SATAC/VTAC Briefings

Mount Gambier: Tuesday 25 June, 2013 Renmark: Thursday 27 June 2013

Accessing course information Course Codes and VET Course Codes Applying CourseLink for Non-Victorian schools Special Entry Access Scheme Scholarships Key dates and times Statistics

VTAC course information including course descriptions, prerequisites, extra requirements, majors etc can be accessed by:

◦ Downloading course entries to printor save to use offline on a device

◦ By using the QR code in the printed Guide to access course listings for individual courses online

◦ By short-listing courses from CourseSearch and emailing the list

The download can be: Saved onto a smart device for use offline. Printed

To print the VTAC Guide go to: ◦ Publications at the bottom of the VTAC Home page◦ Open the relevant section and select the most appropriate

option

Users with smart devices are able to access complete course detail by scanning the institutional code in the VTAC

Guide. Step 1 Step 2

Step 3

◦ Creating a shortlist of courses and sending them to students, parents, teachers etc

◦ A shortlist facility will also enable users to shortlist courses from CourseSearch and email the list or search

10 digit course codes have been introduced because we were running out of course codes.

The new course codes look like this:

VET course codes all end in 4 – fee determined by provider which now includes year 12 students under 20.

Key message: Year 12 students will be eligible for a government subsidised place in VET if they meet residency and are under 20 on 1 Jan 2014.

Register as a VTAC user – opens 5 August 2013

User account activated

Prepare and submit course Scholarships is now availableapplication

SEAS becomes available once course application has been submitted.

Note: There are 14 institutions which publish their courses through VTAC but accept direct applications.

Payment is online via Debit Visa or credit card or PayPal. Applicants don’t need a PayPal account, can pay as a

guest. While students should pay at the time of application,

its not mandatory. Have until closing date to pay. Don’t pay, won’t be processed or be eligible for an

offer.

CourseLink pilot for interstate schools ◦ VTAC is piloting interstate access to VTAC CourseLink. ◦ Interstate schools will have password protected access to:

An overview of who has applied through VTAC Student details, as provided by the relevant interstate school

authority Student preferences and a record of each change Student offers (when available) Enrolment file (when available)

Study program and ATAR calculation apply to Victorian students and schools only.

CourseLink has a notes section for you to record any meetings or information associated with the student.

These columns do not apply to interstate

VTAC will be writing to all schools seeking cooperation in participating in this year’s pilot, due for release in August 2013.

Tutorials will be available from the Careers Practitioners section of the website from late July.

Key message is for students who have suffered long-term disadvantage to start making appointments, collecting supporting statements NOW! Don’t wait until applications open.

Students should get medical practitioners to:◦ Clearly outline the condition.◦ Include the timeline on how the patient has been impacted.

Evidence is the key. Everyone is encouraged to answer yes to Category 1.

Category 1: Personal Information and Location Age Recognition as an Indigenous Australian Living or school postcode Under represented schools Gender

Category 2: Non-English speaking background

Category 3: Difficult circumstances

Category 4: Disadvantaged financial background

Category 5: Disability or medical condition

Category 6: SALT (La Trobe University), PPP (Victoria University) and REEP

schemes (University of Ballarat)

All of the categories are on one page and it will look something like this.

Applicants can fully edit their SEAS application until the deadline.

Encourage all students to apply for scholarships. There are scholarships through VTAC and direct to institutions.

They are not just for smart kids, there are lots of access and equity scholarships too.

While no-one is guaranteed a scholarship, we can guarantee that if students don’t apply, they won’t be considered.

Application Open Close Fees

VTAC Guide 2014 Week beginning 29 July $12 rrp

Course applicationsTimelyLateVery Late

9am 5 August5pm 27 September5pm 8 November5pm 6 December

CY12 $27 NONY12 $41CY12 and NONY12 $91CY12 and NONY12 $116

SEAS 9am 5 August 5pm 8 October

Scholarships 9am 5 August 5pm 18 October

ATAR Release 7am 16 December

Change of Preference 9am 25 November 12 noon 23 December

Round 1 undergraduate offers

2pm 17 January 2014

Round 2 undergraduate offers

2pm 6 February 2014

Check out careers practitioners website for all resources to assist with counselling: www.vtac.edu.au/careers

Course updates, amendments and other information is updated weekly on the VTAC website.

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Applications and OffersSEASScholarships

Applicant Type Application Numbers Offer Numbers

Current Year 12 (Domestic) 47397 46309

Non-Year 12 (Domestic) 29211 27409

International 2376 1886

Total (undergraduate) 78984 75604

Graduate Entry Teaching 4879 4392

Institution SEAS Applications

ACU 7311

Deakin University 15323

La Trobe University 13843

Monash University 14176

RMIT University 15739

RMIT University TAFE 4655

Swinburne University 8391

Swinburne University TAFE 2134

University of Melbourne 8601

Victoria University 9177

Victoria University TAFE 2254

Total SEAS applications in 2012/13 were just over 30,000 representing an increase of just under 20% on 2011/2012.

Total Scholarship applications through the VTAC program in 2012/13 were just over 19,000 representing an increase of just under 1% on 2011/12.

Institution Scholarship Applications

ACU 3950

Deakin University 9401

La Trobe University 8294

Monash University 10518

RMIT University 8937

RMIT TAFE 1984

Swinburne University 4492

Swinburne TAFE 852

University of Melbourne 7088

Victoria University 4602

Victoria University TAFE 812