Careers News
Term I: Careers News
YEAR 9S AND THE MORRISBY PROGRAM
Morrisby is a word that has been heard and discussed quite a bit over the term at South Oakleigh College. Almost all of our Year 9 students have just recently completed the Morrisby online discovery tool. This program is designed for students to create a plan for their future that is specific to who they are and how they work and learn. Earlier in the term, each Year 9 student completed the Morrisby assessment which provided them with a tailored report outlining their results and a number of subject and career suggestions that matched these results. To help students better understand these reports, each student had the opportunity to have a 30-minute conversation with a career consultant, to ask any questions, review their reports and get the ball rolling in terms of thinking about realistic career options and goals.
The feedback from both the students and the career consultants was overwhelmingly positive. The Year 9s were eager to complete the testing and look through their reports, and the career consultants were impressed with the amount of preparation the majority of the students had done in their own time before the career interviews. These reports are a great starting point for career discussion and planning. I will be working with the Year 9s in Term 2 to use these reports, and the information from them, to create a career action plan and to help students with their subject selection for Year 10, later in the year.
(Most students in Year 10, 11 and 12 at South Oakleigh will have completed a Morrisby profile when they were in Year 9 or 10; if students want to access these reports at any time, but are having trouble logging on, I can help them access the platform.)
EMERGING OCCUPATIONS IN 2021
The National Skills Commission has identified a list of emerging occupations. These occupations are significantly different to the more common jobs that have been around for many years and are becoming more and more commonly advertised in the job market. The world of work is always changing and the best way to prepare for these changes is to stay up-to-date and informed. Below are a number of these emerging occupations. You can access the school’s career website through Compass for more details.
HEALTH INDUSTRY
Nurse liaisons – this role is slightly different from a nurse in that this role revolves around fostering the relationship between patient and facility. Main tasks include: assisting patients in appointments, communicating with a wide range of healthcare staff members on behalf of the patient and establishing patient’s eligibility for care.
SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING AND TRADES INDUSTRY
Solar installers – assembling, installing and maintaining solar systems on roofs and other structures. This is a sustainable electrical system that is becoming more and more common in Australia and all over the world.
Energy Efficiency technicians – Design and evaluate energy-related projects and programs to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. Tasks include: putting together programs to reduce energy waste, designing controls for energy systems and reporting on energy data.
BUSINESS INDUSTRY
Devops Engineers – work across and connect software development, system operations and IT staff. Main tasks include maintaining IT platforms and helping IT development and operation teams to work together and collaborate.
Logistics Analysts – manage and analyse areas of product delivery including invoicing, electronic billing and shipment tracing. Using the information and data collected to help businesses improve their planning and monitoring of inventory, shipments and payments.
Aviva Mulloy
Careers Advisor
