Future's Day courses & seminars
Accounting
*This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
SuniTAFE’s Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping (FNS40222) is perfect for those who are good with numbers. This qualification can lead to roles in the accounting and bookkeeping industry, including business activity statement (BAS) agents and contract bookkeepers. Learn how to apply theoretical and specialist skills and knowledge to work autonomously, and exercise judgement in completing routine and non-routine activities.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Accounting has been designed in collaboration with industry partners to teach you core accounting knowledge and skills across every aspect of business.
With a range of optional majors and minors, as well as a wide breadth of electives, you'll be able to build your degree to support your career ambitions. Develop vital knowledge and skills in accounting, information systems, finance, economics, management and data analytics tools. Build a deep understanding of financial accounting, business law and management accounting. Then integrate your knowledge by studying auditing and assurance, forensic accounting and taxation.
Arts
La Trobe's Bachelor of Arts gives you the choice, flexibility and support you need to follow your interest. With the flexibility of the Bachelor of Arts, you can choose from around 50 majors and minors from humanities, social sciences, business, health and science, keeping your career options open.
Biomedical Science (Medical – Rural Doctor Pathway)
La Trobe's Bachelor of Biomedical Science is ideal for students interested in human biology and allows you to tailor the degree toward your career interests. Combining the fields of biology and medical science, you'll open doors to careers across high-demand sectors including education, healthcare, media and research. If you chose to pursue further study you may also find employment in areas including data science, allied health, research, echocardiography and health promotion.
Aspire Early Entry & VTAC Application Process
Hear from La Trobe recruitment staff about what to expect from the VTAC application process. Get an understanding of the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) and make note of key dates to have in your calendars.
At La Trobe, there’s more than one way into uni. The Aspire Early Entry Program is a way to access an adjusted Aspire ATAR for your preferred course and secure an early conditional offer. For some Aspire programs, you can also gain a La Trobe Entrance Score as an alternative to your ATAR.
Join us during this session to learn more and make a start on your Aspire application!
Beauty
Enrol in a Beauty course at SuniTAFE to learn the art of making people feel confident about themselves from dedicated teachers who are recognised experts in their field. Learn the regulations, policies, and procedures of the industry by performing real life beauty services on clients in the recently expanded on-campus training salon.
Business
*This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
Develop solid foundations in modern business with La Trobe's Bachelor of Business. Prepare to thrive in a digitally disrupted world with this highly flexible degree and start building your dream career in business. You'll develop your professional business skills as you work in diverse teams, present business strategies and use the software that's essential in modern business.
SuniTAFE’s Certificate III in Business (BSB30120) provides practical workforce solutions and customised training, designed to prepare students for employment as professionals in the business sector. Gain the skills needed for a variety of roles, including receptionist, office administrator, or data entry operator.
This course can be undertaken as a traineeship meaning you can earn money and gain industry experience while you study.
Civil & Industrial Engineering
Take the first step in an exciting career in one of the world’s most in-demand fields of engineering with La Trobe’s accredited Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours). Become an expert as you build your knowledge in a wide range of engineering specialties.
Apply innovative thinking to solve some of the world’s most pressing engineering problems with La Trobe’s accredited Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Industrial). Develop strong foundations in the core elements of industrial engineering, while exploring areas such as advanced automation, artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Community Services and Social Work
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
Social work is one of the top 25 high-growth industries in Australia with a projected growth of 23.2 per cent* by 2026. As a social worker, you'll provide support and assistance to people and families in need. La Trobe's Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) gives you the clinical knowledge and hands-on skills to launch your career.
Learn how to deliver person-centred services to those who need it most with SuniTAFE’s Community Services courses. Multiple course offerings mean that you can work your way up to a Diploma or jump straight into the workforce after completing a Certificate, depending on your specific career goals. Unlock a multitude of career opportunities, including as a case manager, welfare worker, multicultural support, or school wellbeing officer.
Conservation & Ecosystem Management
Do you have a passion for conservation and a desire to contribute to the preservation of the natural world? A Conservation and Ecosystem Management qualification at SuniTAFE might be right for you. You’ll learn how to conduct a range of activities including site restoration, rehabilitation, renewal, and management of rural and natural landscapes, degraded sites, and marine environments. Be prepared for a wide range of roles including land care officer, cultural heritage officer, national parks ranger, or Indigenous lands worker.
Cybersecurity
La Trobe's Bachelor of Cybersecurity offers you the opportunity to step into the rapidly evolving digital world of cybersecurity. You'll build a highly specialised technical skillset as you learn about the history of hacking, build your coding expertise, and access industry-based projects and mentoring opportunities with major corporations.
