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Course and Career Chat

Listen up as Kim, a passionate careers teacher, chats to current tertiary students and staff to find out everything you need to know about university and TAFE courses, the careers they can lead to and the transition from high school to further study.

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13:45

Should You Drop a VCE Subject?

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/05/28

What we’re talking about: It’s nearly the end of Term 2, and I’ve had a lot of conversations with students lately where they’ve been trying to decide whether or not to drop a VCE subject that they’re studying. To make an informed decision, there’s a few things you need to consider - do you know what you want to do when you finish school? Is this subject a prerequisite for that course? Can you support yourself to feel more confident in the subject with some extra help? Could you look at similar

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11:52

How to Feel Confident About VCE and Choosing Tertiary...

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/05/20

What we’re talking about: In this third part of my mini series “How to Feel Confident About VCE and Choosing Tertiary Courses” I’m diving into another question that I’d love for you to consider - What are you good at? I don’t mean what subject you’re good at (although I did talk about that in episode 102), but instead what is something that comes naturally to you that you use in your everyday life that could be applied to any career you choose? Knowing this can help you see how you can bring key

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12:52

How to Feel Confident About VCE and Choosing Tertiary...

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/05/13

What we’re talking about: In this episode, I continue the mini-series on feeling confident about VCE and choosing tertiary courses. Instead of jumping straight to career titles, I encourage you to reflect on your favourite subjects and, more importantly, what you enjoy about them. This approach can provide valuable insights into courses and careers that will allow you to do more of what you actually like. 0:45 – Recap of Episode 100 and the importance of understanding VCE In the last episode I

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11:38

How to Feel Confident About VCE and Choosing Tertiary...

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/05/06

What we’re talking about: Thanks for joining me for the 100th episode of Course and Career Chat! This episode is Part 1 in a series I’m calling How to Feel Confident About VCE and Choosing Tertiary Courses, and in this episode I want you to think about what is stressing you out about VCE so that you can get your questions answered. I’ve created a list of past episodes of Course and Career Chat where you can find the answers to common questions I get when I’m working with my students and their

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21:11

How Will AI Affect Your Career Choices?

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/04/01

What we’re talking about: AI is everywhere at the moment, and there’s a lot of discussion about how it will change jobs and career pathways. Many students (and parents) are wondering—will AI replace certain jobs? Will the careers that seem like a great option now still be relevant in 5 or 10 years? In this episode, I break down what AI actually is, the ways it’s already affecting different industries, and how students can make career choices that will set them up for success in an AI-driven world

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15:12

Should You Take a Gap Year After Year 12?

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/03/25

What we’re talking about: Should you take a gap year after Year 12? It’s a big decision, and in this episode, I break down the benefits and drawbacks of taking a year off before further study. I also share practical advice on how to keep your options open, even if you're unsure about your next steps. 1:09 Common concerns about taking a gap year I’ve had a lot of conversations with parents recently about whether a gap year is the right choice for their child. Many students don’t know whether they

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22:48

How To Motivate Yourself To Study in VCE

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/03/18

What we’re talking about: 1:43 My observations around motivation as a Maths teacher I share my experience of teaching a particular class who were really focused, willing to learn, with high aspirations for their VCE results. Most people would assume that there’s not much a teacher of a class like that needs to do to in terms of motivation, but what I actually found was that in the second half of the year, these students were feeling really stressed and losing motivation despite the fact that they

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14:08

How Do SACs Work in VCE?

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/03/11

What we’re talking about: Let’s talk about how SACs work in VCE so that you know what they are, how they’re used, and to bust some of the misconceptions around them that often come up throughout the year so that you can feel really confident as you move through VCE. 1:32 What is a SAC? Throughout your time at school from prep through to Year 12, you do different types of assessment. SAC stands for School Assessed Coursework and it’s called that because it is one of the assessment types that is used

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22:08

The Parents' Guide to VCE

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/03/04

What we’re talking about: This episode is all about explaining how VCE works and translating the jargon around VCE so that you can understand it more clearly and feel more confident supporting your child. Grab the free download The Parents’ Guide to VCE to have on hand (https://www.roadmapeducation.com/parents-guide), and listen up as I clarify what the key organisations like VCAA and VTAC do, what all the acronyms mean, and tell you what you need to focus on and what you can ignore as white noise

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18:53

For Parents: How To Help Your Child Succeed in VCE

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/02/25

What we’re talking about: After working with parents first as a teacher and now as a career counsellor, and now being a parent myself, I know how hard it can be to navigate that line between allowing your child to have their independence and also wanting to support them as best you can. In this episode I share how you can best support your child through the decision making process around VCE subject selection, tertiary course exploration and applying through VTAC. 2:01 Where is the responsibility

