Resources

Australian Jobs Report is available now

The National Career Institute have just released the 2023 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.

Australian Apprenticeships Website

The Australian Apprenticeships website is now up and running, replacing the AATIS and AAPathways.

It has a great section allowing exploration of apprenticeships in Priority Occupations and retains the quizzes and preparation checklist.

Anyone interested in apprenticeships (including non-trade traineeships) is encouraged to explore this website Apprenticeships advice and support | Australian Apprenticeships

Study Work Grow and Ponder Update

SWG is a super comprehensive career resource aimed at supporting secondary school students and their families with career decisions.

To access this resource please use the attached flyer which outlines the steps involved. 

Handy resources available now

• Early Entry Quick Facts
• Loads of Job Spotlights
• Career Clusters Summary
• Cheatsheet for matching the Career Clusters with Uni Courses

I have also attached a sheet called “looking for career info” which has QR codes with direct links to:

• Explore Job Spotlights
• Super Simple Resume Builder
• Get Work Experience
• Enter Competitions
• Take a Gap Year
• Find Open Days
• Search Scholarships
• Get the Guides (o many helpful guides in here!)
• Subject Selection Advice

We also have the following resources from SWG available for any student interested to access

• Green Careers Guide
• Getting a Job guide relevant to a student who is job-seeking.
• Industry Outlook and In-Demand Roles Cards

We would welcome any feedback from students and parents.

You might also like to check out their YouTube Page which has lots of student/carer/teacher-friendly content.

Careers with STEM Update

• The Careers with STEM website has had a refresh and is worth rechecking to see all the new resources and information relating to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths careers and pathways.
• You can read about the newly released Careers with STEM – Science and Health Magazine here.
• You can read past copies of the Careers with STEM magazines here
• Take the Quiz – Which Health Science Course is for you?
• The Careers with STEM Job Kits are free downloadable e-mags that offer a complete introduction to individual STEM careers. Discover what a specific STEM job is all about, meet real people working in that job and find out what you can do right now to set your career on the right path. They are adding new job kits all the time, but examples of some of the occupations covered include:
  • STEM educator
  • Software developer
  • Clean energy scientist
  • Business analyst
  • Renewable energy engineer
  • Game designer & developer
  • Biomedical scientist
  • Medical physicist 
  • Earth + environmental scientists
  • Architect
  • Process engineer
  • Information security analyst
  • Future energy specialist
  • Construction project design

Download the free job kits via https://bit.ly/2PqnP7D  

Careers in Exercise and Sports Science

Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA) has produced an excellent guide on careers in exercise science and exercise physiology. Download the guide from http://bit.ly/3L7T0iY 

Clean Energy Careers and Courses

Students interested in exploring the careers and courses available in clean energy might find the following career guides helpful:

• Clean Energy Council’s Career Guide
• MyFuture Clean Energy Career Stories and Webinar Recording – Industry Insights Series Powering the future: Exploring expanding career opportunities in the Clean Energy Sector
• Queensland’s Future Energy Jobs Guide 
• TAFE Gippsland’s Clean Energy Course Guide 
• Jobs and Skills Australia The Clean Energy Generation Report and Clean Energy Courses and Electives (see attachment)

International Women’s Day – Women in Careers

With International Women’s Day scheduled for 8 March, and the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’ we thought we’d find some resources to inspire our young women and their champions by sharing resources showcasing women excelling in all different careers around the world.

Women in STEM

The Girls in STEM Toolkit (GiST) has tons of stories of women crushing it in STEM careers, both in Australia and around the world. They have heaps of free resources you can explore, including interviews, videos, posters, podcasts, and more.

You can also download this set of 8 awesome posters featuring some famous women in STEM here.

Women in Aviation

Women in Aviation Careers is a resource for young girls and women who want to know all about the different careers in aviation, and how they can get there. You can read about the different career opportunities and pathways, as well as find ways to connect with women in aviation through internships and work experience.

WAI Australia also has heaps of education and outreach resources, including their Girls in Aviation Days, and the career journeys of women in aviation in their Aviation Careers Guide.

Women in Entrepreneurship

Keen to start up your own business or enterprise? You might like to get some inspiration from women who have already done it before on the UQ Ventures site. Or you might like to check out this list of the top 17 Australian women entrepreneurs.

And if you’ve already got an idea but you don’t know what to do next, you could take a look at the Academy for Enterprising Girls, where you can access workshops and other resources.

Women in Construction

Build Something Big has some great video interviews of women working in a variety of different roles in the construction industry. You can even book to speak with some of the women directly and ask more questions.

Women Building Australia also has a National Mentoring Program for women new to the industry looking for support, encouragement and advice.

Women in Defence

In 2022, the participation rate of women in the permanent Australian Defence Force reached 20.1%, and the participation rate of women in the Defence Australian Public Service reached 46.7%, figures that keep rising every year (source).

You can read all about pathways and opportunities for women in the ADF here. Or read and listen about the history of women in defence, as well as modern stories of serving women, on the Australian War Memorial’s website here.

My Future Updates

My future is a wonderful career resource. Most would be familiar with the Career Bullseyes.

We encourage all our students to create a free account and make use of this resource.

Year 10 students might find the Work Experience Student Toolkit really handy.

Senior students might find the Open Day Calendar particularly useful for planning.

For parents and carers wanting to find out more, there is a suite of resources available. Of particular note are some great upcoming webinars relating to supporting career development for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds including who identify as having a disability, refugee and migrant background and First Nation connection. You can register for Webinars (or catch up on recordings from past webinars) here.

