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STEM CAREERS ONLINE SUMMIT FOR GIPPSLAND STUDENTS, EDUCATORS PARENTS

girledworld’s award-winning career education events and online e-learning programs bring global industry, startup and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Medicine) leaders to students to teach them about new ways of working, future career pathways, emerging digital technologies and employability skills.

For NCW this year, we’ve partnered with the Victorian State Government to launch an online Gippsland Digital STEM Summit to excite students across the region about the world of STEM and its role in the future of work.

The FREE online program will go live on Monday May 18, 2020, to coincide with National Careers Week.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The girledworld Gippsland Digital STEM Summit is an interactive online learning program that will enable 1000’s of Gippsland high school students to learn from amazing global and local virtual STEM industry mentors, access activity-based e-learning modules about STEM pathways and future of work employability skills, and explore real-world STEM career education to inspire them for tomorrow’s world of work!

A free program designed for students in years 7-12, the online series will enable students to:
1. Meet amazing female role models from leading global and local STEM companies (video library)
2. Explore the role of STEM in the future of work and how it is part of everyday life and work
3. Develop understandings of STEM employability skills and 21st Century digital competencies
4. Reflect on how their own interests and strengths can be translated to STEM study and career pathways
5. Access powerful mentorship and social learning moments by going ‘inside’ STEM real-world environs

This self-paced asynchronous online learning program links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 7-10: Design and Technologies, Science, Personal and Social Capability and Sustainability cross-curriculum priority. The program also includes STEM and employability skills e-resources to support Gippsland educators and parents.

To register for this event please click here

Showcasing careers of the future. Looking at current times aswell with COVID-19. People are reflecting on their current careers and have their own specific reasons for their interest in changing.

Carole Theiley has 20 years plus experience in the career development space as well as psychological profiling to assist her clients with transitioning and study/career options.

Cost is $100 for a one hour face to face appointment. Included in this amount is the opportunity to connect with Perfect Pathways as often as you need for as long as necessary on mobile, text or email.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Carole Theiley
0414834237

Career information is available in many formats, including print, audio, videos, information interviews, observation, personal experience, and social media.

As the use of social media has grown over time, the amount of social media content relevant to career decision making has grown as well. Discussion threads, social networking sites, blogs, and video posts have become sources of career information.

While disseminating personal perspectives on work, education, training, and employment has existed for some time in the form of vocational biographies, the easy access and the vast amount of information available on personal perspectives is a more recent phenomenon.

Individuals access career information on social media in either an intentional mode by using search features to find information in social media or post a question that leads to an answer or further discussion, or in an unintentional mode as they browse posts, discussion threads, tweets, or videos for some other purpose.

This webinar examines the use of social media to deliver career information to students and clients, how to determine the validity of social media-based career information, and best practices in promoting the validity of social media-based career information for practitioners, counsellor educators, researchers, and career resource developers.

Presenter Biography

Jim Sampson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems and a Senior Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development at Florida State University. He writes and speaks on the appropriate use of computer technology in counselling, on the use of cognitive strategies in the design and delivery of career interventions, and on the integration of theory, research, and practice. Prior to joining the faculty at Florida State University in 1982, he was a Senior Counselor at the Student Counseling and Career Planning Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 10:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 09:30
Western Australia – 08:00

International

For times in your area please visit – www.timeanddate.com

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia

Click here to register

Have you ever thought about a career in Space?

Tim and Julia want to take you on a trek… to places that you may not have imagined. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to explore possible careers in Space.

When you hear the word “space”, you are probably imagining astronauts and living on the International Space Station, and soon, travelling to the Moon and Mars. Yes! And for every astronaut and every space mission, there are thousands of jobs needed to be done right here on Earth too in one of the world’s fastest-growing high-tech industries: space.

And in Australia, the space industry is starting to grow fast. The demand for people with STEAM skills, including researchers, engineers (aerospace, electronics, mechanical and computer), data analysts and astronomers, as well as communicators, project managers and even salespeople are – post COVID-19 – set to increase dramatically.

Please join Tim and Julia as they share with you some of the emerging career opportunities, and the kind of skills, and areas of study to pursue, and even projects to join if you think this might be the career for you.

Organisation Profile
The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) is a nationwide organisation formed to promote the growth of the Australian space sector. By formulating national policies and strategies, SIAA speaks with authority and credibility on behalf of its members to accelerate the growth of the Australian space industry.

