COLLEGE ORGANISED EVENTS

TERM 3
Australian Defence Force Presentation	Year 10 to 12	Wednesday, July 26 Lunchtime Presentation 1.10 to 1.50pm Seminar Room
VTAC Accounts can be opened	Year 12	Monday, July 31
SATAC Accounts can be opened	Year 12	Monday, August 7
VTAC/SATAC Student Presentation	Year 12	Tuesday, August 1 Period 4 and 5 Into lunch if required
VTAC/SATAC Parents/Guardians Presentation	Year 12	Monday, August 7 5.00 – 7.00pm M11
Final CI Card Course for Students – Work Experience To book, please contact: Lorene Dunstan - SuniTAFE Phone: 0350223670 Email: ldunstan@sunitafe.edu.au	Students wanting to do work experience in construction or engineering	SuniTAFE All day Monday, August 7
VCE Seminar – Regional Education Support	Year 11 and 12	Monday, August 21 Lunchtime Presentation 1.15 – 1.45pm Seminar Room
Final day to return work experience arrangement form for Term 3 holidays	Year 10, 11 and 12	Friday, August 25
University College Visit	Year 12	Tuesday, August 29 5.00-6.00pm M11
TERM 4
La Trobe / Mildura Base Public Hospital Nursing Workshop	Year 10, 11 and 12	Thursday, October 3 Date Change
Flinders UniTEST	Year 12	Term 4 Date to be advised Please contact Ms Dimasi if you wish to sit the Flinders UniTEST

Please contact Ms Dimasi if you would like further information or are interested in attending any of the above activities – your details will be noted and information provided closer to the date.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Work experience is the short-term placement of students with employers to provide insights into the industry and the workplace in which they are located. Students are encouraged to organise their own work experience placement early so that they have the greatest chance of securing their place of choice.

It provides students with the valuable opportunity to:
Develop employability skills.
Explore possible career options.
Understand employer expectations.
Increase their self-understanding, maturity, independence, and self-confidence

Term Three School Holidays - Final day to return work experience arrangement form Friday, August 25

If you need assistance in making arrangements, please contact Ms Dimasi prior to the above date.

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE PRESENTATION

The ADF will be speaking to students – Year 10-12 welcome.

Where & When: Wednesday, July 26. Library Seminar Room – lunchtime.

Topics of discussion covered in the ADF Presentation.

What we do in the ADF?
Benefits of an ADF career
The difference between officer entry and General entry
General entry roles
General Entry technical roles (trades)
Australian defence force academy ADFA (this is the Defence force university)
Direct Entry officers in the ADF
Defence university sponsorship scheme
Gap year program
Army reserves
Female enlistment pathways
Indigenous specific pathways
Eligibility for the ADF (education, citizenship, police check and Age)
The recruitment process for all ADF candidates
Pre entry Fitness requirements
ADF active App
Defence Jobs website and 13 19 01 how to apply

VTAC/SATAC PRESENTATIONS

Ms Dimasi will run a VTAC/SATAC Presentation for Year 12 students. This presentation will cover:

Finding Courses
Steps to Applying
SEAS and Scholarships
Results & Offers

There will be time after the presentation to assist students with setting up accounts.

Date: Tuesday, August 1

When: Periods 4 and 5

Room: TBA

An additional presentation for those who can not attend will be held after school, allowing Parents/Guardians to also participate:

Date: Monday, August 7

Time: 5.00 – 7.00pm

Room: M11

VCE REGIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT NETWORK (RESN) PRESENTATION

RESN’s is a free online learning platform that aims to counter disparities between regional and metropolitan education resources and improve academic outcomes for students. Our organisation is staffed entirely by passionate university student volunteers, who coordinate a network of over 100 high-achieving tutors with study scores above 40. Our tutors have a strong knowledge of the VCE syllabus, confident teaching methods and a passion to relay knowledge in a way that is engaging and informative for students. Our services are designed to reinforce and complement in-class learning and provide more out-of-school opportunities to consolidate students’ understanding of the syllabus.

Our suite of services is completely free, and is composed of:

RESN Help: an original question-and-answer service, where students can submit a question or unmarked essay and receive a detailed answer from our tutors within 24 hours.
RESN Learn: a resource database where students can preview, learn, and revise syllabus content with our custom content summaries and practice questions.
RESN Live: subject-specific tutoring sessions with high-achieving tutors, and rural and regional peers, over Zoom.

In particular, the RESN Help platform effectively builds students’ confidence through detailed explanations of concepts, personalised essay feedback and answers to any queries regarding life after university. RESN’s median response time to Help questions is nine hours - this efficiency helps minimise students’ stress and reduce the marking burden on teachers during time-strained periods.

In Person Presentation: Monday, August 21 – lunchtime in the Seminar Room, Library.

THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

It is important to consider your accommodation options when moving away from home for university. University College (UC) is one of the ten residential colleges situated near the University of Melbourne.

They also accept students from other nearby universities.

They will be visiting to speak about the College experience, the benefits of College life, how to choose the right college for you, the application process, scholarship opportunities and answer any questions you may have.

When: Tuesday, August 29, 5:00pm

Where: M11

Please email fdimasi@sjcmda.vic.edu.au to register your interest in this event

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