Careers News
Planning your next steps
Now is a great time for any student planning to transition from NHS in 2022 to make an appointment to chat about their plans for further study or work. I have been talking to a number of Year 12 students who are in the early planning stages of their transition into 2022. It’s great to be proactive in this space, and the timing is good in term one for availability of appointments. Appointments can be made via the Careers page on myNorthcoteHigh.
It was remiss of me last time to not mention the arrival of Lou Renard to the Careers space in Student Services. Lou has joined us 3 days a week (Tues-Thurs) in VET and Careers administration. She has a plethora of experience in education – in careers, teaching and administration (and Bollywood!) which you can read about in the Welcome New Staff feature in this issue. A big welcome to Lou!
Just a reminder to also keep your eye on the the weekly Careers News on myNorthcoteHigh. There is so much to share!!
Year 10 Work Experience
We are still hoping to provide Year 10 students with an opportunity to spend a week in the workplace from 17 - 21 May. Students should be proactively working towards finding a placement for that week.
Arranging Work Experience will be the focus in Connect classes this term, as well as completing the Occupational Health and Safety certifications. The first deadline to secure your placement, and complete the arrangement form – including getting it signed by your employer – is the end of term one. The reason for this is to not only allow time for all the paperwork to be processed and sent to employers, but also to give students the best chance of finding a placement of their choice.
myNorthcoteHigh has a plethora of information to guide and assist students through the process of finding a placement, and completing the paperwork. Simply go to Careers and click on the Work Experience tab.
University of Melbourne Hansen Scholarship
The Hansen Scholarship Program is the University of Melbourne’s most generous equity scholarship. The Program is open to all Year 12 students applying for an undergraduate degree at Melbourne in 2022. Awarded to 20 students from around Australia, Hansen Scholars will receive accommodation near the Parkville campus for three years, a yearly allowance for living expenses, as well as a tailored enrichment program encompassing an academic orientation, mentoring and cultural activities. Hansen Scholars will join a supportive community of other high achievers and make powerful new connections - They’ll be supported in their next steps continue to graduate study or launch their career.
For more information, head to https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/hansen
Associated Studios announce scholarship for 2021/2022 intakes
Associated Studios, one of Britain’s leading performing arts academies, renowned for training the Musical Theatre stars of the future, has opened an Australian branch in Melbourne. ASA is based in Weston Street, Brunswick, Melbourne, right on our doorstep! They have announced two 50% bursaries to talented young aspiring performers who lack the financial support to train at a top vocational Drama school. These bursaries are sponsored by Madman Entertainment. Please email info@associatedstudios.com.au for more information or phone the General Manager Briar Franks on 0429 222 869.
Considering a career in medicine or dentistry?
Michael from ICanMed will be running FREE webinars to find out more about the UCAT, and how to prepare for all the requirements of applying for further study in medicine. Join the next webinar on 28 February 2021 -Registration links and more information can be found here: https://www.icanmed.com.au/webinars/
University Clinical Aptitude Test
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental, and clinical science degree programs. Universities requiring the UCAT are listed here. Students intending to apply for courses requiring the UCAT at any of these universities are reminded that they will need to book a test.
Bookings will open on 1 March 2021 and close 17 May 2021. The testing dates will be from 1 July 2021 to 11 August 2021.Students who are preparing for entry into any of these courses are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the format of the test at UCAT Test Format and the practice tests and preparation material provided at UCAT Preparation. Find out more at UCAT.