University and Careers Advisors
Open Days & Info Sessions
ADF | Trade Careers Information Session, Sydney
Wednesday 17 November 2021, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Defence Force Recruiting Centre Sydney
Apply your existing trade skills, or receive world-class training in order to work with formidable military assets and enjoy the many benefits of a career in the Australian Defence Force.
To find out more about available trade roles, come along to an info session and speak with current serving personnel.
Find out more: https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/events/events-detail/stru8mo
Basair | Open Day 2021
Saturday 20 November 2021, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Basair Aviation College, Bankstown Aerodrome
Did you know you can become a Commercial Pilot in less than a year at Australia’s largest Pilot College?
Come to our free Annual Open Day to learn more. Have your exciting first flight and take over the controls, attend a Pilot Career Seminar, try a drone or aircraft simulator, discover our campus, meet our students & alumni and more.
With 100s of alumni flying for major airlines worldwide and the 3rd largest fleet in the Australia behind QANTAS & Virgin, Basair Aviation College is the place to let your career take off!
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sydney-basair-open-day-2021-tickets-195040711017
iCanMed | Summer Holiday Study Plan: How to Catch Up on UCAT Prep
Sunday 21 November 2021, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Online
In this webinar, Ray, iCanMed’s education advisor, will share with you the techniques and timelines that are research-proven to help you best utilise your summer break for the most effective/efficient results with reference to the following points:
- Top tips on how to catch up on the prep that you have missed since April
- How to best organise your prep with the dos and don’ts of what gets you a UCAT score high enough to earn interview spots
- A summer holidays prep plan to get you up to scratch in terms of timeline and workload distribution
- An up-to-date mini mock test containing UCAT questions based on the 2021 exam
- Comprehensive teaching to help you learn how to solve questions correctly and prepare for the UCAT intelligently
Find out more: https://www.bigmarker.com/icanmed/summer-plan-1?utm_bmcr_source=website
UAC Live | Parent and Carer Update and Q&A: Facebook
Thursday 25 November 2021, 5:00 pm
Online
Kim Paino, UAC General Manager, Marketing and Engagement, will provide an update on UAC applications for 2022 study. Head to the comments to ask us a question.
Find out more: https://www.uac.edu.au/schools/uac-digital
WEP | Student Exchange Info Session
Thursday 2 December 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online
Imagine making friends from all over the world, learning about yourself and the world around you and seeing sights you could only dream of! Find out more about your student exchange opportunities at WEP’s online info session.
Find out more: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DPUniNloTUmgkCERnHjKMg
Sydney Design School | Info Session
Friday 3 December 2021, 1:00 pm
Sydney Design School, St Leonards
Find out everything you need to know about our flexible courses and career support. Our Director, Amanda Grace will introduce you to our unique philosophy, passionate Educators and industry focused approach to learning.
Find out more: https://sydneydesignschool.com.au/information-sessions/
The Hotel School | Sydney Open Campus
Tuesday 7 December 2021, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
The Hotel School, Sydney
Do you want to explore our boutique CBD campus? 5-star events are back! Explore your dream career and connect with passionate industry experts. Join us for an Open Campus experience.
- Chat with our global student ambassadors
- Meet current lecturers and the head of campus
- Discuss courses and scholarship applications in detail
- Personalised tours with a course advisor
- Discuss opportunities with the Work Integrated Learning team
- Discuss courses and the application process in detail
- Light refreshments available
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-open-campus-tickets-197995137787
SAE | Creative Futures, Online
Sunday 12 December 2021, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Online
Jump onto our awesome virtual platform to explore your interest and passion for a career in Creative Media.
Creative Futures Online will give you an opportunity to hear from our lecturers and industry experts, as well as learn all about our scholarships and launchpad programs. There will be information seminars about all our courses available, as well as our student support initiatives and services!
Find out more: https://sae.edu.au/event/creative-futures-at-sae/
Year 12 UTS Engineering and IT – On Campus Tours
Tuesday 14 December 2021, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
University of Technology Sydney
The UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology will be offering on-campus tours of our Engineering and Information Technology facilities for Year 12 Students on Tuesday 14 December.
Check out the state-of-the-art UTS Engineering and IT building! Guided by one of our students, you will explore the facilities and study spaces that are available for engineering and IT students at UTS.
Find out more: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/events/year-12-uts-engineering-and-it-campus-tours
SAE | Creative Futures, Byron Bay
Thursday 16 December 2021, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
SAE Institute, Byron Bay
We’re opening the SAE Byron Bay campus doors and giving you the chance to chat with our industry experts, who are ready to answer all your questions about studying and working in creative fields.
This free event is exclusively for high school students in years 11 & 12.
What’s on at Creative Futures:
- Talk to our lecturers and industry experts
- Learn about our Scholarships and Launchpad program
- See our student support initiatives and services
- Information Seminars
Find out more: https://sae.edu.au/event/creative-futures-at-sae-byron-bay/
UOW College | Fitness Online Info Session
Tuesday 11 January 2022, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Online
Have you been thinking about studying a Fitness course at UOW College or do you already have an application or offer and still need answers? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered. Please join us for our upcoming online info session to find out more about our Certificate III, Certificate IV in Fitness and FitPro courses. We’ll also cover entry requirements, job outcomes and eligibility criteria to access Smart & Skilled government funding. Staff will be available on the night to answer any questions you may have.
