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K-12 Career Learning Framework

The K-12 Career Learning Framework supports students with access to quality career related learning. These experiences build aspiration about future learning and life choices, and the capacity to identify, explore and manage career and life decisions.

This framework is for:

  • senior leaders in schools responsible for the overall strategy for career learning
  • curriculum leaders responsible for planning, reviewing and developing a continuum of career learning programs and strategies
  • careers advisers, transition advisers and classroom teachers, to enrich their existing teaching and learning programs to facilitate effective career learning
  • local employers, businesses and industry and other individuals working with schools to contribute to career experiences, pathways, employability and enterprise education.
K-12 Career Learning Framework

Download resources:

K-12 Career Learning Framework (PDF 2041 KB)

Career learning poster 1 (PDF 195 KB)

Career learning poster 2 (PDF 216 KB)

Resources supporting schools in implementing the framework to embed career learning activities across the stages of schooling can be accessed through each stage's navigation tiles.

During the early years, students explore the world of work through structured, age-appropriate activity and play. Primary school students gain ideas about the world of work through curiosity, play and storytelling.

Very young children can talk about the jobs they want when they grow up and be encouraged to explore a wide-range of occupations. They can explore their community and the broader world of work.

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Students in Years 5-8 experience different career learning opportunities to test ideas about work and careers including work stereotypes. They locate and use career information and explore education and training requirements for various work roles.

Students' engagement in career learning grows throughout their schooling. They gain a sense of who they are, what matters to them and how they might contribute to society, as well as engage in life, learning and work.

Stage 4 resources aligned to syllabus outcomes have been developed for curriculum areas to enrich teaching through career learning activities.

The following career learning resources are aligned to syllabus outcomes and can be embedded into existing teaching programs to enrich the learning through career related terminology, exploration and experiences.

English

Languages

Mathematics

PDHPE

TAS

Visual Arts

In Years 9 -12 students develop skills, attitudes and knowledge to make sound choices and to effectively manage their careers. Career education programs include work education, work studies, authentic interaction with local industry and businesses and workplace learning programs.

This leads to developing informed career and transition plans and taking purposeful action towards a successful post school transition.

myfuture is Australia’s National Career Information Service, managed by Education Services Australia (ESA)External link. A government-funded resource, designed for students, parents and carers, teachers and career practitioners to use at school and at home. These guides have been developed to introduce teachers to using the site

Transition to employment and/or further education and training and working towards ongoing career self-management.

For more information, please visit:

Your CareerExternal link

NSW Skills

Post-school options

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