Careers 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, equity scheme (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.

Topic	Date/time	Registration link
Applying for courses in 2025	Tuesday 5th August 5:30pm-6:30pm	Register here
Understanding equity schemes and scholarships	Thursday 14th August 5:30pm-6:30pm Tuesday 2nd September 5:30pm-6:30pm	Register here Register here
Getting your results – what happens next?	Tuesday 9th December 12:00pm-1:00pm	Register here
Preferences, pathways and offers	Thursday 11th December 12:00pm-1:00pm	Register 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	Who is it aimed at?	When is it on?	How can I register?
A Day at Melbourne	Students in years 9-12 interested in studying at the University of Melbourne	9th July (Years 11-12) 11th July (years 9-10)	Register here
RMIT Tech and Trades Day	Year 10-12 Students interested in entering a trade	10th July 2025	Registrations open soon
Melbourne University: Girls’ Programming Network	Female students in years 8-12 who are interested in computer programming	Saturday 30th August Saturday 11th October	Register here
Monash Business Explorer	Year 11 and 12 students interested in studying Business or Commerce degrees	Tuesday 8th July	Register here
Monash University Experience days: Design and Architecture	Year 10-12 students interested in design and architecture	8th-9th July	Register here
Monash Arts experience Days	Year 10-12 Students interested in studying Arts (humanities based courses)	16th -17th July	Register here
A day in the life of a Latrobe student	Students in years 10-12	Tuesday 8th July	Register here
Swinburne Youth Space Innovation Challenge	Year 9-12 students	16th-18th July	Register here (Cost of $250)
Melbourne University: Hands on Design	Year 10 and 11 students who are interested in design and architecture	25th September	Register here
A day in the life of a Swinburne student	Students in years 10-12	September holidays	Register your interest here
Camp SEEK 2025	Girls and non-binary students in years 9 & 10	22nd-25th September	More information and register interest here
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 throughout 2025	Register here

Tertiary Open Days - 2025

Below is a list of the dates for the tertiary open days for 2025. 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, to 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 registrations for open day information can be made by clicking on the link in the table.

Australian Catholic University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 10th August Ballarat campus: Sunday 24th August
Box Hill Institute	Book a 1:1 tour
Collarts	Saturday 30th August
Deakin University	Geelong campuses: Sunday 17th August Warrnambool campus: Sunday 3rd August Melbourne campus: Sunday 24th August
Federation University	Gippsland campus: Sunday 10th August Berwick campus: Sunday 17th August Mt Helen campus: Sunday 24th August
Holmesglen	Thursday 3rd July
JMC	Saturday 23rd August
La Trobe University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 3rd August Bendigo campus: Sunday 24th August
Monash University	Peninsula campus: Saturday 2nd August Caulfield campus: Saturday 2nd August Clayton campus: Sunday 3rd August Parkville campus: Sunday 17th August
RMIT	Bundoora campus: Sunday 3rd August Brunswick campus: Sunday 10th August City campus: Sunday 10th August
Swinburne University of Technology	Sunday 27th July
Torrens	Saturday 23rd August
University of Melbourne	Sunday 17th August
Victoria University	Footscray Park and Sunshine campuses: Sunday 17th August City campus: Sunday 24th 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!

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Ms Alison Howard

Career Pathways Advisor