Do you know what you want to do when you leave Calvin? Or does the idea of life outside of Calvin overwhelm you?

I would love to chat to you about your future options and the pathway or steps you need to get you there. Come knock on my door. It's always open. I am available to talk to you about TCE, ATAR, UCAT, university courses, school-based apprenticeships, Defence careers and the world of other career opportunities that are available to suit you.

I will also keep you in the loop of events, work-place opportunities and other one-off experiences that will help prepare you for life after Calvin. Drop me a line or pop in for a chat. I'd love to hear what your dreams are for the future.

I am especially keen to connect via email and I will happily collaborate with you with resume help, course guide assistance, subject selection assistance and more.

Carly Brouwer — Pathways Coordinator

cbrouwer@calvin.tas.edu.au

Tips For Becoming Career Ready

1. Know yourself - what makes you unique? Try to make time to think about what your values are. There are values inventories you can access online to help you pin these down. These values will be those attitudes you have that will ultimately shape the areas that you will explore as possible career options in the future.

2. Know your demographic. Do you plan on staying in Tasmania? Or are you going to look for employment further afield? If you wish to stay here because you value family or lifestyle, this will impact your career choices. Which industries will most likely be strong here? - more on that later.

3. Know what employers are looking for. Do you know about the Core Skills For Work? These are key because employers want to have job-ready employees who will work, can work and will get on well in the work environment. Many school-based activities are designed to improve your core skills for work. Such things as group work tasks, public speaking, class presentations, group collaborations on documents are all enhancing your skills for the workplace.

4. Look for opportunities to learn by volunteerism. If you want to gain skills in the workforce, become a volunteer. By taking an active role as a volunteer you are developing your core skills. A willing volunteer sends an important signal to a future employer - this person is keen to work! Think of the skills you develop along the way and if you can, record these skills and experiences for future reference on a resume.

5. Research. Find 20 minutes of your week to research careers options. By arming yourself with information and know-how you will stay ahead of the pack when it comes to career decision making.

Useful Websites

Kick-start your career search with the following helpful links.

The Good Universities Guide

The Good Universities Guide has all the information you need about courses, institutions, entry scores and University rankings right at your fingertips. An alternative is Course Seeker

Apprenticeships

To find out about apprenticeships click here. If you haven't already done so, make yourself a profile and begin your career quiz to see which occupations you may like to consider at My Future here. For an alternative, Job Outlook also has a careers quiz and an excellent website which navigates to a number of useful links, including the Australian Apprenticeship Pathways. You can find it here.

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