CAREER EDUCATIONCAREER EDUCATION

YEARS 7 - 10YEARS 7 - 10

Peter McKenziePeter McKenzie

Belmont High SchoolBelmont High School

Large 7 – 12 school, about 1080 Large 7 – 12 school, about 1080 students.students.

Large regional city of Geelong.Large regional city of Geelong. Typically about 50% students go Typically about 50% students go to University, 25% TAFE and 25% to University, 25% TAFE and 25% Apprenticeships, Traineeships Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Employment.and Employment.

On Track data – 2004 – 1% On Track data – 2004 – 1% seeking work.seeking work.

WHY ?WHY ?Career Education at Career Education at

7 – 10?7 – 10?

Years 10, 11 and 12 – Years 10, 11 and 12 – students developing students developing

pathwayspathwaysYears Ten, Eleven and Twelve students Years Ten, Eleven and Twelve students can access:can access:

VCE (year 10 students can accelerate)VCE (year 10 students can accelerate) VCAL (BCAL at Year Ten)VCAL (BCAL at Year Ten) SBNAsSBNAs VETVET Year 10 students can exercise choice Year 10 students can exercise choice in subject selection.in subject selection.

Students can access part-time Students can access part-time employment at 15.employment at 15.

Issues facing schools and Issues facing schools and students:students:

Government Schools Strategic Plans: Pathways & Government Schools Strategic Plans: Pathways & Transitions.Transitions.

Accountability: On Track, VCE scores, retention Accountability: On Track, VCE scores, retention rates.rates.

Students are being asked to perform their best and Students are being asked to perform their best and need to.need to.

Students need to do well to compete against other Students need to do well to compete against other students for employment or further training.students for employment or further training.

Students need a purpose for being at school. Students need a purpose for being at school. Disengaged students often lack goals and direction.Disengaged students often lack goals and direction.

Apprenticeships in skills shortage areas but Apprenticeships in skills shortage areas but connection between student and employment not being connection between student and employment not being made.made.

University drop out rates high.University drop out rates high. University may not an appropriate pathway.University may not an appropriate pathway. Many students not knowing what they want to do as a Many students not knowing what they want to do as a career.career.

It was becoming clear It was becoming clear that Career Education at that Career Education at Year Ten was too late. Year Ten was too late. Many decisions needed to Many decisions needed to be made during Year Nine. be made during Year Nine. Students are lacking in Students are lacking in

self awareness and self awareness and awareness of career awareness of career

opportunities.opportunities.

HOW TO INTEGRATE?HOW TO INTEGRATE?

CAREER EDUCATIONCAREER EDUCATIONYEARS 7 - 10YEARS 7 - 10

DEST initiatives – CAA, the DEST initiatives – CAA, the BlueprintBlueprint, ReCap, Myfuture, JPP , ReCap, Myfuture, JPP (YPP), ATCs.(YPP), ATCs.

LLEN priorities.LLEN priorities. Essential Learnings.Essential Learnings. Career Educators in Schools.Career Educators in Schools. MIPsMIPs

Need to bring these activities together to make Need to bring these activities together to make kids the winners.kids the winners.

Essential LearningsEssential LearningsDiscipline Based Learning: Strand - Humanities – Discipline Based Learning: Strand - Humanities –

EconomicsEconomics

Level 5 (years 7 & 8) Building breadth and depth. Level 5 (years 7 & 8) Building breadth and depth.

““Students explore the work in order to develop the Students explore the work in order to develop the ability to make informed decisions about their ability to make informed decisions about their future and training needs, and employment.”future and training needs, and employment.”

Level 6 (years 9 & 10) – Developing Pathways.Level 6 (years 9 & 10) – Developing Pathways.

““Students examine vocational pathways and education Students examine vocational pathways and education and training requirements, considering possible and training requirements, considering possible work and career options. They develop skills and work and career options. They develop skills and strategies for transition to employment and further strategies for transition to employment and further education and training, including job seeking, job education and training, including job seeking, job application and interview skills.”application and interview skills.”

