🎓Careers

What’s Happening in Careers?

Year 10

The Year 10 students are progressing through their career exploration journey. They have completed self-assessments and are now focusing on researching courses and options that align with their interests. This includes exploring programs at various institutions and considering apprenticeships. We will continue to guide them in identifying pathways that will lead to success in their chosen fields. There are also some excellent opportunities available for this age group over the school holidays.

Year 11

In our previous session, we had a guest speaker from the Breight Group who discussed opportunities within the mining industry as well as VET qualifications available in Year 12. We also heard from Mrs Pulford, Head of Digital Technologies, who introduced the Certificate II in Applied Digital Technologies and Cert III in Information Technology, which will be available as subjects in Year 12. For more information, please contact Vicky Pulford.

I also spoke to the students about the UniPrep course offered by Notre Dame University. For further details, please see the link or feel free to contact me to discuss.

Year 12

As the term draws to a close, we've been preparing students to not only find jobs but also how to present themselves confidently in interviews. The interview masterclass provided them with the opportunity to practice and refine their responses to meet interview expectations. Next week, we'll hear from our 2023 graduates about their experiences and life after school. Ms Paduano has been assisting students with their scholarship applications. Stay tuned for the recipients to be announced in Term Four!

Some of the Year 12 students will be receiving their early offers this week – congratulations to those students, what a wonderful peace of mind to have before your exams. For more about early offers click here.

Applications for most full-time, part-time and online courses are taken via TAFE Admissions. Some courses are applied directly to the college. If the course you are interested in is not listed in TAFE Admissions, please ensure you check the instructions to apply by visiting the course page on our website.

Check out our Guide to TAFE Applications for tips on how to best prepare your application.

Defence Force ‘Day in the Life’ Program

The Defence Work Experience Program provides young Australians interested in Defence as a future career, the opportunity to sample life in Defence and learn more about the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Australian Public Service (APS). For queries about the Defence Work Experience Program please email Defence.WorkExperienceProgram@defence.gov.au or go to Defence Work Experience

University Early Offers 

To be considered for an early offer complete your TISC application and your first preference will automatically be considered for an early offer if you are eligible.

Early offers will be made on set dates, that is, early offer rounds. These dates are:

• Tuesday 24 September 2024
• Monday 14 October 2024
• Monday 18 November 2024 (after the WACE examinations conclude)
• Monday 2 December 2024

Scholarships

Many scholarships for university in 2025 are now open. Universities offer two main types of scholarships: Academic Superstars and Equity Scholarships.

Check them out here:

Curtin

UWA

ECU

Murdoch

Notre Dame

Please don’t assume you won’t win a scholarship. There are so many scholarships that some are left on the table because no one applies for them!

Need Information About Going to Uni in 2025?

Your go-to guide is the TISC University Admissions 2025 Handbook.  

The Handbook summarises:

• prerequisites by course and by university
• English requirement
• How to apply
• Alternative pathways
• How to use your VET achievements.

Get your copy HERE

Eastern States Universities

Are you interested in studying in the Eastern States? The following is a list of admission centres around Australia.

• Charles Darwin University applications are taken by SATAC
• Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) for QLD
• South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) for SA and NT
• Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) for NSW and ACT
• The University of Tasmania incorporating the Australian Maritime College
• Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) for VIC

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