Careers
Claire Pech – Careers Advisor
Universities, funding and 2020 – what will it look like?
I was fielding some questions during the holidays from our class of 2019, who are currently on their GAP year. What a GAP year they are having! So many of them have had to change their plans (obviously) and considering going back to University this year commencing in Semester 2.
The University/Tertiary landscape, due to its reliance on international and overseas funding, is set to have huge shifts throughout this year and beyond, due to COVID-19, and so our current Year 11’s, 12’s and maybe even 10’s may be effected by what is taking place. Having digested some of the information this week from a very thorough Guardian article here are some of the crucial points, that will probably impact all of our senior students:
- Education is Australia’s 3rd biggest export industry – so 21,000 jobs are at stake are.
- This equates to $23bn in export income.
- Ian Jacobs, Vice Chancellor ,UNSW, has said the crisis is “immediate”
- “There is risk of a downward spiral, where we are forced to lay off staff because of the financial cash-flow crisis and that means then our educational offering suffers even more. Then students won’t want to come and international students don’t return and we have to lay off more staff”
- Julie Bishop, chancellor of ANU, said they expect a decline of 40% in demand.
- Staff cuts for semester 2, from the Group of Eight Universities, are now imminent.
- The University of Sydney said it will need to cut $470m from its budget to meet this gap from a reduction in overseas fees
- UTS currently gets 19% of its income from overseas students ($362m).
- My thoughts with all of these cuts are that courses, options, electives and more niche studies may be at risk. I am in close contact with all of the University representatives and will be relaying any new information I hear on our Emanuel School Careers site.
Notices
UNSW Law Admissions Test
Virtual Information night for any student wanting to study Law at UNSW who has to sit the test. They can sit it in Year 11 and Year 12, and I would recommend they sit in both years to get some good practice. The best score can be used.
To register please click here and for more information on the process click here.
UAC
Video on YouTube to help students navigate and understand the UAC application process here, as per last week’s Year 12 class. All UAC information on SRS, the EAS application and dates can be found here.
UTS
Are hosting some great information webinars in the Business, Economics, Management and Accounting areas. For more information, please click here.
How to decide on a University (during Covid-times)
As universities shift to online classes to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, the usual campus visits and Open Days may be suspended. Things are changing fast, so it’s important to check in with your university of interest regularly, but most of the usual opportunities to visit a campus in person are temporarily off the table. Make sure you are connected to your preferred University to keep up to date.
TAFE
Apprenticeships are a great way for on the job training in a practical skill-based area, generally taking around 3 – 4 years to complete, whilst also earning. Click here to find out about 120 different types of apprenticeships.
My Health Career Videos
Watch a variety of specialists who give their candid insight on why they enjoy their careers:
HSC Virtual Careers Expo
For all Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students looking for a career after school (everyone!) please register for this. All the major Universities, tertiary institutions, TAFE, Defence Forces will be present 27-31 May 2020 and 24-28 June 2020.
Please register here