2015 Open Day Calendar

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1 2015 Open Day Calendar Vic, Tas, ACT, NSW Developed by Sandie McKoy, Catholic College Wodonga, 2011 June 2015 INTRODUCTION Each year, universities, TAFE Institutes and private colleges open their doors to the public to showcase what they can offer to future students. To ensure you make the right decisions about what you would like to study after school, it is essential you attend as many open days as possible. STEP 1 Make a list of Open Days Make a list of the institutions you would like to visit. Use the course search facilities on VTAC - to explore Victorian courses and on UAC- to explore NSW and ACT courses. STEP 2 Explore Open Day websites Explore the Open Day websites for the institutions you would like to visit. Sign up to receive updates or join Open Day Facebook pages. View videos of last year s events if they are available. STEP 3 Download program and highlight seminars Download the Open Day program from the institution website and campus maps. Highlight which seminars and demonstrations you would like to attend. STEP 4 Get prepared for the day Open days are free, but take along some money for lunch. Take along a note pad and pen and attend as many seminars as possible. You may be able to visit two institutions if their Open Days fall on the same date. Have fun! Photo s taken at Victoria University and University of Canberra Open Days.

2 Open Day Dates Vic & Tas Universities. All dates are in August Deakin University , 2: Warrnambool 9: Geelong Waterfront & Waurn Ponds 23: Melbourne La Trobe University , 7: Shepparton 16: Bendigo 19: Mildura 28: Albury-Wodonga University of Melbourne , 16: Parkville and Southbank Discounted VLine tickets available for regional students ($10) Monash University , 1: Peninsula 2: Caulfield, Clayton Australian Catholic University , 30: Ballarat University of Tasmania , 30: Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast Swinburne University , 2: Hawthorn Travel scholarships available for regional students RMIT , 9: City, Brunswick, and Bundoora Federation University , 30: Mt Helen, SMB, Camp Street and Gippsland Victoria University , 23: Footscray

3 Open Day Dates Victoria Government funded TAFE institutes. All dates are in August Kangan Institute , 22: Moonee Ponds 29: Docklands 29: Richmond Box Hill Institute , 23: Box Hill Holmesglen Institute , 13 th of August William Angliss , Wodonga Institute of TAFE , Faculty information sessions run from now until December The Gordon Institute , 9: Geelong Bendigo TAFE , 16: Bendigo, 20: Echuca Chisholm Institute , 22: Dandenong

4 Open Day Dates Victoria Private Providers. All dates are in August JMC Academy , 22: Melbourne Tractor Design School , 15: Melbourne & Bairnsdale Academy of Design Australia , 9am 5pm Australian College of Sports Therapy , 9 & 12: Melbourne Southern School of Natural Therapies , 1: Melbourne, 10am 2pm Academy of Interactive Entertainment , 16: Melbourne, 10am 3pm Australian College of Applied Psychology , Navitas College of Public Safety , Photography Studies College , 16: Melbourne SAE Creative Media Institute , 24: Melbourne Marcus Oldham College , 9: Geelong Longerenong Agricultural College , 9: Longerengong

5 Open Day Dates Canberra All events run on Saturday 29 August Australian National University , University of Canberra , Australian Catholic University Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra Institute of Technology , , , Open Day Dates NSW Events run in August and September UNSW , 5 September University of Sydney , 29 August: all campuses University of Technology Sydney , 29 August: City Macquarie University , 12 September University of Newcastle 1300 ASK UON, August: 6: Port Macquarie, 15: Central Coast, 22: Newcastle University of Wollongong , 15 August, Wollongong Other Some universities don t have a single Open Day in August or September, but welcome prospective students to make an individual appointment. These include Charles Sturt University ( ) and University of New England ( ).

6 \\ Prepare for Open Days Open Day Date.. Sessions I would like to attend Time Session Room Number Tasks Have joined the Open Day Facebook page Y/N Have downloaded the campus map Have downloaded a program for the day Open Day Date.. Sessions I would like to attend Time Session Room Number Tasks Have joined the Open Day Facebook page Y/N Have downloaded the campus map Have downloaded a program for the day