Careers
Wanganui Park Careers News
Events coming up
Monday 12th December – Online & SMS results available for VCE
Tuesday 13th December – 2017 Year 11’s Course Confirmation day
Wednesday 14th December – Year 12 Change Of Preference BBQ at SLC (noon)
Monday 19th December (4pm) – Final date for VTAC application payment by Year 12’s in order to receive VTAC offers in January.
Tuesday 20th December (12 noon) – Closing of VTAC Change of Preferences
Tuesday 3rd January (5pm) – Closing date for submission of VTAC Personal Statements
Wednesday 18th January – Round 1 VTAC Offers released
Brace yourself. Year 12 Results are on their way!
The wait is nearly over. This Monday (12th December) VCE results are released. For Year 12’s intending on applying for University or TAFE, these results (and any ATAR) will be used as part of the selection of who gets offers. As such the VTAC has a Change of Preferences (CoP) period allowing students to make last minute changes to course preferences (add/remove or reorder preferred courses). Those who receive an offer are offered the course highest on their preference list that they are eligible for (i.e. met the ATAR and selection criteria requirements). lt is also the last chance to make sure your preference list reflects what you would like to study in the future.
Our Careers Adviser, Graeme Crosbie, as well as Greg Bristol and the House Leaders will be available from Monday 10:30am to assist students with CoP. Then, on Wednesday 14th December (from noon) we will be holding our CoP BBQ. Staff from La Trobe University and the Skills and Jobs Centre at GOTAE will also be available to meet with students at the BBQ to provide support.
A Wanganui Park S.C Change of Preference resource that has details of how to get your results, when CoP is, support at Wanganui Park SC and the major Institutions contact details and the CoP events they are holding can be found at this link.
What if I don’t get the results I want? What are my options?
Worried you won’t receive the ATAR to get into your desired course? Many Universities have supported entry schemes available to our students through SEAS that will give students bonuses towards entry in certain courses. Remember, there are always other options (pathways) to get to where you want to go. It is important to always have a plan B (and probably C) just in case. An alternative plan might be
- a similar course at another campus or University
- a related degree at the same University you can transfer from at the end of 1st year
- completing a TAFE (or other provider’s) Diploma that may have a guaranteed pathway into that degree
- completing a Diploma of General Studies or other Tertiary preparation program (like La Trobe’s Tertiary Prep Program) in 2017 and then applying into your preferred Degree later in 2017
- enrolling in single units in certain courses (via Cloud studies, Online, Open University or other options)
To investigate these options in the resource we’ve prepared for you, click on the following link
SMS Results Service For Year 12 VCE Results & ATAR
If you are about to complete Year 12 in Victoria, you have a number of options available to receive your VCE results and ATAR at the end of the year. One of those options is to have them sent to you by SMS on the morning that results are released (7am Monday 12th Dec.). This also applies to any Year 11’s fast-tracking a Year 12 subject.
Registrations are now open.
19 787 888 SMS cost $1.10 max (incl. GST)
To register to get your results by SMS, send a text message as follows:
- VCE student number eight digits only, not the letter
- Space
- Results Service PIN (four digits)
- Send to 19 787 888
Salmat Digital SMS cost $1.10 max (incl. GST).
Obtain bill payer's permission before using this service.
Call 1800 501 083 for help with SMS registration.
Australian Apprenticeship Pathways App.
AusAppPathways is a free app that will help students and jobseekers explore the many careers that can begin through an apprenticeship or traineeship pathway. There are over 3000 examples of apprenticeship and trainee occupations on this free app. While the app doesn’t show real jobs, it does give you an idea of the type of apprenticeships & traineeships you can do.
Spending 10 minutes of your time, exploring this app, is a great investment for your future!
Here is the link:
Students studying a VETis subject at the TEC next year?
The TEC will be sending out confirmation letters to student’s postal addresses in mid-December. This letter will include all the details pertaining to their program for 2017.
- 1st year students in on-campus programs will be asked to attend an Orientation session (as stated in their letter) on January 25th 2017. This will take approx. 1hr (30min Orientation and then a breakout with their teacher/group to get familiar with their classrooms/locations/facilities etc. in preparation for the following week when classes commence)
- 1st year online students (Agriculture/Animal Studies & Equine) will not need to attend an orientation session, and will receive their login details on (or before) Wednesday February 1.
- February 1st – All Wednesday classes commence
- October 18th – All Wednesday conclude for 2017.
Students will need to commence their courses in their uniform (where required).
Graeme Crosbie