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Pathways to Sports courses
The new way to do uni
Victoria University
Chenali Amaratunga
Future Students Advisor, Victoria University
Hello everyone. Welcome to the pathways to sports courses at VU. My name is Chenali and I'm a Future Students Advisor at Victoria University.
In this webinar, we will be talking to you about the possible pathway options from Victoria University Polytechnic to Victoria University for this course.
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Pathways to Sports Courses
Chenali
And joining us is Diana Rector, Pathways Coordinator for Admissions. And joining us is Diana Rector, Pathways Coordinator for Admissions. Michael Clayton, the Manager, Industry, Community, and Sport Engagement at the College of Sport and Exercise Science. And Scott Murray, Manager Pathways and Retention at Victoria University.
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Meet your panel
Diana Rector, Pathways Coordinator - Admissions
Michael Clayton, Manager Industry, Community and Sport engagement - College of Sport & Exercise Science
Scott Murray, Manager Pathways and Retention at Victoria University.
Chenali
Before we start, I would like to acknowledge my country and pay my respects to the custodians of the land we live, work and study on today. And I would also like to pay my respect to the elders, past, present and emerging.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Chenali
So as a student who's completing or already completed a program at VU Polytechnic, why transfer to university? There's a few reasons. You would have an easier transition to university from TAFE where you can enhance and expand your scope of knowledge. You also have a wider range of career options and would be able to get your degree in a shorter period of time as you will be granted credits for your previous study. This also means you'll finish off with two qualifications. And most importantly, you'll be studying in our award-winning block model.
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Why transfer to university?
Easy transition to university from TAFE
Enhance and expand your learning
Wider range or career opportunities
Obtain a degree in a shorter period of time with credits
Two qualifications
Victoria University Block Model.
Chenali
At Victoria University, we have revolutionised tertiary education with our award-winning block model. The block model allows students to focus on one subject at a time, rather than juggling multiple subjects over a six-month period, like at other universities. And is offered to students in all years of our undergraduate degree. With the VU Block Model, you'd be fully focused on each subject. If you are fascinated by one particular subject, you can immerse yourself in it and enjoy all that subject has to offer. And if you don't enjoy it, you will be pleased to have it finished in only four weeks without having to wait until the end of the semester to know your result. Up next is a brief video to show what your year is going to look like while studying under the block model at Victoria University.
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VU Block Model
The first university delivering undergraduate degrees using a block model of teaching.
1 subject at a time
87% pass rate^
40% distinction or above^
Under 35 students in a class
Results within 3 days
THE VU BLOCK MODEL VIDEO PLAYS
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We've been teaching the same way for hundreds of years now but the world around us has changed and along with it, employer and industry needs. So at VU, we changed the way you learn with our Australian first VU Block Model.
Traditionally, you juggle the demands and deadlines of four units at once.
Instead, the VU Block Model has you focus on one unit at a time.
Each semester will be broken into four blocks which run for four weeks.
You focus on one unit in each block completing all your assessments before moving on to the next.
So instead of this
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Traditional university, with a diagram showing 4 units running at the same time each semester.
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the VU Block Model looks like this
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The diagram shows VU Block model with 1 unit following the other each semester.
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VU Block Model gives you greater focus by studying just one unit at a time in smaller more collaborative classes and provides flexible study options to suit your lifestyle.
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Improved student success
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With the introduction of Block Model, students success is soaring.
More students are passing first year and second year too
and over 40% of students are now enjoying grades at or above distinction levels.
VU students more engaged and satisfied with their uni experience.
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Pass rate 13% up arrow first year
Pass rate 90% up arrow second year
40% distinction level
82.2% overall student experience
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Employers have also noticed the difference ranking VU graduates in the top 10 of more than 40 universities for work readiness.
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Top 10 for work readiness
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And more than 90% of graduates are ranked highly for employability.
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90% ranked highly
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So when you study with the VU Block Model, you know it's proven to give you the support and skills you need to succeed.
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(this video is shown on the VU Block Model page)
Chenali
Once you successfully complete your diploma you may be eligible for a guaranteed pathway to the mentioned bachelor-level courses at Victoria University. What it means by a guaranteed pathway is that you have a confirmed entry to a course once you meet all the admissions criteria stated in the conditional offer letter. As you can see once you successfully complete the Diploma of Sport, you may be eligible for the listed credits in the mentioned bachelor level courses. Also once you complete the Diploma of Remedial Massage you may be eligible for the listed credits in the mentioned bachelor level courses. Also once you complete the Certificate IV in Fitness, you may be eligible to transition into the bachelor level courses with the listed credits. Also, please note certain bachelor degrees might also have additional admissions criteria to be met which will be listed on the course webpage. I would now like to hand over to Diana who is a Pathways Coordinator for Admissions to talk to you about the admissions process relating to pathways.