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15:26

How to Have Success in VCE

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/02/18

What we’re talking about: 1:40 What you can do if your measure of success in VCE is to get the best ATAR you can Using a planner to keep on track, creating a study timetable, using a calendar to keep track of SACs, extracurricular activities and your casual job if you have one. Work out how you will get help when you need it eg homework club at school or getting a tutor (see the link to an episode below where I talk about how to choose the right tutor for you). Choosing the “right” subjects - some

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16:42

Being Curious About Careers

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/02/11

What we’re talking about: An Instagram post from @biglifejournal prompted this episode. The story they shared about how parents supported a child in her dream of becoming a mermaid, in the process helping her learn fantastic life skills including how to reach her goals, made me think about how we are likely to dismiss teens when they come to us with ideas about their future career. 1:23 The post that inspired this episode Check out the link below to see the post that I’m referencing here. It

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12:40

Do Year 11 Results Matter in VCE?

Course and Career Chat ·

2025/02/04

What we’re talking about: Do Year 11 results matter? Are they used to calculate your ATAR? Are my SACs in Year 11 important? It’s the start of the new school year, and when you’re new to the VCE system, it can be hard to understand how it all works. In this episode of Course and Career Chat, I’m answering your questions about what’s important in Year 11 so you know what to focus on. 2:23 VCE terminology I want to differentiate between the language we often use and the specific VCE language. Make

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14:34

What If You Don’t Know What Course or Career You Want...

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/11/26

What we’re talking about: What if you don’t know what university or TAFE course, or what career you want to pursue? I work with heaps of high school students who either have no idea yet what they want to do, or who want to do EVERYTHING and need help narrowing it down. Here are some ways you can start to work it out. 2:56 Talk to people The people who know you best, like your parents or friends, will likely have some insights into what you might be good at, or how you can pursue a career where you

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17:22

Which ATAR Calculator Should You Use?

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/11/19

What we’re talking about: Exams are just about over, and now you’ve shifted to looking at your VTAC preference list and wondering what ATAR you might get. Lots of students are asking about ATAR calculators and which one they should use. Let’s have a look at how you can best work out your ATAR. 1:33 How hard is it to work out what ATAR you might get? Guessing your ATAR is really difficult because your ATAR is a ranking, based on your study scores, which are also rankings. See Episode 58 (linked

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13:01

How Many VCE Subjects Should You Do?

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/11/12

What we’re talking about: I’m talking to anyone who is choosing and finalising their VCE subjects, and I’m answering the question “How many VCE subjects should I do?” 2:13 How many VCE subjects do you need to get an ATAR? According to VCAA, you have to do an English subject, and then at least 3 other VCE subjects (so 4 VCE subjects in total). Most schools will have their own rules about what they expect their students to do, but officially, you only need to complete 4 VCE subjects. 3:54 How will

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15:22

What Happens If You Do An Unscored VCE or VCE-VM?

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/11/05

What we’re talking about: If you’re trying to decide whether you want to do a scored VCE, unscored VCE or VCE-Vocational Major (VM), then listen up! In this episode I’ll explain the implications of choosing each type in terms of what happens when you want to apply to TAFE or university. 1:57 What’s the difference between a scored and an unscored VCE? If you do a scored VCE, then you’ll get an ATAR that you can use to apply to university and TAFE courses. There might be other criteria, but most

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14:31

What VCE Subjects Do I Need?

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/10/29

What we’re talking about: 2:16 A note for parents about prerequisites If you finished high school a while ago, you need to know that the prerequisites for courses have changed dramatically since we were applying to university. We’ve seen an increase in mental health issues, anxiety and comparison for today’s students, and this has led to less students choosing what some people call “harder” subjects. A lot of universities have jumped on board and changed their prerequisites to match what students

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15:16

All About the GAT (Updated for 2024)

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/06/05

What we’re talking about: 0:00 Updates for 2024 This episode is an update of Episode 60 that I recorded last year all about the GAT. Nothing has changed except that I mentioned VCAL last year but you can ignore that now (I also mention VCE and VCE Vocational Major, so everyone’s covered). 2:05 What does the GAT look like Understanding the format of the GAT can help you feel more comfortable as you walk into the test on the day. I explain what the 2 sections are so you know what to expect in terms of

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15:13

Should You Study a Bachelor of Engineering?

Course and Career Chat ·

2024/05/15

What we’re talking about: 1:11 What is Engineering? Most students who are into Maths and Science have heard the suggestion that they should look at Engineering, but what even is it? Check out the episodes I’ve linked below to hear students and recent graduates talk about their course and what their day looks like if they’re already working as an Engineer. Engineers create and build solutions to problems in a whole range of areas, and they use different calculations, methods and materials to solve

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