical learning advantage being taught by experts in movement and physiotherapy, with the courses designed to fully prepare students for work.  The Master of Physiotherapy is accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council.  Successful graduates are eligible for membership of the Physiotherapy Board of Australia enabling them to practise in Australia.

 APAC-accredited Psychology double degrees at ACU 

ACU offers two Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)-accredited psychology double degrees.

In the Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, students will come to understand the complex causes and impact of crime. Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice explores the causes of antisocial behaviour and develops the knowledge and expertise graduates need to make a valuable contribution in the criminal justice sector. The Psychology program helps students to acquire knowledge, assimilate theories and concepts and develop applicable skills that are valuable to the enhancement of human functioning in a broad range of professional settings. Together, this combined program provides students with the knowledge of both the legal system and knowledge of the human behaviour, providing ACU graduates of this course with a competitive edge in the justice sector.

In the Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science students will gain insights into the motivations for eating behaviours, how habits are formed and ways to increase behavioural change through the Nutrition Science course whilst, at the same time, understand human functioning in a broad range of professional settings.Combining the Bachelor of Psychological Science and the Bachelor of Nutrition Science allows for greater insights into both disciplines and, thus, benefits the graduates of the course.  For instance, knowledge gained from the Bachelor of Nutrition Science can be applied by clinical psychologists working with eating disordered populations for better treatment outcomes.  Or, health psychologists working with chronically ill populations, such as with people with heart disease or Type 2 diabetes, will benefit from knowledge in the area of nutrition science.

Engineers Australia

Engineering design is involved in almost every item we use each day, from our toothbrushes through to the vehicles we drive, the computers we use, the buildings we work in, the medicines we take and the healthcare we experience.  Engineering is a broad and exciting field with a diverse range of career paths following graduation.  We encourage students of all ages to consider and pursue a career in STEM and engineering.Engineers Australia is the trusted voice of the engineering profession, which is committed to creating solutions to make the world a better place.  When students are doing their research about studying engineering at university, it is useful to pay attention to which courses are accredited by Engineers Australia.  Completing an accredited course means that graduates of that course are eligible for to become members of Engineers Australia.

Students might wish to watch this useful YouTube clip from the University of Newcastle on what engineering is - What is Engineering? 

 Snapshot of Swinburne University in 2024

• Swinburne is student-focused and aims at students being engaged in their learning; be exposed to innovative teaching and given thorough preparation for the workforce.
• Swinburne ranks in the top 50 universities in the world under 50 years old - Rankings and Ratings. 
• Swinburne has been recognised as having one of the best design schools in the world by the QS World Rankings of Universities by Subject. The university was listed in the top 100 for the Art and Design subject area – browse above rankings link.
• Swinburne regularly receives a 5-star ranking for student satisfaction – details are at the rankings link.
• Swinburne offers world-class higher education in health, arts, design, business, law, science, engineering, and technology - Schools and Departments. 
• Swinburne is a university that makes Work Integrated Learning (also sometimes referred to as Industry Linked Projects) a major assessment component for students and is guaranteed in all bachelor degrees - Work Integrated Learning.
• Swinburne aims at producing job-ready students and Industry Based Learning (IBL) is offered to all eligible undergraduate students in the form of 6-12 month Professional Placements with industry partners with a long history of collaboration with Swinburne.
• Swinburne is the only Australian university with guaranteed access to the world's largest and most productive optical/infra-red telescopes — the twin Keck Observatory telescopes located near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii W.M. Keck Observatory and Parkes Radio Telescope. 
• Swinburne has a campus in Malaysia with many of the courses offered in Australia offered there – many Australian students choose to study a semester or more at the campus in Malaysia - Sarawak Campus, Malaysia. 
• Swinburne has partnerships with over 100 overseas institutions across more than 20 countries, allowing for Australian students to go for a semester abroad, or complete part of their studies at one of these institutions - Student Exchange Program. 
• Swinburne offers a number of study tours and a great number of those are specific to students studying business - Overseas Study Tours. 
• Swinburne also has an Emerging Leaders Program, whereby students identify skills they have developed during their time at university and learn how to translate these experiences into skills that employers are looking for.
• Swinburne offers an Aviation degree and part of the training in this course includes access to a Flight Simulator Laboratory with aviation simulators to immerse trainee and experienced pilots in challenging fight scenarios whilst monitoring every aspect of their performance with cutting edge measurement tools. The results allow them to predict how new cockpit technologies and procedures will work in the real world.  
  Swinburne offers a bachelor degree designed specifically to train students as a commercial pilot ­- Aviation.   Swinburne has partnered with Qantas to offer a new pilot pathway program that qualifies Swinburne's flight crew of the future to fly with QantasLink, the airline’s regional brand.
• Swinburne has one of the largest university Psychology Clinics in Australia, not only offering low-cost counselling, psychological assessment, and group therapy treatment, but also quality teaching and research - Psychology Clinic. 
• For a comprehensive list of all courses offered at Swinburne, browse Courses at Swinburne. 

 Event Management Courses in Victoria in 2024 

The Good Universities Guide indicates that an event planner or event coordinator plans and organises special events, including parties, wedding receptions, product launches, banquets, sporting events, meetings, conferences, and conventions.  Successful event planners –

• enjoy working with people
• good organisational and time management skills
• have every attention to detail
• good interpersonal and supervisory skills
• good communication skills
• neat personal appearance
• comfortable working with computers
• able to negotiate, delegate and work under pressure

Depending on the size of the establishment, events coordinators may work independently or as part of a team. They often work irregular hours, and on weekends and public holidays.  Learn more at Good Universities Guide - Events.  For a comprehensive list of all events courses offered by all Victorian institutions, visit VTAC.

There are a number of institutions in Victoria that offer courses, or majors, in event management, and some of these include –