Careers, Courses, Competitions and Sponsorships
Careers
Monday 17 May 2021 to Sunday 23 May 2021
National Careers Week is an initiative of the Career Industry Council of Australia and aims to celebrate careers, career development, career development services, and career development practitioners.
It also promotes the economic, social and personal benefits of career development for all Australians. NCW develops heaps of fantastic resources each year that can support you when thinking about your future. This year, they have created handy information sheets that provide useful tips, information and exercises about careers and your future.
Check out the three attached here.
- How to start your career using social media
- Five steps to getting your career started
- Making the big decisions – choosing subjects and courses
UTS Co-op Presentation
Alumni Kate Woolley (2018) is in her second year at UTS on their Co-op Scholarship program.
See attached for information on this excellent program.
UNSW Coop Program Presentation
During Directions I have been presenting the UAC application process. All slides will be available for students to review on the Virtual Classroom after next week.
Upcoming Presentation at Pymble during Lunch in the Jobson Lecture Theatre
- Monash via Zoom, 20 May
- University College Melbourne, 25 May
- UNE in person, 3 June
- Melbourne University in person, 7 June
- Newman College, 10 June
Open Days
iCanStudy | How to Reduce Your Notes by 80 per cent
Saturday 22 May, 1.00pm to 3.00pm
UOW College | Online Info Session
25 May 2021, 5.30pm to 6.30pm – online
University of Sydney | Languages at Sydney: Go Global 2021
Wednesday 26 May, 4.00pm to 4.30pm – online
Sydney Design School | Open Day
Saturday 29 May, 10.00am
Sydney Design School, St Leonards
ARTiculate – HSC Shakespeare Seminars
Tuesday 1 June, 5.00pm to Thursday 3 June, 7.00pm
Saturday 5 June, 10.00am to 1.00pm
CQUni | TAFE Information Session, Online
Tuesday 8 June, 12.00pm to 1.00pm – online
UOW College | Nursing Online Info Session
22 June 2021, 5.30pm to 6.30pm – online
UOW | Year 12 Online Information Evening
Tuesday 29 June, 6.00pm
ACU | Exploring the ‘big questions’
Thursday 1 July, 10.00am to 11.00am – online
ACU | Starting your business and IT degree: what you need to know
Monday 5 July, 10.00am to 11.00am – online
ACU | Five good reasons to study criminology
Wednesday 7 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm – online
ACU | From Uni to the Workplace – How to Land a Job During and After Uni
8 July 2021, 6.00pm – online
ARTiculate – Health Economics to support understanding microeconomics
Tuesday 20 July, 4.00pm to 4.45pm – online
University of Newcastle | Open Days
Ourimbah: 31 July 2021, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Callaghan and City: 28 August 2021, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Saturday 14 August, 10.00am to 2.00pm
SAE | Open Days
Sydney: 8 August 2021, 10.00am to 2.00pm
Byron Bay: 8 August 2021, 10.00am to 2.00pm
Workshops and Courses
UNE | HSC Booster Day
31 May 2021, 9.00 am to 1 June 2021, 2.00 pm
University of New England, Armidale Campus
Blacktown Campus: Wednesday 30 June, 9.30am to 1.00pm
North Sydney Campus: Tuesday 6 July, 9.30am to 1.00pm
AFTT | Film High School Workshop
6 July 2021, 9.30am to 5.00pm
Academy of Film, Theatre & Television, Surry Hills
AFTT | Acting High School Workshop
7 July 2021, 9.30am to 5.00pm
Academy of Film, Theatre & Television, Surry Hills
7 July 2021, 10.00am to 3.00pm
University of Sydney | Tertiary Jazz Pre-audition Workshop
Saturday 24 July 2021, 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Scholarships
Value: Training and mentoring opportunity
King & Amy O’Malley Trust Undergraduate Scholarship
Value: $5,000 AUD
Competitions
What does commemoration look like in your community? Entries close 30 June 2021
Front Page Schools Competition
Entry is free and is open to all Australian schools and classes. Entries close Friday 27 August.
Anthology Photographer of the Year 2021
Entries close 31 August.
2021 Hilarie Lindsay Young Writers Competition
Entries are open until Tuesday 31 August.
Future of Fashion Design Challenge
This challenge will run until the 14 June. There are heaps of great prizes to be won.
MobileMuster Film Competition
Entries are due Monday 13 September.
Charles Sturt Advantage Early Offer Program – Opening Soon
Round one applications will be open from 3 May to 31 May.
Entries close Friday 27 August.
Early Offers – Not Just for High Achievers
Early Entry Programs
If you are doing well at school, there are lots of programs you can choose from for early entry. If you’re acing your subjects, you might like to try WSU’s True Reward Program, or SCU’s Star Early Offer Program. But as we mentioned, there are early entry programs that look at other criteria as well, not just your grades.
Indigenous Students
If you’re an Indigenous student, there are lots of programs out there to help you get an early offer. For example, Macquarie’s ATSIEP entry pathway lets you apply even if you don’t meet the required ATAR for your dream course. The University of Sydney’s Gadigal Program also has lower entry requirements, and other great perks like ongoing support throughout your studies.
Leadership and Community Involvement
Spent a lot of time volunteering while at school? Were you a school leader or sports captain? You can be rewarded for your extra efforts with an early offer to uni. Macquarie’s Leaders and Achievers scheme is perfect for people who have shown leadership qualities and commitment, or if you’ve been school captain or dux you might like to apply for the University of Sydney’s Future Leaders scheme.
Notre Dame University Young Achievers Early Offer 2022 Program
Applications are now open to Notre Dame University’s Young Achievers Early Offer Program. This is your opportunity to secure a place at Notre Dame before you even sit your final exams. To apply, you need to gather your Year 11 and 12 results, any non-academic achievements, and answer a few easy questions about yourself. The Early Offer Program is open to students looking to study at both the Fremantle and Sydney campuses. Offers are released between July and September.
Applications are open until Wednesday 1 September.
Portfolio entry
University of Canberra’s portfolio entry pathway. Or if you’re a budding musician, the University of Sydney’s Creative Arts Special Admission Scheme.
Other Options
There are heaps of other programs for all sorts of students. CSU’s Charles Sturt Advantage allows you to get an early offer based on your soft skills, while CQUni’s Prinicpal’s Recommendation Scheme lets you receive an offer based on a recommendation from your principal. Some programs let you complete short courses and base your entry on your results from those, such as La Trobe’s Prepare for La Trobe program. You could also apply using your Year 11 results for some programs, like Murdoch’s Year 12 Early Offer Program.
Get Your Uni Applications in Early
Heaps of courses in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory are now open for application through UAC – and if you apply before 30 September you can take advantage of their early bird fees.
Applications for courses in Western Australia are also currently open through TISC.
Lots of universities have also opened direct applications for 2022, such as ANU and Notre Dame.
