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Topics• Your career direction• Lifelong learning & career self-management• Overview of Career Planning

– Who am I?– What do I want?– How do I get it?

• What employers want• Highest job growth areas• University Study & pathways• Decision-making

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Your Career Direction

• How clear are you about your future direction?

No idea..............................................................Very clear idea

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5 years from now…

Bachelor Degree; 39%

VETCertificate IV+;

7%VETCertificate III; 2%

VETCertificate I–II/other; 3%

Apprentice; 7%

Trainee; 3%

Workingfull-time; 9%

Workingpart-time; 17%

Seeking work; 10%

NILFET; 2%

Destination of QLD Year 12 Completers - 2012

Source: Education Queensland (2013), Next Step Survey Results, http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/nextstep.html#Results

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Lifelong Learning• Generic skills are far more important over your whole life - the

ones that will enable you to manage change (7 careers in a life time). Source: Peter Hagan Director, Labour Market Research, Qld Government

• Study does not end when year 12 does. The world of work is forever changing, so we are all forever learning.

• Australian Blueprint for Career Development - Competencies required to manage your career http://www.blueprint.edu.au/

• Core Skills for Work Framework - skills needed to maintain your employability http://www.innovation.gov.au/Skills/CoreSkillsForWorkFramework/Pages/default.aspx

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Career Planning

What do I want?

Who am I?How do I get it?

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Who am

I?

Interests

Skills

Personality Values

Capabilities

Support people

Work preferences

Lifestyle preferences

Dreams

Goals

Attitudes

MotivationBeliefs

Self-conceptConfidence

Role models

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What

do I

want?

Lifestyle

Home

Leisure

Partner

Family

HolidaysLocation

Friends

Income

Travel

Transport/Car

Furniture

Surroundings

Pets

Work hours

Hobbies

Giving

How much do I need to earn?

Weekly spend by life stage

Single <35

(no kids)

$869

Couple <35

(no kids)

$1,429

Couple

(oldest child

<5) $1,484

Couple

(oldest child

5-14)

$1,670

Couple

(oldest

child15-24)

$1,900

Centrelink

$203

Apprentice

Certificate

Diploma

$350-$884

Uni Graduate

$846-$1,250

Senior

Tradesperson

$1,250-$1,600

Senior

Professional

$1,600-$3800

Weekly income examplesSources: Australian Securities and Investments Commission: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-money/budgeting/spending/australian-spending-habits; Job Outlook http://joboutlook.gov.au/

Source: Data obtained from Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010). 6278.0 – Education and Training Experiences, Australia. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6278.02009?OpenDocument

Postgraduate

Bachelor Degree

Diploma/AdvDip

Certificate III/IV

Certificate I/II

Year 12

Year 11

Year 10 or below

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

$1,438

$1,151

$920

$877

$500

$671

$640

$671

Median weekly earnings by level of education (2009)

Higher qualifications:

earning potential

job opportunities

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Paid Work

TAFEApprenticeship

University

Other training

Inheritance

Study & Work

Volunteer work

Lotto win

How do I get it?

Upgrade qualifications

Own business

Work experience

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What are employers looking for?

Fit(the culture and values

of the organisation)

Will do (the personality,

passion interests, ambitions,motivation)

Can do(the knowledge

and skills)

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Personal Attributes• Loyalty• Honesty & integrity• Enthusiasm• Reliability• Personal presentation• Common sense• Positive self-esteem• Sense of humour• Balanced attitude to work• Ability to deal with pressure• Motivation• Adaptability

Employability Skills• Communication• Problem solving• Initiative & enterprise• Planning & organising• Self management• Learning• Technology• Team Work

Highly valued by employers:

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Where will the jobs be in the future?

• Health Care and Social Assistance – largest growth (13%)– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=Q

• Construction (10.1%)– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=E

• Arts and Recreation Services (10 %) – http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=R

• Retail Trade (8.9%)– http://joboutlook.gov.au/industryspecific.aspx?industry=G

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University Study

Main points to consider:• You can get into uni without an OP (tertiary rank used)• Degrees can take 3 to 7 years to complete (F/T)• 4 months after graduating university:

– 80.1% in full-time employment– 14.2% in further study

[Graduate Careers Australia (2013) survey of students who graduated in 2012 http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GCAGradStats2013.pdf ]

• Median salary (2013) for new graduates = $53,000

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University Costs

• Course costs depend on course and subjects, examples: – 3 yr nursing $18,150 ($6,044 per year) – 4 yr education $24,174 ($6,044 per year) – 4 yr engineering $34,452 ($8,613 per year)

– 4 yr law $40,340 ($10,085 per year)

• Can defer course costs through HECS HELP (if eligible): – start repaying when income is $51,309 or higher (2013)– E.g., 4% repayment on $51,309 = $40/wk or $%2,452/yr

• Other costs: text books, prac uniforms, etc.

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What to consider in a degree

• OP or Tertiary Rank required for chosen course• Location & Travel: Regional or metropolitan • On campus/Off campus study• Full-time, part-time, or combination of both• Career opportunities - national/global• Professional recognition/accreditation • Degree subjects • Prerequisites (e.g., Maths, English) or assumed knowledge• Costs, Scholarships, Financial Support, & other Supports

(e.g., academic learning, disability, career/personal counselling)

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Pathways into Uni• OP• Selection rank (for OP ineligible – calculated from schedules)• QCS Test results (non-OP can still sit QCS)• Alternative entry for non-OP

– QLD Senior External Examination (to obtain Yr 12 QCE or enhance YR 12 results)

– Preparatory or bridging courses– Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)– Personal Competencies Assessment– Employment Experience

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Pathways into Uni or Upgrading A completed Advanced Diploma (passing grade) = Min Rank 93

A completed Diploma (passing grade) = Min Rank 87* at QUT

An AQF Certificate IV (completed) = Min Rank 74 (Cert IV in ATP)

An AQF certificate III (completed) = Min Rank 68

One year or more of a full-time degree (passing grade 4.00-4.24) = Min Rank 93 University Tertiary Preparation Programs

NOTE: • Ask your preferred uni about upgrading • Read the footnotes, some institutions will award different ranks • Don’t forget – prerequisites must still be met! • *82 at other unis

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My University

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Going to Uni - QTACApply through Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) as a Non Year 12 applicant.Online video steps you through the application process: www.qtac.edu.au/OnlineServices/OnlineServices.html#ttt

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Career Information Websites

Myfuture: http://www.myfuture.edu.au/

Job Guide: http://www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/

Job Outlook: http://joboutlook.gov.au/

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Choosing Uni Courses QUT Match My Skills

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Decision-making

• What criteria are important to you? (e.g., location, cost, time, employment

options, etc.)

• Collect relevant information (e.g., course options)

• Weigh up alternatives – pros and cons for each using your criteria

• Decide on the pathway that suits you best

• Make a plan and create smaller steps to achieve your goal

• Take action

• Problems deciding? Ask for help (parents, Guidance Officer, teachers,

career counsellors).

to take the plunge?

Are you ready……….

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