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A glimpse of myfuture for Parents

A glimpse of myfuture for Parents. Introduction. Career Management The world of work is increasingly more complex. Self managing learning over a lifetime is important for each person to remain flexible, resilient and enterprising. A person’s career development is influenced by:

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A glimpse of myfuture for Parents

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  1. A glimpse of myfuturefor Parents

  2. Introduction • Career Management • The world of work is increasingly more complex. • Self managing learning over a lifetime is important for each person to remain flexible, resilient and enterprising. • A person’s career development is influenced by: • individual uniqueness • community and cultural expectations • location, environment and the wider society • random & unpredictable events • stage of life

  3. Introduction • Parents can support young peoples career pathways by: • Investigating information on a range of education and training pathways • Understanding the employment market • Becoming aware of the range of career options • Finding out about the jobs available in different industries

  4. Introduction • Parents can support young peoples career pathways by: (cont.) • Understanding the suitability of the young person to a specific vocational pathway • Introducing and exposing the young person to a range different careers • Talking; sharing; providing introductions to key people; encouraging a range of experiences.

  5. Career & Career Development Clearly parents play an important role. Parents who regularly talk to their children about college [TAFE, training, university] provide the encouragement necessary to promote a full exploration of educational options. Despite the stereotypes about the relationships between parents and their teenage children, this study suggests that parents have an important effect on this important decision making process. (Hossler, Schmit & Vepser, 1999, p. 66) (Bryce J, Anderson M, Frigo T, & McKenzie P., (2007) Australian Young People, their families and post-school plans: a research review, ACER & The Smith Family P.19)

  6. What is myfuture? UNIQUE - it is Australia’s national career information service for all Australians COMPREHENSIVE - supported by many very large databases that are regularly up-dated ONLINE - can be accessed anytime, anywhere - it is interactive and user driven FREE - funded jointly by the Australian, State and Territory governments GATEWAY - to other useful websites

  7. myfuture – Home page

  8. Myfuture – Assist Others

  9. The Quizzes

  10. Occupational Videos

  11. Bullseye PostersChoose which subject your child is good at!

  12. myfuture annual video competition

  13. Myfuture – The Facts

  14. Occupations – Carpentry and Joinery

  15. Labour Market Information

  16. Myfuture – Industry information

  17. My Guide at a glance My Guide provides: • a personalised career exploration tool to support users with career decision making and pathway planning; and • planning tools to help users set career goals and actions.

  18. To access My Guide – create an account

  19. Using My Guide Identify – interests, values, skills, aspirations, abilities Explore – career ideas Decide – careers of interest Summarise – personal profile Plan – set goals and identify actions Doing – actioning the plan

  20. My Guide

  21. My Guide

  22. My Guide - planning

  23. Using My Guide - Doing Remember, however, that this is not necessarily the final step in the process. myfuture supports lifelong learning. Career planning and development is ongoing and the activities and articles in My Guide can be accessed again and again.

  24. Other useful websites http://www.studentsatwork.org.au/

  25. Job Juice – has a quick quiz to get you started http://www.jobjuice.gov.au/default.htm

  26. The High Five Principles! • The High Five Principles are from the Real Game Series and state: • Know yourself, believe in yourself and follow your heart. • Focus on the journey, not the destination. Become a good traveller. • You’re not alone. Access your allies, and be a good ally. • Change is constant, and brings with it new opportunities. • Learning is lifelong, and it’s good. We are most alive when we are learning.

  27. What parents should know “Follow your heart” • Dream the future • Be positive • Build confidence • Respect your child’s ideas

  28. What parents should know “Focus on the journey” • Explore different career ideas • Experiment with career paths • Enjoy the journey

  29. What parents should know “Be an ally” • Offer support • Use your networks

  30. What parents should know “Change is constant” • Take a flexible approach • Be prepared to change • Look for opportunities

  31. What parents should know “Keep learning” • Learn from many sources - Sport Community Family • Learning is lifelong

  32. Thank you

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