Tertiary updates

Reminder: VTAC 2023 Upcoming Key Dates  

For a full list of cancelled, amended, and new courses, visit VTAC Course Updates

The VTAC website is www.vtac.edu.au

ACU 

• Insights Series – Passion for Performance, Alumni Sporting Careers Video. Available here.
• New Course: Bachelor of Human Rights. Students can combine the Bachelor of Human Rights with a Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice to further expand their career prospects.

Deakin - New  Course: Bachelor of Data Science is a 3-year course culminating in capstone units which give students invaluable hands-on professional experience.

Federation Uni Year 12 Support Package – A range of supports available to ANY (VCE or VCAL) Year 12, as a way of helping out at this busy time. See flyer attached. 

Year 12 students can now register to receive: 

• A $20 e-voucher so they can take a break and fuel themselves with a meal as they prepare for their exams. 
• A conditional offer to study at Federation University in 2023 through our Early Offer Program 
• One of our many Scholarships with a total value of over $5 Million.

Latrobe Online Hub - The Online Hub has all the info your students need. There’s an ATAR calculator, a guide to submitting references, details about scholarships and CSPs, and more. Your students can explore course options, hear from real La Trobe students, find out key dates and tasks, and take the mystery out of choosing La Trobe.

Uni of Melbourne on Demand – Contains video resource for students covering everything from our unique curriculum, course information and career pathways, to scholarships and accommodation. Available here.

Victoria University - The decision has been made to remove CASPer as a requirement for the Bachelor of Nursing at Victoria University. This coincides with the recent Victorian State Government announcement to increase participation in Nursing, and to make it easier for students to apply for Nursing in 2023 and 2024. For the most up-to-date Admissions Criteria, please visit the Bachelor of Nursing course page.

2023 Good University Guide Ratings have landed

Check them out here.

Students considering Teaching and/or Nursing courses are encouraged to carefully check entry requirements and monitor messages in their VTAC account, to ensure that you complete any necessary tasks like CASPer https://takealtus.com/casper/ (by Nov 13 for a December round offer) or Nursing and Midwifery Declaration Form in a timely manner. 

Students considering Visual Arts, Design, Performing Arts, Music courses are encouraged to carefully check requirements and monitor messages in their VTAC account, to ensure that you meet course application deadlines and attend to any selection tasks, folio requirements, forms for auditions, etc. in a timely manner.

Students applying for Private colleges (in VTAC these are associated with codes that end in a ‘2’) and TAFE institutes (in VTAC these are associated with codes that end in a ‘4’), while VTAC manage some, there are some where you will need to apply directly to some institutes. In this instance, each relevant private college and TAFE will set their own application dates, so it is worth checking the institution webpage for details relating to key dates and application process.

What do I need to remember to be successful in my first year of Uni or TAFE?

• I should attend orientation and transition activities – that way I can find out about support and advisory services available to me!
• I need to seek assistance to learn expectations of my lecturers – I will have to learn about tertiary essay writing, using sources, avoiding plagiarism, and managing my time, etc.
• I must remember to ask for help – no-one will necessarily be offering any!
• I will need to be an independent learner – my lecturers and tutors will not be reminding me about deadlines!
• I will need to take charge of my own learning – no-one will be checking up on me to see if I am keeping up with work or assignments!
• I will need to organise my time effectively – there are no bells to remind me where to be!
• I must remember that my classes may be much larger than what I have been used to at school – I will receive less individual attention!
• I must make friends – building new friendship groups will help me cope and help me stay motivated!