Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

Open Day Season is now here. I know these are unusual times and I am always a big advocate for students visiting the universities and their local TAFE so they can get a ‘feel’ for the institution.

This year – this will not be possible, so the next best option is the virtual sessions. The dates are usually the same whether in person or virtual – and all commence in the next few weeks so well worth looking at this list.

There is a huge array of webinars, Q&A sessions, meet the student panels, virtual tours and more all for subject specific areas. Look at the calendar for each University and then choose the area of interest and book yourself in.

The UTS Communications Faculty is hosting 15 different events in one day! 

This week I shared these centralised links with students. They have been created to make life easier to find all of the varied information sources in one handy PDF. Parents will also find these useful.

1. Virtual Open Days. All the Sydney main Open Days fall in the next few weeks so it’s worth adding to your diaries)
2. Early Offer Programs
3. Educational Access Scheme
4. UAC Guide and how to list preferences
5. TAFE Courses
6. ScreenCast for parents. I made this based on the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) and Early Offer pathways. This also explains how, if parents were on jobkeeper or jobseeker during 2020, students can apply for an EAS consideration. Also released this week from UAC “In addition, if the new COVID disaster payments extend to a period of at least three months (July – September) UAC will also include these payments as a disadvantage through EAS”.