Career Bites 2025

Targeted at new and experienced careers and transition advisers and educational support staff.

Tune in every Wednesday from 3.30pm - 4.00pm, in weeks 3 and 9 each term. Join the Careers and Transition Advisers Statewide Staffroom to participate in this short, sharp professional learning.

Location: Professional Learning and Meetings channel, Careers and Transition Adviser State Wide Staffroom

Targeted at new and experienced careers and transition advisers and educational support staff.

Terms 1, 2 and 3 annually.

*Registering for Careers Adviser 301 Professional Learning Modules 1,2,3 will provide participants access to the resources developed in 2024. Completion of each Module will be self-paced. Participants will be sent a Microsoft Teams meeting link in Outlook to attend a 2-hour online reflective session, on Thursday 18 September 2025, from 2.00pm-4.00pm. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss any of the topics presented in CA301PL.

Professional learning with Dr Michael Healy – myfuture.edu.au

Join Dr Michael Healy, National Career Education Manager at myfuture.edu.au, for a series of professional learning sessions designed to support careers advisers in delivering inclusive and effective career education.

These sessions explore practical frameworks, community partnerships, and targeted strategies to help students navigate meaningful post-school pathways.

Discover your future in cyber security (for students).

Guest panellists will explain what employers are looking for, the skills that matter most, and the different pathways for training.

Making confident career choices at results time (for students).

Share tips with students on how to make sense of the results and plan next steps accordingly.

Career education for students from refugee and migrant backgrounds (for teachers).

Key principles and practices that can help you support students from refugee and migrant backgrounds in their career exploration and decision-making.

About Michael Healy

National Careers Education Manager, Education Services Australia.

Dr. Michael Healy is the National Career Education Manager at myfuture.edu.au Australia’s national career education platform. He a recognised leader in the field of career development and employability. An award-winning educator and researcher, his work focuses on promoting effective and accessible careers and employability learning in schools, further education, and community services. Michael combines scholarly knowledge with practical insights gained from his 15 years of professional experience, PhD in career education, and research publications.

Transition Support Training

Transition support training, delivered over two days, is for any member of the school staff who works with identified groups of students to ensure smooth transitions through and out of school into work, further education or training.

Registration for Transition Support Training will be promoted via the Careers and Transition Advisers Statewide Staffroom and staff noticeboard. Additional Transition Support Training details can also be found on the Transition Support Training page.

Transition Adviser Training

A school transition adviser plays a crucial role in guiding students during their high school years as they prepare for life beyond the classroom.

Working closely with the careers adviser, transition advisers actively work to engage and retain students. They encourage students to participate in career exploration, skill development, and planning for their future.

Registration for Transition Adviser Training delivered over three days will be promoted via the Careers and Transition Advisers Statewide Staffroom and staff noticeboard. Additional Transition Adviser Training details can also be found on the Transition Adviser Training page. Applicants must be a teacher to be eligible for training.

Tailored professional learning is crucial for careers advisers who are tasked with assisting Aboriginal students, high potential and gifted (HPGE) students, students with disabilities, and those who speak English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). These students face unique challenges in their educational and career journeys, and it is essential that their careers advisers have the necessary knowledge and skills to support them effectively.

Registration for tailored professional learning will be promoted via the Careers and Transition Advisers Statewide Staffroom and staff noticeboard. Additional Transition Adviser Training details can also be found on the Careers and professional learning page.

Inclusive transition strategies for students with disability

Inspiring Pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

NOTE: This professional learning is ONLY for careers advisers. Transition advisers will also be considered if there is capacity. Places are limited to 50 participants.

Inclusive strategies to support students from refugee backgrounds

The Careers Adviser Mentoring Program is a 16-week development program to help experienced school careers advisers improve their mentoring skills. In this program, mentors work closely with a new careers adviser (a mentee).

The program includes:

• In-person sessions
• Self-paced online learning
• Activities to complete between sessions

These are led by experienced leaders from the Career and Workplace Learning (CWL) team and the NSW School Leadership Institute (SLI).

Refer to the Careers Adviser Mentoring Program page for registration and key dates.