New Career Advisers Induction Program

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New Career Advisers Induction Program
You will Discover
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Agenda

• Introduction
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Course Areas
• Niche Areas
• Swinburne Strengths
• Scholarships
• Student Life
• Accommodation

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You will discover...

• University and TAFE
• 6 campuses
• 2 overseas campuses in Thailand and Malaysia
• Currently establishing a campus in Vietnam
• Strong links with industry
• Education Abroad

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• We aim to become a renowned centre for
  Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• We attempt to create an inspiring culture for
  creativity and innovation

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Course Areas

• Applied and Industrial Sciences
• ie. Biotechnology, Forensic Science,
  Horticulture
• Business Innovation and Management
• ie. Business/Arts(language), eCommerce
• Computing and Information Technology
• ie. Information Technology
• Design
• ie. Graphic Design, Koori Art and Design

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Course Areas

• Engineering and Technology
• ie. Photonics, Biotechnology, Electronics
  Computer Systems, Aviation
• Health and Human Services
• ie. Biomedical Sciences, Community Services
• Multimedia
• ie. Multimedia Design, Interactive Multimedia
• Social Science and Arts
• ie. Media and Communications, Psychology
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Ie. Circus Arts, Film/Video, Theatre

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Niche Areas

• Engineering
• Certificate to Bachelor level courses available
  in Biomedical, Civil, Electronic, Mechanical, and
  Product Design Engineering, and Robotics and
  Mechatronics
• Multimedia
• Can be studied alongside Design, Business,
  Computing, Media, or as a specialist course
• Art and Design
• Including Graphic Design, Koori Art and Design.
  Swinburne houses the prestigious National School
  of Design
• Business/Languages
• Japanese and Italian can be studied within an
  International Business course or as a major
  within another course

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Niche Areas (cont)

• Social Sciences
• Can be studied as a major within a course or as
  a specialist course. Areas available include
  Liberal Arts, Media, Politics, Psychology,
  Sociology.
• Public and Environmental Management
• Diploma and Bachelor level courses, including
  Public and Environmental Health, Laboratory
  Technology, Environmental Management, and
  Conservation and Land Management

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Swinburne Strengths

• Entrepreneurial University
• Global University
• Research
• Flexible Learning and Teaching
• Intersectoral Advantage

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Postgraduate opportunities

• Swinburne offers a variety of postgraduate
  programs
• Graduate Certificates
• Graduate Diploma
• Masters
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Professional Doctorate

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Scholarships

• An array of scholarships based on
• Academic merit
• Community service
• Financial need
• Demonstrated leadership
• www.swin.edu.au/scholarships

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Industry-Based Learning

• Optional paid work experience before graduating
• 6 - 12 month placements
• Employment edge upon graduation
• More than 350 companies participate as IBL
  employers
• Not available to international students

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Student Life

• Clubs and Societies
• Sports Centre
• On campus activities

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Accommodation

• On-campus accommodation
• Hawthorn and Lilydale
• Off-campus accommodation
• Housing service

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More Information

• Information Hotline
• 1300 368 777
• Websites
• www.swin.edu.au/coursefinder
• www.swinke.com
• Swinburne Expo 31 August 2003

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Career Advisers Seminar

• 20 March 2003

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Swinburne Past, Present and Future

• Founded in 1908 as Eastern Suburbs Technical
  College
• reflecting technical training needs of Melbourne
  economy
• Swinburne University of Technology in 2003
• reflecting technological educational needs of
  Australia and the World
• A dynamic institution continuously reinventing
  itself
• frequent monitoring required to avoid
  misconception

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Range of Opportunities

• Swinburne has three Divisions
• Higher Education (Hawthorn Prahran)
• relatively small
• high entry scores
• research intensity
• SUT, Lilydale (also HE)
• young regional university
• emphasis on excellent U/G education in manageable
  environment
• TAFE
• excellent vocational education
• emerging differentiation
• Swinburne offers tertiary entry points to
  students across a wide range of
  individual preparedness

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Swinburnes Strategic Directions

