Pathways and Transition
JTC Career Tools
Thank you for taking the time to read through the Pathways and Transition component of the JTC weekly newsletter. If you would like to get in touch regarding matters concerning Pathways and Transition, my phone number is 9383 0416 or email jane.hedley@cewa.edu.au
This Term we have 44 students travelling off the JTC campus one day per week to complete nationally recognized certificate qualifications, or authority developed workplace learning. Not only are these wonderful opportunities for learning and personal development, but they also contribute towards each student’s achievement of the Western Australian Certificate of Education. Get in touch if you would like to know more about how this works.
For the benefit of senior school parents, these are some common terms used in this newsletter:
In this week’s Pathways and Transition newsletter read about:
- University open days
- TISC Guide-Gap
- Year news
- Medicine news
- What’s New-
- Commonwealth government resources to assist with career/transition planning
UNIVERSITY NEWS
It is open day season! Attending university open days is an excellent opportunity to ask the experts all your questions about courses and campus life. It is also an unique chance to get a ‘feel’ for the campus and check how long it would take to commute to and from. Well worth the effort. Bring your friends, bring your family! Try to get to as many as possible to gain points of comparison.
You need to register online to attend most open days- see links below. If you are interested in studying interstate, there will be virtual open days that you can attend- visit the respective university websites for more information.
UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS 2022
| Date | University |
19 March Murdoch University Open Day
|  Join us on Open Day and immerse yourself in campus life for a day. You will get a first-hand experience of all things Murdoch, including facilities, courses, careers advice, and scholarships on offer. Come along on Open Day, where you'll get to:
Find details HERE.
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| Notre Dame 20 March (Registration link TBA) |  |
| Join us on campus on Sunday 27 March from 9am to 2pm and discover how you can achieve your study and career goals with us. Explore our vibrant campus, talk to our leading academics and graduates, and experience all that UWA has to offer. Find details HERE 
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| 27 March ECU South West |  |
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1 May ECU Mt Lawley including WAAPA
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TISC University Admissions Information 2021-2024
TISCOnline - Course Prerequisites
TISC is the Tertiary Institutions Services Centre. It is the Centre that organises applications to universities across Western Australia
Find information about:
GAP YEAR NEWS
Applications for this programme are currently open for the LetzLive working holiday program.
Find out more HERE
Ag Career Start
AgCAREERSTART is a structured program that introduces young Australians to a career in agriculture.
Over 12 months, you will be matched with an on-farm job, given training and development, and gain access to industry events and experiences with your AgCAREERSTART cohort.
AgCAREERSTART is an Australian Government initiative, delivered by the National Farmers' Federation in collaboration with leading industry bodies.
To find out more go HERE.
Rotary Youth Exchange 2023
From David Cleary Rotary District 9455
Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) is currently on hold because of COVID. Rotary International has postponed the Program until July 2022. There is no certainty that this will still hold because of the rapid spread of the OMICRON Strain.
The Federal and State Governments also need to issue the Rotary with the appropriate forms to allow Inbound Students who would arrive in July 2022 to apply for their Student Visas. This is critical because it allows students to attend our high schools which is a requirement of the Program. If we do not have any Inbounds this year, we cannot send our Outbound Students away in January 2023.
The Program allows students aged between 15-19 years to apply. In Western Australia, students need to be no older than 17yo on both arrival and leaving to be eligible for the Long Term exchange.
Older students can apply for a Short Term Exchange which is twelve weeks in duration as can the younger applicants where no education requirements apply.
Students may apply through their local Rotary Clubs or online by the end of March 2022.
www.facebook.com/D9455RotaryYouthExchange
Gap Year Advice from Youth Central
The Victorian government keeps up to date information on gap year opportunities on the Youth Central site.
You can find current information HERE.
Gap Year Ideas
A company from Europe has a site with lots of ideas about how to plan for and arrange gap years.
There are some good tips on their page.
Who knows, by 2023, we may be able to go overseas.
You can read about it HERE.
MEDICINE NEWS
Do you want to study Medicine? You have the opportunity to take part in a free webinar.
