Career Tools

21/10/2023

For many career practitioners, industry and employer connections are the backbone of creating success for students. We know that 70% of career practitioners want industry to be involved in student post-school planning, and are advocating for various forms of engagement with industry such as in-school presentations, job programs, development of resources, and an overall more substantial role in schools.

This year, Career Tools launched the first of many industry guides and lesson plans for schools that are developed in consultation with key industry bodies. Offering a free professional learning this week was another step in utilising Year13 partnerships to connect career practitioners and schools to industry.

As Australia shifts towards renewable energy, offshore wind farms will provide a new source of large-scale, clean and reliable electricity that creates huge new investment, jobs and innovation opportunities, especially in key regional centres.

On Tuesday 17th October, Year13 & Career Tools invited career advisers from around NSW to attend SXSW Sydney and hear from Oceanex Energy about the thousands of jobs that will be created by offshore wind projects. Thank you to Investment NSW for hosting us at the inspiring NSW House exhibition space.

11/09/2023

👏We're thrilled to have welcomed five fantastic partners into the Career Tools family last week!

A big shoutout and warm welcome to Pedare Christian College (Inc.), 4GR Pty.Ltd., Strathcona Girls Grammar, Carnarvon Community College and Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus!

We're not just welcoming new partners; we're celebrating their commitment to excellence in career development!

The Navigating Futures Together publication is accompanied by recommendations to policy makers to empower career practitioners in schools for the greater good of student futures, and meeting labour market and skill shortage demands.

👉 Recommendation Number 1 emphasises the importance of embedding a whole school approach to career development, led by qualified career practitioners. This recommendation forms the foundation of our mission to empower students, career practitioners and improve student outcomes 📈

Career practitioners today are operating in an environment of massive societal change where new jobs and ways of working are emerging at a rapid rate. Between AI’s ability to augment jobs and covid shifting work into a new era of flexibility, the career practitioner's role in helping young people navigate what this all means for them as they finish school has never been more important than it is today.

Download our research report to uncover more ground breaking findings.
👉 https://click.careertools.com.au/optin1689126678446

Let's celebrate our new partnerships and the commitment to making career development a top priority! Together, we're charting a course towards brighter futures for all! 🚀🌟

28/08/2023

Year13 and Career Tools are excited to announce the launch of the Career Pass last week at EduTECH Australia, in association with our partners Learning Vault and Edalex.

Career Pass is a verifiable digital record of a student’s learning experiences, skills, abilities and achievements. This “learner passport” serves as a comprehensive overview of a person’s educational journey and provides a holistic view of both academic and non-academic abilities that can be curated and shared.

Co-Ceo Saxon Phipps says “Since our inception 11 years ago, Year13’s mission has been to transform the school-to-work transition. The Career Pass is a key part of that journey. Not only will it drive better equity within the education system, but it will also improve the confidence that young people have in themselves and their abilities.”

Career Pass will:
• Provide a digital credentialing and badging system to keep track of verified achievements and skills
• Build student confidence and navigational capacity for lifelong career learning
• Ensure student post-school plans match aspiration and skills
• Create a clear vision of skill matching to reduce unfavourable post-school career decision pressures sometimes imparted by schools, parents and/or societal expectations
• Connect students with industry, employers and educational institutions
• Work to solve skill shortages

We are rolling the Career Pass out shortly with key customers and will have more announcements soon. If you would like to learn more, visit our website https://careerpass.year13.com.au/
where you can register your interest and be part of our pilot program!

24/07/2023

Career practitioners today are operating in an environment of massive societal change where new jobs and ways of working are emerging at a rapid rate.
Between AI’s ability to augment jobs and covid shifting work into a new era of flexibility, the career practitioner's role in helping young people navigate what this all means for them as they finish school has never been more important than it is today.

Career Tools, Australia's premier career development platform for schools, presents to you our latest research piece, 'Navigating Futures Together; Empowering Career Practitioners in Schools'. The publication is accompanied by recommendations to policy makers to empower career practitioners in schools for the greater good of student futures, and meeting labour market and skill shortage demands.

