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Crayons to Careers
Lyn Haywood [email protected] Careers CoordinatorCEAV Committee Member
Outline: Developing a view of Career Planning Widening perception of students’ options Resources VTAC application process “How to” slides
$ AtHome Free Time
What's in a Day?
$ AtHome 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
$ AtHome Free Time
Creative Fulfillment in Free Time
if not in job
Job for $
useCreative “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 http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/
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 NationalVTAC Guide Index of Major subjectsVTAC 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: 51931 RMIT Uni, City: 72951
Title and lengthCertificate IV in Arts (Applied Design) : FTIProvides the opportunity to develop and enhance skills in graphic art, graphic design, Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite studies.Selection mode: Folio, interviewExtra requirements: All applicants must contact preferred institutes in October for interviews and information regarding presentation of folios. Telephone Box Hill (03) 9286 9644…..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-dimensionalStudies, 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 KitFOR 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 PreparationResearch 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
32741 HECS See note
I
32742 Fee 12,900 I - -
32743 Int Fee 14,630 I - -
VTAC Guide Page 50
VTAC PreferencesGet on to the VTAC system earlyList Preferences in order of personal preference
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.
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 PreferenceABC letters change order of preferences
1. B2. B3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. A 9.10.11.12.
“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. No2. No3. Yes4. Yes5. Yes6. Yes7. Yes8. Yes9. No10. Yes11. Yes12. Yes
HECS
LocalFullFee
HECS offer “1”courses
Full Fee offer “2”courses
7am, 17 December 2001:ENTER availableChange 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%
MiddleBand20%
Fringe ENTER
FirstRoundOffers
Page 443
VTAC form “S” looked at in Middle Band selection
VTAC “S” FormsStudents 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 forHECS and Local Full Fee courses not for Overseas Fee courses
Courses “Top up” with either Irregular or 2nd Round offers
1. 2. 3. Offer4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Second round offer possible Second round offer possible
from courses “above” offerfrom courses “above” offer
Resources
Job Guide given to all year 10’shttp://www.deetya.gov.au/jobguideonline/
http://www.detya.gov.au/archive/ty/careers/ciproducts.htm for Bullseye A4 posters
OZJAC computer program or online at http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ozjacweb/
VTAC CoursLinkhttp://www.vtac.edu.au
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 jobClick “OK” to do the search
1. Option to print all courses and providers2. View and print course descriptions
Name, number and phone number are displayed
VTAC CourseLinkwww.vtac.edu.au
If year 11 or 12’s put in their VTAC / VCAAnumber and pin and it will display their subjects
Students need to put a complete VCE in
Course Search:
VICTERType 1 = HECS
RegionField 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 CoursesClearly In’s or “I”
The Career Teachers modulewill have a graph of the
range of ENTER’s in the “I” courses