1. Lasting Gifts –Career Planning
Part of presentation based on Canadian Career Development Foundation Program
Topics covered include:
The Five Gifts (messages)
Self exploration, planning and goal setting
VCE, VET & VCAL
Career Resources available
Pathways
General question session

2. The Five Gifts CHANGE IS CONSTANT Consider: Impact of technology
Changes in types of jobs
Young people need to be:
Adaptable, flexible, skilled, motivated, knowledgeable, effective communicators entrepreneurial & resilient

3. The Five Gifts 2. FOLLOW YOUR HEART Know yourself Believe in yourself
Consider:
Values, beliefs, and interests become dreams and goals (self exploration)
Help teenagers turn dreams to reality

4. The Five Gifts FOCUS ON THE JOURNEY
Set a direction leading to a preferred future
Teenagers need to set their own achievable, concrete goals (short & long term) ie. Career Action Plan, work practices, results
-Work experience, Careers Expos, part time work, school, leisure activities
-keep options open

5. The Five Gifts ACCESS YOUR ALLIES
Build strong relationships with parents, friends, teachers, coordinators, employers, coaches and so on
Networking – “not what you know but who you know”

6. The Five Gifts LEARNING IS ONGOING
Keep learning to keep pace with change.
Concept of life long learning
Tracking your assets: write a resume to record skills and abilities, electronic career portfolio
Keep your resume up to date

7. VCE Year 11 – 6 subjects x 2 units = 12 units
eg. Units 1 and 2 Accounting
English compulsory
Base VCE subject selections on:
Interests, what you are good at and prerequisite subjects for tertiary courses

8. VCE How does EDSC assist in subject selection?
All Year 10 students have a MIPs (Managed Individual Pathways Interview)
All Year 10 and 11 students undertake one on one counselling in Term 3
All Year 10 students complete Work Experience

9. VCE All Year 10’s complete Work Experience from 9 Sept – 20 Sept
All Year 10’s will participate in a La Trobe University Experience Day on 26 June
One on one careers counselling available to all students at Year 10 and Year 11

10. VCE & VET VET-Vocational Education & Training
Can complete a TAFE certificate as part of VCE
VET certificate counts as one VCE subject
It does contribute to the ATAR (as either scored or unscored assessment)
More hands on. Equips students with employable skills

11. VCAL Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
Offered at East Doncaster SC
Covers: Literacy and Numeracy Skills,
Industry Specific Skills,
Work Related Skills and
Personal Development Skills
Also offered at TAFE and The Pines Learning

12. VCAL VCAL is an alternative to VCE. It is a senior school certificate.
There are 3 levels:
Foundation: Equivalent to Year 10
Intermediate: Equivalent to Year 11
Senior: Equivalent to Year 12

13. VCAL
EDSC model:
2 days at school (covering literacy & numeracy, work related skills & personal development skills)
2 days completing a school based apprenticeship/traineeship in chosen industry field of interest
1 day at TAFE completing certificate qualification

14. TERTIARY OPTIONS POST YEAR 12
UNIVERSITY – complete Bachelor degree (undergraduate) (3 – 5 years)
Post graduate: Masters, PH D
Independent learner
Lectures, tutorials, exams
Fees: $4,000 – 9,000 approx

15. TERTIARY OPTIONS TAFE-complete Diploma or Advanced diploma (1-2 years)
More hands on, more practical
Smaller classes
On going assessment, no pressure of exams
Fees: variable per year

16. Which course do I choose?
Consider:
Type of learner
Content of course
Work Experience opportunities paid/voluntary (also called work placement or IBL – industry based learning)
Study programs & exchange programs
Facilities
Other?

17. How do you find out about courses?
See Careers counsellors
Visit tertiary institution information sessions (during term and school hols) and open days (usually in August)
Visit Careers Expos
Careers Expo at EDSC on 17 July for students Tertiary institution guest speakers visited in May.
Year 10 Excursion to La Trobe Uni

18. PATHWAYS TAFE TO UNIVERSITY ALWAYS consider pathways
2 years of TAFE will take 1 – 1 and a half years off a university bachelor degree
Consider Associate Degrees
Government funding based on proceeding to higher qualification ie. Diploma to degree
Ie. Degree to TAFE will mean TAFE fees will be full fees ($10,000??)

19. Useful Resources See complete list in Careers Resources Handout
The Job Guide
The VICTER (prerequisite subjects for tertiary courses)(for Year 10 students), VTAC website, VCAA website
TAFE/University websites
EDSC website (Learning tab – Careers & Pathways)

20. IN CONCLUSION Remember:
Things are certainly different to when we were at school
Encourage your son/daughter to follow their dreams
Share the journey with them
They will potentially have 5-6 career changes during their lifetime
Encourage the concept of lifelong learning

21. School Holiday Activities
Deakin University
Year 10 Information Evenings- 28 May
See:
Latrobe University: Experience Latrobe –
10 July
See:
melbourne
RMIT:

22. Contact email: kennedy.suzanna@eastdonsc.vic.edu.au
Phone: