Careers Corner

Year 11 & 12

Our Year 11 and 12 students attended the VCE and Careers Expo on 29th April, it was a great excursion with so many of our students engaging directly with University and TAFE providers, attending seminars and learning more about a variety of different careers and industries.

Year 12 VTAC Dates

VTAC (Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre) is the tertiary admissions centre that Year 12 students apply for their university and TAFE courses through. VTAC has released the 2022-2023 dates for current Year 12 students, including the date that ATAR and VCE results are released. 

Further information, assistance, and support regarding the entire VTAC process will be provided to all Year 12 students closer to the date and all Year 12 students will be required to attend a mandatory one on one careers meeting at this time. 

Students and parents are encouraged to contact me directly if they have any questions at all regarding VTAC, SEAS / Scholarships or anything related to careers.

GEC Careers Website

Please take the time to check out our recently updated Glen Eira College Careers website, which includes some fantastic resources and information for both students and parents. Students can also register for their own private careers ‘profile’ where they can access templates for creating resumes and cover letters, as well as a tool for career investigating and virtual work experience. They can also complete a ‘career journey’ with different modules to learn more about themselves, career exploration, preparing for work, workplace health and safety, the world of work, enterprise skills, creating your own opportunities and post school options and planning.

Year 10

A reminder that our Year 10 Work Experience program will be running from 17th – 21st October 2022. Please encourage your Year 10 students to start exploring what they want to do for work experience during this week, as a lot of the more popular placements do fill up very quickly.

If anyone within the school community knows of an organisation that would be willing to take on Year 10 students who are passionate and excited about participating in work experience this year, please feel free to call me at the school, or alternatively you can email me at heather.palm@education.vic.gov.au

Careers in Focus

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Average weekly salary: $1,444

Education/Training: A Bachelor of Physiotherapy or Postgraduate study in Physiotherapy

Subject prerequisite/assumed knowledge: English, Math Methods and/or Specialist Maths, Chemistry, Biology or Physics. Specific prerequisites will vary between different Universities/Institutes.

Physiotherapists assess, treat, and prevent disorders in human movement caused by injury and disease. Physiotherapists can choose to specialise in several different areas including sport injuries, aged care, babies and young children, women’s health, problems of the nervous system and spinal injuries, education or research.

Specialisations: Aquatic Physiotherapist, Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, Continence and Women's Health Physiotherapist, Gerentological Physiotherapist, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Neurological Physiotherapist, Occupational Health Physiotherapist, Paediatric Physiotherapist, Sports Physiotherapist

Tasks include: 

• Assess the physical condition of patients to diagnose problems and plan appropriate treatment
• Use a range of techniques to strengthen and stretch muscles and joints to improve patient mobility 
• Treat patients to reduce pain, improve circulation, strengthen muscles, improve cardiothoracic, cardiovascular and respiratory functions, restore joint mobility, and improve balance and coordination.
• Develop and implement screening and preventative health promotion programs

• Use the therapeutic properties of exercise, heat, cold, massage, manipulation, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, ultraviolet and infra-red light and ultrasound in the treatment of patients.
• Design treatment programs to address patients' problems.

Personal attributes: 

• Patient and empathetic
• An interest in people and their health and an ability to understand and care for people
• Ability to cope with the physical demands of the job
• Problem-solving skills
• Good communication and organisation skills

Related Careers: Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist

Resources: Labour Market Insights, Good Careers Guide, JobOutlook

Heather Palm

Careers & Pathways Coordinator