Year 12 Careers Hub
SEEK | EXPERIENCE | EXCEL | DREAM
Welcome to our dedicated Year 12 Careers Hub page for terms three and four.
Note: Students will have a VTAC Presentation during Forum TBC on or prior to Monday 2 August, pending Practitioner briefings. Student and Parent powerpoint and recordings will also be available.
In the meantime don't forget these two great resources I shared with you at the end of term two. The How To Apply Guide to Courses, SEAS & Scholarships is here: https://www.vtac.edu.au/files/pdf/publications/VTAC-Guide-Applying-2020.pdf
These links are included in the above guide but the DEMO applications I recommended is here: https://www.vtac.edu.au/applying/demos
If you haven't done so already you can also check out my Pre VTAC presentation here below:
What's in this issue?
- WHAT CAREER IS THAT?
- Career Stories
- IMPORTANT DATES
- VTAC - Course Admissions
- TOURS AND OPEN DAYS
- Deakin
- Photography Studies College
- Bond University
- RMIT
- COLLARTS
- Swinburne
- Federation University
- JMC Academy
- Monash University
- William Angliss
- Calendar of Events
- IMPORTANT REMINDERS
- Early Entry Applications
- ACU Guarantee
- Latrobe Aspire
- Bond University
- WHERE DO I FIND THINGS?
- Course Matrixes
- Compass News & Notifications
- Excellent Resources Links
- Helpful Tools
- Careers Portal
- Morrisby Careers Assessment
- Making an Appointment
WHAT CAREER IS THAT?
Career Stories
Be inspired by reading interesting real-life career stories of people who have transitioned from school to work. Discover the different pathways they took to their chosen careers.
Visit the MyFuture Website: https://myfuture.edu.au/career-stories
IMPORTANT DATES
VTAC Course Admissions
- Opens 2 August
- Early Bird close 30 September
- SEAS close 8 October
- Scholarships close 8 October
For other state admission centre please visit their websites:
- ACT/NSW ” Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)
- QLD ” Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)
- SA/NT ” South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC)
- TAS ” Applications go directly to the institution - UTAS
- WA ” Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC)
TOURS AND OPEN DAYS
- DEAKIN CAMPUS TOURS
To find out more information about the Deakin Campus tours and to register your attendance please visit Deakin Campus Tours.
Register for Discover Deakin Webinars - PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIES COLLEGE
1 Aug: 10am - 3pm On Campus
15 Aug: 11am - 1pm Virtual - BOND UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY
Saturday 24 July - Live broadcast - RMIT OPEN DAYS
Bundoora: Sunday1 August
City & Brunswick: Sunday 8 August
Bendigo: Saturday 15 August
Point Cook: Sunday 22 August - COLLARTS OPEN DAY
Saturday 28 August: Register here
Holiday Workshops: Register here - SWINBURNE OPEN DAY
Hawthorn: *Sunday 1 August
*Note for Year 12 Students only
Swintopia Online from Monday 26 July Sign up for updates here - FEDERATION UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY
Sunday 15 August
For a Virtual experience visit here - JMC OPENDAY
TBC SEPTEMBER - MONASH OPEN DAY
Digital 25 & 28 July
On Campus:
Peninsular: Saturday 7 August
Clayton: Sunday 8 August
Caulfield: Sunday 8 August
Parkville: Sunday 15 August
Register for any of the above here - MONASH UNIVERSITY INFO EVENINGS All information evenings will run from 6.30 – 8pm: Register here on their website.
- WILLIAM ANGLISS OPEN DAY
City: Saturday 14 August
Register here for updates - CALENDAR OF EVENTS
For a full list of up coming Open Days and Information Sessions please visit our Careers Website here.
YEAR 12 REMINDERS
Early Entry Applications
- ACU Admission Pathways for 2022: Visit: https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/admission-pathways/i-volunteer-regularly
- ACU Guarantee - Closes 24 September
Guarantee your place at ACU, even before your Year 12 exams. The ACU Guarantee program offers eligible Year 12 students a place at ACU based on your Year 11 results. Students will be required to write a short personal statement that gives ACU an insight into their personal circumstances and motivation for university study, and improve their entry score for this program. Students can complete one, two or all three statement options, depending on how many are relevant to their experiences in life.
Visit: https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/admission-pathways/acu-guarantee - Latrobe Aspire Early Entry Now Open!
Visit: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/study/aspirel - Bond University Early Offers
Bond University is committed to continuing to support students. Continuing an initiative developed in 2020, in 2021 we will assess applications based on Semester 1 and Semester 2 Year 11 results, and the first semester Year 12 results, for entry to Bond in 2022.
Visit Bond’s direct online application information page.
WHERE DO I FIND THINGS?
Course Matrixes & Snapshots
Compass News and Notifications:
Please remember to log in and read your Compass News Feed as we regularly post updated information about tertiary open days, information sessions, work experience and workshop opportunities, updated Careers and industry news and a host of other information. You can also set up notification alerts on your phone for Compass so you will be instantly notified and never miss anything.
Excellent Resource Links:
Careers Website: www.preshilcareers.com.au
The Careers Department: Student Login Link
Ace Day Job Videos: Preshil Clickview
Useful Links: Australian Jobs 2019
Foundation of Young Australians: Reports
Future Focused: 100 Jobs of the Future
VTAC Resources: Year 12 Guide
Explore Careers: In Tech Videos
My Future: Self Knowledge & Careers
Job Outlook: A Guide to Jobs & Careers
CompareED: Compare Universities
ACU Pathway Finder: Pick a Study
CAS Website: Creativity Activity Service Info
Good Careers Guide: Select a field of work
Helpful tools
RMIT University – Pathways Tool
RMIT University – Pathways Tool. Many of these pathways can be applied to other institutions.
RMIT Engineering Quiz
Take RMIT's interactive quiz to discover which engineering courses or double degrees are matched to you. https://trueengineer.rmit.edu.au/. These courses can be applied to many other institutions.
Australian Catholic University - Pathway Tool
Once you’ve decided what you’re interested in studying, double check the course prerequisites and any additional entry requirements – you can also see how many pathway options apply. Visit the Finder Tool. Many of these pathways could be applied to other institutions.
A Parent's Guide to Career Planning
Order your copy from the CEAV Bookshop for $15 here.https://www.monash.edu/open-dayCareers Portal:
If you haven't already done so please take a few moments to visit our dedicated Careers Website. Remember, if you have an account in the Student Portal you can sign in here but, if not, simply register here using your Preshil email. Once logged in try out some of the online activities, interests, skills and abilities and other Careers quizzes.
Morrisby Assessment
Recommendations are based on a series of psychometric assessments to help identify strengths and results are combined with a more subjective questionnaire, where students can state their preferences for work styles, environments and talents. Cost is a one time $50 for lifetime access. Please email me if you would like more information.
Making an Appointment
You can now contact me in the Online Careers Hub in Zoom. 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 any questions, concerns or need a face-to-face appointment please email me anytime at bronte.howell@preshil.vic.edu.au
Career Practitioner
Professional Member Career Education Association of Victoria (CEAV)
Morrisby Accredited Careers Adviser
Visit: https://www.preshilcareers.com.au/
Special 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.