Careers News

Year 12 Tertiary information session - Monash Uni

Last week the Year 12 VCE students attended the Tertiary Information Session (TIS) which was held at Monash University. The event provided students with the opportunity to hear from a panel of tertiary representatives (from a number of different providers) addressing issues relating to tertiary study. We were very fortunate to have the morning session completely to ourselves. Our students had one on one access to all of the relevant Tertiary providers from University, Tafe and private providers which was a fantastic opportunity for our Year 12 students to ask questions. Following the presentation & expo students had time to visit the Student services building and purchase some morning tea and have a taste of social life on campus!

Students are reminded to register to attend information sessions at the upcoming Open Days. As one of the representatives at the information session said “You would not go and buy a car without test driving it- nor should a student apply for a course without first going and checking out the campus, asking questions about the course. Students need to make sure the location that they are applying to is accessible and that they have prepared a budget for all related costs…including travel, parking, petrol, Myki, taking into account the distance and time it will take to travel to the location as well.

UPCOMING EVENTS……..

Year 9 Exploring Careers at Chisholm Institute On Tuesday 20th June Year 9 students will have the opportunity to explore the education and training requirements of various work roles in a range of in demand future occupations and work sectors. Students will participate in 2 hands on learning workshops across a variety of industries as an introduction to their VETis selection options as a lead into 2018 subject selection.

Year 10 & Year 11 Tertiary experience day- ACU and RMIT On On Thursday 27th June students in Year 10 and 11 will travel into the city to visit Australian Catholic University (ACU) and RMIT -which has both university and Tafe level courses -(by the way you do not have to be of the Catholic faith to apply to ACU). Students will have presentations on the courses available and what opportunities are accessible to them- including scholarships and industry based learning (working with an employer in your chosen study field). Students will get to check out the campus facilities and ask questions about their future pathways.

COMPETITION……Entrepreneur Unearthed An exciting new competition and mentoring program has been launched aimed at untapping entrepreneurial talent in Victorian public secondary schools.

ABCN (Australian Business Community Network) are looking for young entrepreneurs in Year 10, 11 or 12 with a bright idea to participate in the program. Students can apply as individuals or teams of up to 3 . Students bursting with ideas, who are keen to explore how their ideas may be realised are invited to apply. Twenty successful applicants will be selected to be a part of the program which involves a 2 day boot camp with entrepreneurs at Ernst & Young and Commonwealth Bank and then a follow up presentation workshop and “shark tank’ style event (both in September). The final winner gets a trip to Sydney to experience the CBA Innovation Hub. Further information can be found at the following link

https://abcn.wufoo.eu/forms/qtaa6k60pgcnd6/ Applications close Friday 16th June. PLEASE come and see the Careers team for further information

Change to higher education funding

You may of read in the paper or heard in the news about the proposed Federal Government reforms to Higher Education. I have included an information sheet that I received from Australian Catholic University that outlines the proposed changes in a clear manner.

I want to encourage you to read through this document and indeed contact the provider you are considering for future study to confirm the prices of courses that you are considering to ensure that you are fully informed when making course decisions.

Please pop in and see me or email me if you have any questions related to careers!

Mrs Jodie McCarthy