Year 12 Careers Information
Dates to Diarise
Year 12 Careers News for Term 3 Issue 12 includes:
- Important Year 12 Information and VTAC Presentation
- NEXT Open Days 2019
- REMINDERS:
- 100 Jobs of the Future Report
- SAT testing for US University Entry
- Please feel free to make an appointment
Useful Links: Australian Jobs 2019
Important
Year 12 Information
I have attached, below this article, the VTAC Student presentation I showed in this week's forum. For your convenience I have also included the Years 11 and 12 VTAC Guide.
To apply you will need your IB Number and *VCAA number (*optional) that you received for the GAT.
Timeline:
JULY onwards: Time to start planning if you haven't already done so. Make a schedule of Open Days to visit and check out the latest course information using the different local state course search websites:
VIC: VTAC CourseSearch
NSW & ACT: UAC CourseSearch
QLD: QTAC CourseSearch
SA & NT: SATAC CourseSearch
TAS: UTAS CourseSearch
AUGUST 5 onwards: Time to organise a meeting in Careers to set up and create your VTAC account and start your course application process.
It is important to remember that some courses requiring Portfolios and Auditions do close much earlier than other courses. Please speak to me if you are unsure.
SEPTEMBER 30: Submit your timely course applications. You can continue changing your preferences even after you have submitted your application. It is also a good idea to have your SEAS applications submitted. VTAC will provide feedback if necessary if you submit them before the deadline.
OCTOBER 11: Last day to finalise your Scholarships and SEAS applications. I recommend these be prepared well in advance to avoid a last minute rush.
JANUARY 2020: Receive your results and finalise your preferences. #Early January date to be confirmed but I will be talking more about this in due course.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to send me an email or make an appointment.
Open Days 2019
NEXT OPEN DAYS:
ACU - Sunday 11 August
ANU Virtual Open Day - Anytime
Melbourne University - Sunday 18 August
Melbourne Polytechnic - Sunday 18 August
Deakin Geelong Campus - Sunday 18 August
Monash Parkville - Sunday 18 August
Victoria University - Sunday 18 August
Open Days are a great time to visit an institution when it’s at its best. More importantly, you can talk with academics, lecturers and current students about what certain courses are actually like and what is required to get into them. For other dates and times please download a copy of the 2019 Tertiary Open Days below.
100 Jobs of the Future Report
"In this report, the 100 jobs of the future are organised by broad category of application, such as ‘people jobs’, ‘hands on jobs’ and ‘data jobs’. This is to provide a simple scaffold to help people to browse among roles that may be of interest to them. Some jobs may fall into multiple broad categories, particularly those that involve use of digital technologies, but they are only represented once here to eliminate redundancy..."
Read the latest Deakin University, Griffith University and Ford report called "100 Jobs of the Future" at:
https://100jobsofthefuture.com/report/jobs/. There is also a You Tube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p27pFvQdm-M promoting the report.
There are also some other great resources to read on this website.
REMINDERS:
SAT Testing for US Entry
The Cycle of testing for 2019/20 is now open for registrations. Places fill very fast, however currently there are places for:
November 2: Geelong College and Kilmore International School.
December 7: Carey Grammar; Geelong Grammar; MacRobertson Girls High School and Geelong College.
March 14, 2020: Carey Grammar; Melbourne Grammar; Geelong College.
May 2, 2020: Geelong Grammar; Haileybury; Lauriston; Geelong College; Kilmore International School.
June 6, 2020 (SAT Subject only): Lauriston; Melbourne Grammar; Geelong College.
for information visit: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/find-test-centers
Making An Appointment
You can find me in the Careers Hub office downstairs in The Cottage. Please use this link on the Preshil Careers website to make an appointment because it syncs to my calendar to avoid clashes. If you have questions or concerns please email me anytime at bronte.howell@preshil.vic.edu.au
Special Thanks
Thanks to Jacky Burton from the Yarra Career Practitioners Group and Compass Career News who tirelessly each year puts together a lot of the one-sheet information guides that help us collate tertiary course information into the one place for students to easily access.
References:
- Stock Images: pixabay.com
- Career Tools Newsletter