Year 12 Careers Information
Dates to Diarise
Year 12 Careers News for Term 3 Issue 13 includes:
- Important Year 12 Information
- NEXT Open Days 2019
- Women in Engineering Scholarships
- New - Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence
- Future Skills Framework 2030 - FYA
- REMINDERS:
- SAT testing for US university entry
- Please feel free to make an appointment
Useful Links: Australian Jobs 2019
Important
Year 12 Information
Just a reminder if you haven't already done so, it is a good idea to submit your course application before 30 September at a cost of $39. Signing up after this date will be $113. Very late applications from 1 November will be $148. To apply, you will need your IB number and *VCAA number (*optional) that you received for the GAT.
You will also find 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
Download the Victorian Course Matrix Overview here:
TIMELINE:
NOW - There is still 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 and you may need to make a separate application for auditions and selection kits.
SOME EARLY CLOSING DATES:
Please note if you are applying for Fine Arts (all at University of Melbourne), Medicine (Monash) and Photography (NCAT) that they have early closing dates. The University of Melbourne Fine Arts - Dance, Screenwriting, Film & Television and Animation close as early as Saturday 31 August. All other Fine Arts, Medicine and Photography close as early as Monday 30 September. No late applications will be accepted.
For individual dates please visit this VTAC
Link: http://vtac.edu.au/who/early-close.html
For interstate courses please check the individual state admission centres.
30 SEPTEMBER: 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.
11 OCTOBER: 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:
Collarts - Saturday 31 August
Deakin (Burwood) - Sunday 25 August
ANU Virtual Open Day - Anytime
Remember, open days are a great time to visit an institution when it’s at its best. Everyone is there – academics, lecturers, current students and information officers. 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.
New Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence will commence in 2020
Deakin University has announced their new Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence that will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, develop and evolve software solutions that take advantages of the latest advances in artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is driving digital disruption, with new technology helping redefine many industries. Many companies are looking to take advantage of recent advances in artificial intelligence, which is creating a large demand for skilled professionals.
For more information visit:
https://www.deakin.edu.au/course/bachelor-artificial-intelligence
University of Technology Sydney - Women in Engineering and IT Scholarships
"Are you highly motivated with a passion and interest to pursue a career in Engineering or IT? Are you considering studying at UTS?"
Applications close Sunday 8 September.
For more information about these two excellent Scholarship opportunities below and to apply please visit the following links:
1. Women in Engineering and IT Cooperative Scholarship
Link: https://www.uts.edu.au/scholarship/women-engineering-and-it-cooperative-scholarship
2. The FEIT Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
Link: https://www.uts.edu.au/scholarship/feit-women-engineering-and-it-scholarship
UTS-WIEIT Website
Link: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/women-engineering-and-it
Future Skills Framework 2030 - FYA
"Australia is not equipped with the skills for the future of work"
"In the rapidly changing world of work Australia’s long-term economic growth will be reliant on an adequately skilled and educated workforce. FYA’s research provides strong evidence that our current and future workers are finding the transition to full-time work more challenging and feel they lack the right skills. Our ageing population means older Australians are leaving the workforce in larger numbers than young people can replace them and skill shortages are costing the economy."
"FYA’s Future Skills Framework 2030 outlines how Australian governments can work with young people, industry, educational institutions and leading thinkers across the country to move from talk to action, proposing four key things:
1. A National Future Skills Symposium - to identify a pathway to ensuring young people get the skills they need.
2. A digital platform for future career insights - that provides young people with localised information on the jobs available and the skills they need.
3. Enterprise and work-integrated learning initiatives - that provide relevant and immersive enterprise education and meaningful paid work experience.
4. An ongoing Future Skills research program - young people will need re-skilling due to automation."
Visit their website here to download the factsheets: https://www.fya.org.au/futureskills/
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:
2 November: Geelong College and Kilmore International School
7 December: Carey Grammar; Geelong Grammar; MacRobertson Girls High School and Geelong College
14 March 2020: Carey Grammar; Melbourne Grammar; Geelong College
2 May 2020: Geelong Grammar; Haileybury; Lauriston; Geelong College; Kilmore International School
6 June 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:
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- Career Tools Newsletter