Offsite experiences

• Work experience placements and/or workplace site visits

• Careers Expos

• University/TAFE/Tertiary partnerships

• Connecting students with real people in their place of work

In-school initiatives

• Self-awareness/self-management program for Grade 9 (and possibly 10 students)

• Resume, cover letter and application form help

• Careers information sessions

• SET Planning interviews

• Connect program - projects run in Year 9 that connect to the local community or around the school like gardening, animal care, ag, mechanical, mural, community service, aged care, etc (these things can go on their resume)

• VET in schools

• Round table interviews with past students who have left and are now in a range of different industries come back and talk to students about their experiences

• Morrisby profiling for Year 9 and then again in Year 10 - help them align their strengths and challenges with appropriate pathways

Assessment Additions

• Interviews with local community members in their jobs

Things that can be done by teachers, coordinators and Guidance Officers

• Interviews with local community members in their jobs

• Fortnightly newsletter

• Careers website

• Aligning realistic expectations with adjacent career goals (if there is a mismatch) - eg. If a student wants to be a doctor but aren't academic, what else could they do that will deliver the same career satisfaction ? Nursing? Aged Care?

Find the Jobs Activity

• Students receive posters with different scenarios of interest (such as a national league sports game, concert, video game convention, racecar meet, food court, etc)

• In groups of 3-4 people, students must identify as many jobs that are directly or indirectly related to their scene

• For example, if the scenario is a concert, the direct jobs might be singer, musician, lighting and sound guys, and then the indirect (or less obvious) jobs are usher, tour manager, concession stand staff, security guards, record labels, companies that sponsor the artist, people who supply the food, cleaners, managers, etc.

• The point is to get students thinking about all the jobs that don't exist within a university or TAFE handbook