Resources

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.

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-careerwww.nationalskillscommission.gov.au/australian-skills-classification#similarity

Careers with STEM

• Recent Careers with STEM + X webinar recording is available. So if you missed the webinar you can check it out here. 
• Upcoming webinar STEM + X: Maths and Data, 12 noon (AEST) Wednesday 24 May 2023. Free, but registration is essential. Register here. 
• New Careers with STEM Science and Enviro Science and Data Magazine – Read it here
• 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. Examples of 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  

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

I have also put the following resources from SWG outside the careers office (Jericho 9) for any student interested to access

• 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 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 

International Women’s Day – Women in Careers

With the recent occurrence of IWD (8 March), we thought we’d find some resources to inspire our young women and their champions, but 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 – for example, did you know that Australia’s Chief Scientist is currently a woman? 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 20+ year old career resource. Most would be familiar with the Career Bullseyes.

We encourage all our students, especially Year 7 and 8s to create a free account and make use of this resource.

For parents and careers wanting to find out more, there is an upcoming information webinar. If the time is not convenient, I would still encourage you to register, as they usually send a link to the recording, but if you miss it and haven’t registered, fear not, My Future usually post their webinar recordings on their website:

Previous webinars | myfuture

Victorian Government Teaching Career Programs

In an effort to assist with teacher shortages the Government has two programs Teach Today and Teach Tomorrow.

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 

How to ace a job interview and 22 Resume tips

Great article, with expert input and excellent info about what’s new and key tips for maximising a job interview opportunity. https://tm-editorial.com/interview-coaching-how-to-ace-a-job-interview-in-2021 

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

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/

University Course Guides by Sandie McKoy 

These are super handy resources for students

Allied Health

• Speech Pathology, click here
• Occupational Therapy, click here
• Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Clinical Myotherapy, click here
• Podiatry, click here
• Prosthetics and Orthotics, click here
• Youth Work, Social Work – click here
• Nutrition, Dietetics – click here
• Oral Health and Dentistry – click here

Nursing

• Nursing, click here
• Paramedicine – click here
• Midwifery – click here

Medical Science

• Diagnostic Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Medical Ultrasound – click here
• Medical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Science – click here
• Pharmacy – click here

Medicine

• Medicine courses – Victoria
• Medicine courses – click here

Are you interested in pursuing an Apprenticeship or Traineeship?

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

Australian Apprenticeship Pathways have developed an excellent four-step guide to assist you to start planning - www.aapathways.com.au 

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

• Meet with your Career Adviser to start planning your professional trade career
• 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 www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au 
• 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. 
• Check out AATIS Career Information for School Leavers and their Parents (28/1/21): https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JRHOfv9Y5zk 
• Check out the local BBLLLEN Apprenticeships and Traineeships Info Session Recording (14/10/21) https://vimeo.com/624992227 
• 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 hand Traineeships Guide available here.

AATIS – What to do if your young person doesn’t want to return to school?

A helpful article about some of the options when students don't want to go back to school here

Applying for a Australian Tax File Number (TFN)

Any student will need at tax file number if he/she starts work (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…

Careers with impact – 80000hrs The Highest Impact Career Paths

80,000 hours – The highest impact career paths.

80,000 hours 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, including working in Bio-risk Strategy, AI, and Altruism, and you could use this with students and clients as an exploration tool, or just to start conversations about what might be possible outside of the traditional pathways

Labour Market Update

A new quarterly Labour Market Update report from Jobs and Skills Australia has found that Australia’s labour market conditions are robust with a strong increase in full-time employment and strong improvements for both the long-term unemployed and underemployed. However, the present skills gap in many parts of the labour market remains a big economic challenge, with the domestic skills system playing an important role in responding to this challenge.It also found that while many skills shortages persist, there has been growth in supply and a slight easing in recruitment difficulty and an increase in the likelihood of employers filling an advertised role.Over the past year, around 36% of total employment growth has been in occupations where university qualifications are the primary pathway, while just over 60% of total employment has been in occupations where VET qualifications are the primary pathway.While the overall employment picture is positive, skill shortages persist, particularly in the engineering and medical areas, mostly in regional areas.The report lists new data on the top 20 occupations in shortage nationally and for each state and territory. Topping the list are: Registered Nurses, Software and Applications Programmers, Aged and Disabled Carers, Child Carers, Construction Managers and Motor Mechanics.For a number of these occupations, preliminary JSA analysis also highlights that the shortage is being driven by a lack of people with the right technical skills, where greater investment in training is required.More information, including the top 20 occupations in shortage nationally, can be found at jobsandskills.gov.au/reports.