Careers News
This term has certainly brought new challenges and opened up wonderful opportunities to us all in the careers space. While we don’t have all the answers yet, we do know that all institutions are actively working through various scenarios around admissions and will advise us if and when there are any changes. Please know that we are here to support and reassure our students. Life will return to normal but in the meantime, now is a great time to seize all of the opportunities outlined in Careers News.
Universities and TAFE’s are all making plans for fantastic online expo’s, virtual tours, online presentations, and chat sessions so that our students receive all the information they need and the opportunity to have all of their questions answered online.
We appreciate that there is information overload at the moment and the report below is lengthy. Please take note of events or dates relevant to you and put them into your calendars so you don’t miss out on upcoming events or online presentations. You can also sign up for email alerts from universities, and they will keep you updated with reminders about their events.
Our Padua College Careers Website also has a wealth of information and links to universities.
Year 12 students who are looking to compare courses can visit VTAC Course search.
In the meantime please get in touch with the Careers Team for any advice or questions, check out the Padua Careers website or contact Universities directly via their webpages.
ACU Community Achiever Program
The Community Achiever Program (CAP) awards prospective Year 12 students an early conditional offer to study their preferred undergraduate course at ACU. CAP applications are now open and successful students could receive an offer to study at ACU as early as September! Apply here
If students are considering ACU, they can register their interest to receive email on all ACU events, important dates, and useful information, including the
ACU 2021 Course Guide
LaTrobe University
Year 12 students can apply for the LaTrobe Aspire Program. This program rewards students for their leadership and community engagement with an early conditional offer and reduced ATAR into their chosen course at La Trobe, scholarships, travel funding, a support network and access to our Enrichment Program.
A series of webinars are available: Click Here as well as the LaTrobe 2021 Course Guide
Monash University
‘Year 12 Hub – Destination Monash 2021’ is a new online central point for all information, webinars, virtual expos and resources for current Year 12 students. Students will soon be able to book appointments with Faculty representatives or the Monash recruitment team to ask questions: Year 12 Hub
Monash Information Evenings
Information Evenings are now running as zoom webinars and are a great opportunity for students and parents to get more information about Monash and ask any questions they have directly to our faculty representatives and recruitment team via the Q&A function: register via the website.
Inside Monash Seminars
The Inside Monash Seminars are also running as zoom webinars and provide Faculty/Course specific information. May and June seminars are now open for registrations on the: website.
Monash University – Science Guide
This all-inclusive platform provides information on every course, including special consideration programs, the subject adjustment ‘bonus’, pathways, future events, our amazing facilities and one-on-one direct access to course advice with Science VTAC selection officers. Your Essential Guide sheds light on the many career-building opportunities - including internships, industry placements and study abroad experiences. Click here for the Monash 2021 Course Guide.
Deakin University
Deakin have developed a Help Hub for students to ask any questions about courses, entry requirements or the university options: HELP HUB
Faculty Information Sessions and course specific webinars: Discover Deakin
Deakin 2021 Course Guide
Victoria University
Online Information Evenings are available for all facilities coming up in May and June : Registrations here.
Melbourne University
Meet Melbourne Live is being held over four weeks in May, with a series of online faculty events. Students will have the chance to explore undergraduate degrees and pathways to graduate study, access to all the information that they need with live chat with faculty experts available during the event. Students can join us for one or for all of our events. Register here now.
All Melbourne University 2021 brochures are available HERE.
Collarts
A Virtual Open Day will be held on Saturday 16 May 10am-12pm. Just like previous Open Days, detailed information sessions about courses, and live chat Q&A sessions with teachers and student advisors will be held: Register here
FREE online workshops - Collarts online workshop portal is now live. The first four workshops available are good for students studying subjects such as media, drama, design, visual arts and music. Workshop topics include:
• A beginner’s guide to Logic Pro X
• How to develop a character in six steps
• Creating a Cinemagraph with Davinci Resolve
• How to create a mood board
Register here
An online webinar series will be held in the June/July school holidays for students to learn more about what studying at Collarts is really like. Please note they will be providing all registered attendees recordings of these sessions if they are unable to make it live.
School of Design
- Interior Design, Fashion & Sustainability, Fashion Marketing
- Animation & VFX, Digital & Social Media
School of Entertainment
- Dramatic Arts (Comedy), Screen & Media
- Music Performance, Music Production
- Audio Engineering
- Entertainment Management, Entertainment Journalism
JMC Online Open Day
The JMC online Open Day https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/... will take place on Saturday 23 May. The event will include:
• Information about our courses in Audio, Music, Film, Animation, Design (Visual Communication), Games, Entertainment Management and Song writing
• Virtual tours of the campus
• Live Q+A sessions
• Interactive online workshops
• Webinars
• Early Interview process
Online web chat with JMC admissions team: Chat here.
Australian Defence Forces Online Expo
The online platform offers visitors the ability to wander around as if they are at a physical fair. ADF Departments offer videos, news, events, live chats, job listings and course timetables. You can explore multiple ADF career paths, access webinars and industry specific chat topics: Defence Force Jobs
Year 13 EXPO
Year13 is a careers exhibition that is run a little differently than other careers fairs. For years they have listened to the students’ questions about the future. They know you’re keen to hear more about the benefits of studying versus working, whether you should take a gap year, if an apprenticeship is right for you, what the perks are of working in different industries and how amazing people got to where they are today.
From May 18-22, you’ll be able to explore exhibits from a host of different universities, TAFEs, colleges, employers and gap year providers. But you’ll also get the opportunity to hear from some amazing career folk who are nailing it in their industry. Through a series of live chats, webinars and online ‘booths’, the Year13 Expo will help you figure out what it is you’re passionate about and what you need to do in order to get there: Find out more here.
SAE Creative Media Institute
Visit the Virtual Open Day online on 21 May 12pm – 4pm and gain access to exclusive behind the scenes campus tours, course info sessions, live chats with the SAE crew and explore their SAE 360o campus experience: Register here.
Padua College Careers
Our Padua College Careers Website has updated information and is a brilliant resource to bookmark so you can check regularly for News, Couse guides, Open Days, Apprenticeships, Course Search, Newsletters, links to TAFEs and Universities and so much more: Padua Careers
For each University you can go straight to their website or to specific information on their various programs: Universities
Dates for all University Open Days for 2020: Open Days 2020
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our careers team if you have any queries regarding careers or future pathways.
Green Houses – Ms Stipic cstipic@padua.vic.edu.au
Blue Houses - Mrs Maher smaher@padua.vic.edu.au
Red Houses - Mrs Kerr kkerr@padua.vic.edu.au
Gold Houses - Mrs Milne lmilne@padua.vic.edu.au
The Careers Team
