CDAA QLD DIV SC Career Practitioner PD Day April 2014
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CDAA QLD Division Sunshine Coast Career Practitioner Professional Development Day Clive May Career Counsellor – Widening Participation QUT Your Future Careers Team
CDAA QLD DIV SC Career Practitioner PD Day April 2014
CDAA QLD DIV SC Career Practitioner PD Day April 2014
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1. CDAA QLD Division Sunshine Coast Career Practitioner
Professional Development Day Clive May Career Counsellor Widening
Participation QUT Your Future Careers Team
2. Todays Presentation Widening Participation the rationale
Career Education programs for students from Years 8-12 Facilitation
of CYPFS Coaching Young People for Success Workshops and PACTS
Parents as Career Transition Support programs
3. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Rationale
for Widening Participation Career Counsellors Rationale - LSAY
Longitudinal Studies of Australian Youth Students engaged in career
development CD stay and finish/have better life outcomes In
partnership with Guidance Officers, teachers, parents/caregivers
and other relevant stakeholders to: Govt WP target of 20% of LSES
by 2020 Build aspirations and capacity, counter myths Provide
career information, resources, and support for parents/carers to
assist their child
http://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/2669.html
4. 1. Stimulate Demand for tertiary study Learning-based
partnerships with schools in Northern Corridor Adult re-entry
Career development activities Indigenous-specific outreach 2.
Review Admissions policy QTAC to administer Q- Step OP Bonus
Consideration of non-OP adms or LSES quotas 3. Grow Caboolture New
courses Better VET connections Campus-wide retention 4. Improve
retention Increase key support services. Strong focus on LSES
students within the Student Success and Retention strategy
(including FYE) CB campus-wide retention Continue funding for
Scholarships Indigenous and Intercultural Inclusivity
5. Career Planning How clear are you about your future
direction? No idea.......................................Very clear
idea
6. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Key
Message - Career Planning You dont have to know what career you
want You do need to: Have a high level of self awareness Have an
awareness of career options and pathways This makes it easier to
choose programs and courses
7. Working with Years 7 and 8 (aged 12-14) Humpybong State
School - Pre-expo careers session 4 x 25 minute classes of year 7s
(one composite year 6/7 class) Aim: To get students thinking about
their interests and how they relate to various industries and
occupations Brief overview of career decision-making (e.g., DOTS
model) Interest test and discussion of interest categories Linking
interest categories to occupations that will be represented at the
careers expo
8. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Career
Planning Process 1) Self Awareness 2) World of Work 3)
Influences
9. My Interests Observation Activity Consider Jobs these slides
represent? Do you like/dislike that job idea? (this is a sample of
the activity)
10. Observation # 1
11. Interests Working with people Helping/Advising: helping,
informing, teaching, treating, li stening, giving advice,
instruction, information, concer ned about their social welfare.
Persuading/Service: Selling, influencing, negotiating, motivat ing,
serving, promoting, bargaining
12. Match interests to jobs www.jobguide.thegoodgui
des.com.au/Building-your- career/Jobs-Chart
13. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Working
with Yr 9 and 10 (age 15-16) (Re-introduce) Introduce Work
Interests and link to Myfuture/Job Guide Talk about subject choice
in senior school link to myfuture Bullseye targets Myfuture
Bullseye Posters How will they find out how to get that job?
Myfuture Occupations / Job Guide Occupations Introduce discussions
around lifestyle and earning expectations
14. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Career
Planning Process 1) Self Awareness 2) World of Work 3)
Influences
15. Target Your School Subjects Myfuture Bullseye Targets
English Maths SOSE Home Economics Languages Business ICT Geography
Health & PE Science
16. Career Planning
17. Interests Skills Personality Values Capabilities Support
people Work preferences Lifestyle preferences Dreams Goals
Attitudes Motivation Beliefs Self-concept Confidence Role
models
18. Lifestyle Home Leisure Partner Family Holidays Location
Friends Income Travel Transport/Car Furniture Surroundings Pets
Work hours Hobbies Giving
19. Source: Data obtained from Australian Bureau of Statistics
(2010). 6278.0 Education and Training Experiences, Australia.
