Careers
Focus on Open Days
If you are considering studying at TAFE or university when you finish school, it is crucial that you attend Open Days. Throughout the year, vocational and tertiary institutions open their doors to the public and showcase their courses, accommodation, scholarships, pathway courses, student services and their ‘point of difference’.
By attending an Open Day you will be able to get a feel of the culture of the campus, learn about courses and career options, go on campus and accommodation tours and speak to current students about their experiences.
Don’t just pick a course at an institution without visiting the campus – you potentially will be spending several years studying there and spending hard earned money on your course and accommodation. It’s worth making the effort to make sure it is what you want.
To find out when universities will be running their open days click on the link below and then select the state you are after and begin exploring!
https://www.gssccareers.com/post-school-options/university/open-days
More Careers News
YEAR 12 STUDENTS
Gap Year Program
Applications are open for the Gap Year program. There are many exciting roles on offer, https://careernews.click/adfgap
CASPer Test
Initial teacher education
Students planning to apply for initial teacher education courses in Victoria for the 2023 intake are required to sit the CASPer test.
Nursing
Students planning to apply for undergraduate nursing at Victoria University for the 2023 intake are required to sit the CASPer test.
For information and to book the test, visit https://careernews.click/casper
Ag Career Start
This is gap year program on a farm. You will live in a regional location, earn a nationally recognised qualification, and build life-long industry connections. Applications will be open between 12 July – 18 October 2022 https://agcareerstart.com.au/
Law Admissions Test (LAT)
Students planning to apply for undergraduate law courses at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) will need to sit the LAT. Registrations for the test close Friday 12 August, https://careernews.click/unswlat
Scholarship programs
University of Technology Sydney co-op scholarship program
This amazing program is now open for the Bachelor of Accounting and Bachelor of Information Technology for the 2023 intake, www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au
UNSW Co-op Program
The UNSW Co-op Scholarship program is now open for high achieving students who plan to study in 2023 at UNSW. The scholarships are worth almost $20,000 per year, www.coop.unsw.edu.au
Events
UNSW: Year 12 Degrees and Scholarships Information Evenings
Virtual information evenings for prospective students will be run on 21 and 23 June https://careernews.click/94a197
Richmond Institute of Sports Leadership
Richmond Institute has campuses at Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga and Mildura and offers courses in sports development, allied health assistance and community services. The Institute is running information sessions for their Dual Diploma of Sports Development and Leadership and Management program during June:
20 Atura Albury
27 Richmond Football Club
28 Richmond Football Club
28 All campuses (online)
Register : https://tinyurl.com/y3z54f27
YEAR 11 & 12 STUDENTS
Monash University
Business Explorer program: Year 11 and 12 students are invited to the Monash Business Explorer taster session to learn more about the study areas and careers available across business on Wednesday 29 June https://careernews.click/aa84a0
YEAR 11 STUDENTS
2022 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF)
In Year 11 and love STEM? Want to engage in a life changing experience? You should consider applying for the NYSF.
This is a two-week on-site and digital program where students are immersed in hands-on science activities, lab experiments, field trips and meeting researchers who are leaders in their field. In-person STEM visit days and events will be held over a week of the program at major city hubs across the country, enabling students to meet each other and network with like-minded peers.
A continuous program of digital events will run alongside the in-person events meaning the program is accessible to all. The program will be held during January 2023. Early bird applications close Sunday 24 July www.nysf.edu.au
YEAR 9 & 10 STUDENTS
The Santos Science Experience
The Santos Science Experience is a fun 3 days of science activities for Year 9 and 10 students. Each program is designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work.
Participants perform experiments in the laboratories, meet and hear senior lecturers in the lecture theatres, attend site visits and walk around and experience what it is like to be on the campus of a university or tertiary institution. For information on dates and locations visit www.scienceexperience.com.au
ALL STUDENTS
Dental science
Are you interested in health and science? Have you thought about dentistry but not sure you want to study to become a surgeon? You may be interested in exploring the following occupations:
Dental Nurse/Assistant
assists the dental team, supports the patient, sterilises equipment, prepares dental materials, maintains client records etc.
Dental Hygienist
educates patients about prevention of disease, treats oral diseases, and provides dental treatments.
Dental Therapist
examines and treats diseases of the teeth in children and adolescents under the supervision of dentists.
Dental Technician
designs and constructs dentures, crowns, impression trays, oral splints etc.
