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Careers 

Beaumaris Secondary College careers website has a section for parents that contains information on how to support your teen with career planning. Below is a snippet from the parent guide titled ‘Helping your teen with Career Planning’. The full guide can be downloaded from https://www.beaumarissccareers.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helping your teen with career planning – a guide for parents.

 

As your teen moves through secondary school, their thoughts may naturally turn to considering their options for their future career. As a parent, you are well placed to offer support and advice as they begin to direct themselves towards their future goals. In this guide you will find helpful information and resources to help you in supporting your child through the crucial decision-making processes that lie ahead. From understanding what the role of a career coach entails, to where you and your teen can find further support, this guide helps answer many of the concerns your teen may have at this time. This guide aims to help you help your teen to: 

  • Find their career passion.
  • Understand the labour trends in today’s world.
  • Consider the options available to them.
  • Discover their next step. 
  • Where to go to find out more information. 

What is career coaching?

Being a career coach for your teen means helping to guide your teen through the decision-making process and supporting them in reaching their goals. The role of career coach requires a parent to help their teen to: 

  • Explore their interests and discover their passions.
  • Grow in experience by engaging in a range of career-related activities.
  • Set realistic career goals and support them in achieving those goals.
  • Connect with mentors and allies that will encourage them and assist them in making informed decisions.
  • Explore the range of educational and career options available to them. 
  • Try on ‘career hats’ through volunteering and work experience.
  • Make the best possible decisions for their situation.

The Four Critical Principles  

How do I become a good career coach for my teen? As a parent, you are in a great position to help your teen already. To strengthen your position and provide the most effective coaching possible, there are a number of principles to stick to. In the following sections we will look at these four crucial principles that will help provide focus for your coaching efforts: 

  1. Stay Up to date. 
  2. Communication is Key. 
  3. Lead by Example. 
  4. Seek Support. 

Principle 1: Stay Up to date:

The working landscape of today changes so rapidly that it is often hard to keep up. To help your teen plot a successful career path will require some research on your part. Research will help you to identify trends in the workplace, growth industries, and new and emerging jobs. With this information, your teen will be best placed to make informed decisions. 

Projections from the Australian government suggest a growing demand for aged care, childcare, home based care, and education services. While construction, infrastructure investment, tourism and international education sector are expected to stay strong. All jobs will be considerably impacted by ongoing advancements in technology, with adaptability and good communication skills being identified as becoming increasingly essential in ever-transforming work environments. 

 

Where do I go to keep up to date? 

There is a wealth of freely available resources available online with links to many of these listed in the resources section of this guide. It is also a good idea to keep informed of changing trends by regularly reading newspapers and magazines. While it is important to keep up to date as best you can, don’t fret! Today’s teens have grown up in a world that changes rapidly, and they are well used to adapting to the challenges this places on them. This is not about to change: experts have suggested that Australians will change employers 17 times across five different careers during their working life. 

 

Some useful resources to support you to stay up to date: