Parent Career Information Night

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Parent Career Information Night Steve
Montgomery Macarthur Workplace Learning Program
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Possible Future Workplace for Young People

• As an employee young people
• may work at home as well as a place of
  employment.
• mightnt have a permanent desk.
• may work with older workers than usual.
• may work with clients from other countries.
• may be a permanent employee or contractor.

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Four Key Factors in Career Choice

• Media
• 2. Teachers and Lecturers
• 3. Family and Friends
• 4. Unplanned Events
• Bright, Pryor, Wilkenfeld Earl (2005)
  International Journal for Educational and
  Vocational Guidance

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Where do Young People get Careers Support?

• 1.WHO DO WE TURN TO FOR ADVICE/SUPPORT?
• Friends 87 (females 91, males 80)
• Parents 76 (females 76, males 75)
• Relatives/Family Friend 65 (females 68, males
  60)
• Professional 39 (Teachers 10, Counsellors 11,
  Youth Workers 10, Priests 9)
• Internet 16 (females 13, males 21)
• Help Lines 6 (females 5, males 7)
• Source Mission Australia 2005 Youth Survey of
  11,000 Young Australians

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What do Employers expect from School Leavers?

• Be able to communicate, plan, organise,
  collaborate
• Be self-confident and optimistic
• Have high self-esteem and commitment to personal
  excellence
• Be able to exercise judgement and responsibility
• Be capable of making decisions about their own
  lives
• Have employment related skills eg problem solving
• Have a positive attitude to work and life long
  learning
• Be confident, creative, and productive users of
  technologies

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Current and Future Workforce Requirements

• 87 of currently available jobs require
  post-school qualifications
• 50 of the workforce lack a post school
  qualification
• So consider TAFE, university, private provider,
  an apprenticeship or traineeship
• Learning doesnt stop when you leave school
• Facing up to Australias Skills Challenge
  Setting priorities and delivering results,
  National Skills Policy Collaboration (Australian
  Industry Group, Australian Council of Trade
  Unions, Australian Education Union, Group
  Training Australia, Dusseldorp Skills Forum),
  April 2008

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Career Management is Ongoing

• security lies not in employment but in
  employability. Individuals who want to maintain
  their employability must be willing to learn new
  skills regularly
• (Watts, A.G. Career Guidance Policy An
  International Review (2005) p68).

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Career Management Tips

• Its your life make the most of it!!
• Ask questions, seek help from others
• Be optimistic about the future you can make it
  great!!
• Careers and opportunities will change be ready
  to take advantage in the future
• Consider starting your own business but seek
  advice and get experience first

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Communication Tips for Young People

• The big talk with your parents
• Such an important chat needs to be meticulously
  planned. It has three phases
• Step onePick the moment carefully, make your
  parents a nice cup of tea, then start by giving
  them the opportunity to share their expectations,
  their hopes and dreams for the forthcoming year.
  Listen, nod at the right times, then feed back to
  them what you've heard to reassure them that you
  were listening.

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Communication Tips for Young People

• Step two
• Tell them gently what your own goals, dreams and
  expectations are. If you are like most students,
  you may not have a clue. That's fine - tell them
  your aim is to finish this year with the goal of
  setting some short term goals before you finish.
  Check that they understand and are reasonably
  okay with that.

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Communication Tips for Young People

• Step three
• This is where you tell them what you want from
  them. Explain that you would be very grateful for
  their encouragement and support during the year.
  Realise that not all parents have emotional radar
  when it comes to final year students and that
  some had their antennae severely damaged years
  ago. Explain what help you want and what you find
  unhelpful.
• Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Surviving Year 12

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Parent Career Information Night

• Your options are
• Workshop A 650 710
• Workshop B 715 735
• Careers Exhibitors available until 800
• Workshop presenters available from 735
• Refreshments from 730

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Parents as Career Helpers

• Trained parent helpers from James Meehan HS,
  Thomas Reddall HS Ingleburn HS
• Training provided by Professor Jim Bright ACU
• Support from school careers advisers
• Career interview sessions pre-booked but some
  places may be available
• Can visit to see progress but please dont
  interrupt!!

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Thank You!!

• Thank you for attending tonight
• Ask questions, visit exhibitors and enjoy the
  night
• Follow up with school careers advisers
• Go to parent section of www.mwlp.com.au for more
  tips

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