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1. Your Future Careers Team
Clive May – Career Counsellor

2. • “career planning”
• Getting a job
• Apprenticeships
• Traineeships
• TAFE/ university
Year 11 & 12 career planning

3. Your Career Direction
No idea < ---------------- > Very clear idea
How clear are you about your future direction?

4. Career Planning What do I
want?
N.b. Being a Jedi master is not a viable life choice.

5. 7 years from now…

6. Tip 1: Think about your interests
Career Interests Quiz
Personality
Values
Capabilities
Work preferences
Dreams
Goals
Attitudes
Motivation
Beliefs
Self-concept
Confidence
Role models

7. English
SOSE
Home Economics
Languages
Business
Geography
Health & PE
Science
Maths
myfuture.edu.au/bullseyes
Tip 2: Think about your school subjects

8. Tip 3: Consider the lifestyle you want
Work hours
Income
Friends
Home
Family
Partner
Leisure
Transport/Car
Hobbies
Surroundings
Holidays
Furniture
Pets
Travel
Giving
Location

9. Source: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2015)

10. Source: Data obtained from Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016). 6278.0 – Education and Training Experiences, Australia.
www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6278.02009?OpenDocument
Median weekly earnings by level of education (2015)
$1,794
$1,498
$1,424
$1,209
$1,184
$874
$905
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000
Postgraduate degree
Graduate diploma/Graduate certificate
Bachelor degree
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
Certificate III/IV
Certificate I/II
Without non-school qualifications

11. University Pathways
1 year of bachelor degree
RANK 93 / OP4
Tertiary Preparation Programs
RANK 65-91 / OP16-5
Diploma RANK 82 / OP 9
Certificate IV RANK 74 / OP 12
Certificate III RANK 68 / OP 15
• Ask about ‘upgrading’
• Don’t forget –
prerequisites

12. How do I get it?
PAIDWORK/JOB
TAFE
Apprenticeship
University Other training
Inheritance
Study
& work
Volunteer work
Lotto
win UPGRADE
qualifications
Own business
WORK EXPERIENCE

13. Paid Work/Job
Main points to consider:
• Lots of competition for jobs
www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/careers-guide
• May require formal qualifications or training
• Great for building confidence, practical
knowledge and skills
• Limited career prospects without
higher qualifications

14. Certificate 3 Guarantee
To be eligible for the Certificate 3 Guarantee a
person must:
• Not hold or be already undertaking a certificate III or
higher level qualification (certificate III qualifications
completed at school are not counted)
• Be 15 years of age or older
• Have finished secondary school or left school
• Queensland resident - an Australian or New Zealand
Citizen or permanent resident living in Queensland

15. Traineeships, apprenticeships
and TAFE
Main points to consider:
• Usually one to four years of training
• Training and studying at the same time
• Practical on-the-job experience
• www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
• www.tafebrisbane.edu.au/

16. University Study
Main points to consider:
• F/T students study 3 or 4 subjects 9 – 12 hours PW
• Degrees can take 3 to 8 years to complete
• In 2018, average starting salary $61,000
• You can get into University without an OP…

17. How Much Does Uni
Cost?
Rates shown are based on one equivalent full-time student load in 2018. The actual contribution may vary each
semester depending on the units studied and the band for each unit. Visit
https://www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans-commonwealth-supported-places-csps/student-contribution-amounts
For 2019 Band Estimated cost for 1
year = 8 subjects
Band 3 Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics,
Law
$11, 958
Band 2 Computing, Built Environment, Health, Engineering,
Mathematics, Statistics, Science, Surveying
$9, 359
Band 1 Education, Nursing, Behavioural Science, Social Studies,
Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts
$6,566

18. • www.myfuture.edu.au/home
• www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/
careers-guide
• www.joboutlook.gov.au
• www.graduatecareers.com.au
Making career choices

19. Questions?

20. Free Career Counselling and advice
Call: 07 3138 8766
We can help you hatch a plan
Email: yourfuture@qut.edu.au