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Clients with Mental Health Issues
Clients with mental health issues are not receiving good quality careers support, according to a study published by the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC). Canada is seen to have some of the best standards in careers coaching and the Australian framework for career services draws upon the work that is being […]
Youth Misunderstood
Youth misunderstood? Well, it’s nothing new, but I’m feeling a bit defensive on behalf of the ‘youth of today’ because I know how hard they’re trying to get a job; a foot on the career ladder. So excuse me, Treasurer Scott Morrison, for speaking up against your words of criticism. I’m sure that it is […]
Worried about your student son or daughter?
If you’re worried about your student son or daughter and it’s keeping you awake at night, you might be in need of the support of a careers coach. I’ve been in the same position, wide awake and trying to figure out how to say the right thing in the morning – something that won’t make […]
Equity in University Courses
University course fees may yet be deregulated, based on government intentions to save money on the cost of tertiary education. One of the plans set out in the recent budget “Options Paper” is to allow universities to highlight particular courses as their ‘Flagship’ offering. The concern here is that if fees are indeed deregulated, the […]
Choosing courses through VTAC
How can you help your year 12 student with choosing courses through VTAC? For some this is pretty straightforward. If your son or daughter has been loving science subjects, for example, is getting great grades and knows that they truly do want to be a doctor, then it’s as simple as making sure they get […]
Tech Careers
I am lucky enough to be in London this week, and even better, my visit coincided with a Tech Careers event at the Chartered Institute for IT. This event was organised in collaboration with the Central Careers Hub in London, a group of professional careers practitioners who come together in the same way that I […]
The PaTH Plan
The government PaTH Plan (Prepare, Trial, Hire) scheme, has been receiving a lot of press. In areas of high unemployment, hopes are high. After all, there are 120,00 people between the ages of 17 an 24 currently claiming income support, so something needs doing! But then we have commentators such as Anna Patty, of […]
Melbourne VCE and Careers Expo
I spent yesterday at the Melbourne VCE and Careers Expo. Wow, it was busy, and jam packed with bus loads of year 10s from all over Victoria. I was happy to see that the event had drawn so many students. By the way, VCE stands for Victorian Certificate of Education. There exams are taken […]
Hiring Staff
I’ve been doing a lot of work with young job seekers recently and so when the topic of hiring staff came up at lunch this week, I was all ears. The yummy lunch was with fellow members of the Bayside Business Network, at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The guest speaker was the well […]