BITS & BYTES
Linking motivation with training
Investigation into online learning
Essential training information
Consider manufacturing
Pathways to knowledge work
School leavers in Australia: profiles and pathways
The VocEd briefcase
School to work transition program
Give young people a voice
A career in Information Technology?
Enterprise Education
Transition for university undergraduates
Jobs brought to life
School to Work Program
GirlsWork
Boys and work
Jobs for the girls
Linking motivation with training
www.ncver.edu.au/statistics/surveys/sos02/index.htm
The 2002 Student Outcomes Survey collected information about training outcomes for students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) during 2001. The survey collected information about the students’ general characteristics, employment outcomes and satisfaction with the training. This report provides a clear picture of the reasons people choose to study at TAFE and how well they achieve their goals. The findings presented relate only to students who studied at a TAFE institute in Australia.
Investigation into online learning
www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr1F04.pdf
Online learning on location: Perspectives from regional Australia looks at what helps organisations develop their capability in online learning and what helps them develop a strategic approach to offering and supporting online learning. A multi-stage qualitative process was used to gather data from students, teachers, developers and stakeholders active in providing online learning in four regional technical further education (TAFE) institutes in three eastern states. The full report published in May 2003 is available here.
Essential training information
www.anta.gov.au/
The Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) is a Commonwealth statutory authority providing a national focus for vocational education and training. The ANTA website offers a guide to training information for employers and a gateway to information about learning for work and life for training providers, students and apprentices.
Consider manufacturing
www.makeit.net.au
A website for students that explores career opportunities for those who like designing and making things. Students are introduced to careers that support skills in hands-on crafts such as jewellery designing and making, and surfboard building. It also features options that include the specific use of computers and robotics to build cars. There are links to sample occupations and information about relevant training and qualifications, as well as a number of successful case studies.
Pathways to knowledge work
www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr0022.pdf
This study, based on analysis of Census data in 1986 and 2000, looks at how the occupational structure of the Australian labour market has evolved over recent years. The study includes a detailed look at occupational change and identifies the fastest growing occupations, as well as jobs on the rise and decline. The central question the study investigates relates to knowledge of work &&150; whether jobs now demand more knowledge of workers and what this means for vocational education and training.
School leavers in Australia: profiles and pathways
www.acer.edu.au/documents/lsay_31_print.pdf
This Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY) Research Report from ACER examines the process of school leaving and the transition from school to post-school education, training and the labour market. A major focus of the report is young people who do not stay on to complete senior secondary school, as this group is often perceived ‘at risk’ of experiencing a problematic transition. The results indicate that during the late teenage years, school non-completers are not unequivocally ‘worse off’ than school completers who do not enter higher education.
The VocEd briefcase
www.cchs.nsw.edu.au/voced
The VocEd briefcase has been a growing facility for about five years. It began as a platform to present VET options to students at Christian Community High School and other Christian schools involved in the Sydney Christian Schools VET Cluster (a joint venture with Mission Australia Group Training). The site has now grown to include a much wider range of VET options and is moving in the direction of ‘vocational learning’ and career education. The site developers believe, ‘as with all things on the net we are just beginning to scratch the surface of what is possible’.
School to work transition program
www.nohsc.gov.au
The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) website provides resources for teachers and students involved in vocational education and training and New Apprenticeships in Schools. OHS resources include education modules, interactive programs, training materials and publications. The site also provides links to State and Territory OHS authorities and education and training websites.
Give young people a voice
www.dsf.org.au
The Dusseldorp Skills Forum website is a source of information and resources on contemporary research and practice for people working with youth in transition. Practical tools that demonstrate improved practice, independent research and ways to make your voice heard about the future for young Australians are all available on this site.
A career in Information Technology?
www.itskillshub.com.au/
The IT Skills Hub is an open community of people interested in careers in IT. It is a rich source of information on issues, trends, events and other matters related to skills in Information Technology and Training (IT&T). If you are a student, job seeker or just thinking of changing into an IT&T career, browsing the Hub will help you find training paths to advance your prospects.
Enterprise Education
www.abw.org.au
Australian Business Week Limited (ABW) Enterprise Education is an innovative and intensive in-school program developed by a partnership of businesses, schools and universities for the whole of a year 10 or year 11 cohort. Groups of ten students work together to form a simulated company. Assuming the roles of the company’s managers, the students make decisions affecting their company’s performance in the market place in an experiential decision-making process.
Transition for university undergraduates
www.services.unimelb.edu.au/transition/
The University of Melbourne Transition Program website is of interest to those working in the area of transition. It includes the programs: ‘Students in Transition’ for prospective and commencing university students; ‘Postgraduate Students’ for students beginning postgraduate degrees; and ‘Schools and Parents’ with information and resources for school teachers and the parents of students in transition. University staff provide reports and resources for implementing transition programs.
Jobs brought to life
www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/jobsalive/
Jobs Alive, supported by the NSW Government’s School to Work Program, is a series of fast paced, interactive motivational career seminars for students in Western Sydney high schools. The Jobs Alive website enables students to meet the real person behind a job by clicking on a job title and reading the career pathway of a profiled worker. The website includes photos of the profiled workers when they were in year 10. This approach helps students better comprehend that these people were once their age, facing the same complex decision-making issues.
School to Work Program
www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/schooltowork/index.htm
The School to Work Program supports year 9—12 students in government schools across NSW to focus on the skills and understandings required to succeed in the transition from school to further education and training and employment. This website explains the five key components of the School to Work Program which are school to work planning, work education, workplace learning, industry-specific information (including career expos) and professional development support.
GirlsWork
http://girlswork.det.nsw.edu.au/
The GirlsWork website addresses what it’s like to be a young woman considering work and careers. The site looks at different jobs in the form of ‘Work Profiles’, shares stories of other young women in ‘Your Stories’ and discusses the different paths that can be taken between education, training, work and careers in ‘Pathways’. It helps young women explore their options using a variety of materials, including e-cards, a quiz, news and related links.
Boys and work
http://boyzatwork.det.nsw.edu.au/
The Boyz@Work website looks at a broad range of work and career options available to young men. The ‘Champions’ section has interviews with successful young men, ‘Jobz 4 the Boyz’ looks at a number of jobs and careers that young men may not have considered and ‘Steer Your Career’ shows there is more than one way to get from education and training to work and a career. Young men can consider their education, training and employment options by exploring this website and engaging in the quiz, e-cards, news and related links.
Jobs for the girls
www.tafensw.edu.au/nsit/nsijobsforthegirls/
This website shows images of eight young women in their workplaces. The images aim to encourage other young women to take interest and ask questions about the wide range of occupations that exist, thus assisting them in choosing the ‘right’ path towards their future career preference. The website also has a case study on each of the young women, detailing their path into their chosen career. Better jobs and better pay means confidence and financial independence, and this site hopes to interest young women in studying TAFE and university courses that will give them the skills and qualifications they need to pursue their career.
EQ Spring 2003 © Curriculum Corporation