Presenter Names
Dr Tim Parsons and Julia Mitchell

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 11:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 10:30
Western Australia – 09:00

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Bringing together tens of thousands of high school students, graduates and parents across the country to engage directly with education, employment and travel providers for Australia’s first Digital Career Expo (18-22 May 2020).

Housing some of Australia’s youngest, most successful and influential people and brands telling their stories, youth get to gain a first-hand understanding of what it takes to become the person they want to be.

The Expo gives you the all the opportunity in the world to speak with and ask questions of education experts, from the comfort of your own home. No-one around you. No cues. No worries.

In the digital age, students demand engaging platforms and programs which provide self-directed and exploratory workflows.

My Careers is an inclusive software platform that engages and empowers all young people to navigate their journeys from school to a productive, thriving adulthood, and for career advisors to deliver comprehensive, agile and purposeful guidance.

Over the past 3 years, My Careers have been working with inventive, innovative and creative educators who have been welcoming blended learning, competency-based assessment, online learning, learning analytics and micro-credentialing to create a unique software platform that is as dynamic and adaptable as the technology around which our society now revolves.

My Careers is a platform designed to be co-developed to meet the changing needs of our education landscape. Whether it be the micro-credentialing, skills recognition or video integration for today’s blended learning environments, the team is meticulously innovating and seeking to work with schools to tailor the software to their individual and specific needs.

If you are interested in digitising your careers workflow, the team are offering free Digital Careers workshops during National Careers Week. In this workshop, you’ll not only learn more about the platform they have built but also hear how the changing landscape of careers in Australia demands a new type of platform – built for innovation in blended learning environments.

Book Workshop: https://meetings.hubspot.com/fergus3/my-careers-software-exploration-

Find Out More: https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5661311/My_careers-CEAV_EDM-1_page_download[Final].pdf

This session describes the nature and promise of Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs). 

ILPs are being used throughout the United States (U.S. DoL, ODEP, n.d.) and internationally (Singapore MOE, n.d.) as a career management strategy for helping youth identify their skills, connect these skills to the world of work, identify a purpose and establish flexible life goals, and identify learning pathways that will enable them to pursue those goals (Solberg, 2019). 

ILPs have shown promise in facilitating positive youth development in a range of areas including pursuing more rigorous academic courses, decreasing teenage pregnancy rates, increasing secondary education attainment rates, and establishing postsecondary learning goals (Solberg, Wills, Redmond & Skaff, 2014).

Some of the critical design elements for quality ILPs include youth identifying career and life goals that align with their talent and interests as well as the design of a scope and sequence of activities that are facilitated by caring and encouraging adults. 

As a career development effort, ILPs focus on “talent development” rather than career choice and decision-making, fosters goal-setting, critical consciousness, self-regulation, deeper human skills and incorporates access to work-based learning and early access to college (Solberg, 2019). 

For high need, high risk youth, the ILP process enables the emergence of proactive, resilient and adaptable young adults who are actively pursuing future opportunities with purpose and hope.

Presenter Biography

Dr. V. Scott Solberg is working internationally and nationally on the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective career development programs and services for especially high-need youth populations, including youth with disabilities. His publications, reports, and curriculum translates career development research into practice and policy strategies that are being used by state leaders to guide their career development implementation and policy efforts and by districts and schools to construct K-12 career development programs and services.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 09:30
South Australia, Northern Territory – 09:00
Western Australia – 07:30

International

For times in your area please visit – www.timeanddate.com

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia

Click here to register for this webinar.

The International Freight, Transport and Logistics industry in Australia has recently been defined by the Federal Government during the COVID-19 crisis as an “Essential Service”.

Why is this industry so important and essential now to the Australian economic recovery and the health of residents or tourists and how does this impact and highlight career options and pathway opportunities for students?

This webinar aims to inform career advisers, students and parents about the size of the industry, the diversity of roles, the interconnectivity to the global economy and the variety of pathways into the industry.

If you are a student with some of the below attributes then the International Freight, Transport & Logistics industry may be worth further consideration as a career choice for the future
• Multicultural exposure
• Travel experiences
• Part time work history
• Global geography interest
• Teamwork & respect for others
• Time management & motivation
• Concern for the local, global environment
• Technology understanding
• Attention to detail & problem solving

“Make Your Move” is an educational program jointly developed in 2018 by five international freight, transport and logistics industry associations to create awareness about the industry to career advisers, students and parents.

