Enrolment Dates for Uni Applications due soon.

It is coming up to that time of the year that Year 12 students and others are looking at what stage the next phase of life will hold, or at least what to do for 2011.

 With most Unis and TAFE’s, applications for enrolment of your preference are required to go through a central admissions processing body. We have collated all the information on each state and the requirements for applying to your Uni of choice.   

 Also don’t forget that Private Colleges are exempted from some of these processing bodies in some states. Also note that Semester 3 is coming up too for a lot of Private Institutes and some Universities, so check out http://www.studyfinder.com.au/ for courses available that meet your area of interest. 

  

Queensland
Admissions Body:	QTAC
Website:	http://www.qtac.edu.au/
DEADLINE:	Thursday 30th September
Institutes	Australian Catholic University	TAFE Queensland
	Australian Maritime College	Southbank Institute of Technology
	Bond University
	CQUniversity	Christian Heritage College
	Griffith University	Endeavour College of Natural Health
	James Cook University	Qantm College
	Queensland University of Technology	Qld Institute of Business and Technology
	Southern Cross University
	The University of Queensland
	University of New England
	University of Southern Queensland
	University of the Sunshine Coast

 

New South Wales / ACT
Admissions Body:	UAC
Website:	http://www.uac.ed.au/
DEADLINE:	Thursday 30th September
Institutes	Australian Catholic University	La Trobe University
	Australian Maritime College	Macquarie University
	Australian National University	Southern Cross University
	Canberra Institute of Technology	University of Canberra
	Charles Sturt University	University of New England
	Griffith University	University of Newcastle

Victoria
Admissions Body:	VTAC
Website:	http://www.vtac.edu.au/
DEADLINE:	Thursday 30th September
Institutes	Academia International
	Australian Academy of Design	Holmesglen
	Australian Catholic University	International College of Hotel Management
	Australian College of Sports Therapy	JMC Academy
	Australian Guild of Music Education	Kangan Institute
	Australian Institute of Fitness	La Trobe University
	Australian Maritime College	Max Therapy Institute
	Bendigo TAFE	Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology
	Holmes Institute	Melbourne Institute of Technology
	Box Hill Institute	Monash College
	Carrick Institute of Education	Monash University
	Charles Sturt University	Navitas College of Public Safety
	Chisholm Institute	Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
	Deakin University	Oceania Polytechnic Institute of Education
	East Gippsland TAFE	Ozford College of Business
	Elly Lukas Beauty Therapy College	Photographic Imaging College
	Eltham College Training Services	Photography Studies College
	Endeavour College of Natural Medicine	Qantm College
	Footscray City Films	SAE Institute
	Gordon (The)	South West Institute of TAFE
	RMIT University	Southern School of Natural Therapies
	Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE	Stott’s College
	Grenadi School of Design	Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
	Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School	Swinburne University of Technology
	GippsTAFE and Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE	University of Ballarat
	Victoria University	University of Melbourne (The)
	William Angliss Institute of TAFE	Victorian Institute of Technology
	Wodonga Institute of TAFE

Western Australia
Admissions Body:	TISC
Website:	http://www.tisc.edu.au/
DEADLINE:	Thursday 30th September
Institutes	Curtain University
	Edith Cowan University
	Murdoch University
	The University of Western Australia
	The University of Notre Dame Australia

 

South Australia / NT
Admissions Body:	SATAC
Website:	http://www.satac.edu.au/
DEADLINE:	Thursday 30th September
Institutes	Charles Darwin University
	Flinders University
	The University of Adelaide
	University of South Australia
	TAFE SA Adelaide North Institute
	TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute
	TAFE SA Regional

 

Tasmania
Admissions Body:	UTAS
Website:	http://www.utas.edu.au/
DEADLINE:	Thursday 30th September
Institutes	University of Tasmania
	Australian Maritime College

 Good Luck with your choices!

 From the StudyFinder Team – Australia.

 

Downward trend in Australian Uni’s – The impact!!!

One of the biggest questions I ask people is about the reputation of Unis. When you ask people what are the most famous, or popular or best Unis in the world, the typical ones pop up: Cambridge, Oxford, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Princeton. There are others in the mix but USA and UK dominate the 15 -17 spots in the world for the best Academic Unis before any other country get a look in.

So where does Australia fair?

Universities across Australia performed worse than last year in the highly regarded QS World University Rankings.

Our top Uni is ANU, Australian National University, based in Canberra they jump in at number 20. GREAT NEWS!?!?!?!?!

Maybe considering they were number 17 in 2009. In fact a majority of Australian Unis dropped rankings from 2009 with some Unis having the biggest drop compared to other Unis around the globe.

Seventeen of the 25 Australian universities included in the top 500 slipped down the list compared to last year. The country’s second and third ranked universities, Sydney and Melbourne, each fell slightly to tie for 36th place.

University’s substantial slump 45 places in the ranking was matched by La Trobe University also plummeting 45 spots to 286th. The biggest drop by any University in the world.

Only a small handful actually climbed the ladder. according to the QS World University Ranking: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010/results

So what does this mean for our Higher Education system?

The fact comes down to the student perception and course outcome. In previous posts I have supplied information about the ratings of Universities from an academic and student satisfaction rating. The biggest thing I still stress to people when talking to them about reputation versus cost versus course outcome versus employability is that YOU MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR COURSE…YOU DECIDE. Hence why www.studyfinder.com.au is a useful tool when it comes to finding the right course. Look at the big picture, if you are happy with the facilities, location, price and course, then go for it…If you feel it is not for you then find an alternative!

Dont get stuck in the trap that this is the only option for me….WRONG WRONG WRONG. You have options, with technology and the ability to study either in the Classroom, Online or by distance learning you do have options.

But in order to have that we must have above standard teachers/lecturers and relevant course material. This is where pressure  is now being put onto Govt to improve and fund more to maintain the reputation of Australian Education, more so now than ever before.

Our International market is shot and has been badly damaged due to dodgy operators and rogue educational agents coming into the system and ripping off students for a quick dollar then shooting off again without realising the impact it has on the reputation. Now as to date a lot of Institutes from both the Private and Public Education sector have enjoyed the sweet success of the International student market, but this focus and drive to keep the International market has tainted the focus on our home-grown student market – The Aussie student.

Recent studies have shown that Australia has the highest proportion of international students enrolled in tertiary education of anywhere in the world.  

That’s a worry for universities, Tafes and Private Colleges so heavily reliant on fee revenue from international students. Overseas student enrolments are expected to halve from next year in response to tighter migration laws. That means many universities and other tertiary institutions will struggle to survive – let alone raise standards.

So is this a cause to the down fall of our rankings? Are we becoming too greedy with the International Dollar? Are we putting profit before education?

I can not answer these only the Institutes, Governments and you can bring answers to these questions. I will say that our focus needs to be regenerated back into our community, focus on the needs of the students in Australia and ignite the passion to have a nation of educated, trained and most importantly “employable” graduates.

The Government need to have more focus on programs aimed at supporting our community and more controls over the International market. We have an watchdogs on almost everything from Petrol, Groceries to Childcare, when will Education see their turn to have someone monitoring the schools/institutes and making sure we provide good quality education!!

So when looking at this list just remember it only paints part of the picture. Reading articles in Media clippings I see that my views are shared by many Australians. Surely the message is clear.
Happy Reading.

I look forward to your comments.