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PATHWAYS
The Pathways Team (located in the Senior Study Centre) has a wide variety of resources that students can use to help identify interest areas and potential careers. Students and parents are able to make individual appointments at any time of the year.
Careers Planning has three stages:
Self Development: young people understand themselves and the influences on them, build their experiences and achievements and develop their capabilities.
Career Exploration: young people locate, investigate and consider opportunities in learning and future work options.
Career Management: young people make and adjust Career Action Plans and manage their life choices, changes and transitions.
Each year level has a theme through which these elements are explored:
(The above steps can be followed at other times through your career planning journey)
In the Junior School Years (The Discovering & Exploring Stages) students are encouraged to begin exploring possible career and pathways during Personal Learning lessons, and their various subject. All students will begin Career Action Plans (CAP).
In the Middle School Years (The Focusing & Planning Stages) students begin to focus on careers that they may have an interest in and start planning how they can achieve a job in these fields. This is done during Personal Learning lessons, specific subject areas, and Work Experience Programs. At Year 9, students complete the My Insights Career Profiling through the Morrisby Program. This is followed up with a 30minute interview with a career counsellor. All students will continue refining their CAP information and this plan can, and will, be adjusted and revised many times, based on students’ knowledge and skills development.
In the Senior School Years (The Deciding & Applying Stages) students make informed decisions about possible future transitions. This is done through Course Counselling, Subject Selection sessions, and Tertiary/Employer Forums. Students know of the requirements for their chosen further education, training, or employment choice & they are aware of alternative pathways in order to achieve their preferred future choice. Students' CAPs are fine-tuned and decisions are made regarding options available beyond year 12. Craigieburn Secondary College provides many opportunities for students to gain real experiences of pathway options, and with many of these opportunities. Some examples include:
- Personal Learning (PL) - career learning goals & profiles developed
- Resume Writing, Job Applications & Mock Interviews
- Work Experience
- VET in School Programs
- Tertiary Forums / Mentoring
- Individual student pathway interviews held at various year levels, for advice with subject selection, university prerequisite subjects, other pathway options
- Student Information Sessions - Year 10 Students, VCAL & VCE students, VTAC applications,
- Open Days at Universities & TAFE institutes
- Careers Expos
Upcoming Events in Term Two:
Year 7 and 8: Continuing to develop their CAPs and look at different types of work and running their own business concluding with presenting their business plan in Humanities.
Year 9 - All Year 9s have the opportunity to complete their Morrisby Profiling. (Parent permission slips have been sent home and can be returned to Middle school Office) One to one Career Counselling will take place in Term 3.
Year 10 – Subject Tasters for VCE selection and Work Experience programme (20th – 24th June)
Year 12 and 11 (VCE and VCAL) – Attending Careers Expo at Showgrounds on Friday the 13th May and will continue
Students on the Head Start Programme at work:
