Crayons to Careers

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Crayons to Careers

• Lyn Haywood haywoolm_at_mlc.vic.edu.au
• Careers Coordinator
• CEAV Committee Member
• Outline
• Developing a view of Career Planning
• Widening perception of students options
• Resources
• VTAC application process
• How to slides

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What's in a Day?

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

At Home
Free Time
They need artistic fulfilment in their lifestyle
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Portfolio approach
Creative Fulfillment in Free Time if not in
job
Job for use Creative flair

At Home
Free Time
Free time activity could become part or all or
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Portfolio approach need
Eventually set up own business would need
entrepreneurship
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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
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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
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See How to slides at the end of presentation
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2. Read the VTAC Guide
Applied Design Box Hill, Box Hill 51931 RMIT
Uni, City 72951 Title and lengthCertificate 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)
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-dimensional Studies,
drawing, consumer psychology and marketing,
thematic studies in design
Read the course entries
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3. Complete Extra Requirements
Get them to Check the VTAC Guide start the
Extra Requirements early

• 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

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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

As a fallback even get some yourself
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Helpful year 12 sessions

• Understand the Kits
• Ensuring they have the Kits
• Folio Preparation session
• Start early to get slides ready
• Interview preparation
• Practice interviewsa few minutes to talk about
  their work
• Have a selection officer out to talk to them

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Interview PreparationResearch and understand
Practice Interview

• 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

Need to be able to talk about their art
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Course Type Fee First Round Data
per year
VTAC Guide Page 50
Types of courses 1 2 - 3
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4. Put in VTAC Application on Time
VTAC Preferences Get on to the VTAC system
early List 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
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Advisory letter - type 'Ai 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.
Fulfil the requirements for the VCE
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Advisory letter - type 'Aii 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       
an ENTER of at least       
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VTAC Change of Preference ABC letters change
order of preferences
1. B 2. B 3. 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
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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 offer 1courses
HECS
Full Fee offer 2courses
Local Full Fee
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Change of Preference and Selection
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
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Selection two stage process
Page 443

• ENTER order

First Round Offers
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Clearly - in ENTER
Middle Band 20

Fringe ENTER
VTAC form S looked at in Middle Band selection
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VTAC S FormsStudents should put one in if

• If they have applied for Consideration of
  Disadvantage through VCAA
• They need to draw the selection officers
  attention to some strengths ie a VET course
  similar to the courses they are applying for
• Art students may need Following up to put in
  their S Forms

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VTAC Guide Page 23

• Irregular Offers
• Application for irregular offer
• is posted with the offer
• Used after first round offers to apply for
• Course lower on their preference list
• New course if Extra Requirements have been
  completed

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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
1. 2. 3. Offer 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Second round offer possible from courses
above offer
Game plan Accept 1st Offer
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Resources

• Job Guide given to all year 10shttp//www.deetya
  .gov.au/jobguideonline/
• http//www.detya.gov.au/archive/ty/careers/ciprodu
  cts.htm for Bullseye A4 posters
• OZJAC computer program or online at
  http//www.curriculum.edu.au/ozjacweb/
• VTAC CoursLinkhttp//www.vtac.edu.au

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Available for network, in CD and on the Web
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Sort Courses using
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Use Field of study for all courses in the area
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Use Entry Requirements Year 12 to focus the
search
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Use Related Job Name to find courses leading to a
job
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Click Add to select the jobClick OK to do
the search
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1. Option to print all courses and providers2.
View and print course descriptions
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Name, number and phone number are displayed
VTAC CourseLinkwww.vtac.edu.au If year 11 or
12s put in their VTAC / VCAAnumber and pin and
it will display their subjects
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Students need to put a complete VCE in
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Course Search VICTERType 1 HECSRegionField
of Education Use ENTER Range at C of P Time
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Click on INFO for information of what is in the
Field of Education
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The Career Teachers modulewill have a graph of
the range of ENTERs in the I courses
List of CoursesClearly Ins or I