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Your pathway to university
TABLE 1
Pathway course (Code, Credit):
Diploma of Sport (SIS50319)
VU course:
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice) (ABHE, 0)
Bachelor of Fitness (SBFI, 72)
Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)Bachelor of Psychological Studies (SBHP, 0)
Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement Bachelor of Sport Management (SBHS, 96)
Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science (SBOE, 0)
Bachelor of Outdoor Leadership (SBOL, 0)
Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Science (SBPH, 48)
Bachelor of Sport Science (SBSA, 72)
Bachelor of Sport Management/Bachelor of Business (SBSB, 48)
Bachelor of Sport Management (SBSM, 96)
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Pathway course (Code, Credit):
Diploma of Remedial Massage (HLT52015)
VU course:
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Sport Practice) (ABHD, 0)
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice) (ABHE, 0)
Bachelor of Fitness (SBFI, 48) (SBHP, 0)
Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)/Bachelor of Psychological Studies
Bachelor of Sport Science (Human Movement)/Bachelor of Sport Management (SBHS, 48)
Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science (SBOE, 0)
Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Science (SBPH, 0)
Bachelor of Sport Science (SBSA, 48)
Bachelor of Sport Management/Bachelor of Business (SBSB, 0)
Bachelor of Sport Management (SBSM, 0)
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Pathway course (Code, Credit):
Certificate IV in Fitness (SIS40215)
VU course:
Bachelor of Fitness (SBFI, 36)
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Clinical Practice) (ABHE, 0)
Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Science (SBPH, 0)
Bachelor of Sport Science (SBSA, 0)
Bachelor of Sport Management (SBSM, 0)
*Please refer to the VU and VUP course pages on the website for additional information
Diana Rector
Pathways Coordinator – Admissions
Thank you Chenali.
So what is a conditional offer? A Pathway Conditional offer means you have a guaranteed place into an eligible pathway course upon successfully completing your current course and meeting any additional admissions criteria that may be required for the course.
New conditional offers currently go out twice a year, in approximately May and October. At the same time as new offers are sent, acknowledgement emails are also sent to those that are previously accepted their pathway conditional offer. These emails are sent to your student email account. Information regarding next steps in the pathway process are also provided in both emails. I'm now going to talk a little bit about the full offer process.
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Admissions – pathways
What is a conditional offer?
A pathway conditional offer means you have a guaranteed place (and in some cases with advanced standing) upon:
successfully completing your current course
meeting any additional admissions criteria for the higher education course (if required).
Conditional Offer process
New offers sent – twice a year.
Accepted offer acknowledgements sent – twice a year.
Once offer accepted:
completion in your current course is monitored
additional entry requirements for the higher education course are validated (if required).
Diana
Once successful completion in your current course is confirmed, we process your offer as well as the eligible advanced standing. From there, you will be sent your ‘Enrol now’ email with your full offer into the Bachelor for the next available admissions intake.
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Admissions – pathways
Full offer process
Once completion and any additional entry requirements are confirmed:
the offer is processed
eligible advanced standing is processed
full offer ‘Enrol in your Pathway course’ email into the Bachelor is sent for the next available admissions intake.
Diana
To enrol into the Bachelor, you need to simply follow the prompts within the email, log into your, MyVU portal, accept the full offer and enrol into available units. Please be aware that students receive pathway full offer emails at different stages as successful completion is confirmed and pathway full offers are made right up until classes commence for each intake period.
If you ever have any questions about your pathway full or conditional offer, please email Pathways. And we're always happy to answer your questions.
Thank you Chenali.
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Enrolling Into A Higher Education Course
Follow the prompts within the email:
log into your MyVU portal
accept the offer
enrol into available units.
MORE INFORMATION?
Email: [email protected].
Chenali
Thank you Diana. I would like to handle it to Michael, the Manager, Industry Community and Sport Engagement at the College of Sport and Exercise Science to speak to you about industry insights and a bit more about this course
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Michael Clayton
Manager Industry, Community and Sport engagement - College of Sport & Exercise Science
Michael
Thanks Chenali.
In the College of Sport and Exercise Science we have over 200 partnerships and affiliations with different sports organisations and associations. Some of our best known partnerships are with the Western Bulldogs and the Melbourne Victory football clubs. These partnerships allow students who are studying in different courses to have different opportunities to engage with industry. For example, with these high level elite sporting clubs, students who study in a Bachelor of Exercise Science or Sport Science often have opportunities to work with the football departments to carry out roles in sports science, exercise science, data analytics, strength and conditioning and sports performance. And they can undertake a cadetship with those clubs.
Also in these clubs, students studying sports management degrees have an opportunity to work within their more corporate functions and work in areas such as sponsorships, memberships, and other administrative roles within the organisations. As times move forward, many of these organisations now have community foundations that do outreach programs into their community so students who are looking for opportunities not necessarily in sports science or sports management but looking to work more closely with community, have opportunity to work with these outreach programs and undertake initiatives that help people who are often in culturally and linguistically diverse communities or people who are struggling with poor health outcomes to engage with our students in those programs to advance themselves and improve their health and wellbeing.
