parents: a glimpse of myfuture and career pathway planning
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z. Parents: A glimpse of myfuture and Career Pathway Planning. Career Management. The world of work is increasingly more complex. Self managing learning over a lifetime is important for each person to remain flexible, resilient and enterprising. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Career ManagementThe world of work is increasingly more complex.
Self managing learning over a lifetime is important for each person to remain flexible, resilient and enterprising.
A young person’s career development is influenced by:
• individual uniqueness• community and cultural expectations• location, environment and the wider society• random & unpredictable events• stage of life
Investigating information on a range of education and training pathways
Understanding the employment market
Becoming aware of the range of career options
Finding out about the jobs available in different industries
Parents can support young people’s career pathways by:
Understanding the suitability of the young person to a specific vocational pathway
Introducing and exposing the young person to a range different careers
Talking; sharing; providing introductions to key people; encouraging a range of experiences.
Parents can support young people’s career pathways by (Cont.):
Career & Career DevelopmentClearly parents play an important role. Parents who regularly talk to their children about college [TAFE, training, university] provide the encouragement necessary to promote a full exploration of educational options. Despite the stereotypes about the relationships between parents and their teenage children, this study suggests that parents have an important effect on this important decision making process. (Hossler, Schmit & Vepser, 1999, p.66)(Bryce J, Anderson M, Frigo T, & McKenzie P., (2007) Australian Young People, their families and post-school plans: a research review, ACER & The Smith Family P.19)
What is myfuture?
UNIQUE - it is Australia’s national career information service for all Australians
COMPREHENSIVE - supported by many very large databases that are regularly up-dated
ONLINE - can be accessed anytime, anywhere- it is interactive and user driven
FREE - funded jointly by the Australian, State and Territory governments
GATEWAY - to other useful websites and career related activities
My Guide at a glance
My Guide provides:
•a personalised career exploration tool to support users with career decision making and pathway planning; and
•planning tools to help users set career goals and actions.
My Guide
My Guide allows the user to:
• compare, prioritise and make decisions about which career direction to take;
• plan futures based on a personal profile; and
• set career goals.
Getting Started Getting Started offers the following;
• My Guide Virtual Tour
• A Quick Start Guide
• Mini Career Explorer
• Why is Career Planning Important?
• myfuture Virtual Tour
• Sign-up to My Guide
My Career PlanIn My Career Plan students can:
• develop a specific career plan; • set goals;• identify actions to achieve their goals; and• record and monitor their progress.
My Career Plan Summary
• My Career Plan Summary records the information the student has entered into the career plan; and
• users can print and/or email all or selected sections of the career plan summary.
Other useful websites
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/schooltowork/parentscommunity/index.html
The High Five PrinciplesThe High Five Principles are from the Real Game Series and state:
Know yourself, believe in yourself and follow your heart.
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Become a good traveller.
You’re not alone. Access your allies, and be a good ally.
Change is constant, and brings with it new opportunities.
Learning is lifelong, and it’s good. We are most alive when we are learning.
What parents should know:
“Follow your heart”»Dream the future
»Be positive
»Build confidence
»Respect your child’s ideas
What parents should know:
“Focus on the journey”»Explore different career ideas
»Experiment with career paths
»Enjoy the journey
What parents should know:
“Change is constant” »Take a flexible approach
»Be prepared to change
»Look for opportunities
What parents should know:
“Keep learning”»Learn from many sources
- Sport Community Family
»Learning is lifelong