Welcome to the Term 3 edition of our news.
High quality career learning for students is becoming even more important given the amazing range of opportunities that are emerging and the sheer amount of information at our fingertips.
In this newsletter you’ll find:
- The latest about our new Career learning and workplace learning website - still in development-your feedback is welcome!
- Great opportunities for students that have come our way or we have initiated
- Exciting career learning in primary schools
- Quick grabs from Myfuture- the national career information and exploration website
- Latest on our Careers Advisory Service website- we asked students and parents
- A quick mention of Australian Jobs 2018 guide- so important to include labour market information in discussions with students
- Student feedback on SALT- intrigued? You might want to book a session
- Some suggested reading for professional learning
Our Senior Pathways Team in Secondary Education (state office) encourages you to share this newsletter and welcomes your feedback and ideas for the Term 4 edition. Do this by emailing us at seniorpathways@det.nsw.edu.au
Best wishes as we all engage students with the best career learning we can provide.
Thanks to Rosemary Seberry for preparing this edition.
Rosemary Brook, Sue Maclean and our Senior Pathways Team
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Career learning and Workplace learning now available on the department's website
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Career learning & Workplace learning information is now available on the new look department website. Check out our easy to read information about work experience and work placement. We have answered the most frequently asked questions from schools. This resource will be good for you to advertise to parents/carers and employers.
Career learning gives you resources for building career understanding from K-12.
These websites are still a work in progress. Senior Pathways welcomes your feedback at seniorpathways@det.nsw.edu.au
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Work experience opportunities as a surveyor
Surveying is an exciting field of study that will greatly appeal to any students you know who love subjects like maths, geography and IT – and anyone who likes the idea of working outdoors.
Get downloadable resources for careers advisers to help communicate what surveying is and the need for more surveyors.
Students can register for work experience on their website. There is a 2-3 minutes video showcasing a student, Max, talking about his experience. Also, read Michael's story about why he chose surveying.
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Careers in dentistry
There is more to the industry than just a dentist!
Specific training can be undertaken to work as a dental assistant, hygienist, therapist, prosthetist or technician.
Students interested in oral health and wellbeing should check out the Australian Dental Association careers page.
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Scholarships for future teachers now open
Applications for the 2019 scholarship programs for future teachers are now open. Successful recipients receive benefits including financial support throughout their teacher education studies and a guaranteed permanent job in a NSW public school on successful completion.
Share the opportunities available to students by visiting the teach.NSW website or sign up for a school video conference, where students can speak directly with the teach.NSW team about the great opportunities available for future teachers.
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2018 HSC study guide
Your students can access this free on-line guide prepared by the Sydney Morning Herald. It has tips, a quiz and advice and motivation sections.
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Students give their careers the 'Green Light'
Green Light Day 2018 was a great success with 7 partner venues across NSW opening their doors to raise awareness of the jobs available in the transport and logistics industry. Over 250 students were given insight into rail, road and air transport jobs at Fletchers Dubbo, Linfox Parkes, UPS, Woolworths, RAAF, Pacific National and Sydney Trains.
Freight movements are expected to double over the next 20 years, so there will be jobs available in all aspects of the industry.
Senior Pathways sponsors this program run by TAFE NSW and Transport for NSW.
Students from Narromine High School visited Fletchers International Exports at Dubbo.
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Granville Boys' barber shop
Granville Boys High School have created a barber shop to teach boys 14-17 years the skills of barbering. The program teaches boys who would otherwise disengage from school and drop out early. The area has a high level of youth unemployment and this program also teaches them the value of customer service, personal grooming and self-respect.
Other groups of students are learning music and music production, the arts and social media and film-making.
The barber shop is creating a lot of buzz within the school.
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Ermington West Public School explore dream jobs
We know that early exposure to career thoughts is a great way to prepare our students for their future jobs. Ermington West Public School is using the BEcoME program to get their students thinking about their strengths and passions and exploring career options. The program is run with a fun interactive web app and in-school workshops.
