Some ideas for Careers Advisers on how you can involve your students

during National Skills Week 2015

• Get students to investigate and research useful websites where they can gain information about careers, pathways, and vocational education generally, for example:

ACPET Catalogue www.acpetcatalogue.edu.au ASIO Careers www.asio.gov.au/careers/overview.html Bright Future www.wsc.edu.au/brightfuture.php Career in the Building and Construction Industry www.constructmycareer.com.au/ Career advice and planning QLD www.qld.gov.au/jobs/career/advice Career Advice NT www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au Careers Advice VIC www.education.vic.gov.au Career Centre www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au Career Guide NSW www.yourcareerguide.com.au Career Information www.australia.gov.au Career info for people with a disability www.jobaccess.gov.au Defence Jobs www.defencejobs.gov.au Deloitte - Positioning for Prosperity Report Discover Hospitality www.discoverhospitality.com.au IT Careers www.cisco.com/web/SG/partners/emails/woman_rock_it.html

www.aiia.com.au Job Guide www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au Job Outlook www.joboutlook.gov.au MyFuture www.myfuture.edu.au My Skills www.myskills.gov.au Real Stories. Real Achievements www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au/real_stories Rural Skills Australia www.agrifoodcareers.com.au SkillsOne www.skillsone.com.au Smart and Skilled www.smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au Student Edge www.studentedge.com.au The Job I Love www.serviceskills.com.au

• Invite an apprentice who has completed their apprenticeship to talk to students about their

experience • Investigate school-based apprenticeships (what they are)

• Get students to describe their passion and what they enjoy, and then have them link what careers and vocational pathways they identify with, relating to that passion

• Organise for students to visit a TAFE institute and/or Registered Training Organisation (member of ACPET)

• Have students research quality Private Training Providers through the ACPET Catalogue

• Invite a representative from a Registered Training Organisation or Group Training Organisation to address students

• Invite a selection of employers who represent different industries to talk to students about their particular industry

• Invite an employer organisation representative from the National Farmers’ Federation, Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI) and Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) to address students

• Invite a winner of the State Training Awards or similar ambassador i.e. a WorldSkills competitor or an Apprentice of the Year winner etc., to address students

• Organise a parent and daughter dinner or night for attendees to be addressed by successful women who have succeeded in non-traditional trades. E.g. more women are going into engineering, electrical, building and construction, mining, and agriculture

• During National Skills Week, SkillsOne Television will be running programming opportunities and careers in the vocational sector on Foxtel (Aurora - Channel 183). Details of the programming and times will be found at www.skillsone.com.au

• If schools have VET courses, the school may consider organising a VET taster day where students can participate in 2 or 3 workshops held at school by VET teachers. This will give students a realist insight of what the course content involves before subject selection

• Invite SBAT students that are currently at school to address junior years about their SBAT experience, their study timetable and the opportunities that SBAT has provided

• Build relations with the community. Ask the local baker, butcher, florist etc. to attend school and talk to students about their industry. The industries past, present and future prospects. i.e. how has the industry change?

• In elective classes, encourage teachers to take their class on an industry visit. E.g. Hospitality - go to a bread-making factory. Woodwork - visit a furniture shop etc.

• Using the Job Guide (which is soon to be extinct) students research careers/industries that are not common. E.g. Blacksmith or some obscure careers they hadn’t heard of, then report back to class

• As a whole class activity, develop a word bank that describes Vocational Education. I.e. skills, hands on, learning, job security, well paid, opportunities etc.

• Ask students to map a parent, sibling, or cousins career pathway, then present it to the whole class. E.g. Dad: Completed a glazier apprenticeship after 4 years, worked with Johnson’s building supplies as a glazier for 7 years, opened his own business as a handyman, and is now his own boss.

• Research industries where there are female shortages. Use teaching resources from the Women NSW - Girls in Trades http://www.women.nsw.gov.au/women_and_work/girls_in_trades

Empower the girls in your school to select a non-traditional trade. Educate the boys at your school about the importance of equality that is necessary in all working environments.

Visit www.skillsone.com.au and to find out about events visit www.nationalskillsweek.com.au. For more information, please contact Kirstin Casey on 02

8080 0111, or email kirstin.casey@skillsone.com.au

Helpful contacts for Careers Advisers Industry Skills Councils Each year, Industry Skills Councils produce Environmental Scans on the external factors impacting their respective industries, the skill development and the industry and employment trends for the upcoming year. This is a fantastic tool for Careers Advisors to share their findings with students, parents and industry changers assisting them to make the best career choices. AgriFood Skills Australia T: (02) 6163 7200 E: reception@agrifoodskills.net.au Auto Skills Australia Ltd T: (03) 8610 2500 E: info@autoskillsaustralia.com.au Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council T: (02) 8226 6600 E: admin@cshisc.com.au Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council T: (02) 6253 0002 E: info@cpsisc.com.au E-Oz Energy Skills Australia T: 02 6262 7055 E: office@e-oz.com.au ForestWorks Industry Skills Council T: (03) 9321 3500 E: forestworks@forestworks.com.au Government Skills Australia T: (08) 8100 7400 E: info@govskills.com.au Innovation and Business Skills Australia T: (03) 9815 7000 E: reception@ibsa.org.au Manufacturing Skills Australia T: (02) 9955 5500 E: info@mskills.org.au Service Skills Australia T: (02) 8243 1200 E: info@serviceskills.com.au SkillsDMC T: (02) 9324 8600 E: skillsdmc@skillsdmc.com.au Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council T: (03) 9604 7200 E: enquiries@tlisc.org.au

Industry Bodies Listed below are Industry Bodies, a helpful point of reference for the latest in industry knowledge. ACCI Melbourne melb@acci.asn.au T: (03) 9668 9950 Canberra info@acci.asn.au T: (02) 6270 8000 ACT Utilities and Light Manufacturing Industry Training Board T: 02 6262 7011 W: www.ulmitb.com.au Arts, Communications, Finance Industries and Property Services Ltd T: 02 9979 1470 E: max.wilson@acfips.org.au Association of Consulting Architects – Australia (ACA) T: 1300 653 026 E: nat@aca.org.au Associations of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia T: 1300 273 762 E: info@ProfessionalAustral ia.org.au Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) T: 0417 980 872 W: www.agda.com.au Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA) T: 02 9248 7900 E: info@aimia.com.au Australian Landscape Industry Association (ALIA) T: 1300 365 428 E: ina@landscapenswact.com.au Australian Photographic Society Inc. T: 02 9890 9795 W: www.austral ianphotographicsociety.org.au Australian Publishers Association (APA) T: 02 9281 9788 W: www.publishers.asn.au Australian Robotics and Automation Association (ARAA) T: 02 9385 4230 W: www.araa.asn.au Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA) T: 1300 669 854 E: admin@bdaa.com.au Business Services Industry Skills Board (BSISB) T: 08 8363 4054 E: eo@bsisb.com.au

Charttes Training Advisory Council T: 08 8941 1956 E: liaison@charttes.com.au Construction Skills Queensland T: 1800 798 488 E: info@csq.org.au Department of Education, Training and the Arts T: 1300 369 935 E: training@deta.qld.gov.au Design Institute of Australia (DIA) T: 1300 888 056 E: admin@design.org.au ElectroComms and Energy Utilities Industry Skills Council T: (02) 6262 7055 E: office@e-oz.com.au Exhibition and Event Association of Australia (EEAA) T: 02 9413 9520 W: http://www.eeaa.com.au Financial, Administrative and Professional Services Training Council (FAPSTC) T: 08 9445 9000 W: http://www.fapstc.org.au/ Financial Services Accountants Association (FSAA) T: 02 9451 3223 E: administration@fsaa.com.au Furnishing Industry Association of Australia T: 02 4340 2000 W: www.fiaa.com.au Future Now – Creative and Leisure Industries Training Council INC T: 08 9285 8555 E: info@futurenow.org.au Hair and Beauty Australia Industry Association T: 1800 997 795 W: www.askhaba.com.au Housing Industry Association Ltd T: 1300 650 620 E: enquiry@hia.com.au Interior Design/Interior Architecture Educators Association (IDEA) T: 03 9214 6156 E: ddaiu@swin.edu.au Logistics Training Council T: 08 9388 8781 E: logistictc@logistictc.asn.au Major Industries Training Advisory Council T: 08 8981 0077 E: mitac@mitac.org.au

Motor Trades Association of Australia T: 02 6233 0811 E: admin@amif.com.au National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) T: 02 9368 1900 E: nava@visualarts.net.au NSW Community Services and Health ITAB T: 02 9816 2869 E: sscowcroft@csh- itab.com.au NSW Construction and Select Property Services ITAB T: 0407 020 913 E: Andrew.bryson@bigpond.com NSW Public Sector ITAB T: 02 9499 3168 E: jajames@psitab.com.au NSW Utilities and Electro technology ITAB T: 02 9868 4539 E: norm@uensw.com.au Resources and Infrastructure NSW ITAB Ltd T: 02 9009 4000 E: djc@ccfnsw.com Rural Skills Australia T: 02 6269 5639 E: admin@ruralskills.com.au Sculptors Society T: 9481 9060 E: Sculpt1@bigpond.net.au Service Industries Training Advisory Council T: 08 8942 1651 E: info@sitac.com.au Society of Advertising, Commercial and Magazine Photographers (ACMP) T: 03 9888 4111 E: admin@aipp.com.au Timber Trade Industrial Association T: 02 9624 0011 W: www.ttis.asn.au Victorian Automobile Chamber or Commerce T: 03 9829 1111 E: vacc@vacc.com.au