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/6278.02009?OpenDocument
$1,438 $1,151 $920 $877 $500 $671 $640 $671 0 200 400 600 800 1,000
1,200 1,400 1,600 Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate or above
Bachelor Degree Advanced Diploma/Diploma Certificate III/IV
Certificate I/II Year 12 Year 11 Year 10 or below Median weekly
earnings by level of education (2009)
20. Paid Work TAFEApprenticeship University Other training
Inheritance Study & Work Volunteer work Lotto win Upgrade
qualifications Own business Work experience
21. after year 12
22. CRICOS No. 00213J a university for the real world R Where
will the jobs be in the future? Health Care and Social Assistance
largest growth (13%) Construction (10.1%) Arts and Recreation
Services (10 %) primarily driven by the Sports and Physical
Recreation Activities sector Retail Trade (8.9%)
23. Working with Year 11 and 12 (aged 16-18) Now in senior
school with increased pressure to make decisions about the future
as well as perform at school Focus on busting myths about the costs
of uni and the types of people who go there Focus on access to
entry programs and support services, accommodation etc OP/Rank
pressure including QCS tests and QTAC forms Pressure to get a job
or know what to do when they finish Show them how and where to
apply Talk about post-school options
24. after year 12
25. Bachelor Degree, 39% VET Certificate IV+, 7% VET
Certificate III, 2% VET Certificate III/other, 3% Apprentice,
7%Trainee, 3% Working full-time, 9% Working part-time, 17% Seeking
work, 10% NILFET, 2%Destinations of QLD Year 12 Completers - 2012
Source: Education Queensland (2013), Next Step Survey Results,
http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/nextstep.html#Results
26. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R What are
employers looking for? Fit (the culture and values of the
organisation) Will do (the personality, passion interests,
ambitions, motivation) Can do (the knowledge and skills)
27. What Skills Do Employers Want (Core Skills Assessment)
Honesty & integrity Enthusiasm Reliability Personal
presentation Balanced attitude to work Ability to deal with
pressure Motivation Communication Problem solving Initiative &
enterprise Planning & organising Self management Learning
Technology Personal Attributes Employability Skills
28. CRICOS No. 00213J a university for the real world R Career
Options Tertiary Study FAQs Your OP/rank score count toward entry
into uni Degrees can take 3 to 7 years to complete (F/T) Approx 76%
of uni graduates are employed 4 months after graduating (2011) In
2013, median starting salary for new graduates: $52,000
29. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Pathways
into Uni/Upgrading OP Selection rank for OP ineligible QCS Test
results (non-OP can still sit QCS) QLD Senior External Cert 3 =
rank 68; Dip = 87 (82); Adv Dip = 91; 1 year of uni = 93
Preparatory or bridging courses e.g TPP/ATP STAT/PCA/QTAC
Employment Experience category
30. CRICOS No. 00213J a university for the real world R
In-School Activities High School: SET Planning Year 10 SET Plan
review Years 11 & 12 QTAC information Alternative Pathways to
University General career planning self- awareness, knowledge of
options, career decision- making Job search skills Career Expos
Youth of Today and Tomorrow Primary School: General career planning
Information interviewing Career Expos
31. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R QYIL Yr
12 Cluster Schools Activity QYIL Employment Support Program
*Caboolture SHS, Tullawong SHS, & Morayfield SHS* Career
planning Post year 12 options Industry Info Job Search
32. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R Explore
Uni Support Explore Uni activities and events by: Presenting career
development sessions at 1- day events and camps Assisting with
student ambassador training Presenting In-School QTAC Information
Sessions Assisting at school career expos Embed Explore Uni into
local career development with before and after activities
33. CRICOS No. 00213J a university for the real world R
Resources Examples from our Work with Child Safety Services o My
Interests http://www.iseek.org/careers/interestassessment.html o
Character Assessment from USC
http://www.usc.edu.au/media/2499705/SLL-Character-
Assessment_FORM.pdf o Self Understanding Booklet
http://www.bridgetostudy.com.au/uniprep/su_topic1.php o The Career
Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ)
http://kivunim.huji.ac.il/eng-quest/cddq.html
34. Support for School Staff Coaching Young People for Success
Coaching Young People for Success Overview
35. CRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world R PACTS
Support for Parents PACTS Facilitator Training Workshop One
Beginning to Explore Finding a place to start The 7 Hats of
Confident Parents (when talking about Careers) Communicating to
young people about careers Occupational categories Using the Job
Guide Identifying interests and skills Workshop Two Career and
Transition Services Learning Pathways Plans Career services at
school Training and further education options Apprenticeships and
Traineeships Group Training Organisations Workshop Three - Jobs
Stages of job hunting Resumes and Cover letters Young people and
telephones Centrelink, Job Services Australia, Youth Connections
and other programs Interview skills The First Job- What young
people need to know about their rights and responsibilities.
36. WP is about Capacity Building Strengthened internal QUT
partnerships with a continued focus (and funding) around
LSES/Indigenous outreach and retention Strengthened partnerships
with LSES schools and communities Best practice models locally, by
state, nationally Legacies such as resources, equipment,
professional development, improved capacity School leavers
confidently making informed career decisions
37. Ok Clive stop talking. Questions? Clive May Careers Adviser
Your Future Careers Team QUT Email: [email protected]
http://www.bridgetostudy.com.au/