Simulated UCAT Day Workshop: 2-part program

The Simulated UCAT Day (SUD) 2-Part workshop conducted over a full day and a  follow-up session.

If you are in Yrs. 10, 11, 12, or you may be older and considering sitting the UCAT in the future, then this program is for you. The Simulated UCAT Workshop program is ideal and often a necessary step towards effective and efficient preparation for the UCAT. 

If you are in Year 9 and certain that you will be pursuing medicine or dentistry, then you can also consider taking part in this training workshop. 

This event will be conducted by the National Institute of Education in partnership in partnership with UCAT Preparation Australia, and MICAS (Medical Interviews and Career Advice Services).

The workshop is primarily designed to cover fundamental techniques in navigating the four sections (subtests) of the UCAT and also for participants to gain a better understanding of their own level of preparedness for the test. Over the course of many years of research and development, this program has evolved into a more comprehensive and holistic exercise, which not only achieves its primary goal, but it is also exposing students and parents during the Part 2 'Follow-up Session' to a wealth of knowledge about all other aspects of the journey into medical and dental degrees. The latest update has seen this program grow into a 2-Day live online interactive event, as the sheer amount of content covered was too great to fit into a 1-day program.  The program runs over one full day of UCAT training, and Part 2, which is a 3-hour session for students and parents.

Day-1: Students will spend the day with our specialist teachers and will be able to ask questions and address any concerns they may have about the test. The 4 sections (subtests) of the UCAT test, which will be covered at the workshop are listed below:

• Verbal Reasoning - assess your ability to critically evaluate information presented in a written form.
• Decision Making - assess your ability to make sound decisions and judgements using complex information.
• Quantitative Reasoning - assess your ability to critically evaluate information presented in a numerical form.
• Situational Judgement - assess your ability to measure the capacity to understand real-world situations and to identify critical factors and appropriate behaviour in dealing with them.
• For those attending the in-person workshops, soon after lunch, comes the challenge. Participants will be sitting a UCAT mock test under strict test-time conditions. Just like the actual test, each section will be timed separately. Students will not be allowed to write on the test paper and will only use a notepad and calculator where required. Sitting the trial test will give the candidates more time to better prepare for the real UCAT, and to better address their weaker areas.

Students, who will be opting for the LIVE online interactive UCAT workshop, will still have to complete the full NIE UCAT practice test, except the test will be mailed out, and students will attempt the test under exam-timed conditions at home after Day 1 training. Students will be provided with answers and explanations to the test, which they can utilise to complete further study at their own time.

Day-2 (Part-2): The 3-hour LIVE online session will be run on a different date. We would like to encourage parents to also take part in this part of the program. This session will provide insightful and extremely valuable information about the application process into medicine and guidance for future planning strategies. Finally, we will spend some time to better explain the Medical Interview process as well as provide students with preliminary instructions on how to start preparing for this very important stage of the admission process. This forum will be an opportunity to answer any general questions that students and their parents may have in relation to the pathways into medicine. 

• Workshop Duration: 
• Please make sure to check the time difference with your own state where you reside. 
• Day 1: LIVE ONLINE: 10 am - 5.00 pm AEDT
• Part 2: Follow-up session (3 hours, parents invited to join): Will be run as a separate live online event.
• OR 
• Day 1: IN-PERSON: 9 am - 4.30 pm AEDT 
• Part 2: Follow-up session (3 hours, parents invited to join): Will be run as a separate live online event.