Dentistry & Oral Health
Build a career helping others with La Trobe's Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours). Understand the foundations of dental science and get hands-on experience in clinical placements.
Learn how to provide essential oral healthcare with La Trobe's accredited Bachelor of Oral Health Science. Develop your understanding of oral health promotion, and the prevention and treatment of oral diseases.
Education – Primary, Secondary & Early Childhood
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
If you're passionate about helping young people to flourish, La Trobe's accredited Bachelor of Education offers your best path to a rewarding career in teaching at secondary, primary or early childhood and primary level.
If you’re considering a career in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector, SuniTAFE’s courses will enable you to design and implement curriculum and care programs with confidence. Graduates of both the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50121) and Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC30121) will be well equipped to meet the social, emotional, physical and educational needs of infants and young children.
Food & Nutrition
Gain the skills you need to empower individuals and communities to live healthier lifestyles and reduce the rising rates of chronic disease. La Trobe's Bachelor of Food and Nutrition will equip you with the skills and knowledge to work with people, communities and organisations to prevent many chronic diseases.
Health (Allied Health)
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
If you're passionate about making a positive difference, La Trobe's Health Science & Allied Health degrees will give you the skills and confidence to build a rewarding career in this diverse field. Whether you want to work with individual people or whole populations, you'll have the opportunity to fine-tune your skills and get the real-world experience that'll set you apart.
Do you want a career caring for others? SuniTAFE’s Allied Health courses will equip you with the necessary skills to deliver therapeutic and program related support to patients in a range of settings including aged care and disability care. Practical placements are embedded in the course design to ensure you’ll graduate with experience, job-readiness, and industry connections.
Hospitality & Cookery
Turn your passion for food into a rewarding career with SuniTAFE’s qualifications in Hospitality and Cookery. Designed to meet the needs of this growing industry, students will be able to practice and perfect their skills in the SuniTASTE Training Restaurant, which is open to the public. Whether you’re interested in front-of-house service or creating exciting dishes in the kitchen, there’s a course to suit you.
Information Technology & Computer Science
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
SuniTAFE’s Information Technology courses will prepare you for a wide range of information and communications technology (ICT) roles and allow you to work in areas like networking, programming, systems administration support and web development. SuniTAFE's dedicated and expert teachers provide training based on current industry practices and up to date technology.
Whether you want to build algorithms, protect data or shape new ways of networking, our Bachelor of Information Technology can launch your digital career. Designed to help you build our digital future, La Trobe's Bachelor of Information Technology equips you with skills across programming, networking, databases, systems analysis and design, and project management.
Law & Criminology
In La Trobe's Bachelor of Laws (Honours), you'll develop the knowledge and expertise to establish yourself as a forward-thinking legal professional. Study how legal practice shapes the most pressing challenges of our time, including in areas such as environmental law, international law, intellectual property law, and cyber law and policy.
Behind every crime is a human story. Some of Australia's most important social problems are waiting to be solved. Learn how to create innovative solutions to social issues and build a safer community in our Bachelor of Criminology.
Media and Communications & Global Studies
Learn how to tell stories across any medium and graduate with a portfolio of work, industry experience and specialised knowledge. With La Trobe's Bachelor of Media and Communication, you'll learn how to tell stories across any medium.
Or check out our new Bachelor of Global Studies, it gives you the flexibility to focus on the international career you want whilst giving you a strong grounding in the issues facing key regions and countries around the world.
Midwifery
Get the skills and confidence to advocate and care for mothers and babies in all clinical situations with this four-year double degree, La Trobe's Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery. Learn how you can become a midwife from right here in Mildura.
Nursing – Enrolled & Registered Nurse
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
Get the skills and confidence to care for people of all ages in all clinical situations while building your resilience to navigate a rapidly evolving healthcare sector. Graduates may take up nursing positions in the surgical, medical, paediatric, perioperative, emergency, rehabilitation, aged care, special care nursery or community fields.
Studying Nursing at SuniTAFE will provide you with the vital skills required to provide nursing care across the health care sector for people at all life stages. Key competencies include administering and monitoring medicines, analysing client health information, and adapting care approaches for vulnerable groups. This qualification can lead to employment as an enrolled nurse who will work under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Planning
La Trobe's Bachelor of Planning (Honours) gives you a comprehensive planning and design skillset, ranging from environmental strategies and assessments through to infrastructure and transport planning. Gain the foundations for a successful career as a senior strategic planner, planning and compliance manager, town planner, urban designer and environmental planner.
