Atp going to uni caboolture s1 2019

Editor's Notes

• #2: Alicia Hi! Introductions. This is Glenda and I’m Alicia and we come from Griffith University and QUT. Our specific role is in the area of Adult Learner Engagement. So we have the privilege to speak to you today as students in the Adult Tertiary Preparation Program and we thank your teachers for giving us this opportunity. We’ve been giving this talk to ATP students for many years now and we are looking forward to getting to know some of you and offer support throughout the semester while you study the ATP here at TAFE. We are also very pleased to introduce the student ambassadors to you. They will speak to you a little later about their personal journey into uni and the challenges they have faced and overcome. Firstly, how many of you are thinking of going to university? What courses are you thinking of applying for? What are other reasons why you have decided to ATP? What do you hope to achieve by completing this course? Are you thinking of doing other ATP subjects semester 2, 2016?
• #3: Alicia Well today we are going to focus on the goal of going on to university, though not all of you may be heading there. For those of you who are not thinking of university at this stage, we hope that the presentation may be interesting nonetheless. These are the different topics we will be touching on over the next hour or so. As I said, we will mostly be talking to you about preparing to go to university and furthering your education and draw on the infromation that you already have about this topic. In doing so, we hope to dispel some myths about uni and provide you with useful information and resources to help you with your transition to uni, should you decide to further your education. READ THE OUTLINE DIRECTLY FROM THE SLIDE. What is university experience like? Learning a new language and lots of new processes because of the way it and the study is organised, how to get into uni (ranks), the scholarships that are available, how much does it cost, what’s the financial support out there that I can tap into, which is the best uni for me, and meet someone who has been there before and can tell you what it’s really like. The slide bar across the top will show you how we are progressing along the presentation so you can when we’re almost finished and how long before you can get lunch, a coffee, have a cigarette break ….. But first, Glenda is going to do an ice breaker with us. Glenda ….
• #5: Alicia Bring up all the terms and ask students which ones they’re not sure about and would like more information about ….
• #6: Alicia So, what rank can you get with a Certificate IV in ATP? Read the screen If GPA did not get discussed or explained on slide 3, Uni Jargon, we may have to explain it here. But you can get a higher rank through the STAT test or the EAS which stands for the Education Access Scheme. We will talk about these two things in a minute, but at this stage we just wanted to point out these are two other ways you can boost your rank. Another way to get a higher rank is to consider doing a diploma at TAFE. This qualification will give you a rank of 87. And yet another way to boost your rank is to do one year of any degree and then upgrade to the degree of your choice. You will get at least a rank of 93 if you pass one year of an undergraduate degree.
• #7: Alicia Part of choosing where you will study, is understanding why ranks for similar/same courses vary between universities and between campuses at the same university. Does a higher rank at one uni mean they offer a better learning experience and/or are more highly regarded by industry? (the answer is “it depends”) From this slide you will see the effects of supply and demand at work. More central campuses are in higher demand relative to the number of student places, so the rank is driven up. Between universities the more established course at one university, may attract more applicants and so drive up demand. This may or may not mean the course is of a higher quality, with superior resources, higher industry recognition etc. You really have to look deeper. You will also find that unis don’t all offer exactly the same course title, and the units within the course can vary considerably. Another option available for people interested studying nursing at Caboolture is that you can apply to do what’s called a dual award i.e. you can apply through QTAC to study the Diploma of Nursing AND the Bachelor of Nursing both here at Caboolture campus. The diploma takes 18 months and you will get a year of study credits off the three year bachelor degree in nursing which means in total you can get two qualifications in 3.5 years of full-time study. This is one advantage. Also if you want, you can go out and start work as an Enrolled Nurse (EN) after 18 months and graduating with the diploma. You can start studying the degree part-time. Or you could, just for a while, increase your skills and experience working only and then go back to full-time or part-time study at QUT later to get your degree which may also suit your circumstances. So you would be earning and learning at the same time after a year and a half of study. Another advantage is that you can get both qualifications at a campus that you are very familiar with, here at Caboolture. The cost of a dual award will be more expensive though. A diploma costs $11, 600 for the three semesters. A bit less - $10, 424 - for people who qualify for the concession rate i.e. you are listed on an Australian Government Low Income Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, if you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you hold a Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card, or if you have a disability. Based on 2015 rates, you will pay a bit over $12,000 to get the degree. In total, a dual award in nursing should cost you about $23, 000 or $24, 000 whereas a single bachelor degree will cost you $18,000. At both TAFE and university you can defer all these costs with a loan from the federal government that you will only have to pay back once you are earning over $53, 000. You have nothing to pay upfront.
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• #12: Glenda Over $600 worth of free stuff for eligible students Handout bursary applications – Alicia
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