News from the Career and Pathways HUB

Labour Market Update

While labour market updates can sometimes seem all doom and gloom, we need to look to the positives and increase awareness of where the growth areas are. Being more aware of the growth areas and working towards future employment in these fields, will assist students and help to protect their employment prospects. The graph below shows the projected growth in particular sectors in the five years to November 2026.

There will be jobs for our current students, but there are things they can be doing to ensure they are competitive when looking for employment:

Get work experience, volunteer work, internships and part time work in the area you are interested in working;
Build your network;
Customise your resume and cover letter for each individual job and create a professional online profile;
Obtain leadership skills;
Be flexible – adjust your career plan and look beyond what you originally envisioned.

Career Bites Sessions

Would you like to be part of our Futures program at Huntingtower?

Thank you to the members of the HT community who have responded to my short survey regarding sharing your experiences in your career and related industry with our senior students. Our first “Career Bites” session was held on May 19th during Year 11 Futures and students were lucky enough to hear about careers in Medicine, Business/Commerce and Design. If you would like to be a part of this exciting program, and help our students make informed choices about their futures, please complete the very short survey here.

Upcoming Events

Universities continue to offer a range of onsite and online activities including campus tours and course information sessions. Please see the details below regarding dates and how to register for these events. Even if you have missed a session of interest, you should still be able to register to receive the recording if the event was held online. As always, I highly recommend students in years 10-12 use these events to assist with their planning and decision making.

What’s on?	Relevant to:	When?	Further information and registration
Melbourne University campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Swinburne University campus tours	Year 10-12 students	Various dates	Register here
Discover Monash – Course information series	Year 10-12 students	29th March-12th July	Register here
Focus on Melbourne series	Year 10-12 students	6th May-8th June	Register here
Monash University Art and Design experience days	Year 10-12 students	27th & 28th June 26th & 27th September	Register here
Holmesglen Sports Summit	Year 10-12 students	Saturday 17th June	Register here
RMIT campus tours	Year 10-12 students	26th June-5th July	Register here
RMIT – Tech and Trades experience day	Year 10-12 students	Thursday 29th June	Register here
A Day in the Life of a Swinburne Student	Year 9-12 students	19th, 20th & 21st September	Register here
Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute work experience	Students over the age of 15 by September	Monday 18th-Friday 22nd September	Information and application form here
Monash University Business Explorer	Year 11 and 12 students interested in studying Business and Commerce	Wednesday 27th September	Register here

Tertiary Open Days - 2023

Below is a list of the dates for the tertiary open days for 2023. As you can see, August is incredibly busy for open days, so I advise that if you are a student in Year 10 or 11, you start early and attend some of the institutions that may be of interest, so that you don’t run out of time trying to attend them all in Year 12! I will continue to update the table as more institutions publish their dates, and registration for open day information can be made by clicking on the link in the table.

Australian Catholic University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 13th August Ballarat campus: Sunday 27th August
Box Hill Institute	Tuesday 13th June
Deakin University	Geelong campuses: Sunday 20th August Warrnambool campus: Sunday 6th August Melbourne campus: Sunday 27th August
Federation University	Sunday 13th August
Holmesglen	Thursday 15th June
La Trobe University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 6th August Bendigo campus: Sunday 27th August
Monash University	Peninsula Campus: Saturday 5th August Caulfield Campus: Saturday 5th August Clayton Campus: Sunday 6th August Parkville Campus: Sunday 20th August
RMIT	Bundoora campus: Sunday 6th August City & Brunswick campuses: Sunday 13th August
Swinburne University of Technology	Sunday 30th July
University of Melbourne	Sunday 20th August
Victoria University	Footscray Park campus: Sunday 20th August City Campus: Sunday 27th August

VTAC Webinars

VTAC is running a series of webinars aimed at Year 12 students and their parents/supporters. Please register for these sessions by clicking on the links below. Note that some of the sessions are repeated, so there is no need to register for multiple sessions with the same topic.

Date	Topics	Registration
Monday 10th July 6pm	Application process	Register here
Monday 17th July 6pm	SEAS and scholarships	Register here
Wednesday 9th August 6pm	SEAS and scholarships	Register here
Wednesday 30th August 5pm	Nursing and midwifery	Register here
Tuesday 5th September 5pm	Pathways	Register here
Tuesday 12th September 5pm	Application process	Register here
Wednesday 15th November 6pm	ATAR and Scaling webinar	Register here
Tuesday 5th December 6pm	ATAR, scaling and December round offers	Register here
Thursday 7th December 5pm	Getting ready for your results	Register here
Tuesday 12th December 6pm	Getting ready for December round offers	Register here
Wednesday 20th December 5pm	Getting ready for January round offers	Register here

Please take some time to explore our Huntingtower Careers page. This website, which does not require a log in or password, is full of material regarding futures planning. Here you will find weekly careers newsletters containing important information regarding courses and scholarships, links to course search websites, the career target bullseyes, and many other resources for both students and families to explore.

Ms Alison Howard

Career Pathways Advisor

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