Monday, 12 September 2011 10:14 AM
How to get into uni or a better-paid job without an ATAR, in the shortest possible time...
Wondering whether you'll get the ATAR you desire this year?
It really doesn't matter what ATAR you get..
What matters is whether you want to go to uni, get a job, or do both... and how soon you want to get there.
If you want to go to uni... stop worrying!
There's a smarter way to get into the uni of your choice AND to ensure you get a job faster than your peers, after your degree.
After all, that's the purpose of your degree isn't it? To get a job when you finish uni?
Spend 12 months studying at Australian Business Academy...
100% of our students who have wanted to go to uni, have received entrance into their 1st or 2nd choice, most with significant credit.
This includes UNSW, USYD, UWS, ANU, UC, UTS, Macquarie and more...
But why is it smarter?
Why wouldn't I just go straight to uni if I get an offer?
Great question... here's why...
1. At ABA in just 12 months you gain at least one qualification
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Which means, you don't risk getting 2 years into a degree to realise it's not for you or not what you thought it would be and having nothing to show for the time you've invested
2. Through ABA you gain experience and access to jobs before, during or after uni
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University is designed to help you prepare for a job, however you don't gain experience whilst you study which is why gaining employment straight out of university is more difficult.
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In 2009, only 79.2% percent of bachelor degree graduates seeking full-time employment were in full-time employment within four months of completing their degrees. 97% of ABA graduates* on the other hand, who wanted jobs, have found jobs within 12 weeks of graduating.
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If you go to uni after ABA you'll be more employable than your peers going for the same jobs at the end of your degree as you'll have experience and an extra qualification that they won't.
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You can even use your ABA qualification to help you get a job in the field whilst you complete your degree so you will already have secured a future before graduating, not to mention making your university studies more relevant whilst you study them.
3. You get a rate of return on your time and money invested in studies, faster
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The 2009 average salary of both VET graduates and university graduates was approximately $48,000. The difference is, ABA takes less than half the time, and up to a third of the investment that it takes complete a university degree.
For those who want jobs... now is the time for you to act.
Don't start a dead end job that in 12 months you'll be hating and wondering how on earth you're ever going to progress.
Spend just 12-18 more months studying at Australian Business Academy and follow in the footsteps of our Alumni...
97% of our students who have wanted jobs found them within 12 weeks of graduating.
We run nationally accredited and recognised courses in Management, Marketing, Graphic Design, Business Administration, IT, Sport and Recreation, Travel and Tourism, Accounting and Human Resource Management.
Our classes are small, the level of support is high and personal, and our facilitators are from the industry.
Whilst you're here you'll get experience whilst you're studying and full-time classes are usually only 2-4 days a week.....
AND we have VET FEE-HELP so you can study now and pay later...
Click the button below, or enter your details at the bottom of the page to find out more about our courses, or call us on 1800 063 049 to chat to one of our friendly and experienced Course and Careers Advisers...
We can help you figure out whether we have the right courses environment to help you succeed...
The decisions you make at the end of this year will lay the foundations for your future success and pathway options...
Make sure you seriously consider ABA so that you make an informed decision about this important next step in your future.
For you to make an informed decision, you need to have enough information. If you haven't got an ABA info pack, or visited our campuses you should do it this week. You have everything to gain, and nothing to lose by getting this information immediately.
Act now...
Note: The graduate salary stats, if you'd like to read about them are from December 2009 Gradfiles, A Snapshot of Employment Outcomes of Recent Higher Education Graduates by Graduate Careers Australia. They are also drawn from from December 2010, Australian vocational education and training statistics: Student outcomes 2010 by the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER).
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Monday, 12 September 2011 10:06 AM
Exam preparation
By: Tis Amit
With most students having their exams, good skills preparation are important if you want to ace your exams!
We offer some general tips on what you can do to help yourself through this stressful period.
Big tip 1: Don't let the stress get to you
As students approach the end of year 12, their stress levels approach seemingly unbearable levels (like a limits question in maths!). But as a student in year 12, it's important not to lose perspective. If you are currently in year 12, we would like to remind you of some bare facts about your current situation:
1. You will survive this, as did all previous year 12 students.
You will get through your exams, regardless of whether you did wonderfully or badly, and your life will continue. Whether you move onto university (which most of you will) or other paths, there's a whole lifetime of activities, challenges and experiences waiting for you. This leads onto the next point:
2. No matter what you may think, you are overestimating the significance of the exams.
Think about it this way: after the first 2 weeks of university, no-one would be talking about what UAI or ATAR score you achieved. This probably would end after the first few days! Your ATAR would be so insignificant and inconsequential to your university life and career into the future that when you look back, you would laugh at how stressed and how seriously you took your HSC. Even highly successful students who manage to achieve a 99+ UAI or ATAR would find that their amazing achievement becomes inconsequential when we look at the bigger picture of their entire lives ahead. This leads onto the next fact:
3. Don't stress if you can't get the score you need.
Say you need an ATAR of 95+ for your dream course, but from the way things are heading, your chances aren't too promising. This is no reason to stop trying altogether, or to lose hope either. You should still try your absolute best to maximise your ATAR, but also you should be aware that transferring into your dream course (or your dream university) once you finish your HSC is generally much less competitive than gaining a place outright through getting a high ATAR score. And remember there is always the smarter option at the Australian Business Academy.
With all that said, it is important to put in your best efforts in preparing for your exams, because your ATAR will count towards determining whether you get a university transfer.
