Professional learning

Professional learning is core to enable educators to improve their practice which leads to improved student outcomes and achievements.

For enquiries contact: Career and Workplace Learning team

Email: careerworkplacelearning@det.nsw.edu.au

Professional learning events

Please see current professional learning events for semester 1 below.


Event Date and registration details
Career Bites

Career Bites is delivered virtually by the Career and Workplace Learning team.

Career Bites is a series of short, sharp webinars designed specifically for careers and transition advisers.

Sessions are recorded and then uploaded under the recordings tab in the professional learning and meetings channel.



Term 1, Week 6

Date: Wednesday 6 March 2024

Time: 3.30pm

Topic: Get to know your students better using the Student Pathways Plan.

Term 1, Week 9

Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024

Time: 3.30pm

Topic: Careers NSW – Introducing Industry Experts and a walkthrough of the new website.

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

Careers Adviser 101 Professional Learning

Careers Adviser 101 professional learning, is a series of three learning modules developed to ensure consistent understanding of careers education including policy, programs and available support.

For new careers advisers up to 5 years in the role.

Register on MyPL

Module 1

Date: 14 March 2024 - 2.00pm – 4.00pm

https://tinyurl.com/CA101PL-24-Module1

Module 2

Date: 21 March 2024 - 2.00pm – 4.00pm

https://tinyurl.com/CA101PL-24-Module2

Module 3

Date: 28 March 2024 - 2.00pm – 4.00pm

https://tinyurl.com/CA101PL-24-Module3


myfuture will be hosting face to face workshops in 2024.

myfuture is Australia’s National Career Information Service and provides online resources to explore career pathways and tools to develop self-knowledge for career decision-making.

Focus topics:

  • What is career development? Career development is life long and life wide and deeply related to identity, purpose, and meaning. (myth busting).
  • What is career education? Explaining how career development education is inherently related to student engagement and success and doesn't require much extra work on the part of the teacher (more myth busting)
  • What does quality career education look like? Evidence base, frameworks, and resources.
  • Every teacher has a role to play. Strategies for teachers to integrate career education into their lessons.

Face to face workshops

Location: 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta

Dates:

Monday 27 May 2024

  • 9:00am - 12:00pm Primary school
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm High school

Tuesday 3 September 2024

  • 9:00am - 12:00pm Primary school
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm High school


NOTE: The primary and secondary sessions differ in their focus: the primary session emphasizes concepts like identity formation and influences, while the secondary session centres on career exploration and decision-making. These distinctions also extend to the recommended strategies.

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Business Unit:

  • Education and Skills Reform
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