Primary Industries – Horticulture & Agriculture and Bachelor of Agriculture
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
Jobs in Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly digitised and reliant on technology. The SuniTAFE SMART Farm campus in Cardross is fully equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure you’ll graduate your course with industry-relevant skills. Choose from a range of courses and prepare yourself for a career in Agriculture, Horticulture, Nursery Operations, or Food Production.
Study La Trobe's Bachelor of Agriculture to make your mark in agriculture. You'll get a solid grounding in science fundamentals, including biology, chemistry and animal sciences, taught by our leading academics and industry experts. You'll also delve deeper into discipline-specific topics such as plant and soil science, animal nutrition, pest control, animal health and biochemistry.
Psychological Science & Psychology (Honours)
Understand the human mind and how it drives behaviour. La Trobe's Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) will help you become a professional psychologist, build a career in a psychology related field or pursue research. La Trobe's Bachelor of Psychological Science will prepare you for a career as a professional psychologist, or in a psychology-related field across industries from clinical psychology to human services and marketing.
Science & Pharmacy
La Trobe's Bachelor of Science offers you foundational skills in science and the freedom to delve into your passions. Whether it's protecting endangered animals, developing new ways to treat disease or fighting climate change, you'll be ready to pursue your dream journey in science by tailoring your degree with a mix of majors and minors.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) is your path to a successful career as a pharmacist. Accredited (with conditions) by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC), this degree builds your understanding of how medicines can help in treating diseases, how medicines can impact people's lives, and the importance of patient-centred and individualised care.
Skills and Jobs Drop In
Are you still unsure about what you want to do after school?
Is there something you’re interested in but not sure how that can translate to a career?
Do you know what job you want but not which pathway will get you there?
These are just some of the questions that the Skills and Jobs Centre can answer for you.
Drop in and chat with a student advisor from the Skills and Jobs Centre. We offer a variety of services to students, apprentices, trainees and job-seekers. We provide independent, cost-free advice on study options, career planning, job seeking and skills recognition, as well as a range of other services.
Sports and Exercise Science
A career in sport and exercise science is more than coaching, matches and athletes. It's a dynamic and exhilarating field that uses data and scientific principles and techniques to help people build strength, regain movement, prevent injuries and perform at their peak.
With Australia's ageing population and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, we need sport and exercise science professionals more than ever before. La Trobe's Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science gives you the scientific knowledge and practical skills to improve health and wellbeing.
Trades – Automotive (Heavy and Light Vehicles)
With vehicle ownership continuing to increase, and a growing interest in environmentally friendly technology, it’s the perfect time to begin your career in automotive and related technology. Learn how to service, repair, test, and diagnose a wide range of vehicles, including light vehicles, trucks, agricultural technology, and mobile plant technology at SuniTAFE.
Note: Students undertaking some of these courses must be employed in industry as an apprentice.
Trades – Construction and Plumbing
Ever wondered what it takes to become a plumber, plasterer, or carpenter? SuniTAFE has a range of Trades courses available to get you qualified for the workforce. With a foundation in the latest sustainable building and trades practices and techniques, students are trained in residential and industrial carpentry, plumbing, and general construction to meet the growing needs of the region.
Note: Students undertaking some of these courses must be employed in industry as an apprentice.
Trades - Engineering and Electrical
Do you like to tinker, problem solve, and find creative solutions? A SuniTAFE course in Engineering might be for you. Learn how to work with metal to become a machinist, fitter and turner, welder, or blacksmith. Choose between Fabrication and Mechanical Trade depending on your interests, and join the workforce in one of today’s most in-demand industries.
Electricity is everywhere in our daily lives, and with an Electrical qualification at SuniTAFE you’ll learn how to select, install, set up, test, fault find, repair, and maintain electrical systems and equipment. Learn how to work sustainably and be a key part of Australia’s switch to renewable energy.
Note: Students undertaking some of these courses must be employed in industry as an apprentice.
Visual Arts & Graphic Design
This is a joint session and will include information about courses at SuniTAFE and La Trobe University.
Learn how to combine form and function with SuniTAFE’s Design and Visual Arts courses. Explore a range of mediums, including painting, print making, sculpture, typography, and digital production. Be a part of something bigger and get involved in community projects, like murals or magazine design as part of your assessments and build an impressive portfolio to hit the ground running when you graduate.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Visual Arts will allow you to develop your art practice in a professional environment. Gain insights into what contemporary art can tell us about the world and our place within it.
