Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer CRICOS No. 00213J CRICOS No. 00213J Career Counsellor, QUT Your Future Careers Team
Nov 02, 2014
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213JCRICOS No. 00213J
Career Counsellor, QUT Your Future Careers Team
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Topics• Your career direction• Lifelong learning & career self-management• Overview of Career Planning
– Who am I?– What do I want?– How do I get it?
• What employers want• Highest job growth areas• University Study & pathways• Decision-making
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Your Career Direction
• How clear are you about your future direction?
No idea..............................................................Very clear idea
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
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
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Lifelong Learning• Generic skills are far more important over your whole life - the
ones that will enable you to manage change (7 careers in a life time). Source: Peter Hagan Director, Labour Market Research, Qld Government
• Study does not end when year 12 does. The world of work is forever changing, so we are all forever learning.
• Australian Blueprint for Career Development - Competencies required to manage your career http://www.blueprint.edu.au/
• Core Skills for Work Framework - skills needed to maintain your employability http://www.innovation.gov.au/Skills/CoreSkillsForWorkFramework/Pages/default.aspx
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Career Planning
What do I want?
Who am I?How do I get it?
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Who am
I?
Interests
Skills
Personality Values
Capabilities
Support people
Work preferences
Lifestyle preferences
Dreams
Goals
Attitudes
MotivationBeliefs
Self-conceptConfidence
Role models
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
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?
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/
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
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Paid Work
TAFEApprenticeship
University
Other training
Inheritance
Study & Work
Volunteer work
Lotto win
How do I get it?
Upgrade qualifications
Own business
Work experience
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
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)
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
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
Highly valued by employers:
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
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
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
University Study
Main points to consider:• You can get into uni without an OP (tertiary rank used)• Degrees can take 3 to 7 years to complete (F/T)• 4 months after graduating university:
– 80.1% in full-time employment– 14.2% in further study
[Graduate Careers Australia (2013) survey of students who graduated in 2012 http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GCAGradStats2013.pdf ]
• Median salary (2013) for new graduates = $53,000
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
University Costs
• Course costs depend on course and subjects, examples: – 3 yr nursing $18,150 ($6,044 per year) – 4 yr education $24,174 ($6,044 per year) – 4 yr engineering $34,452 ($8,613 per year)
– 4 yr law $40,340 ($10,085 per year)
• Can defer course costs through HECS HELP (if eligible): – start repaying when income is $51,309 or higher (2013)– E.g., 4% repayment on $51,309 = $40/wk or $%2,452/yr
• Other costs: text books, prac uniforms, etc.
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
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)
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Pathways into Uni• OP• Selection rank (for OP ineligible – calculated from schedules)• QCS Test results (non-OP can still sit QCS)• Alternative entry for non-OP
– QLD Senior External Examination (to obtain Yr 12 QCE or enhance YR 12 results)
– Preparatory or bridging courses– Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)– Personal Competencies Assessment– Employment Experience
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Pathways into Uni or Upgrading A completed Advanced Diploma (passing grade) = Min Rank 93
A completed Diploma (passing grade) = Min Rank 87* at QUT
An AQF Certificate IV (completed) = Min Rank 74 (Cert IV in ATP)
An AQF certificate III (completed) = Min Rank 68
One year or more of a full-time degree (passing grade 4.00-4.24) = Min Rank 93 University Tertiary Preparation Programs
NOTE: • Ask your preferred uni about upgrading • Read the footnotes, some institutions will award different ranks • Don’t forget – prerequisites must still be met! • *82 at other unis
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
My University
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Going to Uni - QTACApply through Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) as a Non Year 12 applicant.Online video steps you through the application process: www.qtac.edu.au/OnlineServices/OnlineServices.html#ttt
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Career Information Websites
Myfuture: http://www.myfuture.edu.au/
Job Guide: http://www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/
Job Outlook: http://joboutlook.gov.au/
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Choosing Uni Courses QUT Match My Skills
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213J
Decision-making
• What criteria are important to you? (e.g., location, cost, time, employment
options, etc.)
• Collect relevant information (e.g., course options)
• Weigh up alternatives – pros and cons for each using your criteria
• Decide on the pathway that suits you best
• Make a plan and create smaller steps to achieve your goal
• Take action
• Problems deciding? Ask for help (parents, Guidance Officer, teachers,
career counsellors).
to take the plunge?
Are you ready……….
Your future starts here www. www.facebook.com/yourfuturecareer
CRICOS No. 00213JCRICOS No. 00213Ja university for the real world
R
QUESTIONS?