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1 z Parents: A glimpse of myfuture and Career Pathway Planning

2 Career Management The world of work is increasingly more complex. Self managing learning over a lifetime is important for each person to remain flexible, resilient and enterprising. A young person’s career development is influenced by: individual uniqueness community and cultural expectations location, environment and the wider society random & unpredictable events stage of life

3  Investigating information on a range of education and training pathways  Understanding the employment market  Becoming aware of the range of career options  Finding out about the jobs available in different industries Parents can support young people’s career pathways by:

4  Understanding the suitability of the young person to a specific vocational pathway  Introducing and exposing the young person to a range different careers  Talking; sharing; providing introductions to key people; encouraging a range of experiences. Parents can support young people’s career pathways by (Cont.):

5 Career & Career Development There is broad agreement that parents are the most significant influence in young people’s career decisions, and play a key role in supporting and assisting young people in their career development. This is particularly the case when young people are at school, but is also the case when young people are in higher education or VET, and are not in education. (Australian Government Department of Education, April 2011, National Career Development Strategy (NCDS) Research Project: Element 2 Synthesis Report, p51, viewed 24 November 2014, https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/national_career_development_strategy_nc ds_research_project_element_2_synthesis_report.pdf ) https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/national_career_development_strategy_nc ds_research_project_element_2_synthesis_report.pdf

6 What is myfuture? UNIQUE - it is Australia’s national career information service for all Australians COMPREHENSIVE - supported by many very large databases that are regularly up-dated ONLINE - can be accessed anytime, anywhere - it is interactive and user driven FREE - funded jointly by the Australian, State and Territory governments GATEWAY - to other useful websites and career related activities

7 myfuture – Home page

8 myfuture website Designed to have a life-long approach – an all-ages perspective. Each section has an introductory video. Getting started Change direction Assist your child Explore careers Tools and resources

9 myfuture website Designed to have a life-long approach – an all-ages perspective. Each section has an introductory video. Getting started Change direction Assist your child Explore careers Tools and resources Getting started

10 Assist your child

11 Explore careers

12 Career videos

13 Latest labour market information

14 Bullseye Posters Choose which subject your child is good at!

15 Build your career profile

16 ‘The Adventures of You’

17 The High Five Principles The High Five Principles are from the Real Game Series and state: Know yourself, believe in yourself and follow your heart. Focus on the journey, not the destination. Become a good traveller. You’re not alone. Access your allies, and be a good ally. Change is constant, and brings with it new opportunities. Learning is lifelong, and it’s good. We are most alive when we are learning.

18 What parents should know: Allow your child to: Follow their heart »Dream the future »Be positive »Build confidence »Respect your child’s ideas

19 What parents should know: Encourage your child to: Focus on the journey »Explore different career ideas »Experiment with career paths »Enjoy the journey

20 What parents should know: Be an ally: to your child »Offer support »Use your networks

21 What parents should know: Change is constant: for your child »Take a flexible approach »Be prepared to change »Look for opportunities

22 What parents should know: Encourage your child to: Keep learning »Learn from many sources (Sport Community Family) »Learning is lifelong

23 Contact your school careers adviser for further information and support. Thank you EDUCATION SERVICES AUSTRALIA


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