Careers and Pathways Weblinks and Resources
Student Career Action Plan:
In preparation for your annual SSC Course Selection, all students in Years 7-11 are required to complete a Career Action Plan, via the Department of Education and Training (DET) ‘My Career Portfolio’ online portal. Completing a Career Action Plan helps us to:
- Better understand who we are
- Set future goals
- Work out how to achieve our goals
Student instructions for logging into the ‘My Career Portfolio’ portal and completing the Career Action Plan are as follows:
1. Log In and Start Your Career Action Plan - https://mcp.educationapps.vic.gov.au
Username: Student Edustar (email address)Password: Student Edustar (email password)
2. Develop your Career Action Plan
1. Log In and Start Your Career Action Plan - https://mcp.educationapps.vic.gov.au
Username: Student Edustar (email address)Password: Student Edustar (email password)
2. Develop your Career Action Plan
- Start with the ‘About Me’ section. Fill this section with information about yourself.
- Next complete ‘My Subjects’. Fill this section with your subject information.
- Next complete ‘My Strengths’. Fill this section with your skills.
- Finally complete ‘My Future’. Fill this section with your goals and career plans.
3. Review, Update and Share
You can review your Career Action Plan and update any information you’d like to change. You do this by selecting ‘Edit’, or if you haven’t completed your Career Action Plan you can select ‘Resume My Plan’.
You can also download your Career Action Plan as a .pdf and print it out.
4. Upload Files and Bookmark Links
You can upload files in the ‘My Files’ section of My Career Portfolio.Things you might upload include your Morrisby Online report (Year 9), resumes, examples of school work you are proud of, or awards you have won.
To upload a file, click ‘Upload a file’, select the file and name the file. You can also bookmark website links by clicking ‘Bookmark link’.
5. Explore Universities, TAFE’s and Other Career Resources
When you are developing your Career Action Plan, you can use the links in the ‘Career Resources’ section to help you explore information about the world of work, and about courses and careers that you are interested in.
Simply browse the section and find the links that are useful to your Career Action Plan. SSC Course Selection Resources:
You can review your Career Action Plan and update any information you’d like to change. You do this by selecting ‘Edit’, or if you haven’t completed your Career Action Plan you can select ‘Resume My Plan’.
You can also download your Career Action Plan as a .pdf and print it out.
4. Upload Files and Bookmark Links
You can upload files in the ‘My Files’ section of My Career Portfolio.Things you might upload include your Morrisby Online report (Year 9), resumes, examples of school work you are proud of, or awards you have won.
To upload a file, click ‘Upload a file’, select the file and name the file. You can also bookmark website links by clicking ‘Bookmark link’.
5. Explore Universities, TAFE’s and Other Career Resources
When you are developing your Career Action Plan, you can use the links in the ‘Career Resources’ section to help you explore information about the world of work, and about courses and careers that you are interested in.
Simply browse the section and find the links that are useful to your Career Action Plan. SSC Course Selection Resources:
- Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) - http://www.vtac.edu.au/
VTAC is an independent shared admissions service facilitating access to tertiary education and further study opportunities and pathways for learners in Victoria and beyond.
Use VTAC to search for tertiary education courses of interest by first clicking on the ‘Course Search’ tab on the VTAC home page. From there, enter in ‘keyword/s’ related to courses of interest. You can check out the ‘VCE Prerequisite Explorer’ filter option, to see what course options your potential VCE subject choices could lead to. REMEMBER that tertiary courses may have specific PREREQUISITES that you will need to fulfil in order to make an application (in Year 12), so be sure to look at the ‘course requirements’ tab when exploring a particular course of interest, to see what (if any?) prerequisites are required? You will also find some helpful information within VTAC Guides – various options are listed on the VTAC homepage, including:
Use VTAC to search for tertiary education courses of interest by first clicking on the ‘Course Search’ tab on the VTAC home page. From there, enter in ‘keyword/s’ related to courses of interest. You can check out the ‘VCE Prerequisite Explorer’ filter option, to see what course options your potential VCE subject choices could lead to. REMEMBER that tertiary courses may have specific PREREQUISITES that you will need to fulfil in order to make an application (in Year 12), so be sure to look at the ‘course requirements’ tab when exploring a particular course of interest, to see what (if any?) prerequisites are required? You will also find some helpful information within VTAC Guides – various options are listed on the VTAC homepage, including:
- ‘The VTAC Year 10 Guide’ - https://www.vtac.edu.au/before/guides/y10guide.html Gives a good, easy to understand overview of the subject selection process for tertiary course entry, along with explaining entrance requirements, prerequisites, ATAR and Scaling.
- ‘The VTAC Year 11 Guide’ - https://www.vtac.edu.au/before/guides/y11guide
- ‘The VTAC Year 12 Guide’ - https://vtac.edu.au/before/guides/y12guide
- ‘Prerequisites’ = https://www.vtac.edu.au/before/entry-req/meeting-prerequisites.html
Applying for Interstate Institutions?
If you are planning to apply for interstate institutions, then you will need to refer to the relevant tertiary admissions centre in the same state as the institution. Below are the weblinks to the various interstate tertiary admissions centres:
If you are planning to apply for interstate institutions, then you will need to refer to the relevant tertiary admissions centre in the same state as the institution. Below are the weblinks to the various interstate tertiary admissions centres:
- ACT/NSW: Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) - www.uac.edu.au
- NT: To apply for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Charles Darwin University, you must apply through South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) - www.satac.edu.au
- QLD: Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) - www.qtac.edu.au
- SA: South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) - www.satac.edu.au
- TAS: University of Tasmania - www.utas.edu.au
- WA: Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) - www.tisc.edu.au
Various Tertiary/TAFE Institution or Private Provider Websites
It is a good idea to also refer to individual tertiary institution webpages to confirm what the specific ‘course entry’ requirements are. VTAC often provides a link to the tertiary institution’s webpage within their ‘course information’ overview or you could find them yourself via a Google search for the institution.