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Inspiring the Future launches their new Primary Futures careers event
Primary Futures was launched in Australia on the 4 May 2018, organised by the Schools Industry Partnership and The Smith Family. It was hosted by Willmot Public School, a small primary school in Mt Druitt.
The main event was a ‘What’s my Line?’ activity. Pupils asked five volunteers questions about their jobs, and then guessed their occupations. The volunteers then left the stage, returning in either uniform or with a prop to reveal their occupation.
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Following this big reveal, the volunteers spent time interacting with the children to talk about their job and how their primary school learning was relevant in helping them achieve their career goals.
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myfuture website
Download new biographical bullseyes to help students discover the types of occupations that are available by studying the STEM subjects of biology, chemistry, electro-technology, maths and physics.
The Adventures of You is a series of three engaging short animation videos exploring the mental skills required for career and life decision making.
These resources and a whole lot more can be found on the bottom tab of the website titled Assist others.
To receive regular myfuture newsletters sign up to ensure you do not miss out on valuable information.
myfuture is the national career information and exploration website available to all NSW public schools with secondary students (teachers register using your @det.nsw.edu.au email, students will use their @education.nsw.gov.au email). Information for students, parents and educators is available to help career planning, pathway searching and work transitions for young people.
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myfuture training
The team from myfuture - Education Services Australia (ESA) led a training session for teachers to enhance their knowledge about the myfuture website.
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This practical workshop hosted by Senior Pathways provided participants from across NSW an opportunity to explore the useful tools available, the new resources and what’s next on the myfuture website.
Contact your Senior Pathways officer In School Services if you need help with accessing resources on the website.
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Careers advisory service website update
We are revising the information on the website and I'd love your input!
We have already consulted with some students and parents and their input was really valuable.
We encourage you to consult with your students and parents about information they would like to access all year round and for all year levels.
This information will complement the myfuture website and not duplicate it.
Email Rosemary Seberry with your ideas by COB Friday 28 September at: rosemary.seberry@det.nsw.edu.au
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Australian Jobs 2018
Australian Jobs is an easy to follow guide to the Australian labour market. It includes information about industries and occupations as well as states, territories and regions.
The publication highlights trends in the Australian labour market and provides guidance about job search and the skills employers value.
Australian Jobs is available as a 48 page report in accessible PDF format. The Occupation Matrix is available as a separate Excel spreadsheet or PDF.
If you have any enquiries about the Australian Jobs publication, or to request a hard copy, please email AustralianJobs@jobs.gov.au.
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Girls exploring trades
The SALT team delivered their workshop to Kandos Public School in May.
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The following story was written by one of the students:
"On Friday the 18th, the Year 5 and 6 girls learnt how to make a basket with things like drop saws, jigsaws, files and sanding blocks.
It was an exciting event because we got to take something home to show our parents and say that we made it on our own with the guidance of the SALT tradeswomen.
I really loved the idea of having tradeswomen come to the school and teach us girls to broaden our career choices because girls don’t usually think when they are in year five or six that when I grow up I want to be a carpenter, plumber, electrician or a mechanic.
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I think that having the tradeswomen come to our school was a good opportunity to learn more about trades and think about being tradeswomen ourselves.
Having the SALT women come and show us how to use the things that they brought was fun and was an awesome way to spend our Friday."
For a visit to your school, contact Fi Shewring by email saltaustralia@gmail.com. Fi heads up this program.
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Some reading for your professional development
Reading for professional development can be recorded as unregistered hours for your accreditation.
A word of warning - some items are many pages so you may need to be selective in your printing.
Remote student university success: an analysis of policy and practice
Remote students often have unique knowledge, capabilities and perspectives that are a valuable part of a wider Australian culture. There is a compelling case to explore the great potential that remote Australia, its cultures and people have to offer.
Future Frontiers - Education for an AI World (e-book) or pdf version.
2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey reports on their perceptions of business and their outlook for the world and themselves.
The dimensions of insecure work reviews growth of employment insecurity including part-time work and underemployment.
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