Careers Update

Upcoming events

ACU

Discover ACU Melbourne: Allied Health, Biomedical Science and Sports Science

Tuesday 7 July 9.45am – 12pm

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Discover ACU Melbourne: Law, Criminology and Business

Wednesday 8 July 9.45am – 12pm

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Discover ACU Melbourne: Teaching and Education

Wednesday 8 July 9.45am – 12pm

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Discover ACU Melbourne: Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

Tuesday 30 June 9.45am – 12pm

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Discovery Day

Join us for Discovery Day and explore our state-of-the-art facilities, meet our expert academics and industry trainers, and learn more about our diverse range of courses – in the specialist areas of Foods, Tourism, Hospitality, and Events.

Date:                     Friday 19 June 2026

Time:                     4.00pm – 6.00pm

Venue:                  Angliss Restaurant, Ground Floor, Building E, 

                               550 Little Lonsdale St. Melbourne

Find out more and register for this free event at Discovery Day. 

Monash University

Unless specified online**, these will be face-to-face events

For a complete list, and to register, visit Events Calendar - Discover Monash.

For all those students considering studying Business....

Get Ready for Business Explorer 2026! Discover the world of business through hands-on experiences at Monash University! 

What’s on offer?

● Choose TWO 40-minute sessions: accounting, banking, entrepreneurship, marketing, and more! 

● NEW: Business simulation to learn team building and leadership. 

Date: 1 July 2026 Time: 9 AM - 3 PM

Location: Monash University, Caulfield campus 

Who: Open to VCE students. Register now! https://www.monash.edu/business/business-explorer 

Limited spots available

Monash Engineering Girls

Be part of an innovative program for high school students and explore engineering.  

Monash Engineering Girls (MEG) is an engagement program designed for young women who want to know about the possibilities of a career in engineering.  Girls in Years 9 – 12 who 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 them.

Students who join this program will have the opportunity to access events including hands-on experience days, online activities, workshops with the Engineering student teams, VIP tours of the Engineering precinct and special presentations.

Find out more about this program at How it works - Monash Engineering Girls (MEG).

La Trobe University 

Experience La Trobe is back these June-July school holidays!  This is a chance to visit and explore the Bundoora Campus, get hands-on with their study areas and become familiar with Uni life by taking part in fun and dynamic workshops led by lecturers.

Students will have the option to choose a workshop relevant to their area of interest. 

Details of these workshops can be found on the registration page.

Date:                     Tuesday 30 June 2026

Time:                      9.00am – 2.00pm  

Location:              La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus, Bundoora 

Register here.

2026 Snapshot

 Snapshot of La Trobe University in 2026

• La Trobe is over 50 years old having enrolled its first students in 1967.
• La Trobe University is ranked in the world’s top 300 universities by Times Higher Education World University rankings 2026, and in the top 250 universities worldwide by the QS World Rankings - Rankings & Ratings. 
• La Trobe has more than 36 000 students and over 3 000 staff, with many courses on offer including numerous double degree options, and postgraduate courses too.
• La Trobe has three metro and four regional campuses plus a number of residential facilities. 
• Over 4000 students study at the Bendigo campus, supported by over 400 staff - La Trobe - Bendigo with over 500 students living on campus - La Trobe Bendigo Accommodation. 
• La Trobe offers many scholarships – both access and equity scholarships, and academic merit scholarships.
• Student Exchange opportunities are extensive at La Trobe.

• La Trobe ensures that there are opportunities for students to develop skills beyond the knowledge they are gaining at university through work experience, volunteering, and student exchange opportunities, etc. 

   

La Trobe has the following Schools and Departments: 

• La Trobe Business School
• La Trobe Law School
• La Trobe Rural Health School
• School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment
• School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport
• School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Nursing and Midwifery

• School of Psychology and Public Health

   

La Trobe offers an early admissions program called the Aspire Early Entry Program which is a way to access an adjusted Aspire ATAR for a preferred course and secure an early conditional offer.  There are multiple streams to choose from, so students who give back to their community and achieved good results in Year 11, may be offered a place in their preferred course before they complete Year 12.  These students are also eligible for an Aspire Scholarship.

La Trobe offers a range of allied health courses not offered at many other institutions - Health.      

Some of these allied health courses offered at La Trobe include:

• Bachelor of Orthoptics (Honours)
• Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours)
• Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics (Honours)

Career Conversations

Research has found that parents are the single greatest influence on a young person’s education and career decisions. It also suggests that parental involvement improves student motivation, retention, achievement and career outcomes.

Here’s some ideas to get the conversation started…

• You have 1 million dollars; you have to spend it on your career. How do you spend it? 

• Who inspires you and why?

   

Moira Philps

Careers and Pathways