Crayons to Careers Lyn Haywood Careers Coordinator CEAV Committee Member Outline: Developing a view of Career Planning Widening perception of students’ options Resources VTAC application process “How to” slides

$ At Home Free Time What's in a Day?

$ At Home Free Time Art Students aim to earn their living with an Artistic job Down side is the difficulty of entry into courses and employment They need to have a fallback plan

$ At Home Free Time Creative Fulfillment in Free Time if not in job Job for $ use Creative “flair” Portfolio approach Free time activity could become part or all or $

Portfolio approach need Eventually set up own business would need entrepreneurship

Expand idea of their options (start in year 10) The following activities help identify 3 career interest areas: Career Key at Job Guide Try combining their interests eg artistic with Outdoor- Landscape, computers or developing the “mind set” for a Portfolio approach

Preparation for VTAC Application 1. Find courses leading to job use: OZJAC for Victoria and National VTAC Guide Index of Major subjects VTAC CourseLink on Web page Check out courses on Open Days See “How to” slides at the end of presentation

Applied Design Box Hill, Box Hill: RMIT Uni, City: Title and length Certificate IV in Arts (Applied Design) : FTI Provides the opportunity to develop and enhance skills in graphic art, graphic design, Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite studies. Selection mode: Folio, interview Extra requirements: All applicants must contact preferred institutes in October for interviews and information regarding presentation of folios. Telephone Box Hill (03) ….. Late applicants must telephone the institutes by 16 November for information on interviews/folios. This course may be added at Change of Preference only if the extra requirements are met in October. Major Subjects: Design principles and elements, introduction to design process, three-dimensional Studies, drawing, consumer psychology and marketing, thematic studies in design 2. Read the VTAC Guide

Do as many as possible in their interest areas because courses could then be added at Change of Preference time A compulsory part of the application Interview, folio, supplementary form attendance at Information session etc 3. Complete Extra Requirements

Follow the instructions to get a pre-selection Kit FOR ALL COURSES Encourage, insist, demand, make, force, stand over BUT make sure they get the KIT

Helpful year 12 sessions: Understand the “Kits” Ensuring they have the Kits Folio Preparation session Start early to get slides ready Interview preparation Practice interviews a few minutes to talk about their work Have a selection officer out to talk to them

Interview Preparation Research and understand: The course The courses’ “competitors” Need to be able to say why they prefer the course – “Ego Massage” Career & Job opportunity from the course Ups and Downs of the Industry

Course Type Fee First Round Data per year 32741HECSSee note I 32742Fee12,900 I Int Fee14,630 I - - VTAC Guide Page 50

VTAC Preferences Get on to the VTAC system early List Preferences in order of personal preference Max of 8 of one type - HECS “1” or Fee “2” No more than 12 courses in total Safety Net use Clearly In ENTER Local Full Fee, if this is an option 4. Put in VTAC Application on Time

Advisory letter - type 'A[i]‘ VTAC application number: Following your recent interview and review of your folio, I am pleased to inform you that you have met the pre-selection requirements to enter: the (course name) (VTAC course code) This means that (institution) is prepared to make you an offer for this course in the first round of VTAC offers published on 22 January 2002 provided that you also meet the tertiary entrance requirements and the specific requirements of the course.

Advisory letter - type 'A[ii]‘ VTAC application number: Following your recent interview and review of your folio, I am pleased to inform you that you have met the pre-selection requirements to enter: the (course name) (VTAC course code) This means that (institution) is prepared to make you an offer for this course in the first round of VTAC offers published on 22 January 2002 provided that you also achieve an ENTER of at least

VTAC Change of Preference ABC letters change order of preferences 1. B 2. B A “B” letters need to be in the top preferences to have any real chance of an offer “A” letters will receive an offer if requirements have been fulfilled. Safety net may be a year of Folio preparation

Offers - Two first round offers are possible 1. No 2. No 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. Yes 6. Yes 7. Yes 8. Yes 9. No 10. Yes 11. Yes 12. Yes HECS Local Full Fee HECS offer “1”courses Full Fee offer “2”courses

7am, 17 December 2001: ENTER available Change of Preference Opens Advisory letters “SHOULD” have been delivered REORDER COURSES ADD Courses if Extra Requirements have been done Institutions make selection, based on what is outlined under Selection Mode Clearly in produced for courses selecting on ENTER only Offers made via VTAC 12 noon, 24 December: Data sent to institutions Change of Preference and Selection

Selection two stage process ENTER order Clearly - in ENTER 80% Middle Band 20% Fringe ENTER First Round Offers Page 443 VTAC form “S” looked at in Middle Band selection

VTAC “S” Forms Students should put one in if: 1. If they have applied for Consideration of Disadvantage through VCAA 2. They need to draw the selection officers attention to some strengths ie a VET course similar to the courses they are applying for 3. Art students may need “Following up” to put in their “S” Forms

Irregular Offers “Application for irregular offer” is posted with the offer Used after first round offers to apply for : 1.Course lower on their preference list 2.New course if Extra Requirements have been completed VTAC Guide Page 23

Second Round Offers for HECS and Local Full Fee courses not for Overseas Fee courses Courses “Top up” with either Irregular or 2nd Round offers Offer Second round offer possible from courses “above” offer

Resources Job Guide given to all year 10’s for Bullseye A4 posters OZJAC computer program or online at VTAC CoursLink

Available for network, in CD and on the Web

Sort Courses using

Use Field of study for all courses in the area

Use Entry Requirements – Year 12 to focus the search

Use Related Job Name to find courses leading to a job

Click “Add” to select the job Click “OK” to do the search

1. Option to print all courses and providers 2. View and print course descriptions

Name, number and phone number are displayed VTAC CourseLink If year 11 or 12’s put in their VTAC / VCAA number and pin and it will display their subjects

Students need to put a complete VCE in

Course Search: VICTER Type 1 = HECS Region Field of Education Use ENTER Range at C of P Time

Click on “INFO” for information of what is in the Field of Education

List of Courses Clearly In’s or “I” The Career Teachers module will have a graph of the range of ENTER’s in the “I” courses