Careers ideas to consider...

OECD Career Readiness project explores longitudinal data relating to young people, employment outcomes and how they think about, explore and experience their future and the world of work. The recently published “How youth explore, experience and think about their future: A new look at effective career guidance” is a highly visual, easy read. It covers valuable career activities including opportunities for career exploration and experience in a workplace setting. And also notes that students with clear, high and considered job ambitions can anticipate better outcomes.

“Did you know: In Australia, students that are career aligned at 15/16 earned 8% more at 25/26 compared to average earnings.”

Nine new insights have been established from this recent report.

New myfuture Insights paper: What is labour market information? Prepared by the National Skills Commission, this year's final Insights paper explores how labour market data and insights can help students learn about workforce trends, skill requirements and job vacancies, to support them in making informed education, training and career decisions. Read the Insights paper (PDF, 883 KB). There will also be a webinar on Thursday 9 December at 4pm relating to this paper. Find out more and register

Labour Market Info Portal Internet Vacancy Index 

Age Education Article (26 October 2021): Nursing degrees remain top choice for school-leavers at Victorian unis, with the University of Melbourne’s Bachelor of Science being the top choice overall for applicants with timely applications. Health courses are popular across the board. You can read more about the details here.

Future proof your career - jobs with high growth potential, https://bit.ly/2SvcmSE 

Top 10 skills of 2025 – according to the World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/top-10-work-skills-of-tomorrow-how-long-it-takes-to-learn-them/ 

Navigating micro-credentials for career success– a simple (albeit Canadian) article which confirms the value of introducing a digital badging system from 2022. 

25 Years of LSAY – This infographic explores the first 25 years of LSAY research. Each section represents snapshots taken from different research studies which are grouped around wider themes: school, VET, university, employment and youth transitions. Here is a snippet relating to the complexities relating to youth transitions from school to employment.

https://www.lsay.edu.au/publications/search-for-lsay-publications/25-years-of-lsay-infographic