Year 12 2014

Careers program information

Many Careers Activities throughout the year

• Entirely up to student to take advantage of these opportunities

Methods of communication to Year Year 12

• Careersalerts [ make sure you are registered to this free site]receive weekly updates.

• http://erc.careersalert.com/• Newsletters• Careers noticeboard• Announcements• Assemblies• HR visits• TV outside careers office

New website

• ‘JobJump ‘ will be available soon – you will be notified when.

• You can register for this free service – information emailed directly to you. Parents can register too.

• Weekly regionalised TAFE courses and job vacancies; earnings across 300 careers; bonus points across all universities in NSW and their links; EAS information; alternative entry etc.

Guest speakers

• Guest speaker program will include talks after school early term 3.

• Expected speakers include:• UOW Early admission• Bluescope Steel• Defence Force• TAFE• Private Colleges• Etc. Registered students MUST attend

Different pathways to where you want to go

• TAFE• UOW College• Work experience• Delayed application –eg- Police, FireBrigade,

Defence Force etc• GAP year – work – volunteer – travel - lifestyle

Assistance in other areas

• Resumes• Interview Folders• Interview preparation• Cadetship/ apprenticeship applications• Mock Interviews

Careers Interviews

• Every Year 12 student will be interviewed at least once this year.

• Informal interviews Recess 1 and 2• Brief interviews or urgent interviews need to

be booked.• Notice of this procedure to be given in term 2

ATAR

• Information about ATAR found at www.uac.edu.au

University applications

• All students receive UAC Guide late July early August

• UAC applications open early August and close late September.

UOW

• Open Day 16th August• Early admission opens 1st August close 29th

August• Links talks to ERC term 3 – information about

this later

Useful websites

• www.myfuture.edu.au• JobJump• www.australianapprenticships.gov.au• www.jobsearch.gov.au• www.aapathways.com.au

Careers Expo

• All Year 12 will be attending for one hour Wednesday 15th May.

• Make sure you are prepared to ask questions that are important to YOU!

• Public session for you and parents Tuesday 14th May 3.30-5.30pm

Current labour market information• Employment projections by industry Illawarra

Labour market outcomes by educational attainment for25-34 year olds

Where residents of Illawarra work

Youth unemployment

Unemployment rate by qualifcation

STRESS MANAGEMENT

• Enjoy you last year of schooling• Work steadily and to the best of your ability• If a problem – talk to your friends, family,

seek help.• There is real help available at any time you

need it.

So you don’t know what you want to do?

• That’s OK!• See the Careers Adviser – sooner rather than

later.• You will get assistance in gathering

information - to help deciding and setting goals, time management etc.

‘SOFT SKILLS’ ARE REALLY IMPORTANT

• So called ‘soft skills’ like• Time management• Attitude• Willingness to learn. • Confidence• Communication skills• Self discipline etc• Can be the deciding factor in you getting a ‘go’!

Finally

• Ashton Kutcher acceptance speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuBSRC1zpHw