Career Education Association of Victoria
2009 - Dare to Challenge, Dare to Change

The scholarship program is being offered to all current Year 12 students across Victoria, with each school able to enter one application per course. Details on the application process and terms and conditions can be found at www.kangan.edu.au/scholarships. Students can be nominated by any staff member of their school, however the application must be submitted by the careers teacher, preferably via the online option.

These scholarships are for students already studying at MIBT. For details about these scholarships download this flyer:

MIBT Local Scholarships Flyer (221 kB)
MIBT Local Scholarships Poster (1.3 MB)
 

TDT Victoria is looking to recruit more than twenty cadets with positions available in metropolitan Melbourne, Shepparton and across regional Victoria. All successful applicants will be employed fulltime by leading companies in the areas of Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing and Food Processing.

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced that students who have taken a gap year and must move to attend university will be entitled claim independent status for Youth Allowance under the existing system until 30 June 2010.

Changes to Youth Allowance to assist gap year students

DEEWR has extended their deadline for the applications for the scholarships for Career Advisers. The new deadline is the 14th of August 2009. The flyer below has the new date.

DEEWR would REALLY like more Industry Placement applications.

Download the new flyer for the 2010 Scholarships

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is pleased to announce the pilot of a careers counselling and guidance service for early school leavers.   

DEECD Announcement

DEEWR announces the release of their new online estimator. This tool will allow prospective university students to calculate how much study allowance they will receive and ultimately whether or not they can afford to go to university.

What will be of more importance is the changes in Youth Allowance. The CEAV encourages all members to read this media release carefully as it will be an important component of your year 12 counselling.

SalesForce@Home are seeking qualified Career Advisors to provide services as self-employed contractors working from home on behalf of the Australian Government’s newest initiative.

the Career Industry Council of Australia's Qualifications Endorsement Committee has examined program proposals put forward by the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Southern Queensland and endorsed programs at each institution for a period of five years as being compliant with the 'Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners'.

The new round of Federal Government Scholarships (DEEWR) study $5,000 and industry placement $10,000 grants for 2010.  Members in Independent and Catholic schools as well as Government schools are eligible to apply. TAFE and University members are eligible to apply. Applications Close July 24.

Applications for the DEEWR Scholarships for Career Advisers now OPEN