Career & Enterprise
Resources
School Curriculum & Standards Authority
Course Summary
Career education has moved towards learning to manage and take responsibility for personal career development before even leaving school. The Career and Enterprise course equips students with the tools to head confidently into an uncertain future. It begins with recognising individual skills and talents, and moves on to using this understanding to find work and keep it. All aspects of work and workplaces are explored, from entry level to working globally. Changing technology, employment patterns and economic restructuring are realities of the rapidly changing world of work students will be entering. Learning to deal with constant change through adaptability, enterprise and lifelong learning are vital elements of the course, along with exploration of social, cultural and environmental issues.
Sample Unit Packages
Resource Lists
Course Summary
Career education has moved towards learning to manage and take responsibility for personal career development before even leaving school. The Career and Enterprise course equips students with the tools to head confidently into an uncertain future. It begins with recognising individual skills and talents, and moves on to using this understanding to find work and keep it. All aspects of work and workplaces are explored, from entry level to working globally. Changing technology, employment patterns and economic restructuring are realities of the rapidly changing world of work students will be entering. Learning to deal with constant change through adaptability, enterprise and lifelong learning are vital elements of the course, along with exploration of social, cultural and environmental issues.
Sample Unit Packages
Resource Lists
Slideshow
Career & Enterprise Resources
Career & Enterprise Resources
PowerPoint
Job Search Engines
Jobsearch
Careerjet
Jobseeker
Jobserve
Mycareer
Employment.Byron
Seek
Jet
Student Edge Careers
Jobsearch
Careerjet
Jobseeker
Jobserve
Mycareer
Employment.Byron
Seek
Jet
Student Edge Careers
Resources available to help with career planning:
- The Job Guide providing an in-depth look at a range of occupations and education and training pathways to support people to make informed career decisions.
- Career Information flyers are a useful starting point for anyone planning their career or assisting others making career choices.
- The Parents Talking Career Choices brochure has strategies for parents and carers to help them discuss the options available for further study and employment after school with their teenage children.
- Career Bullseye posters are useful tools to assist young people to make school subject selections based on what jobs they can lead to.
- The School subjects you like and jobs they can lead to is a downloadable booklet which includes the full set of Career Bullseye posters, hints on how to use them, and a list of useful websites.
Self Talk
Self-talk can have a really great impact on your self-esteem and confidence. There is positive and negative self-talk and they both have an impact on how you feel.
Self Esteem Aspects
Self-talk can have a really great impact on your self-esteem and confidence. There is positive and negative self-talk and they both have an impact on how you feel.
Self Esteem Aspects
Career & Enterprise Portfolios
Career portfolios show evidence of organising work, training and learning experiences to reflect preferred career development options
Career portfolios show evidence of organising work, training and learning experiences to reflect preferred career development options
Organisations who can provide support
My Future
Australia's Career Information & Exploration Service
Australia's Career Information & Exploration Service
Professional Associations
Career Development Association of Australia - CDAA
CDAA is a national, cross-sectoral career development association for career development professionals and has a division in each State and Territory.
Career Education Association of Western Australia - CEAWA
CEAWA is a Western Australian association that provides information about career development and enterprise education.
Career Industry Council of Australia – CICA
CICA is a national association that collaborates with not-for-profit career development organisations in Australia and promotes career development.
CDAA is a national, cross-sectoral career development association for career development professionals and has a division in each State and Territory.
Career Education Association of Western Australia - CEAWA
CEAWA is a Western Australian association that provides information about career development and enterprise education.
Career Industry Council of Australia – CICA
CICA is a national association that collaborates with not-for-profit career development organisations in Australia and promotes career development.
Journals
E-bulletin. This bulletin is available as part of membership to Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) and is issued fortnightly.
Magazines The Australian Career Practitioner (ACP) is the official, national magazine of the Career development Association of Australia (CDAA). It is published four times each year and is distributed in hard copy to all fully subscribed CDAA members.
Newsletters. This newsletter is issued four times per year and is available as part of membership to Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA).
Magazines The Australian Career Practitioner (ACP) is the official, national magazine of the Career development Association of Australia (CDAA). It is published four times each year and is distributed in hard copy to all fully subscribed CDAA members.
Newsletters. This newsletter is issued four times per year and is available as part of membership to Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA).
State Courses and Documents
Relevant information can be found in interstate curriculum. For example: Career Development (Qld)
Career Development: A short course senior syllabus
Career Development: A short course senior syllabus
- Stage 6 Life Skills Courses (NSW)
Specialist Resource Suppliers
In addition to your regular school suppliers you may like to check the following suppliers for subject specific materials.
WestOne Services
Provides some career development resources in a variety of formats which are suitable for classroom use and as professional support materials.
Video Education Australasia
Produces and supplies a variety of educational and training DVDs which are suitable for secondary school students.
WestOne Services
Provides some career development resources in a variety of formats which are suitable for classroom use and as professional support materials.
Video Education Australasia
Produces and supplies a variety of educational and training DVDs which are suitable for secondary school students.
