VET and Career News
Industry Training Hub
The Industry Training Hub Armadale is providing a free information session for parents and carers titled Developing our future workforce: What is an Apprenticeship?
Date: Tuesday 21 September 2021
Time: 4:45pm to 6:00pm
Email: industryhubarmadale@cciwa.com to register by Friday 17 September
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan College
Edith Cowan College (ECC) is the pathway into a second year of your chosen degree at Edith Cowan University (ECU). ECC is based in Building 80, ECU Joondalup Campus West, and has Diploma courses which will help prepare students for a successful transition to University life and study.
The ECC pathway is designed for students who are capable of University study, but who are not suited to ATAR or may not meet pre-requisites to study a full ATAR load in Year 12.
Students will progress to ECC’s Diploma if they achieve a minimum 50% in four Year 12 WACE courses, plus a pass (C grade) in English.
For further information about their pathway courses, please contact the friendly team at ECC info@ecc.edu.au or visit our website at www.edithcowancollege.edu.au.
Scholarships
The School of Engineering and School of Science are offering their Excellence Scholarships to high performing Year 12 Students who wish to study Engineering or an undergraduate degree with the School of Science in 2022.
Please visit for more information:
- ECU Engineering Excellence Scholarships valued at $20,000
- ECU School of Science Excellence Scholarships valued at $15,000
WAAPA Applications for 2022
Applications for 2022 commencement at WAAPA are open. Guides for applications and auditions are available on the interview, auditions and folios page. These also include the dates for applications to be submitted and audition dates.
Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible to give themselves the most time to study and prepare for their audition.
Also check out the ECU YouTube WAAPA Playlist for fantastic videos highlighting every WAAPA course.
ECU Announces Creative Arts Portfolio Entry for School Leavers
Creative potential cannot always be captured by an ATAR score. ECU’s School of Arts and Humanities has developed a new strand of the university’s experience-based entry pathway to enable eligible school leavers to gain entry into the Bachelor of Design, Arts, or Media & Communication, in majors such as Photomedia, Screen Production, Visual Arts, Fashion, Visual & Spatial Design or Games and Interactive Design.
Minimum requirements are Year 12 English General minimum grade of A or equivalent, with a minimum of one ATAR course and three General courses with at least one in an area related to your major. Applicants who can demonstrate the technical and creative potential to be successful through an application including a digital portfolio will be selected for interview with a view to commencing studies in 2022.
For more information, please see the Creative Arts Portfolio Entry webpage.
UWA Early Offers
If you haven’t applied already, UWA’s Early Offers are now open to current Year 12 students for 2022 entry. Tick your application off your list so it’s one less thing you need to think about, and spend that time focusing on your final exams.
Defence Work Experience Placements
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 more information on available work placements please click the link below.
For queries about the Defence Work Experience Program please email Defence.WorkExperienceProgram@defence.gov.au.