Yr 11 Parent Information Evening May 2014 Careers Mrs Gabrielle Mahon

RECAP 2013 Career Planning Morrisby Report Occupation Search/Job Guide/My Future/Course Link

The Big Jigsaw of Career Planning SUBJECTS FOR UNI INTERESTS PERSONALITY SKILLS SUBJECTS YOU MOST ENJOY OPPORTUNITIES VALUES SUBJECTS YOU ARE GOOD AT ALL FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT!

Career Choice Tools of the Trade Self Awareness Opportunity Awareness Outcome

Self Awareness What do I enjoy? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? What motivates me? What are my beliefs and values?

Opportunity Awareness What do Accountants do? What are the employment prospects? What is the intrinsic interest in the job? What are the financial benefits? What are there travel opportunities? What are the pros and cons? Where can I study / train? How do I find the answers?

Year 11 – Action Items Some internal reflection Serious investigation of : vocations of interest (Work Experience?) occupations that match my interests (My Futures, Wirl Career, Careers Fast Track, visiting speakers) courses that lead there (OPEN DAYS, Hobson’s Course Finder, Web, Uni visits to GGS) implications if I change VCE / IB subjects? Watch current Year 12’s Apply for a TFN

Open Day – VIC 2014 DATE TIME CONTACT DETAILS INSTITUTION Australian Catholic University Melbourne Campus Ballarat Campus   Sun 10 August Sun 31 August 10am – 4pm 10am – 3pm 1300 ASK ACU www.acu.edu.au/openday Australian College of Applied Psychology 10am – 2pm 1800 061 199 http://www.acap.edu.au/ Australian National University Sat 30 August 9am – 4pm www.anu.edu.au/OpenDay Bond University *** Sun 13 July 1800 074 074 http://www.bond.edu.au/about-bond/news-and-events/events/BD3_015891 Box Hill Institute of TAFE Sun 24 August 1300 269 445 www.boxhillinstitute.edu.au Central Queensland University (Melbourne) Sun 10 August 9am – 1pm http://www.cqu.edu.au/opendays Deakin University & MIBT Warrnambool Campus Melbourne (Burwood) Campus Geelong Campus (Waurn Ponds & Waterfront) Sun 3 August 9am – 2pm 9am – 3pm 1800 334 733 http://www.deakin.edu.au/openday/ Federation University of Australia Mount Helen Campus; SMB 1800 333 864 http://federation.edu.au/future-students/study-at-feduni/open-day Health Skills Australia 1300 306 886 www.healthskills.com.au/ Holmesglen Institute Open Wednesdays – all campuses 16 July 20 August* 15 October 17 September 19 November 1300 MY FUTURE http://www.holmesglen.edu.au/open La Trobe University & La Trobe Melbourne Shepparton Campus Bendigo Campus Mildura Campus Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus Albury-Wodonga Campus Fri 8 August Sun 17 August Wed 13 August Fri 29 August 4pm – 7pm 3.30pm – 7.30pm 1300 135 045 www.latrobe.edu.au/openday Monash University Berwick, Peninsula Campuses Parkville Campus (Pharmacy Focus) Clayton & Caulfield Campuses Sat 2 August Sun 3 August Sun 17 August 10am – 4pm 10am – 3pm 1800 666 274 www.monash.edu.au/openday www.monash.edu/pharm Navitas College of Public Safety 123 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD 1800 783 661 www.ncps.edu.au RMIT City, Bundoora & Brunswick Campuses 9925 2260 www.rmit.edu.au/openday Swinburne University Hawthorn 1300 275 794 www.swinburne.edu.au/openday University of Melbourne Parkville & Southbank Campuses 1800 801 662 http://openday.unimelb.edu.au/ Institute of Land and Environment – University of Melbourne Burnley Open Day VET Open Day, University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital 250 Princes Hwy, Werribee Sun 16 March Thur 11 September As above Victoria University Footscray Park only 1300 VIC UNI www.vu.edu.au/open-day William Angliss Institute of TAFE 9606 2111 http://www.angliss.edu.au

How not to Choose in 2015 Science Melbourne 6 Music 5 Environments 4 Arts 3 Commerce 2 Biomedicine 1

How to Choose in 2015 The right way Consider occupations / areas of study which interest you “What do I want to be doing in 2016+” “What areas could I continue to study in?” Rank them in order of interest Select the first occupation / area Which courses lead to it?

Which is the BEST Course to do? The very best course is the one that: offers the subjects you want provides the qualification you require provides the “Uni Life” to meet your needs has good graduate outcomes and offers you a place!

Up to 12 preferences in Victoria A Better Way to Choose: Science Engineering 8 7 Dip of Eng TAFE 6 5 Engineering Swinburne 4 Chemical RMIT 3 Monash 2 Science (post grad Eng) Melbourne 1 Deakin Engineering Up to 12 preferences in Victoria