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Important dates coming up

DECEMBER

Thurs. 12th: VTAC Results and ATAR in VTAC account, 7am

Fri 13th:  Change of Preference BBQ in SLC from 11:30 am, La Trobe & GOTAFE available.

Sat 14th: VTAC Change of Preferences closes (temporarily), 4pm

Wed 18th: VTAC December Rounds Offers released (some courses only), 2pm

Wed 18th: VTAC Change of Preferences opens (temporarily), 4pm

Sat 21st: VTAC Change of Preferences closes, 4pm

JANUARY 2020

6th – 17th: VCE Summer School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville. Apply by Friday 6 December. Info and RSVP: https://bit.ly/2NB6KTZ

13th-17th: ConocoPhillips Science Experience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville. www.scienceexperience.com.au/

14th – 16th: ConocoPhillips Science Experience, RMIT University, Melbourne. www.scienceexperience.com.au/

3 Ways to access VCE Results and ATAR

• Any student with Unit 3 & 4 enrolments for this year can use the results services (e.g. Year 11 students completing a single Year 12 subject). They need to register for the results service and create a secure password.
• A VTAC account is not needed to access results. Only students who are applying for tertiary courses commencing 2020 should have a VTAC account at this time.    

Attention Yr 12’s - VTAC December Offers

If you’re currently studying Year 12, and applying for courses through VTAC for 2020, you’ll now be eligible to receive a course offer in December, just after your ATAR comes out. You’ll still be eligible in the existing offer rounds in January and February as well, but an extra December round provides you with the additional chance to receive a course offer.

Participating courses

Most but not all courses will make offers in the December round. See the PDF document below for a list of statements from tertiary institutions about which courses are likely to participate. All courses will participate in the January round, regardless of whether they have made offers in December.

Change of preference

Once you’ve applied for courses, you can change your preferences as many times as you like. This includes a short period after your ATAR is released, and between each offer round. The majority of course offers are made in December and January, so it’s best to plan your preferences early to maximise your chance of receiving the offer you want.

Study in the USA

Have you considered studying in the US in the future? You can contact EducationUSA Melbourne for information on education and cultural exchanges between Australia and the US. EducationUSA runs general and sports scholarship information events and you can book in for a meeting to discuss your options. For information, go to http://bit.ly/1MwBv6B 

Global Logistics and Maritime Management

Exploring logistics at the Australian Maritime College (AMC), Tasmania: Imagine life without logistics – nothing would get from A to B. Shops would be virtually empty, you wouldn’t have fuel for your car, and the ‘order now’ button would be obsolete. The maritime and logistics industries are booming. Thanks to international trade and online shopping, there are more goods and services being transported around the globe than ever before. Explore the AMC website to get an understanding of the role logistics plays in daily life and to explore the amazing courses on offer, www.amc.edu.au

Focus on volunteering

The following article has been taken from the My Career Match website and has been adapted for NewsLink, http://bit.ly/2k2LN9g

Volunteering is the single most overlooked skill on resumes.

If you knew that as many as 86% of influencers believe that volunteering would make you more competitive among a pool of job seekers, wouldn’t you make sure to put that activity front and centre on your resume? If you are a student and are told that most scholarships are given to people who volunteer wouldn’t you go out and volunteer? If you are a student applying for entry to a university medical course and you’re told that doing volunteer work in a hospital or aged care facility increases the chances of entry, wouldn’t you volunteer?

According to the 2016 Deloitte Impact Survey there is a huge disconnect between how important it is to hiring influencers and how much candidates are leveraging their volunteerism to get jobs. Survey respondents found that only 30% of resumes list volunteering.

In the recruitment world of jobs and job seekers, recruiters are overwhelmingly in favour of volunteering as a professional development tool. Among the findings:

• 92% believe volunteering expands an employee’s professional skill set
• 85% are willing to overlook resume pitfalls when an employee includes volunteering on a resume. 
• 82% are more likely to choose a candidate with volunteering experience
• 80% believe volunteering is an effective way to boost leadership skills
• 73% believe people who volunteer are more successful

On this last point a European study found young people's involvement in volunteer initiatives stimulates the development of cr