Some Victorian providers include: (click on institute name to open website)
It is a good idea to also refer to individual tertiary institution webpages to confirm what the specific ‘course entry’ requirements are. VTAC often provides a link to the tertiary institution’s webpage within their ‘course information’ overview or you could find them yourself via a Google search for the institution.
Some Victorian providers include: (click on institute name to open website)
Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE)Australian Catholic UniversityAustralian Institute of MusicBox Hill InstituteCharles Sturt UniversityChisholmCollarts (Australian College of the Arts)CQ UniversityDeakin UniversityElly Lukas Beauty Therapy CollegeEndota Wellness CollegeFederation University AustraliaHolmesglenJMC AcademyKangan InstituteLa Trobe University
Melbourne Institute of TechnologyMelbourne PolytechnicMonash UniversityNorthern College of the Arts and Technology (NCAT)Open Universities AustraliaPhotography Studies CollegeRMIT UniversitySAE Creative Media InstituteSwinburne University of TechnologyThe GordonTorrens UniversityThe University of MelbourneVictoria Institute of TechnologyVictoria UniversityWilliam Angliss Institute
- Careers Expos – held throughout the year at various venues with exhibitors from various education and training providers (universities/TAFEs and private RTO’s). For example:
- Melbourne Career Expo - https://www.careerexpo.com.au/
- VCE and Careers Expo - https://www.vceandcareers.com.au/
- Victorian Careers Show - https://www.victoriancareersshow.com.au/
- Victorian Careers and Employment Expo - https://www.careersemploymentexpo.com.au/Victorian.html
Tertiary ‘Experience’ Days/sessions – Institutions often host ‘experience days’/sessions for students (likely for current Year 12’s) during the Term holidays. Check institution websites for more information and dates.
Tertiary Open Days – These are usually held annually in July/August. Check institution websites for more information about their programs and upcoming dates. These Open Days give you a chance to ask questions about courses of interest, speak to current students/lecturers, explore the campus, check accommodation facilities and more. Attending Open Days would be most beneficial to students within Years 10-12.
SSC Careers News newsletters – posted on Compass throughout the year (usually fortnightly).
Tertiary Open Days – These are usually held annually in July/August. Check institution websites for more information about their programs and upcoming dates. These Open Days give you a chance to ask questions about courses of interest, speak to current students/lecturers, explore the campus, check accommodation facilities and more. Attending Open Days would be most beneficial to students within Years 10-12.
SSC Careers News newsletters – posted on Compass throughout the year (usually fortnightly).
Study Assist - https://www.studyassist.gov.au/Information for students about government assistance for financing tertiary study.
Youth Central - https://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/The Victorian Government’s website for young people aged 12-25, containing information about life, education and training options, managing money, getting your drivers license, how to find a job and more.
Myfuture - https://myfuture.edu.au/Create your own personal account (if you don’t already have one) and then explore information about various industries, pathways, interest & skills surveys.Specific Career Research: - Once logged in, go to ‘Occupations’ - Find an occupation you are interested in- Look at ‘Education, training and skills’ - What qualifications do you need?- Look at ‘Employment prospects’ - Check out the projected employment growth in 5 years, salary, weekly hours and job openings.
Your Career - https://www.yourcareer.gov.au/This Australian Government website enables you to investigate potential careers, various industries, along with information about study and training options.
Australian Apprenticeships - https://www.apprenticeships.gov.au/Information provided by the Australian Government regarding how to become or employ an apprentice.
Character Strengths - http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-StrengthsHere, you can take a free survey in order to explore your individual character strengths.
Morrisby Report (from Year 9) - https://app.morrisby.com/Log in to your personal account to revisit your individualised careers report, conducted in Year 9 (if you had parental permission and completed all the individual profiling questions by the required dates).
Strathmore Secondary College Year Level and VCE Handbooks https://www.strathmore.vic.edu.au/curriculum/curriculum-booklets/Look at the various SSC Year level or VCE course offerings available for you to choose from.
Youth Central - https://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/The Victorian Government’s website for young people aged 12-25, containing information about life, education and training options, managing money, getting your drivers license, how to find a job and more.
Myfuture - https://myfuture.edu.au/Create your own personal account (if you don’t already have one) and then explore information about various industries, pathways, interest & skills surveys.Specific Career Research: - Once logged in, go to ‘Occupations’ - Find an occupation you are interested in- Look at ‘Education, training and skills’ - What qualifications do you need?- Look at ‘Employment prospects’ - Check out the projected employment growth in 5 years, salary, weekly hours and job openings.
Your Career - https://www.yourcareer.gov.au/This Australian Government website enables you to investigate potential careers, various industries, along with information about study and training options.
Australian Apprenticeships - https://www.apprenticeships.gov.au/Information provided by the Australian Government regarding how to become or employ an apprentice.
Character Strengths - http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-StrengthsHere, you can take a free survey in order to explore your individual character strengths.
Morrisby Report (from Year 9) - https://app.morrisby.com/Log in to your personal account to revisit your individualised careers report, conducted in Year 9 (if you had parental permission and completed all the individual profiling questions by the required dates).
Strathmore Secondary College Year Level and VCE Handbooks https://www.strathmore.vic.edu.au/curriculum/curriculum-booklets/Look at the various SSC Year level or VCE course offerings available for you to choose from.
