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Year 12 Career Planning Clive May, Career Counsellor, QUT Your Future Careers Team

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Today’s Topics – Year 12 Career Planning

• Overview of Career Planning• Getting a job• Apprenticeships• Traineeships• TAFE/ University Study

What do I want?

Who am I?How do I get it?

Career Planning Tips

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Who am

I?

Tip 1: Think About YourInterests http://www.kyvc.org/assess.shtm

Personality Values

Capabilities

Work preferences

School Subjects?

Dreams

Goals

Attitudes

MotivationBeliefs

Self-conceptConfidence

Role models

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Tip 2: Think About School SubjectsMyfuture Bullseye Targets

English

MathsSOSE

Home Economics Languag

es

Business

ICT

Geography

Health & PE

Science

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Are you good with:• People – treating, caring, listening, educating, helping…• Ideas – theories, strategies, innovation, designs,

creations…• Things – machines, equipment, tools, building, making…• Data – recording, collecting, checking, following

procedures…

http://www.act.org/world/world.html

Tip 3: Think About Your Skills

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Personal Attributes• Loyalty• Honesty & integrity• Enthusiasm• Reliability• Personal presentation• Common sense• Positive self-esteem• Sense of humour• Balanced attitude to work• Ability to deal with pressure• Motivation• Adaptability

Employability Skills• Communication• Problem solving• Initiative & enterprise• Planning & organising• Self management• Learning• Technology• Team Work

Example Skills Gained at School/TAFE/ Uni

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What

do I

want?

Consider the Lifestyle You Want

Home

Leisure

Partner

Family

HolidaysLocation

Friends

Income

Travel

Transport/Car

Furniture

Surroundings

Pets

Work hours

Hobbies

Giving

How much do I need to earn?

Weekly spend by life stage

Single <35

(no kids)

$869

Couple <35

(no kids)

$1,429

Couple

(oldest child

<5) $1,484

Couple

(oldest child

5-14)

$1,670

Couple

(oldest

child15-24)

$1,900

Centrelink

$203

Apprentice

Certificate

Diploma

$350-$884

Uni Graduate

$846-$1,250

Senior

Tradesperson

$1,250-$1,600

Senior

Professional

$1,600-$3800

Weekly incomeSources: Australian Securities and Investments Commission: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-money/budgeting/spending/australian-spending-habits; Job Outlook http://joboutlook.gov.au/

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Source: Data obtained from Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010). 6278.0 – Education and Training Experiences, Australia. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6278.02009?OpenDocument

Postgraduate

Bachelor Degree

Diploma/AdvDip

Certificate III/IV

Certificate I/II

Year 12

Year 11

Year 10 or below

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

$1,438

$1,151

$920

$877

$500

$671

$640

$671

Median weekly earnings by level of education (2009)

Higher qualifications:

earning potential

job opportunities

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Paid Work/Job

TAFEApprenticeship

University

Other training

Inheritance

Study & Work

Volunteer work

Lotto win

How do I get it?

Upgrade qualifications

Own business

Work experience

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Source: Education Queensland (2013), Next Step Survey Results, http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/nextstep.html#Results

Destination of QLD Year 12 Completers - 2014

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1 year of bachelor degree studies• with a passing grade = Rank 93 (OP 5)

A completed advanced diploma• with a passing grade

= Rank 93 (OP 5) at QUT or 91 (OP 5/6) at other unis

A completed diploma• with a passing grade

= Rank 87 (OP 7) at QUT or 82 (OP 9) at other unis

An AQF certificate IV• Completed = Rank 74 (OP 12)

An AQF certificate III • Completed = Rank 68 (OP 15)

Tertiary Preparation Programs

NOTE:• Ask your preferred uni about upgrading• Read the footnotes, some institutions award different ranks• Don’t forget – prerequisites must still be met!

University Pathways & Upgrading

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Apply through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC):• Make the most of your six

preferences• Course cut-offs (rank/OP) do change

each year• Check requirements /prerequisites

QTAC applications due 30 September* (end of this term 3)* Late fees apply from October 1

Make your QTAC application!

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All universities have some kind of special entry programs. Check with each uni.

– Elite athletes– Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders– Financial hardship

QTAC’s EAS (Educational Access Scheme) aims to help applicants who have experienced difficult circumstances that have negatively impacted on their studies.

***You can receive up to a 3 OP (or 6 ranks) bonus for each category*** …

Apply for entry programs

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• Financial hardship – family receives Centrelink; parents unemployed or on low income; limited money for books, uniforms, school supplies, excursions etc

• Home environment/responsibilities – family conflict, abuse, illness/death of family member, additional responsibilities to assist your family

• English language – from a country where English is NOT medium of instruction; family does not speak English at home; new to Australia and experiencing language issues (e.g. refugee)

• Disability or personal illness – chronic illness or accident which have led to extended time away from school; illness/disability for which provisions have not been made at school

• Educational disruption – natural disasters; regional/remote school; change of school in senior years; bullying; family breakdown; homelessness

5 EAS Categories - Examples

NEED HELP? Talk to school staff e.g. Guidance Officer, Yr 12 coordinator or talk to QTAC about how to complete your cover sheets and documents

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What does uni cost?

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Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

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Rates shown are based on one equivalent full-time student load in 2014. The actual contribution may vary each semester depending on the units studied and the band for each unit. Visit www.qut.edu.au/fees

For 2015 Band Estimated cost (two semesters = 8 subjects)

Band 3 Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics, Law

$10,266

Band 2 Computing, Built Environment, Health, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Science, Surveying

$8,768

Band 1 Education, Nursing, Behavioural Science, Social Studies, Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts

$6,152

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Repayment thresholds

(2014/2015)

Repayment % rate

Weekly salary(pre-tax)

Approx. weekly repayment

Below $53,345 Nil

$53,345 - $59,421 4.0% up to $1142 $45/week

$59,422 - $65,497 4.5% up to $1259 $57/week

$65,498 - $68,939 5.0% up to $1325 $66/week

$68,940 - $74,105 5.5% up to $1425 $78/week

$74,106 - $80,257 6.0% up to $1543 $93/week

$80,258 - $84,481 6.5% up to $1624 $106/week

$84,482 - $92,970 7.0% up to $1787 125/week

$92,971 - $99,069 7.5% up to $1905 $142/week

$99,070 and above 8.0% From $1905 above $152/week

Paying it backIf you defer your HECS it comes out of your pay once you start earning over $53k. The median annual starting salary for bachelor degree graduates in 2013 was $55k Source: www.graduatecareers.com.au

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We encourage you to apply for as many scholarships as possible.• Academic

– Vice-Chancellor’s scholarships (up to $30,000)– Faculty-specific scholarships– Apply if you’re aiming for single digit OP– Closing date is late November.

• Financial hardship– QUT Equity Scholarships– Commonwealth scholarships – Indigenous, Start

up and Relocation– Free computer scheme

www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate-scholarships

Scholarships

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Useful Websites

• My Future - Explore Careers www.myfuture.edu.au/explore-careers

• Job Guide www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au

• Job Outlook www.joboutlook.gov.au • Graduate Careers Australia – Career

Information booklets www.graduatecareers.com.au/CareerPlanningandResources/careerprofiles/index.htm

Making Career Choices

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