Career News

Rebecca Ambrose

At the end of Term 1, we held a very successful Year 10 work experience week. The feedback has generally been very positive from students, families and employers. We have been impressed with the positive and enthusiastic attitude our students bought to their work experience and the resilience and grit they showed during their time in the workforce. It is not easy to go into a place of work, not knowing the staff, the job or the full expectations and our students were able to successfully manage these. We also appreciate the effort and energy needed by our families to ensure the week was undertaken as it is a significant disruption to the routine after a busy term. Thanks also to our staff who visited our students and VPG for securing the valuable placements. Congratulations to those students who managed to gain casual employment as a result of their efforts.

Year 12

This is a term for students to examine options for 2024 and beyond. Students have been receiving several emails with various upcoming opportunities and many have been taking up the offers.

Students are encouraged to make appointments to see me during the week to discuss pathway options. I’m available each lunch break as well.

Making myfuture work for you

Myfuture has put together some user guide videos so you can get the best results when using their excellent career investigation website. Watch their short user guide videos, which demonstrate how to use key sections of myfuture.

Click here to access the user guide videos which cover:

School subjects and how they relate to job options

An early step in career exploration is to develop a list of jobs you are interested in. One way to start is to think about the school subjects you most enjoy. Check out the subject Bullseye Posters from the myfuture website which will help you find jobs that are related to the subjects you like at school. There are over 30 Bullseye Posters and each poster groups jobs into four qualification levels.

This is a go to when considering career options.

Strong employment outcomes continue for apprentices and trainees

Is a VET and/or Trade a pathway for you? The proportion of apprentices and trainees employed after completing their apprenticeship or traineeship remained high in 2022. As at end of May 2022, 94.9% of apprentices and trainees who completed their apprenticeship or traineeship in a trade occupation were employed after training, similar to 2021. Of those who completed in non-trade occupations, 89.3% were employed after training, up 1.7 percentage points from 2021. New for the 2022 report are outcomes of apprentices and trainees who did not complete their apprenticeship or traineeship, with 84.2% of trade non-completers and 84.3% of non-trade non-completers employed after training. Satisfaction with off-the-job training remained steady in 2022, with 87.2% of trade completers and 89.3% of non-trade completers satisfied overall with their off-the-job training. Click here to learn more.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

There are multiple best lives we can lead and many different professions which can lead to career fulfilment. The Australian Government's Your Career has put together a great video called What do you want to be when you grow up? that aims to dispel the twelve most common myths around your future and the career decision making process. Click here to watch this three and a half minute, video that will provide you with confidence when moving through your career decision making process.

Careers in demand: Top 5 industries for 2023

When researching your future job options, it is becoming increasingly important to consider the role each job will play in the future workforce. Some positions are slowly phasing out, while others are experiencing significant growth due to societal shifts and changing consumer needs. With the understanding that not all jobs will withstand these shifts, it’s clear to see why seeking out jobs in demand has become critical to safeguarding your professional future. Click here to read more about CareerEvent.com's article on the top 5 industries for 2023.

How the work force has changed over the past 25 years - and will keep changing!

The last 25 years has been game-changing for a number of reasons. We survived a pandemic and global financial crisis, Taylor Swift released 12 albums and SEEK was born. The online employment marketplace has been connecting job seekers with job offers. SEEK has put together a list of 25 trends in the Australian workforce from the past 25 years. Click here for some key takeaways and work trends in Australia worth knowing about from the report.

Jobs and Skills Australia website

The Australian Government Jobs and Skills Australia is replacing their Labour Market Insights website with their Jobs and Skills Australia website. On this new website you will find information including Australian Skills Classification of jobs ie: the skills required to successfully carry out a specific job. To find this information"

Go to their website
Click on Work on the top navigation bar
Click on Australian Skills Classification under the Explore heading
Click on Explore the Australian Skills Classification tab
Click on Occupations located on the top navigation bar

You can also explore other valuable sections in this website.

Kind regards

Rebecca Ambrose

Careers Advisor

rambrose@cns.catholic.edu.au