Weekly Careers News

Tuesday 27 February 2018

VOCATIONAL & HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS

Articles from The Footnotes website:

Careers in sport

*Inside the world of personal training

Sports hypnotherapy – the job you didn’t know existed

*5 of the best sporting tweets of 2017 and the guy who gets to read them

*Do you want to be the next courtside reporter?

*What does a sports agent do?

*Attention high school athletes – how to get a sports scholarship in the US

*5 lessons for every professional dancer.

Careers in nutrition

Weighing up a degree in nutrition?

*Nutrition: I teach people what to eat and what not to eat

*A career in nutrition with TV host Zoe Bingley-Pullin

To read the articles, go to http://bit.ly/2EVOcIn

Latest articles from the Careers with STEM website:

Need some inspiration? Take a quiz and Careers with STEM will match you to a top 10 STEM employer for graduates voted by graduates, http://bit.ly/2orLNii

Careers in analytical chemistry: meet analytical chemistry researcher Amy Heffernan, http://bit.ly/2AblSC6

Sports psychology: Meet Luke Stuttler - he studied a double degree in exercise science and psychology at the Queensland University of Technology, http://bit.ly/2owKeis

Passionate about photography? Photography Studies College is a private college located at Melbourne. The institute offers vocational and university level courses in photography and photoimaging. To learn about careers in photography and read about the awards their graduates have recently received, go to http://bit.ly/2ETkpUX

Australia National University (ANU) – Tuckwell Scholarship: If you are planning to study at ANU in 2019, you should consider applying for the prestigious Tuckwell Scholarship. Stage 1 applications open on the 5th of March and close on the 22nd of March. ANU will be running an online information webinar on Tuesday 6 March about the scholarship application process.

For information about the scholarship, and to sign up for the webinar, go to http://bit.ly/2F54n9A

EY Cadetships – applications now open: Are you currently in Year 12 and planning to study a degree in one of the following areas at Melbourne in 2019?

Law

Business or Commerce

Information Technology, Information Systems or Computer Science

Other similar courses approved by the EY campus recruiting team

If so, you may be eligible to apply for a cadetship at EY. As a cadet, you will work full time at EY and study your degree part time for two years. You will then complete the third year of the degree full time at university. Applications are now open and will close on the 13th of April. Cadetships are also offered at Sydney. For information and to apply, go to https://go.ey.com/2sYeqbM

Have you considered a career in insurance? As one of the biggest, most diverse industries in the world, insurance has more roles than you’d imagine – including ones that are perfect for you. Love numbers? You’re needed. Love people? Insurance has roles for you. Analytical? A big thinker? A problem solver? Whatever you are, insurance has a job with your name on it. To learn about where a career in insurance can take you, check out the website ‘Careers in Insurance’ at this link - http://bit.ly/2FaCbSZ

The challenge of artificial intelligence (AI): AI will transform the way we work across all industries in the future. For example, more than 5 million jobs will disappear from manufacturing and customer service by 2020. Can apprenticeships help young people make a smooth transition to new jobs created by AI? According to the latest World Economic Forum it's believed they can. There are new jobs and skills to be learned, with employers driving the change. See examples at this link - http://bit.ly/2HKuHo5

Interesting articles about the future world of work:

Eight futures of work: Scenarios and their implications, http://bit.ly/2HOcJ3O

Towards a reskilling revolution: a future of jobs for all, http://bit.ly/2osxLgp

Considering studying a Bachelor of Arts in the future? The Bachelor of Arts is an excellent choice of degree for students and one of the most popular choices in the country. The degree offers flexibility for students and majors/minors can cover areas such as science, economics, visual arts, IT, languages, humanities, media, communications, and design etc. The following are two excellent Bachelor of Arts programs to consider.

1) Bachelor of Arts (Professional), Swinburne University: This course offers 18 majors, 28 co-majors from other faculties and 42 minors. Students are guaranteed one-year of paid industry experience as part of the degree, extending the time it takes to complete the course by only one semester (total of 3.5 years). Applicants will need to achieve an ATAR of approximately 80 to be considered for admission, and this could rise for the 2019 intake, http://bit.ly/1UTb3pZ

2) Bachelor of Arts, Monash University: The Monash Arts Global Immersion Guarantee (GIG) is a ground-breaking new initiative – a guaranteed two-week overseas study experience for all first year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Global Studies students, with the cost of airfares, accommodation and local travel covered as part of the program. This is the first initiative of its kind in Australia.

WHAT: Students will study the impact of the global movement of people and goods on environmental sustainability. They will:

1) Work with partner organisations in areas like food and water security, conservation, urbanisation and eco-tourism

2) Investigate the impact of regional economic sectors on the local environment, global supply chains and environmental sustainability

3) Visit historical and cultural sites, as well as Monash-led programs in the destination country.

WHEN: The immersion experience runs between November and February as an intensive summer semester, and students will earn credit for two units towards their degree.

WHO: Open to all students who have successfully completed one semester of their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Global Studies single or double degree and are in good academic standing.

WHERE: Either Prato (Italy), Monash Malaysia, or Indonesia.

WHY: Spending time in another culture challenges students to broaden their thinking, inspires them to approach problems more creatively, and opens their eyes to different perspectives. These are all skills that are vital for students entering a globally focused workforce.

Offered as an intensive, focused, and funded program, the GIG is an accessible way for students to experience international learning as part of their degree.

For more information visit http://bit.ly/2EV0q88

Video about the Bachelor of Arts at Monash University - http://bit.ly/2CotH9F

Are you considering studying at a university after school? Did you know that many universities have programs in place to ensure that students feel connected during their first year? The following are examples of programs that universities are using to ensure that students find the transition from school to university easy:

Student Connect, University of Melbourne: Every first year student will meet with a specialist Student Connect adviser who will assist the student to develop an action plan that incorporates goals that are tracked through the year, http://bit.ly/2mjvl4e

Federation University: First year students can access a student mentor to support them in their first year of study. They can also join FedReady to assist them with the transition to university learning. Students can also join a study group through the PASS Program, http://bit.ly/2lY8VF9

Connect Volunteer, La Trobe University: First year students can elect to join the Connect Volunteer p

Beacon Charter Signing

Breakfast invitation

To help us celebrate 10 years of the Beacon Program at Shepparotn High School Year 10 parents are invited to attend the Beacon Charter Signing and Breakfast on Thursday 22nd March 2018 commencing 8am. Please RSVP linehan.mary-ann-m@edumail.vic.gov.au

Goulburn Murray Local Learning & Employment Network

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Writing Competition 2018

2018 School Poetry & Short Writing

Competition