WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

1. WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? Some reasons for completing Year 12

2. What do YOU want out of life? • Possessions: decent car, house, tv/sound system….? • Good relationship, start your own family? • A good lifestyle/social life? • A good job? • ……….?

3. What do I need to get there? • A job that satisfies you, has opportunities for you to use your skills, has the opportunity for promotion, offers good pay has been shown to have a positive effect on: • Relationships • Physical and mental health on the individual AND their spouse/children • Financial stability The better jobs usually require more skills and training than you can get at school

4. How much do I need to earn? • Rent $150 (or loan repayments, water, rates) • Food $100 • Power – gas/ electricity $15 • Clothes $.... • Phone & internet $25 • Travel e.g. train, bus OR car (repayments, fuel, repairs) • Entertainment e.g. ‘going out’, drinks……… • Reality check: Approx. 74% 15-19 yr. earn less than $250 per week, and only 5.5% more than $400! An old age pensioner gets $285 per week.

6. Improving your occupational status AND earnings • University: increase by 30% (+ rapid promotion) • Apprenticeships: increase by 20% • TAFE University: by 20% • TAFE diploma: by 14% • Traineeship: by 8%; TAFE certificate: 5% • Employment : small increase based on increasing experience and age • ACER Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth : Research Report 55- Nov.2008

7. WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO I NEED? Current qualifications within Australia % of 15-64 population • University qualifications 20.0 • VET qualifications 29.9 • No qualifications 50.1 Potential qualifications pathways for jobs % of employment • University pathways 24.0 • VET pathways 62.3 • No qualifications 13.7 • Source: Megan Lilley AIGroup

9. Some impacts of ‘NOT fully engaged’ • “Rather than simply becoming dissatisfied with their income, future career direction or the work they do…,young people who are in (part-time work, unemployment or have withdrawn from the labour force) report decreased satisfaction with their social lives, their use of spare time, their independence and their lives as a whole.” • Life Satisfaction of Young Australians……LSAY Research Report 43. Kylie Hillman

10. A further word of caution • Many of these are part-time and/or casual jobs, provide low level of income, and may finish up at any time – giving no feeling of security • They MAY meet the requirements of short-term cash, but………. • Do they lead to anything that will help you meet your lifestyle goals???

11. HOW CAN I DO BETTER THAN THIS? Talk to your Careers & Pathways advisors. They can show you a much wider range of interesting jobs than you have probably thought of and how to: • See what education & skills you need • Improve your skills • Improve your employability • Show different ways of reaching your goal • End of show – Thanks for your attention. Any questions??

12. TALK OVER YOUR IDEAS – WITH SOMEONE WHO KNOWS!!!*START WITH YOUR CAREERS and MIPS TEACHERS WEBSITE HELP For a one-stop shop: www.bmllen.com.au

13. 1980s • Mostly full-time jobs • Jobs for life – one career path (e.g. banks, the SEC, the Post Office with mail and phone services) • Lots of manual labour type jobs • For most people, learning stopped when you left school

14. Technology Revolution-late 1980s into 1990s • Computers take off – in the workplace, and the PC becomes significant • The internet starts – www becomes known • Easy, cheap overseas communication • Greater access to knowledge • The market place and the stock exchanges are globalised: the rise of the multi-national corporation (e.g. Rupert Murdoch, McDonalds)

15. Resulting changes:1.Huge increase in business competition from companies outside the local area This leads to : • More casual work • More part-time work • Less full-time work • More contract work • Less manual labour work • More “knowledge” and skilled workers