Employability SkillsEmployability Skills Physical, Personal and Social Learning Physical, Personal and Social Learning Strand –Strand – Interpersonal Development: Interpersonal Development: Working in Teams, Building Social Working in Teams, Building Social Relationships.Relationships.

Interdisciplinary Learning –Interdisciplinary Learning – Communication, ICT, Thinking (problem Communication, ICT, Thinking (problem solving), analyzing and evaluating.solving), analyzing and evaluating.

Assessment against generic Assessment against generic competencies.competencies.

Australian Blueprint for Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the Career Development (the

BlueprintBlueprint))

The The BlueprintBlueprint provides guidelines provides guidelines for helping to integrate career for helping to integrate career development learning into the development learning into the school’s curriculum. It provides school’s curriculum. It provides an extensive list of competencies an extensive list of competencies that can underpin student that can underpin student learning of career education.learning of career education.

Australian Blueprint for Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the Career Development (the

BlueprintBlueprint))

Three key areas:Three key areas:

Area A: Personal ManagementArea A: Personal Management

Area B: Learning and Work Area B: Learning and Work ExplorationExploration

Area C: Career BuildingArea C: Career Building

Australian Blueprint for Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the Career Development (the

BlueprintBlueprint))Eleven main career competencies:Eleven main career competencies:

Area A-Personal Management:Area A-Personal Management:1.1. Build and maintain a positive self conceptBuild and maintain a positive self concept2.2. Interact positively and effectively with othersInteract positively and effectively with others3.3. Change and grow throughout lifeChange and grow throughout life

Area B-Learning and Work Exploration:Area B-Learning and Work Exploration:4.4. Participate in lifelong learning supportive of career goalsParticipate in lifelong learning supportive of career goals5.5. Locate and effectively use career informationLocate and effectively use career information6.6. Understand the relationship between work, society and the Understand the relationship between work, society and the

economyeconomy

Area C-Career BuildingArea C-Career Building7.7. Secure/create and maintain workSecure/create and maintain work8.8. Make career enhancing decisionsMake career enhancing decisions9.9. Maintain balanced life and work rolesMaintain balanced life and work roles10.10. Understand the changing nature of life and work rolesUnderstand the changing nature of life and work roles11.11. Understand, engage in and manage the career building processUnderstand, engage in and manage the career building process

Australian Blueprint for Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the Career Development (the

BlueprintBlueprint))

Within each career competency, Within each career competency, performance indicators at four performance indicators at four learning stages:learning stages:

Stage one: AcquireStage one: AcquireStage two: ApplyStage two: ApplyStage three: PersonaliseStage three: PersonaliseStage four: ActStage four: Act

Australian Blueprint for Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the Career Development (the

BlueprintBlueprint))Four Phases:Four Phases:

1.1. Phase I – K-Primary schoolPhase I – K-Primary school

2.2. Phase II – Middle-schoolPhase II – Middle-school

3.3. Phase III – Students in Phase III – Students in senior/post-compulsory schoolsenior/post-compulsory school

4.4. Phase IV - AdultsPhase IV - Adults

Career PlanningCareer Planning

Students needto develop awareness

of self.Students need To develop

awareness of Careers and Occupations.

Career Planning is a lifelongjourney.

Students today may work in occupations that don’t exist today.Students will probably change careers

a number of times.

A model for Belmont A model for Belmont High SchoolHigh School

Years Seven and EightYears Seven and Eight Real Game for all students at Year Seven.Real Game for all students at Year Seven. Personalized Learning Plans – students are Personalized Learning Plans – students are working with fewer teachers assisting working with fewer teachers assisting students to develop self awareness –students to develop self awareness –strengths, weaknesses, abilities, interests.strengths, weaknesses, abilities, interests.

