Year 12 2014 Careers program information. Many Careers Activities throughout the year Entirely up to student to take advantage of these opportunities.

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