If your son is considering studying at TAFE or university after school, it is crucial that you attend Open Days.
Throughout the year, vocational and tertiary institutions open their doors to the public and showcase their courses, accommodation, scholarships, pathway courses, student services and their ‘point of difference’.
At an Open Day, you will be able to:
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Don’t pick a course at an institution without visiting the campus – you potentially will be spending several years studying there and spending tens of thousands of dollars on your course and accommodation. It’s worth making the effort.
By now you should have identified institutions you would like to visit, found out their open day dates and downloaded their open day programs.
Once you have the programs, make a list of the information sessions you would like to attend.
If you have time, try and attend information sessions on topics like pathways, scholarships, accommodation and overseas exchange programs.
If you are unsure what to ask on the day, Victoria University has developed some questions you can ask:
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The following is a list of Victorian Open Day dates for Victorian institutions. On the websites, you will be able to register to receive information about the Open Day/s, go into draws to win prizes, watch videos from the 2017 days and download the Open Day planner for 2018.
July
- Swinburne University: Hawthorn (29), http://bit.ly/1FRMN40
August
- Monash University: Peninsula (4), Clayton & Caulfield (5), Peninsula (19), http://bit.ly/1pmUEzv
- RMIT: Bundoora (5), City (12), http://openday.rmit.edu.au/
- Australian Catholic University: Melbourne (12) & Ballarat (26), https://bit.ly/2qLXb7d
- La Trobe University: Shepparton (3), Melbourne (5), Albury-Wodonga (12), Mildura (15), Bendigo (26), www.latrobe.edu.au/openday
- University of Melbourne: Parkville & Southbank (19), https://openday.unimelb.edu.au/
- Deakin University: Warrnambool (5), Geelong (19), Melbourne (26), http://openday.deakin.edu.au/
- Chisholm Institute: Berwick (19), https://www.chisholm.edu.au/open
- Victoria University: Footscray (15), www.vu.edu.au/
- Federation University: All campuses (26), http://bit.ly/2pX92Ah
- Box Hill Institute: Box Hill (26), https://www.boxhill.edu.au/openday/
- Holmesglen: Various faculties and locations (9), www.holmesglen.edu.au/open/
Full list of Victorian Open Day dates for private providers and TAFE institutes: https://bit.ly/2NQdoEY
Interstate Universities
For Open Days in all other states and territories go to https://bit.ly/2mh7bFu
Mr Damian McAuliffe
Pathways Coordinator