The Webinar, hosted by iCanMed, will help Yr 12 students prepare to sit the UCAT this year, as well as give younger students an idea of what is ahead of you.
2-Hour iCanMed Webinar (online): The UCAT, Interview & Medical Selection Processes
- An introduction to the UCAT, including the question types found in the 2021 exam
- Sit a short mini mock test to gain perspective on the difficulties of the UCAT test
- Most common mistakes made by students in UCAT 2021 and how to avoid them
- Recommendations for efficient UCAT preparation, including time allocations and study milestones- What medical/dental interviewers are looking for in candidates
- Interview structure and sample questions
- Entry criteria and cut-off scores for local and interstate medical/dental schools
- Key dates and application processes
- Very short 5-minute explanation about iCanMed UCAT preparation courses
Make sure to SIGN UP and attend the webinar to become informed about the ins and outs to achieve successful entry.
When: Wednesday March 2, 2022 ONLINE
Time: 4:30 PM Perth time
Duration: 2 hours
Who can attend? Anyone with the event link can attend
Here is the link to sign up for the event: https://www.bigmarker.com/icanmed/2-Hr-iCanMed-Webinar-Penrhos-College-and-Invited-Schools-The-UCAT-Interview-Medical-Selection-Process
Any queries, please contact Ms. Hedley (Head of Pathways and Transition) pathways@johnxxiii.edu.au
WA Careers newsletter InFocus Careers has a detailed blog post about getting into medicine in WA. The post is written in response to people not understanding the difference between an UNDERGRADUATE and a POST GRADUATE degree.
You can read it HERE.
Medicine across Australia
Medicine is a highly competitive course at all universities across Australia. If students are serious about studying Medicine, they ought to consider making multiple applications to institutions across Australia. Ms. Jane Hedley has a Medicine matrix resource that gives a snapshot of the application requirements and processes for tertiary institutions that offer Medicine, across all of Australia. Please contact her to access the matrix. A similar matrix is available for Dentistry.
WHAT'S NEW
2021 State Priority Occupation List for VET
The Department of Training and Workforce Development identifies occupations where there are skills shortages and prioritises those courses for government course subsidies.
Based on 2021 skills shortages, the State Priority Occupation List informs the Department about what courses to expand and promote.
If you know the priorities, you can make choices that will save you money on course fees.
Some of the #1 Priorities include:
- Crop farmers
- Business systems analysts
- Auto electricians
- Steel and welding trades
Check out the priorities HERE.
OECD Career Readiness project
The OECD Career Readiness project makes use of quantitative evidence to investigate how teenage career-related activities and attitudes are associated with better adult employment outcomes. Review of multiple national longitudinal datasets confirms 11 indicators of better outcomes linked to the ways in which teenagers explore, experience, and think about their potential futures in work while in secondary education. The indictors are summarized in the following table. For more information click here.
Confirmed international indictors of teenage career readiness:
| Exploring the future | Experiencing the future | Thinking about the future |
| Engaging with people in work through career talks or job fairs | Part-time working | Career certainty |
| Workplace visits or job shadowing | Volunteering | Career ambition |
| Application and interview skills development activities | Career alignment | |
| Career conversations – including with teachers | Instrumental motivation towards school | |
| Occupationally-focused short programmes |
Commonwealth Government Resources (career development and transition planning)
National Careers Institute
The National Careers Institute is the peak government department that develops policy on how the government is going to support career development in Australia. It manages the following resources:
yourcareer.gov.au provides to people of all ages and stages, access to reliable careers information |  |
School Leavers Information Kit and School Leavers Information Service provide school leavers and young people aged 15 to 24 with tailored careers support |  |
Partnerships Grants program encourages business and industry to work together to improve career outcomes |  |
This is the marketing arm of the Careers Institute Real Skills for Real Careers, the Australian Training Awards and the |  |
This is the register of VET courses |
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My SkillsMy Skills website is the national directory of vocational education and training (VET) organisations and courses |  |
Course Seeker Course Seeker is a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. Search and compare thousands of courses from different institutions across Australia |  |
Jane Hedley
Head of Pathways and Transition
Direct: (08) 9383 0416
Email: Jane.Hedley@cewa.edu.au