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Students With PotentialClive May, Career Counsellor, QUT Your Future Careers Team
(www.slideshare.net/yourfuturequt)
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5 years from now…
Bachelor Degree; 39%
VETCertificate IV+;
7%VETCertificate III; 2%
VETCertificate I–II/other; 3%
Apprentice; 7%
Trainee; 3%
Workingfull-time; 9%
Workingpart-time; 17%
Seeking work; 10%
NILFET; 2%
Destination of QLD Year 12 Completers - 2012
Source: Education Queensland (2013), Next Step Survey Results, http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/nextstep.html#Results
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Your Career Direction
• How clear are you about your career direction?
No idea..............................................................Very clear idea
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Career Planning Process
What do I want?
Who am I?How do I get it?
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Who am
I?
Interests
Skills
Personality Values
Capabilities
Support people
Work preferences
Lifestyle preferences
Dreams
Goals
Attitudes
MotivationBeliefs
Self-conceptConfidence
Role models
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Match Your Interests to Careers• Realistic - practical, hands-on… • Investigative - working with ideas, requires lots of thinking…• Artistic - working with designs, patterns, self-expression…• Social - working with, communicating with, helping and teaching…• Enterprising - starting up and carrying out projects, leading people…• Conventional - following set procedures and routines…
Try this questionnaire: http://www.kyvc.org/assess.shtm Check out related jobs: Job Guide Jobs ChartConsider how subjects relate to jobs: Myfuture Bullseye Targets
>>>>>> RESEARCH jobs and career pathways >>>>>>>
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Choosing Uni Courses QUT Match My Skills
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What
do I
want?
Lifestyle
Home
Leisure
Partner
Family
HolidaysLocation
Friends
Income
Travel
Transport/Car
Furniture
Surroundings
Pets
Work hours
Hobbies
Giving
How much do I need to earn?
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Paid Work
TAFEApprenticeship
University
Other training
Inheritance
Study & Work
Volunteer work
Lotto win
How do I get it?
Upgrade qualifications
Own business
Work experience
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
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
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 income examplesSources: 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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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)
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Where will the jobs be in the future?
• Health Care and Social Assistance – largest growth (13%)
– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=Q
• Construction (10.1%)
– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=E
• Arts and Recreation Services (10 %)
– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=R
• Retail Trade (8.9%)
– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=G
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Pathways into Uni or Upgrading •Advanced Diploma = Min Rank 93 •Diploma = Min Rank 87* at QUT (82)•Certificate IV = Min Rank 74 (Cert IV in ATP)•Certificate III = Min Rank 68•One year/more of a full-time degree (passing grade 4.00-4.24) = Min Rank 93/OP 4 or 5•University Tertiary Preparation Programs
•NOTE: • Don’t forget – prerequisites must still be met!
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What to consider in a degree
• OP or Tertiary Rank required for chosen course• Location & Travel: Regional or metropolitan • On campus/Off campus study• Full-time, part-time, or combination of both• Career opportunities - national/global• Professional recognition/accreditation • Degree subjects • Prerequisites (e.g., Maths, English) or assumed knowledge• Costs, Scholarships, Financial Support, & other Supports
(e.g., academic learning, disability, career/personal counselling)
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Going to Uni - QTACApply through Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)Online video steps you through the application process: www.qtac.edu.au/OnlineServices/OnlineServices.html#ttt
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Career Information Websites
Myfuture: http://www.myfuture.edu.au/
Job Guide: http://www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/
Job Outlook: http://joboutlook.gov.au/
to take the plunge?Are you ready…
Your Future Careers TeamQUT [email protected]/yourfuturecareer (07) 53167666
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