year 12 2014
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Year 12 2014
Careers program information
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Many Careers Activities throughout the year
• Entirely up to student to take advantage of these opportunities
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Assistance in other areas
• Resumes• Interview Folders• Interview preparation• Cadetship/ apprenticeship applications• Mock Interviews
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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
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University applications
• All students receive UAC Guide late July early August
• UAC applications open early August and close late September.
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UOW
• Open Day 16th August• Early admission opens 1st August close 29th
August• Links talks to ERC term 3 – information about
this later
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Useful websites
• www.myfuture.edu.au• JobJump• www.australianapprenticships.gov.au• www.jobsearch.gov.au• www.aapathways.com.au
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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
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Current labour market information• Employment projections by industry Illawarra
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Labour market outcomes by educational attainment for25-34 year olds
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Where residents of Illawarra work
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Youth unemployment
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Unemployment rate by qualifcation
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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.
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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.
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‘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’!
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Finally
• Ashton Kutcher acceptance speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuBSRC1zpHw