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Australian Jobs Report is available now

The National Career Institute have just released the 2022 version of Australian Jobs, which is a pretty good overview of the state of the labour market with some up-to-date advice for finding and securing work. There are some great key take-away points which Lucy from Study Work Grow has summarised in this article.

AATIS

• Updated Apprenticeship Priority List - The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) updated the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List on January 13. The downloadable PDF identifies priority occupations for the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives System. The list includes a subset of occupations and qualifications that have been identified as leading to a clean energy occupation. 
• Career of the month – Fitter and Turners are responsible for fabricating, assembling, maintaining and repairing precision instruments and equipment/machines. 

Careers with STEM

• 2023 Careers with STEM: Science e-magazine and Environmental and Data Science e-magazine are now available.
• New Biomedical Scientist Job Kit - Read about real-life professionals in biomedical science careers, follow a day in their lives, find salary info, stats and pathways. Download the free 8-page Job Kit
• Choose your own STEM adventure – want to work in STEM but not sure where to start? Take the quick questionnaire which doubles as a reading list filled with potential study and career paths – including specific degrees, salaries, role models and stand-out employers.
• STEM + ‘X’ Webinar - Join this free webinar to explore how you can combine a science degree with your 'X', which is your passion, another area or a big goal.
• STEM + Sport – 9 STEM + Sports Careers behind the Australian Open and a Quiz: What’s your STEM + Sport Career
• Love Quizzes and STEM but still unsure? There are over 200+ STEM Quizzes to help with your exploration.

GiST – Girls in STEM Toolkit

The Girls in STEM Toolkit (GiST) has recently updated their website with a brand new look, simplifying navigation to make it easier to find what’s important to you.

For teachers, they have added fifteen new lesson plans, including a thought-provoking lesson on bias in STEM careers, designing simple machines and visualising climate change.

For all, particularly female students with an interest in STEM areas, there are lots of resources available, including stories from women in STEM, a careers quiz, and resources for families. Find out more: https://www.thegist.edu.au/

Jobs Victoria Career Counsellors Service

This initiative provides career counselling services to school-leavers, parents, jobseekers…

More information is available via the CEAV Jobs Victoria Career Counsellors Service website.The service is most suited to people who are: 

• unsure of their work/career options and pathways
• seeking employment but lack a clear vocational pathway/plan
• unemployed and struggling to secure work due to lack of work experience (e.g. recent graduates)
• underemployed and seeking more secure and/or skilled work
• in need of support to plan a transition to a new occupation/career wishing to pursue a professional career involving tertiary education pathways.

Jobs Victoria

This program and funding aims to help Victorians get back to work and employers find the right staff for their business. More information is available on the Jobs Victoria webpage. Of particular interest is the:

• Apprenticeships Victoria partnership with the Victorian Government, major project employers, and the TAFE and training system to deliver more job opportunities for apprentices and trainees looking to start a career in the construction and infrastructure sector. Individuals can get more info at the Big Build Apprenticeships Victoria webpage Kickstart your career with Apprenticeships Victoria | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)
• Youth Employment Scheme providing young people aged 15 to 29 with an opportunity to work in the Victorian Public Service for 12 months while completing accredited training. More info Traineeships for young people | Jobs Victoria
• Recruitment programs which incorporate priority areas like roles in community services, social services, disability and support services, hospitality in regional areas and earn and learn program for target groups. More info Recruitment programs | Jobs Victoria

Free TAFE – Enabling access to free or low fee training in priority areas

Free TAFE covers tuition fees for eligible students. From 2023, Free TAFE will offer more than 70 courses across growth industries, including Early Childhood Education, Health, Construction & Infrastructure, Agriculture, Hospitality and Community & Disability Services.

The Victorian Government Free TAFE website is an ideal starting point for exploring this great option. 

The following courses have been included as part of the 2023 Free TAFE course list. The Victorian Skills Gateway lists courses that currently receive government funding and the new Free TAFE courses will appear on the Gateway.

• Diploma of Auslan
• Diploma of Interpreting (Auslan)
• Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (Auslan)
• Certificate III in Production Horticulture
• Diploma of Emergency Health Care
• Graduate Certificate in Client Assessment and Case Management

The following Free TAFE short courses will also be available from 2023.

• Agricultural Chemical Skill Set
• Hybrid Electric Vehicle Inspection and Servicing Skill Set
• Battery Electric Vehicle Diagnose and Repair Skill Set
• Battery Electric Vehicle Inspection and Servicing Skill Set
• Mental Health Co-existing Needs Skill Set
• Mental Health Peer Work Skill Set

Contact the TAFE and Training Line for further information.

Your Career

The national website Your Career https://yourcareer.gov.au/ is a must visit for anyone interested in obtaining info about career ideas, training, job readiness, support services and career resources. It will also be the main resource used for Career of the Week featured on the weekly Career notice.

Other national resources valuable in the careers space

• Labour Market Insights, helpful for exploring key information on occupations, industries and regions https://labourmarketinsights.gov.au/
• CompareEd, helpful for making informed decisions about future study options – www.compareed.edu.au 
• Course Seeker, helpful for searching for higher education courses nationally – www.courseseeker.edu.au 
• My Future, handy career information service (for students, parents and others) which is free to sign up and provides online resources to explore self-knowledge and pathways for career decision-making – www.myfuture.edu.au 
• AATIS, key resource providing info relating to apprenticeships and traineeships, AAPathways https://www.aapathways.com.au/ and their MyGain Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AAPathways 
• My Skills, national listing of key information relating to vocational pathways, roles and training and training providers – www.myskills.gov.au 

Defence Force Roles and Resources

Students considering roles in the Australian Defence Force are encouraged to make use of the Defence Jobs website, this will ensure you have the most up-to-date information on the opportunities available in the Army, Air Force and Navy.

There is also a designated Parent/Guardian webpage and at the bottom of the page you can download a Parent/Guardian Guide.

The Career Advisor Guide is also a really helpful summary.

For those with an interest in this pathway, it is worth checking the Events and Info Sessions page.

22 Resume Tips for 2022

An article by Adrienne Tom shared in the Canadian resource CERIC the full article with all the links is available here.

If you are heading into 2023 looking for work, or simply wanting to keep your resume fresh and ready for anything (highly recommended!), these 22 resume tips for 2022 are an excellent starting point.

The tips are designed for quick reference and easy application. However, each tip links to another source so you can fully explore the topic.

Remember, you are unique so your resume will be too! Apply what works best…for YOU!

Research and info to ponder….

Social Media Flashmob #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs

Career Development Professionals are a body of trained professionals who are best placed to deliver quality careers services – career development practitioners offer #SoMuchMoreThanTalkingAboutJobs.

Ikigai – a way of considering careers and pathways for success in the future

This Japanese concept suggests the secret to a purposeful and flourishing life involves looking for roles which combine what you are good at, with what you love, what the world needs and what 'pays' (see the image).

The International Labour Organisation connected with their annual World Employment Trends report, has made a 1min video called What lies ahead for labour markets in 2023?

The NSC report State of Australia’s Skills 2021: now and into the future 

This report came out in December 2021 and finds the shape of Australia’s workforce is changing as our labour market responds to big forces like an ongoing shift to services and higher skilled jobs, advances in technology and growing automation. Details are available here, with the following images chosen to showcase key aspects: 

• Further, or perhaps more accurately, life-long learning will be beneficial 
• The skills likely to be in demands can be summarised as the “four Cs”
• The future of work is STEM with aged-care, disability care and nursing predicted to have the most growth. 

2022 Results Snapshot from VCAA