• The Five Themes
• The Research-Intensive University
• The Entrepreneurial University
• Flexible Learning and Teaching
• Internationalisation
• The Intersectoral Advantage

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Research-Intensive University

• Goal of HE Division Australias first, research
  intensive university of technology
• Strategy differentiation and concentration of
  effort
• Recruitment of outstanding staff provided with
  first class infrastructure
• Attraction of outstanding postgraduate students
• Creation of environment involving highly able
  undergraduate students in research at frontiers
  of knowledge

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Research Highlights

• Areas of research concentration
• Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
• Institute for Social Research
• Brain Sciences Institute
• Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS)
• Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast laser
  Spectroscopy
• 7 CRCs

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Entrepreneurial University Defined

• An Entrepreneurial University is oriented
  towards
• financial self-reliance
• Including pursuit of appropriate new business
  opportunities
• creation of new IP
• Including courseware
• Education and development of entrepreneurs
• including social entrepreneurs
• come to Swinurne learn how to employ yourself
• Commercialisation of IP
• Especially through creation of new spin-off
  businesses.

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Flexible Learning Teaching

• Students choose time, place, pace and mode of
  learning
• Flexibility in combining learning modes to suit
  individuals
• Creation of learning communities
• Widespread use of group projects
• Problem-based learning

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Internationalisation

• Every Swinburne student is an international
  student
• Student and staff exposure to international
  experience through
• developing a global learning network
• developing international linkages
• major increase in student staff mobility
• internationalisating curricula
• overseas students

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The Intersectoral Advantage

• Opportunity provided by Swinburnes history
• One-stop shop for industry international
  markets
• Innovative approaches to articulation
• high articulation rate
• high success rate
• intersectoral packages which combine generic HE
  education with specific VET skills
• dual awards
• multiplex degrees
• Co-operation between like units across sectors
• Innovative TAFE Division

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2003 Selection Review

• Joy Candlish
• VTAC Liaison Officer

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2003 VTAC Courses

• 197 courses offered
• Higher Education
• Hawthorn/Prahran 44
• Lilydale 27
• International 52
• TAFE
• - All Campuses 74

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2003 Offers

• 5933 Offers (including Irregular Offers)
• - Higher Education (Hawthorn/Prahran) 1729
• Round 1 1578 Round 2 139
• - Higher Education (Lilydale) 1023
• Round 1 977 Round 2 39
• - Higher Education (International) 40
• - TAFE 3141
• Early Round 884 Round 1 2121 Round 3 113

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Round 1 Clearly-In Figures

• Clearly-In Range
• - Higher Education (Hawthorn/Prahran) 80.00
  95.95
• - Higher Education (Lilydale) 56.85 69.00
• - Higher Education (International) n/a
• - TAFE n/a

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Demand for Courses

• Downturn in demand for
• - Information Technology courses
• - Related high-technology courses
• Increase in demand for
• - Traditional Engineering programs
• - Business
• - Arts
• - Social Science

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Increase/Decrease in Places

• Small increase in places for
• - Design (Prahran)
• - Business (Hawthorn)
• - Engineering (Hawthorn)
• - Arts (Hawthorn)
• - Technology (Lilydale) - three new Technology
  courses

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Irregular Offers - Statistics

• 130 Irregular Offers
• Higher Education (Hawthorn/Prahran)
• - Round 2 39
• - Round 3 3
• Higher Education (Lilydale)
• - Round 2 26
• - Round 3 6
• TAFE
• - Round 2 40
• - Round 3 16

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Irregular Offers

• Form sent with Round 1 offer / no offer letter
• Can request for
• - lower preference than offered
• - course not on list of preferences
• Accepted
• - after previous Rounds enrolments taken place
• - where there is a place in the course
• - ENTER is above the Round 1 Clearly-In ENTER

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Deferrals

• Higher Education (Hawthorn/Prahran)
• - Applications in writing
• - Considered on an individual basis
• Higher Education (Lilydale)
• - Applications in writing
• TAFE
• - No deferrals

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Deferrals

• Number of request increased this year
• If approved
• - Confirmed in writing
• - Student contacted following November to enrol

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Scholarships offered through VTAC

• Higher Education (Hawthorn/Prahran)
• Vice-Chancellors Scholarships
• - Engineering
• - Information Technology/Science
• Minimum ENTER 95.00
• 27 awarded
• Scholarships not offered through VTAC
• Range of scholarships available
• www.swin.edu.au/scholarships

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Extra Requirements

• Number of courses state Extra Requirements
• Applicants not complying are ineligible for
  selection
• Increasing number of applicants not complying

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Selection Policy Changes for 2004

• Higher Education (Lilydale)
• - proposing to set minimum ENTER for double
  degrees
• - no deferrals for dual awards
• Estimated ENTERs
• - All CoD applications through School and/or VCAA
• - VCAA Expert Panel to consider applications
• - One study score and ENTER
• - VCAA / VTAC believe institutions not in a
  position to make decisions on CoD applications

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Selection Policy Changes for 2004

• S Forms
• - S Form not available to Current Year 12
  (CY12) applicants
• - Selection of CY12 based on ENTER and subject
  results
• - If additional information considered
• Will be stated in Extra Requirements and/or
  Selection Mode
• VTAC SI Form will be made available for
  completion
• - In light of announcement, Swinburne is
  reviewing Special Entry Schemes / Supplementary
  Information Form(s)

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Contact Details
Joy Candlish VTAC Liaison Officer Telephone 9214
8386 Email JCandlish_at_swin.edu.au
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New Courses at Swinburne
Deborah Schickerling
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New Courses at Swinburne

• Higher Education Hawthorn/Prahran
• Media Extension Studies (new in 2003)
• Psychology Extension Studies (new in 2004)
• Bachelor of Film and Television (not yet
  accredited)

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New Courses at Swinburne

• TAFE
• VCAL (Victorian Certificate in Applied Learning)
• Hawthorn Campus
• - Foundation Retail VCAL
• Croydon Wantirna Campuses
• - Intermediate Automotive VCAL
• - Intermediate Carpentry VCAL
• - Intermediate Business Childcare VCAL

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New Courses at Swinburne

• TAFE
• Certificate III in Children's Services
  (Indigenous)
• Prahran and Lilydale Campus
• - Mid-year intake depending on demand
• - Only available to Indigenous students

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New Courses at Swinburne

• TAFE
• Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Renewable Energy
  Technology
• Hawthorn Campus
• - Expanding from our existing Certificate IV

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New Courses at Swinburne

• TAFE
• Certificate IV in Massage
• Croydon and Prahran Campuses
• - Run through Short Course Centre
• - Application through pre-selection interviews
• Diploma of Remedial Massage
• Croydon campus
• - Entry requirementCertificate IV in massage or
  its equivalent

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Courses not running in 2003

• TAFE
• Certificate IV in Health (Nursing) - Post Basic
• Certificate III in Health (Patient Services)
• Certificate IV in Food Technology
• Certificate III in Food Processing (Wine)
• Certificate III in Road Transport

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Pathways and Credit Transfer at Swinburne
Dr Michael Elliott
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Today

• Pathways Arrangements at Swinburne
• How to access Credit Transfer information online

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Different qualifications
Certificate I - III Course length varies
includes basic employment / preparatory skills
and broad based induction skills
Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Certificate I Certificate II (includes
Pre-Apprenticeship) Certificate III (includes
Apprenticeships)
Apprenticeships Traineeships Certificate
courses that have formal employment agreements
and involve on-the-job training
Certificate IV Normally one year full-time study
Certificate IV Diploma Advanced Diploma
Diploma Normally two years full-time study
Advanced Diploma Highest level TAFE
Qualification, taking two or three years of
full-time study
Bachelor Degree Degree courses take three to five
years of full-time study
Degree
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Pathways

• Between TAFE and Higher Education (and
  vice-versa)
• Across Institutions
• Expression of Interest Form
• Requires excellent results
• Apply through VTAC

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Credit Transfer Guide

• www.swin.edu.au/credit
• Lists Credit Transfer Information and
  Arrangements
• Includes Eligibility Requirements
• Includes a Glossary of Terms

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