After Year 12 you might want to continue on to Higher Education studies.
Manufacturing needs many qualified professionals in fields such as…
- Engineering
- Science
- IT
- Operations
- Sales and Marketing
- Human Resources
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Business Administration
Higher Education Qualifications are available from institutions such as Universities, Higher Education Institutions and TAFEs and you can study full time or part time, online or in person.
The eight Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) endorsed Higher Education Qualifications are…
- Diploma
- Advanced Diploma
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor Degree
- Graduate Certificate
- Graduate Diploma
- Masters Degree
- Doctoral Degree
You can find out more about the AQF at their website
Subjects for Years 11 and 12Choice of subjects for Years 11 and 12, those for your Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE), is very important. Those choices will determine, at least to some degree, your future study and career options.
So, consider…
- Strengths and weaknesses – no doubt everybody wants to achieve the very highest mark possible in their SSCE. You, and your parent(s) or carer(s) will hopefully already know what they are. If not then start thinking, and talking about them because they should guide your subject selection.
- Likes and dislikes – we all have our favourite subjects, some we like some we don't. When choosing what to study, apart from keeping in mind any pre-requisites and future career aspirations, it would be advisable to lean towards subjects you enjoy. You will obviously work harder at them and in all probability do well at them.
More to think about…
- Some courses, like engineering, can be very hard to get into, particularly at certain campuses. However it might be easier to enrol in the same course at another institution, for instance at an outer suburban or regional university.
- Some courses also have specific pre-requisite subjects such as maths or sciences for engineering, and they might possibly also have a minimum tertiary entrance score as well, the Cut Off score
The Good Guides website…
- Has a lot of information for students and parents (and others)
- Can help in the selection of higher education courses, institutions and careers
- Includes a set of independently compiled ratings of universities, campuses, fields of study and courses
- And a Search for
- Career
- Institution
- Course