Some of our other partners. So we have a relationship with the outdoor education groups our students who undertake our outdoor education leadership program are able to work with the outdoor education group and develop the skills that they'll need in that industry. And this is a great partnership because in the second and third years of the programs our students are able to undertake paid employment with the outdoor education group whilst they're studying so they can learn, earn and start to live the lifestyle that they want to have a career in. And finally, I'll just mention another partnership we have with the Melbourne Stadiums Limited, which runs Marvel Stadium. Students particularly in our sports management degree have an opportunity to work in this environment, to learn about events and facilities and to hone their skills. And one of our alumni run the events at Marvel Stadium. So we have a great link with this organisation to allow our students to develop their skills. And we also now have a number of our students who are employed in this organisation.
Often it's a challenging environment for our students to think about their futures and where they might be going. And our programs undertake some governance and compliance activities to ensure that there's a safe and nurturing and empowering environment for our students as they go out and try and explore where their careers might be going. This allows them to create a link between the theory and knowledge that they're learning in class and the practical struggles that they're applying in the class environment into a professional work environment, and also allows them to build their capability and showcase their employability with these organisations.
So we're able to take what you might be learning in your sports coaching or physical education degrees and then display that to future employers. We look for a way to allow students to explore a variety of workplaces in their career options so that you get a bit of a taste for different areas and work roles. We then allow students to experience the actual work environment in a professional setting, to get a sense of how that industry matches their characteristics and their work styles to make sure there's a good match then to engage with these organisations in a proactive and productive way where you actually get a role, you get a task to complete and you're able then to showcase your skills and knowledge and hopefully increase your opportunity awareness so that you might be able to identify an opportunity for a volunteer part-time employment while actually still studying. And then finally this exposes our students to industry networks and connections and can help you identify opportunities for employment or help an employer identify you as a potential employee for them in the future.
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Industry insights:
Over 200 partnerships and affiliations
Benefits to Students; Governance & compliance, Connecting theory & practice, Industry Partnerships, Connections & Networks
Student Employability; Explore, Experience, Exchange, Expose
Logos:
Western Bulldogs
MSL Melbourne Stadiums Limited
Melbourne Victory
Fitness and Lifestyle Group
The Outdoor Education Group
Belgravia Health and Fitness
Fitness First
Goodlife Health Clubs
Chenali
Thank you, Michael, last but not least I would like to handle to Scott who is a Manager of Pathways and Retention to speak to you about VU employee and opportunities at VU.
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Scott Murray
Manager – Pathways and Retention
Scott
Thanks very much Chenali.
One of the key services that we offer at VU, which will help many different pathway student decide on whether or not to take up their pathway opportunity is VU Employ. VU Employ is our careers service and we offer career advice through email, consultations, one-on-one appointments with a qualified careers consultant, a range of different resources, including the VU Employ Collaborate space, Careers Toolkit and the VU Employ Career Directory, a range of different programs offered throughout the year, including Talent Connect Mentoring, Beyond VU and GVIP, as well as a huge calendar of events, including fairs and expos, industry events and a range of different workshops.
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VU Employ services
Career advice – email support
Consultations – career chats (15 minutes via phone), career counselling (45 minutes via Zoom)
Resources – VU Employ Collaborate, Career toolkit, VU Employ career directory
Programs – Talent Connect Mentoring, Beyond VU, GVIP
Events – career fairs and expos, industry events, workshops.
Scott
VU Employ can help you with the decision-making in transitioning to higher education and what you need to consider. We can assist you in identifying values, skills, interests and personal situation when deciding what it is that you want to study. Work with you in exploring the different course options that are available. Provide the tools to research whether or not the study path will lead to strong job opportunities after graduation or beyond. And explore the different job opportunities available after you complete your HE degree.
VU Employ can:
help you with the decision-making and transitioning to higher education study and what you need to consider
assist you in identifying values, skills, interests, and the personal situation when deciding what to study
work with you in exploring the course options available
provide the tools to research whether the study path will lead to strong job opportunities after graduation
explore those job opportunities available to you after you complete your HE degree.
Scott
This is one of many different opportunities available to VU students. These include VU Learning Hub, which is staffed by a dedicated team of staff and student mentors. The study abroad program, financial advice, VU Vollies, which is our volunteer program, student mentors in the library, leadership opportunities, wellness and counselling services, as well as huge range of different student clubs and societies.
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Opportunities at University:
VU Learning Hub
study abroad
financial advice
VU Vollies
student mentors in library
leadership opportunities
wellness counselling
student clubs.
Scott
If you have any questions about anything that we've spoken about today, for admissions information, you can email [email protected]. For specific course information, contact [email protected] and if you'd like to book a one-on-one appointment with a careers consultant, you can simply email [email protected]. We'd like to thank you very much for listening to this webinar.
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Questions
For admissions information: Email - [email protected]
For course information: Email - [email protected]
For VU EMPLOY appointments: Email - [email protected]
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