August Careers News

Students and families often ask about where generalist degrees such as Arts, Science and Commerce might take them. I get questions such as “Does it lead anywhere?”; “What job will I get when I graduate?”; “I’ll just need to do more study at the end of it though won’t I?” In some cases, further study may be required, and many students will go on to post-graduate study to specialise in a particular area, however this doesn’t necessarily need to occur for a student to be employed at the end of their generalist degree. Additionally, in many cases, completing a double degree such as Science/Arts or Science/Commerce can lead to greater employment opportunities upon graduation. Find out more about the broad range of employment opportunities that generalist degrees can lead to by clicking the links below:

VTAC information

Students in year 12 are now busily opening up their VTAC accounts, and entering their preferences for 2023 tertiary study, and applying for SEAS and scholarships. Timely applications close on September 29th and SEAS applications close on October 7th. There are many helpful resources for Year 12 students and their families on the Firefly page here, and these are being updated regularly. Please ensure you pay the VTAC application fee of $44 by 29th September to avoid late payment charges.

Students and families in years 10-12 can find relevant VTAC guides for their year level on the VTAC website here. These guides can assist with subject selection and planning for tertiary education.

Early entry programs

Many universities, including Latrobe, ACU and Swinburne, offer early entry programs that Year 12 students can apply for throughout June-September (application period depends on the university). Applying for these courses means that students may receive an offer to a course based on their Year 11 results and co-curricular and community involvement prior to sitting exams in October/November, which can alleviate a lot of pressure. Information regarding early entry programs can be found on Firefly here.

Monash Engineering Girls - Be part of an innovative program for high school students and explore engineering

Monash Engineering Girls (MEG) is an engagement program designed for young women in Years 9-12 who want to know about the possibilities of a career in engineering. If you like maths and science, are creative, a problem solver, enjoy working in a team and designing things, engineering might be the perfect career choice for you. Find out more and register here.

Upcoming events

What’s on?

Relevant to:

When?

Further information and registration

RMIT –

Get Set to Study – A day at RMIT

Year 12 students

Thursday 22nd September

Register here

RMIT City Campus tours

All

Every Wednesday from 3pm-4pm

Register here

Discover Monash Events

All

Various dates throughout July to September

Register here

A day at Melbourne University

Year 9 & 10 students

Saturday 10th September

from 9am-3pm

Information and registration here

Monash University - The Great Entrepreneurial Challenge 2022

Year 10 & 11 students

Tuesday 20th September

Register here

Monash University Experience Day – Artist led workshop

Year 10-12 students

Saturday 27th September

9:30am-1pm

Register here

Monash University - Art, Design and Architecture Experience Day

Year 10-12 students

Sunday September 28th

10am-12:30pm or

1pm-3:30pm

Register here

Deakin University Campus Tours

All

September 20th - 29th

Register here

Monash University Campus Tours

All

September 26th - 29th

Register here

Monash University - Free VCE revision lectures (webinar)

Unit 3/4 students

Ongoing throughout the year

Register here

ACU – Free VCE revision lectures (webinar)

Unit 3/4 students

August-September

Register here

ACU “Talk With….” Webinars

All

August-September

Register here

University open days

Australian Catholic University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 7th August Ballarat campus: Sunday 14th August
Deakin University	Virtual Geelong campuses: Sunday 7th August Warrnambool: Sunday 14th August Melbourne campus: Sunday 28th August
Federation University	Sunday 14th August
Holmesglen	Thursday 22nd September
La Trobe University	Melbourne campus: Sunday 7th August Bendigo campus: Sunday 28th August
Monash University	Peninsula Campus: Saturday 6th August Caulfield Campus: Sunday 7th August Clayton Campus: Sunday 7th August Parkville Campus: Sunday 21st August
RMIT	Bundoora campus: Sunday 7th August Brunswick and CBD campuses: Sunday 14th August
Swinburne University of Technology	Sunday 31st July
University of Melbourne	Sunday 21st August
Victoria University	Sunday 21st August
William Angliss	Saturday 13th August

Please keep up to date with information on the Future Pathways Firefly page, and particularly the weekly careers newsletter, which is uploaded each Friday.

Mrs Alison Howard

Career Pathways Advisor

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