Big tip 2: Don't procrastinate
This sounds pretty obvious, but procrastination is probably the single biggest problem facing the majority of students. Most students are definitely smart enough to get the high score they want or need. But the biggest obstacle to most is procrastination. Students need to understand that they need to take things seriously (but not to the point of stressing out: see tip 1) and do the things they need to do. Generally, this means a few things:
1. Start now!
If you know you need to study for a certain exam that is x days away, start now! It is in our human nature to make upexcuses like "I will start tomorrow" or "I will start after this weekend" or "Today will definitely be my last day not studying". Ask yourself this: do you accept the fact that eventually you will need to start? Well if yes, why not now?
2. Plan ahead.
Budgeting for time can be tricky when we have mere weeks or days before a major exam like the trials or the actual HSC. We suggest it is highly important to budget for the time you have left. You should ask yourself: how many days do I have in total? How many days do I NEED for exam A? What about exam B?
Budget your time according to what you think your strengths and weaknesses are. If you are weak in English, spend more time on that, rather than your other subjects. However, never totally neglect any subject. Good time budgeting leads on from the first point of starting now, because once you map out how you can spend the days you have left before your big exam(s), you may realise you need to start right now!
Big tip 3: Study smart!
Effective study comes differently for different students: it mainly comes down to personal preference. Some study techniques which work for one student may not work as well for another, but the tip here is to find out what techniques and resources work best for you, and incorporate them in your study.
The obvious way to study is to sit down and read the textbook (for sciences), do many practice exercises and past papers (for maths) and write many practice essays (for English). This works very well on its own, if you can stick to a plan and self-study. However, not all can self-study as effectively as they need to. Below are some suggestions on ways you can improve your self-study:
1. Use your friends to your advantage.
Pick a few friends who are motivated to do well in their exams. Keep in touch with them throughout your study period. Discuss topics in subjects you both do, asking each other questions and making sure your knowledge of each subject is sound and complete.
2. Use the syllabus to your advantage.
Some subjects (like Chemistry, Physics and Biology, as well as some social sciences like Economics) are heavily syllabus-based. A good study technique is to write brief summary notes for each dot-point, going through the entire HSC syllabus yourself before your exams. This is the most complete method of revising those subjects, as exam questions can only be set according to what is contained within the syllabus.
3. Use teachers to your advantage.
Teachers play a bigger role in some subjects more than others. For example, in English, we recommend writing practice essays to cover the broad topics like the main themes in your Area of Study, or module text. Write as many as you can, and have them marked! Ask for feedback from your teachers. Good teachers would be happy to help their students, especially nearing big exams.
Good luck to all students!
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 3:14 PM
The Federal Government's recent introduction of student loan support for vocational education and training programs from approved providers is already spurring strong interest from individuals keen to improve their job skills, according to the Australian Business Academy.
In just a few months since the roll-out of the VET FEE-HELP scheme, student enrolments at the ABA's campuses in Sydney, Parramatta and Canberra are up significantly on a range of eligible Diploma and Advanced Diploma level courses.
"We have experienced a solid increase in enrolments in a number of our approved vocational education courses since the Government's VET FEE-HELP scheme has come into effect," says Australian Business Academy General Manager Sean Steele.
"This is because the scheme has now given individuals, who previously may have been deterred or restricted from enrolling in vocational courses due to financial reasons, the ability to undertake a course and pay for it later, once they begin working."
VET FEE-HELP is an extension of the FEE-HELP Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). It assists eligible full fee-paying students undertaking certain VET courses of study (diploma, advanced diploma, graduate certificate and graduate diploma courses) with an approved VET provider, to pay for all or part of their tuition costs. Individuals who use the scheme begin repaying their debt once they have graduated and reach a taxable income threshold (see VET FEE-HELP Information Booklet here for this year's threshold).
"The OECD and Australian Federal Government have both recently acknowledged that we are going to need to put more people through vocational education and training to meet our skills shortage, because Universities don't produce enough students with the right skills to fill all the skilled roles Australia needs," Mr Steele says.
"The ABA is one of only a handful of educational providers that has been approved for the VET FEE-HELP scheme at this stage and we have approval for courses in Business Administration, Graphic Design, Human Resources Management, IT, Management and Marketing, Sports Management and Travel and Tourism".
"All of a sudden there are absolutely no barriers to anybody regardless of their age, their educational background or their financial position to upskilling themselves through a vocational educational course into a better paid and more enjoyable job, fast," Mr Steele adds.
"We produce graduates much faster than TAFEs or other private colleges by having an accelerated course model. That's one of the major reasons why people come to us, because they can get out into the workforce more quickly and into a better-paying job".
"If you always wanted to go to University but never got a good ATAR, are worried about losing your job and therefore need to gain some qualifications or are a mature-age student who'd like to branch into a new career, you can now complete a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in 6 to 18 months and not pay anything for that course until you're earning over the threshold (see VET FEE-HELP Information Booklet here for this year's threshold). The ABA will even help you find a better job when you graduate."
Mr Steele says VET FEE-HELP will be one of the key mechanisms for creating a more educated and better-skilled workforce in Australia.
"It will help people who want to upskill because they're doing a dead-end job or have been recently made redundant due to current economic conditions. Now there's no financial barriers to them improving their educational qualifications and getting a better job".
"We offer a free assessment service and advise them on what courses they can enrol in, whether they're eligible for VET FEE-HELP and where they can study in ACT or NSW."
About Australian Business Academy:
Australian Business Academy is a well-established business education and training provider with campus locations in Parramatta and Canberra. The ABA delivers nationally recognised and accredited Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma level courses. These courses are offered in an accelerated format that ranges from 6 to 18 months in duration.
For further information, contact:
Sean Steele
General Manager
02 6248 0877
www.aba.edu.au
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