Victorian Government Teaching Career Programs

In an effort to assist with teacher shortages the Government has a range of incentives in place to attract suitable people to the teaching profession. 

Young people interested in a career in teaching are strongly encouraged to check out the website for details on each program. More information here.

Interested in Careers connected with geoscience or resources?

Australian Institute of Geoscientist has this super helpful website https://www.aig.org.au/careers-in-geoscience/ 

While the SA Chamber of Mines and Energy produces this publication known as Resourceful https://www.saresources.com.au/ 

Have you considered a career in insurance? 

As one of the biggest, most diverse industries in the world, insurance has more roles than you’d imagine – including ones that are perfect for you. Love numbers? You’re needed. Love people? Insurance has roles for you. Analytical? A big thinker? A problem solver? 

Whatever you are, insurance has a job with your name on it. To learn about where a career in insurance can take you, check out the website ‘Careers in Insurance’ at this link - http://careersininsurance.com.au/ 

Medical Speciality Factsheets

NSW Health has compiled an extensive list of extremely useful fact sheets to assist students in making more informed career choices about the many careers in the health industry, and to ensure their career plans not only fulfil their personal aspirations but also align with the needs of the industry. Students keen on finding out more about what the job is about, whether or not there is a shortage, etc. are encouraged to browse the following link on NSW Health - Medical Career Planning.

My Health Career

This website is amazing and profiles several popular health careers such as:

Visit www.myhealthcareer.com.au 

Free online career planning and job seeker program

The team at My Career Match have developed a free program for high school students that is broken into five key categories: 

• Career planning
• Promoting yourself
• Getting a job
• Personal development
• Wellness

Students can choose which categories and lessons they would like to work through. 

www.blastoff.mycareermatch.com.au 

Overseas Student Exchange 

If you are interested in participating in an overseas exchange program or would like to find out about becoming a host family, World Education Program (WEP) is running several online information seminars for prospective students. 

For information on the WEP and to RSVP for an information session, visit https://wep.org.au/

Are you interested in pursuing an Apprenticeship or Traineeship?

Even though you have just started the schooling year, your planning should start now. 

Australian Apprenticeships have detailed support for any considering this option. 

You can also do the following during the year to prepare for an apprenticeship:

• Meet with your Career Adviser to start planning your career
• Take the Australian Apprenticeship Readiness/Preparation Checklist 
• Undertake work placement in several fields or with several employers in the same field. 
• Contact industry leaders and associations in your fields of interest to ask questions.
• Contact local apprenticeship centres and/or group training organisations to ask their advice on what makes a competitive apprenticeship applicant. Use the following website to locate organisations in your local area.
• Work hard in your English and Mathematics classes and VET/technology/science subjects if relevant. With advances in technology occurring across all apprenticeship fields, it will be crucial that you can read and interpret complex information and instructions and adapt to changes in technology during your apprenticeship and once qualified. 
• Bookmark websites for industries you are interested in to keep up to date with changes to industry technology, skills shortages, and events. For example: 

AFL Sports Ready – Find out more about traineeships webinar recording

Recently AFL Sports Ready in conjunction with the National Careers Institute rang a 'Find Out More About Traineeships' webinar. You can access a recording of the webinar, by clicking the link View Webinar Recordings – AFL Sportsready

There is also a handy Traineeships Guide available here.

Applying for a Australian Tax File Number

Any student will need at tax file number if they starts work (casual, part-time and full-time) and all students planning on a tertiary education require one when they start. Importantly, current Year 12 students are reminded that they cannot enrol in a CSP course at university without a Tax File Number, so it is worthwhile getting an application submitted early!  Students must apply for a TFN online and have their identity verified through an interview at a participating Australia Post office.  To apply and also to find out about participating Post Offices, visit TFN Application

Research and Information to Ponder…

LSAY Report – Does combining school and work affect school and post-school outcomes?

No spoiler here – check out this brief summary for the findings. 

https://www.lsay.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/181729/About-the-research.pdf 

McCrindle Infographic Trends of the Year 2024 https://mccrindle.com.au/app/uploads/infographics/McCrindle-Trends-of-2024-Infographic.pdf 

Careers with impact – 80000hrs The Highest Impact Career Paths

80,000 hours – The highest impact career paths is a not-for-profit based in the UK that wants to help us use our careers to take action and make an impact. They break down impactful career paths into a series of categories:

1. Government and policy
2. Organisation building
3. Research
4. Targeting niche problems
5. Communicating ideas
6. Earning to give

This could be a great resource for students who are driven to make a difference and looking to make an impact with their careers. They go on to list a stack of careers where young people could drive change, and this could be used with students and others as an exploration tool, or just to start conversations about what might be possible outside of the traditional pathways

Labour Market Update – From Jobs and Skills Australia

The February 2024 International Labour Market Update report is now available.This quarter we see that labour markets remained tight in the second half of 2023 and global shortages were high in the care, transport, retail, manufacturing, construction, and information and communications technology sectors. The global labour market remained resilient in a time of slow economic growth with the global unemployment rate declining to pre-pandemic levels of 5.1%.

Furthermore the local February 2024 Labour Market Update references long-term trends, such as the growth of Health Care and Social Assistance and Community and Personal Service Workers.

Australian Skills Classification Similar Occupations – one way of finding out where your skills could fit, the ASC has a handy tool that allows you to search by role to find roles that use the same set of skills, which could be great to use with clients who are transitioning mid-career or seeking additional options for careers using their existing skills-set.

Australian Skills Classification | Jobs and Skills Australia