For information on these career areas, go to the Australian Dental Association - www.ada.org.au
Download a course guide on oral health courses https://tinyurl.com/47j2vfs2
The Good Universities Guide
The Good Universities Guide connects 400 job descriptions from The Good Careers Guide with every accredited course in Australia. Select a field of work and start exploring, www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au
Brilliant maths careers website
#MathsTrainsBrains is a website full of resources, career ideas and information, and information for students and parents and carers https://tinyurl.com/bdhhcarj
Interested in Psychology?
Would you like to become a psychologist?
You will need to start your education by studying a 3-year bachelor’s degree or a 4-year integrated bachelor’s and honours program with an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) approved major in psychology https://psychologycouncil.org.au/
Cool facts about psychology
It takes at least 6-years to become a generalist psychologist and another 2 – 4 years to become a specialist.
You can study a psychology major within a degree that is focused on your interests – such as health, humanities, science, business etc.
In some degrees you can study a second specialisation. Examples of study areas include: criminology, disability studies, marketing, neuroscience, health promotion, nutrition etc.
There is maths in psychology degrees such as statistics and correlation! It’s highly advisable to study senior level maths at school.
If you don’t want to become a psychologist, you can complete an undergraduate degree with a psychology major and then complete graduate studies in an area that’s focused on human behaviour – such as:
- social work
- career development/counselling
- marketing
- human resource management
- criminology
Specialist psychology fields
Once you complete your 6-years of study and training and have registered as a generalist psychologist, you can pursue training in a specialist field. The following are example specialist areas:
- Forensic psychology
- Counselling psychology
- Clinical psychology
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Health psychology
- Educational and developmental psychology
- Organisational psychology
- Sport and exercise psychology
- Community psychology
Careers in psychology
Deakin University has developed an excellent website showcasing different careers in Psychology, https://psychologycareers.org.au/
Research psychology courses
Careers with STEM
Careers in maths and data e-magazine
Careers with STEM have released their amazing Careers in Maths and Data e-magazine. Find your dream job by combining your talent for numbers with your passion for literally anything – health, security, sustainability, education and much more, https://tinyurl.com/yhch7hp2
Free job kits
The Careers with STEM Job Kits are free downloadable 8-page e-mags which offer a complete introduction to individual STEM careers. Discover what a specific STEM job is all about, meet real people working in that job and find out what you can do right now to set your career on the right path. Occupations covered are:
- Process Engineer
- Information Security Analyst
- Future Energy Specialist
- Construction Project Design
- Design Engineer
- Robotics + Automation Engineer
- Future Cities Shaper
- Future Scientist
- Space & Defence Specialist
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Architect
- Earth and Environmental Scientists
- Game Designer & Developer
- Medical Physicist
Access the kits via https://bit.ly/3oM5uiO
Dates for your diary
Monash University
Course Information Sessions
Monash is running on-campus course information sessions between July – August. Register early as sessions may book out.
July:
4 Business
7 Engineering
19 Information Technology
August:
9 Law
11 Media Communication
18 Criminology
25 Global Studies
Information Evenings
The University is hosting the following information seminars for prospective students:
June:
9 Traralgon
23 Albury
July:
12 STEM
19 Health
To register your place for the course information sessions & the information evenings visit www.monash.edu/discover/events
Campus tours
4 – 7 July: book in for a campus tour at the Clayton, Caulfield or Peninsula campus during the Term break and visit faculties such as Education, Engineering, IT, Law, and Science, www.monash.edu/campus-tours
Camp Seek
Camp Seek is a STEM focused learning and immersion program for Year 9 and 10 girls and non-binary young people taking place during the September school holidays. An information session about the program is being run on Thursday 23 June at SEEK HQ, Cremorne, Vic. RSVP to campseek@seek.com.au
Music Careers Expo
The Push’s Music Careers Expo is a one-day event that aims to provide young people with insights and information on how to get a start in the Australian music industry. The event will be held at Melbourne on 29 June www.thepush.com.au/mce
CQUni, Online Chat Session
Are you starting to think beyond high school? CQU’s Online Chat Session is the perfect opportunity for students to chat live and receive real-time answers from CQU staff about courses, eligibility, alternative pathways, and more. Get answers to your questions on Thursday 28 July https://tinyurl.com/3krr27yb
Victoria University
Students interested in learning about courses and facilities at Victoria University can register to participate in a guided campus tour during the term break. Students can register to tour one campus or multiple campuses https://study.vu.edu.au/campus-tours
Endeavour College of Natural Health
Endeavour College offer courses in natural health. Prospective students and their families are invited to attend an Open Day running on Saturday 18 June at their Melbourne campus. https://careernews.click/endeavour
RMIT University
Discover What’s Next
RMIT is running the following webinars about their courses for prospective students and their families:
June:
21 Health Science
23 Biomedical Science
July:
12 Science
14 Engineering
19 Information Technology
For information and to register your place visit www.rmit.edu.au/events/discover-whats-next
Federation University
Federation University is running the following virtual ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions for prospective students in June:
8 Career in public health
15 Careers in IT
22 Your career in accounting
The following sessions are being run in July for students planning to apply for arts and performing arts courses:
7 Visual Arts portfolio workshop
20 Performing arts, online QnA
For information visit https://events.federation.edu.au/
The University of Melbourne
Meet Melbourne: The University is hosting information seminars for prospective students at the following locations in June and July: Echuca, Seymour, Shepparton, Mildura, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Ballarat, and Geelong.
For information and to RSVP visit https://careernews.click/meetmelb
Australian Catholic University (ACU)
Discover ACU: ACU is hosting on campus interactive days for prospective students. You will be able to participate in interactive sessions tailored to your interests and speak to course advisers.
Melbourne campus – Tuesday 28 June
Ballarat campus – Thursday 30 June
Canberra campus – Wednesday 13 July
Information: www.acu.edu.au/discover-acu
Victoria Police
Learn about careers in the Victoria Police at an information session. Sessions are running in June at Horsham and Box Hill. An online session is being run on 23 June https://careernews.click/police
Australian Defence Force
The following virtual information sessions are in June www.defencejobs.gov.au/events
14 Defence Careers
15 Officer Careers
20 Engineering Careers
21 Navy Careers
22 Air Force Careers
23 Army Officer
La Trobe University
Bendigo campus Talk & Tours are running again from 27–30 June! Students and parents can learn about courses of interest from expert academics, meet our student ambassadors, and tour the facilities and on-campus accommodation. Register now and see the full schedule https://careernews.click/phk
Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School
This residential program for Year 10 - 12 Indigenous students will run in Melbourne between 3 – 9 July 2022. Applications will close on Wednesday 8 June https://careernews.click/ee9762
Interested in health promotion?
Deakin University is the first Victorian university to be accredited with the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). The following Deakin courses/majors are now officially accredited with IUHPE:
- Bachelor of Public Health & Health Promotion
- Bachelor of Public Health & Health
- Promotion/Commerce
- Bachelor of Health Sciences/Health Promotion major
This accreditation enables Deakin health promotion graduates to register with the IUHPE as a registered Health Promotion Practitioner, securing them global recognition.
Graduates from both the Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion and the combined degree with commerce may also be eligible to become members of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) and obtain professional accreditation as a Health Promotion Practitioner with the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) https://tinyurl.com/24p67u3u
Wildlife Conservation
Passionate about wildlife conservation? You may like to explore the following courses as examples of what you can study at university:
La Trobe University
Bachelor of Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) http://bit.ly/242qe30
Deakin University
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) http://bit.ly/2dzOt9e
For other vocational and higher education courses, search the Good Universities Guide
www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au
Interested in Veterinary Nursing?
This is a fantastic occupation for those who are passionate about working with animals. Veterinary nurses assist veterinarians in all aspect of animal patient care, including surgical procedures, laboratory testing, medical treatment, and consultations.
To become a qualified veterinary nurse, you usually have to study the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing whilst undertaking employment, work placement, in a Vet clinic.
This can be completed through a traineeship, VET study or online study. Once qualified, you can undertake further study to specialise in dental, surgical or emergency and critical care.
For more information on this occupation, go to https://bit.ly/2IRNcv0
You may also consider studying a paraprofessional qualification at the university level - Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
La Trobe University. This is the first paraprofessional veterinary nursing qualification of its type in Australia www.latrobe.edu.au
Bachelor of Veterinary Technology
Charles Sturt University
This course can be undertaken at the Wagga Wagga campus, in partnership with GO TAFE, Wangaratta or online www.csu.edu.au
GSSC Careers Staff
If you need careers advice drop in and see your Neighbourhood Careers Practitioner on Level 1 in the Careers Hub.
Careers Practitioners:
Careers Leader: Natasha Boyko
Biyala Neighbourhood: Susan Barr
Dharnya Neighbourhood: Graeme Crosbie
Bayuna Neighbourhood: Dan Watson
Partnerships Manager: Mary-Ann Linehan
Industry Engagement Priority Cohorts Coordinator: Colleen Wilkinson