1. Careers and Career Choices

2. Continues…
O Based on the clip, what career path do you
think he is going to follow and why?
O What do you think are the causes of him not
doing well in the jobs that he tried before the
last one?
O What are the reasons of people doing jobs the
don’t like nor enjoy?
O What is the moral of the story?
O Give examples of similar stories such as Bill
Gates who was first a school drop out and
now a successful business man.

3. Career Planning
O Planning is an important component of
career choice.
O What are the steps that you need to take
when achieving your career goals?

4. Career Planning
 Career planning is about:
O The directions you take in life (what
you will study, if you will work, the kind of
friends you have etc.)
O The challenges you overcome that get
in your way (peer pressure, low marks,
application rejection, drugs, teen
pregnancy etc.)
O The steps you take to reach your
goals in life

5. Six steps to Career Planning
 Step 1:
 Take a career assessment test at your
school
O It gives you an idea as to what your
strengths may lie in.
O Does not always align with what your
passions may be.

6. Six steps to Career Planning
 Step 2:
 Research yourself – develop an
understanding of who you are, what your
interests and passions
 This is part of your self concept
O It would include things like whether you
want a well paying job, if you want to work
for government, in doors or outdoors etc.

7. Six steps to Career Planning
 Step 3
 Decide on your career goals. Careers
organisations can help you with identifying
suitable courses, or your teachers can
help to organise a course at your school.
O Attend career expos at
university/technicon/college

8. Six steps to Career Planning
 Step 4
 Explore the current job market and find
out the latest career trends.
O You can do this through different websites
like
O www.pacecareers.com/uj/JobTrendSA.asp
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O www.careerhelp.org.za
O www.statssa.gov.za

9. Six steps to Career Planning
 Step 5
 Attend a career decision-making
workshop, such as at a university or
college or at a career centre.
O During your grade 9 year your are given
an opportunity to choose subjects that you
are interested in
O Some universities have departments
dedicated to career decisions and
workshops.

10. Six steps to Career Planning
 Step 6
 Complete a plan of action for your
future

11. Requirements for the NSC
O This is the certificate you receive when
you have completed and passed your final
year of high school (grade 12) and is seen
as a school leaving certificate for any
South African student.
O To receive this certificate you would need
to complete and pass grades 10,11 and
12.

12. Structure of the National
Senior certificate
 Subjects:
O Seven Subjects: 3 compulsory and three
electives
O Group A (compulsory): Home Language,
First Additional Language, Mathematics or
Mathematical literacy and Life Orientation.
O Group B (Elective): Physical Sciences,
Life Sciences, History, Geography, Visual
Art, Design, Economics, Business Studies,
Accounting, Consumer Studies, EGD, CAT.

13. Structure of the National
Senior certificate
Requirements for Promotion to
grades 10,11 and 12
 One official language at Home
Language level at 40%
 Two other subjects at 40%
(Maths or Maths lit and
Afrikaans)
 Three subjects at 30%
(Electives)

14. How to gain Access to Higher
Education
O There are certain minimum requirements
that you have to meet to be eligible to
study further.
O Some universities, technicons and
colleges might have addition requirements
for you to be able to apply and be
accepted like specific subject choices.

15. How to gain Access to Higher
Education
 Higher Certificate Courses
O NSC with a minimum of 30% in the language of
further study.
O Done at FET Colleges.
 Diploma Courses
O NSC with a minimum in the language of further
study.
O Achievement rating of 3 (40% - 49%) or better
in four recognised NSC Subjects.
O Done at FET Colleges and Universities of
Technology.

16. How to gain Access to Higher
Education
 Bachelor’s Degrees
O NSC with a minimum of 30% in the
language of further study.
O Achievement rating of 4 (50% - 59%) or
better in four designated subjects.
O Life orientation is not a designated subject
hence achievement is not considered for
entry into Bachelor’s degrees.

17. Socio-economic factors
affecting study and career
choices
O What are the factors that can influence
your career choices?

18. Affordability and availability of
finances to fund your further
studies
O If your parents are able to pay for your
further studies you are very fortunate and
should not waste the opportunity.
O If that is not possible, there are other
options:
O You could study part time, while working
O You could work first, save up enough
money to study and the study full time.

19. Financial Assistances
 Bursaries and scholarships:
O awarded to deserving learners. These
students work hard and get top marks
receive bursaries or scholarships from
organisations or businesses.
O They normally set certain requirements
or criteria for the bursaries such as
expecting learners to work for them for a
certain number of years once their studies
are complete.

20. Continue…
 Learnerships:
O Training systems that allow learners to gain
effective skills in the workplace.
O Gain on-the-job training and off-the-job
training.
O Work and study at the same time and gain
a qualification at the end of the period.

21. Continue…
 Banks and other institutions:
O Offer study loans
O Interest rates are lower on study loans than
on other loans
O Once studying is complete and employed
work begins, the loan must be repaid along
with the interest accumulated on the loan.