The five industry associations are:

Australian Federation of International Freight Forwarders
Customs Brokers & Forwarders Council of Australia
Export Council of Australia
Shipping Australia
Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 11:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 10:30
Western Australia – 09:00

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This webinar will be an introduction to myfuture.

The presenter will demonstrate how the platform can be a useful tool in career and transition planning, and will highlight resources that are most relevant to you and your students or clients. This will include reference to myfuture’s psychometric career interest test (My career profile), the occupation and course information, videos, case studies, and resources mapped to the Australian Curriculum Work Studies sub-strands.

Register here

Product Launch: The Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service (AATIS) is proud to launch our all-new Information Kit for Schools during National Careers Week.

If you’re looking to provide information on Australian Apprenticeships, this toolkit is made for you. We will take you through how to use our new toolkit with your audience to educate, inform and guide them towards an apprenticeship pathway. Complete with co-brandable resources and other exciting free giveaways, you will walk away with information you can use on your website, newsletter, and brochures, and events.

Register now to secure your spot: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1662676390383724811

FOR NSW SCHOOLS ONLY

NSW Department of Education Senior Pathways, Rural and Pathways in conjunction with CICA and National Careers Week are proud to promote the following event on Tuesday 19th May 2020.

This webinar is suitable for career advisers, students, parents, caregivers and teachers.

Presented by Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE, Director DMH Associates, Fellow, University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research this webinar reflects on how career development services and practitioners globally are responding to the ‘new normal’.

Based on ’10 key things we know for sure’ we will explore how practitioners can make an impact in careers education and share ideas on digital innovations and safeguarding issues. It will offer practical suggestions to help raise your profile and strengthen your networks.

To register please click here

Did you know that a submarine is second in complexity only to a spaceship? And while a submarine is ‘invisible’ below the water, a frigate must be ‘invisible’’ above the water, silently coasting along the surface in order to pick up and isolate the quietest mechanical noise from below.

Australia’s Attack Class Submarine and Hunter Class Frigate are 2 of the exciting programs that form part of the Government’s $90b naval shipbuilding enterprise. The Naval Shipbuilding College has been set up to ensure that Australia and industry have the workforce required to sustain the enterprise.

In an unprecedented approach that sees the College working on a range of initiatives designed to attract and develop individuals to the industry, the College’s Workforce Register is the first port of call for Australian’s wanting to secure an exciting career within our naval shipbuilding industry.

In the first in a series of webinars, we will take you on a shipbuilding journey, where you will find out all about the College, the exciting naval shipbuilding projects, and how we can set you on your path to a diverse, challenging and long-term career path.

Register here

We’re excited to be launching the Virtual BiG Day In weekly sessions commencing Wednesday 20 May 2020 @ 11am (AEST)

Each session will be approx 55 minutes total duration & feature 2 industry speakers talking about where a career in technology can take you, cool new tech etc.

20 May 2020 presenters for Virtual BiG Day In Live are Dr Tim Kitchen, Adobe’s Senior Education Specialist & Genevieve Ash, Business Analyst, TechnologyOne

Please share this link https://www.thebigdayin.com.au/live-week1 with yr students to access the Virtual BiG Day In 20 May (Week 1)

– we understand not everyone will be physically back in their classrooms & that the timing may clash with some timetables (whether working from home or at school) so you &
your students may not be able to watch the presentations live
• Most presentations are recorded & will be available on our website & Youtube Channel after each session, so that you and your students will be able to watch at a time that suits you, if you can’t join the Live session.
• Students will be able to submit questions for the presenters to answer each week by clicking on the ‘Ask A Question’ button on the right hand side of the screen
• Presenters may not be able to answer all questions submitted during a session, however we’ll endeavour to get answers for all the questions & will then publish them on the website for everyone to access post event.

Click HERE for the programme details for virtual BiG Day Live 20 May.

Don’t forget to mark this date in your calendar – we’ve got 6 weeks of presentations & will be sending details of speakers & the link to that session each

Virtual BiG Day In will run for a minimum of 6 weeks at 11.00am (AEST) each Wednesday commencing 20 May 2020

Australia is about to embark on some of the most technologically advanced programs in the world in our Naval Shipbuilding Industry.

