Career & VET Report
October 2020
Scholarships
University & TAFE Scholarships Land surveying and spatial science, https://www.landsurveys.net.au/job-details/query/7822561/
Nursing and Midwifery, https://www.acn.edu.au/scholarships/nursing-midwifery-undergraduate
Students from a farming background, https://www.francisgregory.org.au/
Regional and remote students, https://www.bendigobank.com.au/community/scholarships/
2021 Federation University Australia Year 12 Regional & Rural Scholarship
Alternative entry pathway based on Year 11 results https://www.adelaide.edu.au/study/undergraduate/year11-entry-pathway
Outdoor Education- A career in the great outdoors
Do you love the outdoors? Have you considered studying outdoor education or outdoor recreation? You can study outdoor recreation at TAFE institutes, private providers and via a traineeship at outdoor education centres such as Camp Coolamatong, Victoria and Outward Bound, NSW. You can also study outdoor education and outdoor recreation at university.
The following are examples of courses you can explore:
Victoria University Footscray Park: Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership, https://www.vu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-outdoor-leadership-sbol
La Trobe University Bendigo: Bachelor of Outdoor Education, https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/outdoor-education
Federation University Ballarat and Gippsland campuses: Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education, Bachelor of Sport, Physical and Outdoor Education, https://federation.edu.au/
Charles Sturt University Albury-Wodonga: Bachelor of Applied Science (Outdoor Recreation & Ecotourism), https://study.csu.edu.au/courses
For information on future job prospects for outdoor adventure guides, go to https://joboutlook.gov.au/occupations/occupation?occupationCode=4522
Australian Defence Force – Upcoming Virtual Career Events
October
- 21: Women in Defence
- 23: Defence Careers
- 23: Army Careers
- 28: Defence Careers
You can watch past sessions on the following topics;
- ADF Careers Information Session
- Royal Military College
- Navy Officer
- Navy Technical Trades
- General Entry
- Women in Defence
For information, to register your place, and to watch past webinars, go to https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/events
Engineering
Who wants to be an engineer? Do you prefer building bridges or creating engines? Who has more fun – a civil engineer or an aerospace engineer? Bring together skills and knowledge with a degree at RMIT.
Play this game to find out what type of engineering you would be best suited to, and about student life at RMIT
https://trueengineer.rmit.edu.au/
VET in Schools
There are still some places available for VET programs next year in Horsham and Longerenong.
A reminder that in order to complete the Senior VCAL Certificate a VET course is compulsory. VET courses also provide excellent pre-apprenticeship opportunities. All VET applications must be approved by the School before proceeding with on line registration. Please contact me for further information.
Please open the following link for full details.
https://vet.llen.com.au/get-vet/
Victoria Heffernan
Careers & VET Coordinator
Work Experience & Apprenticeship Opportunities