Download your copy of the research here: https://lnkd.in/g2gyQnZE

24/07/2023

We are thrilled to support the upcoming Careers Xpo, a fantastic initiative by the ACT Public Schools! This event promises to offer immersive career learning activities that will undoubtedly instil the confidence students need for making crucial career decisions.

With thoughtful pre and post expo planning activities in place, the value of this expo goes beyond the day itself. Students will have the opportunity to utilise the Career Tools platform to plan and evaluate their day interacting with industry professionals and educational institutions, to gain valuable insights that will guide them on their journey toward a successful future.

These events are always a buzz of excitement, and we are eager to see you there!

The Canberra CareersXpo is back for 2023!

It’s a great opportunity for school students, adults already in the workforce, or anyone interested in seeking a new career path. There will be over 150 local and national exhibitors, including universities, colleges, VET and career placement organisations.

Join us for a journey of discovery into the labyrinth of inspiring possibilities. Entry is free!

Exhibition Park in Canberra
- Wednesday 9th August: 9am-3pm & 4pm-8pm
- Thursday 10th August: 9am-2.30pm
For more information visit: https://careersxpo.com.au/

08/07/2023

Out of 74,810 Career Plan respondents from students in schools across Australia, 56% are owning their career decisions and identifying themselves as their own greatest influencer. We already know the value of school-based career practitioners as critical for navigational capacity and empowering students to develop this level of self-efficacy. What we can also see is that the influence of parents is strong, with over 21,000 (or 29%) students acknowledging parents as their main influencers.
As a parent, do you know how to talk to your child about careers? See our fact sheet for our top tips. https://lnkd.in/ge_2kttt
For more fact sheets like this, check if your child’s school is using Career Tools at https://lnkd.in/g3d4yGMj and navigate to the ‘For Parents’ menu item on their school’s career website.

27/06/2023

Did you know that the entire Career Tools platform is Career Development Association Australia Commended? This means we provide a high quality tool for school-based career development practice in accordance with CDAA's assessment criteria.
☑ Content
☑ Credibility
☑ Originality
☑ Usefulness
☑ Currency
☑ Value
☑ Accessibility

https://cdaa.org.au/CDAAWebsite/Web/CDAA-Commended/CDAA-Commended-Products.aspx?hkey=3b0eb200-cca4-45ef-8602-a6aab02e752e

24/06/2023

Join our community of career practitioners to experience Australia's leading all-in-one career development platform for schools.

23/06/2023

Does your institution collect post-school destination data?

For some it's mandatory to complete one survey, for some even two, and for others none at all. Regardless, we should be placing higher importance on this data collection process, absent of tokenism. There's much we can learn to inform future practice and raise the profile of career development, and in hand the value of qualified career practitioners in schools.

Collecting student post-school destination data provides crucial information to your educational institution to enable continuous evaluation and improvement of career development programs, enhance school support systems, and promote alumni engagement and networking.

We understand all of this can be time consuming among every other task. The Career Tools Destination Survey feature can reduce the time usually taken for this task by 95% each time.

09/06/2023

Empower your students using map and tour knowledge to foster self-efficacy and nurture aspirations.

18/05/2023

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. “The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments worldwide”.

To acknowledge this initiative, Career Tools are pleased to announce accessibility compliance across the platform.
Accessibility means to ensure equal access to our platform for all audiences, inclusive of those with disability, using a universal design approach as best practice. Without lowering academic standards, Career Tools anticipates a diversity of learning styles and abilities.

Website accessibility ensures equal access to users living with disability. As an educational platform catering to learners with diverse abilities, we take our responsibility of inclusivity seriously. As such, we have implemented the international standard for web accessibility, WCAG2.0, to reach Double A compliance.

Thursday, May 18, 2023, help us celebrate the 12th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

17/05/2023

It's National Careers Week. There's no better time to raise the profile of career education in your school community. Career Tools subscribers can find a sample template of a School Career Education Plan in the teacher resource section. Reach out today to find out more.

why creating a school career education plan will hold everyone accountable and gain you the career resources you need for effective program delivery