Experiences on these programs will be world-class and create endless opportunities.

The Naval Shipbuilding College is an unprecedented approach to ensuring Australia and industry have the workforce required to sustain a sovereign shipbuilding industry. Thousands of skilled and professional people are required, including trades, program and project managers, purchasing, quality, designers, quality, engineering, logistics and professional support roles.

We have established a training and education provider network in every state and territory of Australia and are endorsing courses at TAFE and university partners to ensure graduates leave with the skills required by industry and contribute to a sustainable pipeline of appropriately skilled workers.

Through the Workforce Register, the Naval Shipbuilding College undertakes comprehensive candidate screening and provides a transitional career pathway for our pool of skilled employment candidates ensuring they are ‘job ready’ for their chosen career in the Australian shipbuilding industry. We also provide weekly updates on current employment opportunities and tailored advice on appropriate training and education pathways that can lead to rewarding careers within the Enterprise.

Find out how the Naval Shipbuilding College can help you on the path to a long term, innovative and exciting career.

Organisation Profile

The Naval Shipbuilding College was created to support the shipbuilding industry and associated supply chain to attract and develop a national workforce required to build and sustain the Royal Australian Navy’s new fleet.

Over the next 30 years Australia will invest $90 billion on some of the most technologically advanced combat vessels in the world which will play a pivotal role in ensuring the defence and stability of our country and region.

The Continuous National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise has a job to suit every Australian.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 11:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 10:30
Western Australia – 09:00

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia

Click here to register

The University of Reading, in collaboration with the Henley Business School, have just created their very first online careers course, Career Smart, hosted on the FutureLearn platform.

 This course aims to support those students graduating in 2020 during the summer before they begin their final year and encourages students to think earlier about their transition into the world of work, whilst providing careers advice at scale. As well as planning and writing content, the course educators were filmed, recorded and produced a suite of webinars, podcasts and screencasts to sit alongside the course.

 In this webinar, Daniel Mitchell (one of the lead educators) will tell you all about their story – from initial idea to actually launching the course. He will give you a guided tour of what the course looks like, the response from students and academics and you’ll hear how the team developed their digital skills along the way. Daniel will also share the very latest stats on how this new initiative is impacting on our careers registration data and all attendees will receive a fully editable PDF workbook that supplements the online course.

Presenter Biography

Daniel Mitchell works as a Careers Consultant for the University of Reading leading on their Finalist engagement initiative, which aims to raise the ambitions, skills and ability of their final year undergraduate students by engaging them in a range of new activities. As part of his role, he also supports students from the School of Literature and Languages, which includes subjects covering English Language, English Literature and Modern Languages.

Daniel has worked in Careers for just over four years and previously managed an employability award and research internship scheme and it was in this role that he received an AGCAS Award for being an Outstanding Newcomer in 2017. He is currently working towards his Postgraduate Diploma in Career Guidance and Development at the University of the West of Scotland and you can find out more by connecting with Daniel on LinkedIn or following him on Twitter.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 16:30
South Australia, Northern Territory – 16:00
Western Australia – 14:30

International

For times in your area please visit – www.timeanddate.com

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia 

Click here to register for this webinar.

For many students, navigating a post-school pathway can be an overwhelming task.

We have resources to help people:
• compare and decide on a course
• access an Australian Government loan, such as HECS-HELP
• find out what financial assistance is available.

We’ll chat about the Australian Government products and services available to help equip students as they begin their tertiary pathway.

We want students to be empowered to make the right decisions.

We’ll share products and tools developed by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Services Australia.

These include DESE’s Beyond School Study Guide and Course Seeker, ComparED and Study Assist websites. We’ll also talk about Services Australia’s Payment and Service Finder and School Leavers Resource Kit.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 11:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 10:30
Western Australia – 09:00

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An athletic career is characterized by different phases and transitions that demand relevant decision-making strategies to enable the athlete to successfully continue with sport and education/work.

Especially the junior-to-senior-transition and the transition out of elite sport are known to be crucial turning phases for athletes. These periods are often characterized by uncertainty, psychological distress, and a potential loss of identity.

To constantly adapt to new circumstances in relation to their athletic and educational/vocational career, athletes need relevant coping resources to overcome the specific demands each transition encompasses.