Find out more: https://studentservice.uow.edu.au/Portal/Events/EventDetails?eventId=9dba6214-513c-ec11-818f-00224810b8e7
Workshops and Courses
JMC Academy | Canvas Creative Ideation Workshop
Thursday 18 November 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Online
In conjunction with the 2022 Canvas Art Award Competition, join JMC lecturer and Designer Rizwan Nawaz to help you discover how you can analyse a brief and find ways to guide the flow of ideas!
Riz will be joined by cartoonist and illustrator Ed Dyer who will live draw the session bringing the group’s idea to life!
Find out more: https://pages.jmcacademy.edu.au/CanvasAwardWorkshop.html
Whitehouse Institute of Design | Foundation Portfolio Workshop
Saturday 20 November 2021, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Online
This online workshop is for aspiring designers and recommended as a starting point for those wishing to develop their illustration skills and create a portfolio for application to the Bachelor of Design program. In this 2-hour workshop, you will gain an understanding of how to illustrate with Marker and Paper, experiment with different multi-media materials and learn techniques for presenting your creative ideas.
This workshop focuses on the following areas of skill development including:
- Illustration techniques
- Application of pencils, professional markers and felt-tip pens for professional rendering
- Brief analysis of trends and preparation of illustrations to compliment a Mood Board
- Exploring an individual design aesthetic
- Beginners portfolio development and learn how to present your work for application to the Bachelor of Design program.
Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/foundation-portfolio-workshop-tickets-206929791577
Experience ACAP
Coaching: Tuesday 7 December 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Criminology: Tuesday 7 December 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Counselling: Wednesday 8 December 2021, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Psychology: Wednesday 8 December 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Online
Join an Experience ACAP session to immerse yourself in a real-life (online) classroom situation. ACAP educators will open your mind to new concepts, interesting case studies, and intriguing research across a variety of fields.
Find out more: https://www.acap.edu.au/events/
AIM | Music Theatre Workshop
Thursday 16 December 2021, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Australian Institute of Music, The Rocks
This is your chance to experience what it’s like to study music theatre at AIM! Join us for a free music theatre workshop on Thursday 16th December at Sydney’s incredible new campus in The Rocks. Sing, dance and act with our industry veteran lecturers and meet your potential future classmates.
Graduates of AIM’s prestigious music theatre program appear in world-class theatre productions around the world, from Heathers to Hamilton. Would you like to gain the experience and specialised training to launch your own music theatre career? Our music theatre workshop is the perfect opportunity to get a window into the AIM experience.
Our music theatre workshop will feature:
- 1 hour dance session run by Penny Martin
- 1 hour acting class run by Danielle Mass
- 1 hour voice master class run by David McLeod
Keen to learn more about studying and what to expect after you graduate? AIM Sydney’s music theatre workshop will also include a Q&A session with leading music theatre staff and accomplished alumni aimed at giving you an insight into the industry and what you’ll learn at AIM. We can’t wait to meet the music theatre stars of tomorrow.
Find out more: https://aim.edu.au/events/aim-music-theatre-workshop-sydney/
Macquarie Gifted and Talented Entry Program
Are you a high achieving high school student with the capacity to take on extra-curricular study? You may qualify through our Gifted and Talented pathway to secure an early offer at Macquarie.
As part of this entry pathway, you’ll study university subjects alongside your school subjects.
You’ll be eligible for an early offer (before your final Year 12 exams) to a Macquarie degree if you complete one of the following options:
Pathway option 1:
- Complete an accelerated HSC subject with Band 6 or E4 and complete one university-approved unit with a distinction or higher.
Pathway option 2:
- Complete Year 10 with an average of ‘High’ to ‘Outstanding’ performance (B+) across all subjects, and complete two university-approved units with a distinction or higher in both units.
The Gifted and Talented Pathway is delivered on a session and term basis to fit in with your personal timetable and learning preference.
Applications are open until late January for Session 1 2022.
Find out more: https://www.mq.edu.au/study/admissions/entry-requirements/domestic/macquarie-entry/gifted-and-talented-entry-program
National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) 2022
Applications are now open for students who want to be a part of the National Youth Science Forum in 2022.
The NYSF Year 12 Program offers an exciting range of in-person and digital science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences for participants across Australia. If you’re a year 11 student and passionate about STEM, apply now!
The program will run for 12 days from 10 to 25 January 2022. It will be delivered as a mixed-mode experience – a combination of in-person and digital events. For those who choose not to or who are unable to attend the in-person visits, there will be a range of digital STEM visits across the week. Our digital program has the ability to feature a vast array of speakers from Australia and around the world and will feature STEM experts from many of the in-person locations and beyond.
Applications are open until 30 November.
Find out more and apply here: https://www.nysf.edu.au/programs/year-12-program/
Scholarships
Budget Promotions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sponsorship Award
Value: $3,000 AUD
Open/Closing Dates: November 1, 2021 – August 15, 2022
BudgetPromotion.com.au invites applications from people of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background for our new annual sponsorship award. This annual sponsorship will be awarded to someone who can demonstrate that the further education they are gaining will advance their community.
Gallipoli Scholarship
Value: $6,000 AUD per year
Open/Closing Dates: November 1, 2021 – March 1, 2022
The Gallipoli Scholarships provide financial assistance to the most deserving and meritorious Australian applicants, commencing their first year of tertiary study at a University or TAFE at Degree, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level, in the year of application, as well as two specific Scholarships for second and third year Gallipoli Scholars.
CQUniCares GWI Scholarship
Value: Up to $5,000 AUD
Open/Closing Dates: October 4, 2021 – January 7, 2022
The CQUniCares GWI Scholarship will provide recognition and financial assistance to a deserving Bachelor’s degree student in financial need. The scholarship will assist the student with expenses associated with studying at university.
WSU Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship
Value: $10,000 AUD per year
Open/Closing Dates: August 1, 2021 – November 28, 2021
The Vice-Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship (VCLS) aims to reward the success and accomplishments of high-achieving secondary school students who demonstrate excellence not only in their academic studies, but also in other aspects of their lives. Additionally, these scholarship holders are offered access to The Academy which helps to optimise their academic and leadership potential.
UOW Kerrie-Anne and Joan Adams Scholarship for Women in Engineering
Value: $1,500 AUD per year
Open/Closing Dates: October 22, 2021 – March 22, 2022
The Kerrie-Anne Christian and Joan Adams Scholarship for Engineering seeks to encourage female students in non-traditional fields of study, specifically in Engineering.
Sydney Scholars Awards on Equity and Hardship Grounds
Value: $6,000 AUD
Open/Closing Dates: April 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Supporting outstanding Year 12 students experiencing financial hardship and other disadvantages to undertake an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney.
Find out more
Competitions
Canvas Art Award 2022
If you are a high school student with a knack for drawing, painting or using creative digital mediums, we invite you to creatively interpret the quote below into an illustrated scene:
“Imagination should be used, not to escape reality but to create it.” – Colin Wilson
How you interpret the quote is entirely up to you, however you must include a yellow umbrella somewhere in your scene.
All artists are unique in their abilities, to reflect that we are opening the competition to various mediums. You can submit:
- Analogue Artwork
- Digital 2D Artwork
- 3D Artwork
- Comic Strip
- Interactive Novel
- Storyboard
- Any combination of the above
Entries are open to high school students from NSW, ACT, QLD and VIC until 17 July 2022.
Find out more and enter here: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/canvas-art-award-2022/
KYD School Writing Prize
The KYD School Writing Prize gives a voice to young Australians.
In 2022, we are seeking entries from students that explore the idea of ‘hope’ in Australia and the world at large.
We are looking for writing that responds to this theme as widely and creatively as possible in the following genres:
- Short fiction
- Essays
- Personal reflections
- Memoir and biography
- Genre pieces (fantasy, sci-fi, historical, romance, crime)
Entry to the KYD School Writing Prize is open exclusively to KYD School Members and their students. There is no additional entry fee.
Entries open 28 March 2022 and close 22 July 2022.
Find out more: https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/awards/kyd-school-writing-prize/
Wakakirri Dance Challenge
The Wakakirri Story-Dance Festival is a national program for schools that develops student engagement and wellbeing through participation in the performing arts. Schools participate by creating Story-Dances which they perform in live theatres in capital cities and selected regional areas around Australia. Schools in remote and regional areas can participate via Wakakirri Video.
Wakakirri is open to Primary & Secondary schools (public and private), Dance Schools and Community Groups.
There are plenty of great prizes to be won in a variety of categories.
Registrations for the 2022 Wakakirri Challenge are open now, and close at the end of Term 1 2022.
Find out more and register here: https://www.wakakirri.com
Work Experience
EA Software Engineering Virtual Experience Program
In this Virtual Experience Program, you’ll experience what life as a Software Engineer at EA would be like. We want you to feel empowered from the beginning with key insights into what lies ahead in your career at EA. You’ll utilize skills like critical thinking and problem solving while working with languages like Python and C++ to re-create and implement a new game along with so much more.
Work Experience with Hutcheon and Pearce
Have you ever wanted to explore the various career options on offer at Hutcheon and Pearce?
We are always interested in hearing from keen and willing school students who are looking to gain a better understanding of what a day in the life of an employee at Hutcheon and Pearce is like. During your work experience, you will gain hands on knowledge and experience of your chosen role and a better understanding of what life could look like post-secondary studies should you choose to pursue an apprenticeship with Hutcheon and Pearce.
We predominately offer work experience to budding Service Technicians but also have opportunities for anyone looking for Parts, Sales or Administration based work experience.
Future Females in Finance (F3) School Work Experience
For students in years 10-12, F3 can arrange work experience in financial services for a few days during the holidays through to a week as required for your year 10 work experience placement. This is arranged with F3 through your careers adviser on an as requested basis.
Mrs Justine Fowler and Ms Clare Hurst
University and Careers Advisors
careers@redlands.nsw.edu.au