Career stories
Career stories are a useful narrative describing the process and results of implementing a program. Career stories are a great way to focus on the experience of the students and demonstrate how the program has been used successfully to enhance student career learning outcomes. It is important to recognise challenges, how these challenges were overcome and what positives came out of them. The main purpose of these career stories is to highlight and showcase successful career education and career learning practices.
In the School to Work report many careers advisers indicated they would like to share ideas, hear about the programs other schools deliver, their achievements and available careers resources.
Stories of school's career initiatives
Skills 21 is an outstanding program for Stage 5 students. Students obtain their ROSA while engaging in workplace opportunities gaining valuable transferable skills.
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An innovative careers initiative designed for students in Years 5 and 6 to interview local community members to gain insight into their career journey. The finding can be used to create career resources for primary and secondary students.
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Industry Links is a multi-faceted program linking the school and students to local industries to increase their knowledge, assist businesses in selecting employees, and increase connectedness.
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The Go Getters achieved their goals of revamping the secondary cola area while exposing students to career opportunities in the construction and landscaping industry. Read how Bulahdelah staff, students, and the community transformed an unused garden area into a work of art for the use of the entire school community.
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Discover how Eden Marine High School found success in a COVID restricted environment through innovation and perseverance to secure School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs) for their students.
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Henry Kendall High School is one of four P-TECH schools on the NSW Central Coast. IBM P-TECH Partnership is a collaboration between education, industry, and the community. The educational model offers secondary school students an industry supported pathway into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) qualifications with workplace experiences.
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Kurri Kurri High School developed a school within a school called Studio School. Targeted at Stage 6, students are guided by their learning advisors. The curriculum delivered online allows students to work at their own pace on projects relating to their choice.
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Watch Peel High School’s fabulous Eco-fest news report of their environmental learning workshop designed for disengaged high school students, who are now leading the initiative.
Year 10 Enrichment Program started as a one off program to finish Stage 5 productively after assessments. The program is a valuable week long program concluding the completion of junior years and recognising the transition into senior school. It contains three main components; YOU, YOUR SCHOOL & YOUR COMMUNITY. The program is now embedded into the school culture.
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Share your story or your school’s story
If you would like to share an area of your school’s career education program, email G Awadalla at g.awadalla@det.nsw.edu.au.
For more information see template and suggested questions below.