1. What do people do all day in the world of work?
Exploring careers in the areas of construction, transport, health and care, hospitality and digital.

2. Construction
Designing and building innovative new places for people to live and work

3. Transport
Designing and building innovative ways for people and things to travel e.g. future transport systems

4. Health
Specialised medical professionals helping people to lead healthy lives and recover from illness or injury

5. Hospitality
Working in hotels, restaurants or bars anywhere in the world

6. Digital
Working in digital technology jobs e.g. gaming, cyber security, developing apps

7. Which sector: construction, transport, health, hospitality or digital?
Nurse
Software developer
Paramedic
Hotel manager
Bus driver
Waiter/waitress
Sales consultant
Accountant
Engineer
Environmental consultant
Project manager
Art therapist
3D modeller
Personnel advisor
Physiotherapist
Chef
Anaesthetist
Events organiser
Architect
Craftsperson
Geologist
Driver – heavy plant
Speech and Language Therapist
Robotics
Games designer

8. Project manager Personnel advisor
Construction
Transport
Healthcare
Hospitality
Digital
Engineer
Architect
Environmental consultant
Craft trades
Bus driver
Civil engineer
3D modeller
Geologist
Driver, heavy plant
Nurse
Doctor
Paramedic Physiotherapist Art therapist Anaesthetist Speech and language therapist
Lab technician
Hotel manager
Waiter/waitress
Chef
Events organiser
Cruise ship or airline staff
Software developer
Robotics
Games designer
Data analyst
All
Sales consultant
Accountant
Project manager Personnel advisor
Human resources
Recruitment

9. For one of the five areas, consider:
How do you think people doing these jobs would spend their days?
What do you think would be the most and least enjoyable aspects of the work?
What subjects do you think these people would be good at?
What qualifications do you think they need?

10. Thinking about me: make a “selfie”
What are my main qualities?
What evidence do I have to demonstrate these?
What are the areas I’d like to develop more?
How can I do this?

11. What do you already have to offer?
adaptable
creative
logical
self-motivated
ambitious
dependable
optimistic
supportive
analytical
diligent
organised
team contributor
articulate
dynamic
perceptive
tenacious
assertive
enthusiastic
persistent
thorough
autonomous
expressive
practical
tolerant
cautious
flexible
pragmatic
understanding
challenging
focused
productive
versatile
clear thinker
imaginative
reliable
committed
inclusive
resourceful
cooperative
insightful
risk-taker
courageous
intuitive
self-disciplined
Can you think of anymore personal qualities?

13. Thinking about me – make a “selfie”
What are my top qualities?
Quality
Evidence
What are the areas I’d like to develop more?
Area
What could I do to get more practice?

14. What kind of future do you want?
What does your future look like?
What kind of future do you want?
Things that will be essential.
Things that will be important.
Things that would be nice to have.
Things to avoid.

15. What does your future look like?
Feelings and Reactions
What does your future look like?
L&C
Prosperity
“I want to have wealth and a luxurious lifestyle”
Public Contact
“I want to interact with people in the general public”.
Fast Pace
Travel
“I want to travel around the world”. “I don’t want to be in the same place all the time.”
Influence
“I want to feel as though I have influence and power at work – I want to feel like I’ve made a difference.”
Manageable Stress Levels
“I don’t want to feel stressed – and I want a life outside work too.”
These are all different qualities of a job. Choose at least two to put in each column.
Good Working Relationships
“I want to enjoy working with others”.
Technical Expertise
“I want to feel like I am an expert in something”.
Work Under Pressure
Security
“I want to know that I will be able to keep my job and there won’t be lots of risks involved.”
Attractive Workspace
Freedom/Independence
Excitement
Integrity
“I want to feel like the job I’m doing is morally right.”
Innovation
“I want to feel like I am at the cutting edge doing something brand new”.
Chaos
Achievement
“I want to do really well and feel like I’ve achieved something”.
Competition
“I want to do a job that is competitive”.
Variety and Choice
“I want to my job to be different everyday and I want to have choice over what I am doing”.
Location
“I want to live somewhere really cool”.
Risk
Artistic Creativity
We will develop an understanding of our own feelings about the future and evaluate the importance of qualifications to this.

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