E-portfolios.E-portfolios. Integration of Career Education activities Integration of Career Education activities into curriculum – increase awareness of into curriculum – increase awareness of occupations and world of work, manage occupations and world of work, manage change, make wise decisions.change, make wise decisions.

Need to make learning relevant and with Need to make learning relevant and with purpose. Applied Learning, Enterprise purpose. Applied Learning, Enterprise education.education.

Year NineYear Nine Develop activities to seek and maintain work.Develop activities to seek and maintain work. Job applications, mock interviews.Job applications, mock interviews. Locate, interpret, evaluate and use career Locate, interpret, evaluate and use career information.information.

Changing nature of work.Changing nature of work. Develop links with community and relationship Develop links with community and relationship to work.to work.

Vocational testing.Vocational testing. Develop knowledge of pathways.Develop knowledge of pathways. Employability skills.Employability skills. Continue integration of career education into Continue integration of career education into curriculum.curriculum.

Start MIPs plan.Start MIPs plan.

Year TenYear Ten Work experience.Work experience. SWLSWL Work place visits.Work place visits. Many students have part-time Many students have part-time employment.employment.

Many students have started a pathway: Many students have started a pathway: VET, SBNA, BCAL, acceleration into VET, SBNA, BCAL, acceleration into VCE.VCE.

Individual assistance and counseling.Individual assistance and counseling. Career days involving employers and Career days involving employers and agencies and tertiary institutions.agencies and tertiary institutions.

MIPs.MIPs.

WHO WILL DELIVER WHO WILL DELIVER CAREER EDUCATION ?CAREER EDUCATION ?

SchoolsSchools All classroom teachers become teachers of Career Education.All classroom teachers become teachers of Career Education. House Leaders and Assistants as MIPs team, mentoring, House Leaders and Assistants as MIPs team, mentoring,

advocacy.advocacy. School Welfare Workers – assist in retaining students at School Welfare Workers – assist in retaining students at

school – MIPs role.school – MIPs role. My role:My role:

Develop Partnerships and be a liaison person with Develop Partnerships and be a liaison person with external agencies, employers and Tertiary Institutions.external agencies, employers and Tertiary Institutions.

Assist teachers in integration of career education Assist teachers in integration of career education activities into curriculum in the context of the activities into curriculum in the context of the essential learnings.essential learnings.

Assist teachers to engage organisations to assist in Assist teachers to engage organisations to assist in Career Education.Career Education.

Individual counseling, at risk, year ten, eleven and Individual counseling, at risk, year ten, eleven and twelve students. twelve students.

Manage MIPs. Tracking students.Manage MIPs. Tracking students. Develop and coordinate VET and SBNAs.Develop and coordinate VET and SBNAs. Assist students in developing pathways.Assist students in developing pathways. A resource for staff and students.A resource for staff and students. Work closely with VCAL Coordinator.Work closely with VCAL Coordinator. Teach VCAL WRS.Teach VCAL WRS.

External OrganizationsExternal Organizations

Industry – develop student awareness of careers.Industry – develop student awareness of careers. YPP – assist students most at riskYPP – assist students most at risk In time may be able to use industry to work in In time may be able to use industry to work in curriculum e.g. Industry lead Science activities.curriculum e.g. Industry lead Science activities.

Use of broad range of external agencies to Use of broad range of external agencies to present to students e.g. Group Training present to students e.g. Group Training Companies, Job Network Agencies.Companies, Job Network Agencies.

Break down the barriers between Schools, Break down the barriers between Schools, University, TAFE, ACE, Industry, Community, etc. University, TAFE, ACE, Industry, Community, etc. Schools need to operate not in isolation from the Schools need to operate not in isolation from the rest of the world. Need to get students outside rest of the world. Need to get students outside school into community and workplaces and get school into community and workplaces and get industry and community into schools.industry and community into schools.

Thank YouThank You

Questions ?Questions ?