Leader of Pathways and Partnerships – Lisa Formica
Year 11 students travelled to the city last week and undertook a tour of University of Technology Sydney and Ultimo TAFE. They then travelled by light rail to Randwick Racecourse and the HSC and Careers Expo.
They enjoyed an informative day and developed a stronger and broader understanding of their career pathways opportunities after school.
OECD REPORT – The state of global teenage career preparation.
The OECD has just released a report titled “The State of Global Teenage Career Preparation”
“Students are now expressing very high levels of career uncertainty and confusion.” The report has utilised data from across 8 countries and has identified some key areas where teenagers need support. Interestingly the overall findings of the report “shows that participation in many career development activities is positively associated with better employment outcomes”
Empower Presentations
At OLM one area we provide support in career development is through our Empower Presentations during a recess or lunch. Our Empower Presentations bring a community member from a selected industry to come and talk to the students in an informal setting about their career path, training and qualifications and what it is really like to work in this job. This week we have had hairdressing. The owner of Allegra Hair Studio in Jannali, Leanne spoke about her career which involved many career pivots over the years, and now she is the owner of a growing salon.
Later this term we have Hospitality with Cronulla RSL presenting and speech therapy with Leap Therapy presenting. I am in the process of re-scheduling our construction executive and childcare presenters who both had a last minute work emergency and could not present. Term 3 is shaping up to be a great term with presenters, so keep an eye out for that timetable.
All these presentations provide students with contact with employers who will allow students to explore career options they may not have considered and to potentially think differently about their pathways post-school.
UAC and Tertiary Pathways Information Evening
To further support students, the careers advisers of the Sutherland Shire hold a biannual UAC and Tertiary Pathways Information Evening (this year to be hosted by Innaburra on Fri 6 June 5.15pm to 8.30pm. UAC will provide two presentations, one to Year 9 and 10 students around subject selection, and the other to Year 11 and 12 around the ATAR and university application processes. More information can be found here.
Year 11 Excursion – UTS / Ultimo TAFE / HSC and Careers Epo
To support their post-school pathways, Year 11 attended an excursion – touring UTS and Ultimo TAFE, as well as attending the HSC and Careers Expo. The students found this experience very fulfilling as they were able to see first-hand what being a university student may be like, seeing the facilities TAFE offer, then understanding all their options.
Parent Career Workshop
On Monday night of this week we held our first Parent Career Workshop. The aim of the workshop was to support parents in assisting their daughters with post-school decisions. As there is a plethora of information available, it can be overwhelming. The parents who attended received a workbook resource to assist with understanding how to guide their daughters, current research around careers education, and some suggested websites to aid in their information gathering. A huge thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to attend.
Lisa Formica, Leader of Pathways and Partnerships