Furthermore, athletes are part of a wider environment that involves different key persons such as parents, coaches, teachers, and friends. These persons can play a significant role in supporting the development of the athlete’s career adaptability throughout their career.

In Andreas’ presentation, he will use the Holistic Athletic Career Model (which highlights that athletes develop in the sporting, psychological, psychosocial, and academic domain) and provide some examples of his own dual career development in connection with Savickas (2013) framework of career adaptability.

Focusing on the critical transition phases, he will provide different suggestions of how athletes and career counsellors can work with the career adaptability dimensions (i.e., concern, control, curiosity, confidence) that can enable athletes to be successful in sport and life beyond.

Presenter – Andreas Küttel – Denmark

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 16:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 15:30
Western Australia – 14:00

International

For times in your area please visit – www.timeanddate.com

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia

Click here to register

REIMAGINING CAREERS EDUCATION | VIRTUAL MEET UP

We’re reimagining how we do pretty much everything right now – careers education included. This series of virtual meetups is for anyone involved with student futures, particularly in a K-12 setting.

The purpose is to bring together a collective of folk who are passionate about making careers education as inspiring and powerful as it should be. Each week we have a different discussion focus and invite guest speakers to share their insights and ideas.

In this third session, during National Careers Week 2020, we look at the global PISA data on aspirations of 15-year-olds and our own local data.

Are we doing enough to bring young people’s career aspirations closer to the opportunities of today and tomorrow? Join Liv Pennie, Professor Jim Bright and the panel to hear and share insights and ideas.

REGISTER HERE

Across Australia, the demand for bachelor qualified early childhood teachers (ECTs) is growing. Over the next five years, an additional 29,000 ECTs will be needed to meet the increased demand.

This demand is being driven by governments and families who are recognising the importance of professional early childhood teachers. We are seeing a swell of support for more roles, in more communities all across Australia.

For students, there has never been a better time to pursue a degree in early childhood teaching. Not only is early childhood teaching a rewarding career where you can make an impact, but it also opens up a range of opportunities in roles such as teaching, managing a small business, developing government policy and everything in between.

Join Future Tracks for a webinar on the Future of Early Childhood Education.

The webinar will explore early childhood teaching as a career pathway, shedding light on the opportunities available to students while studying at university and beyond.

We’ll also discuss the unique benefits and advantages offered by Future Tracks designed to supercharge their early childhood teaching careers, including:

Paid work while you complete your degree
Access to an experienced early childhood mentor
Leadership development

In a time of uncertainty, early childhood teaching is a future proof career path for students who want a job with flexibility, creativity a chance to make a real impact by shaping the next generation of thinkers and leaders.

Organisation Profile

Future Tracks is a new social enterprise designed to attract and support the next generation of early childhood teachers. Our innovative program brings together university experts, experienced leaders in the early childhood sector, and students studying undergraduate degrees in early childhood teaching.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 11:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 10:30
Western Australia – 09:00

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia

Click here to register

Empowering Students Towards Rewarding Futures – Webinar by My Careers

In the midst of our profound social and economic transformation, driven by our digital revolution, rapidly accelerated by COVID-19, the future prosperity of Australia and its citizens has become intrinsically linked to our ability to connect the opportunities this transformation presents to the educational outcomes of our students.

In this webinar, we outline a vision to empower all young people to navigate their journeys from school to productive, thriving adulthood, and for educators to deliver agile, blended learning experiences in our ever-changing world.

Book here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ej_d9dbRQfmiuKHbcmvz-A

The Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) in cooperation with the National Careers Institute (the Institute) undertook a National Survey of Career Development Practitioners and those working in the area of career development.

This webinar will present the data and key findings from the National Survey.

As the career development landscape in Australia changes,  CICA commissioned McCrindle Research, to gain a greater understanding of the key markers of quality and the structures required to scale career development provision.

The research findings will help CICA and its Member Associations to better support career development practitioners and provide greater understandings for those stakeholders that engage with the industry.

Presenters – CICA and McCrindle Research.

Time Zones

Australia

Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, ACT – 14:00
South Australia, Northern Territory – 13:30
Western Australia – 12:00

International

For times in your area please visit – www.timeanddate.com

This is a FREE webinar as part of the National Careers Week Webinar Series presented by the Career Industry C0uncil of Australia 

Click here to register for this webinar.