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Welcome to Your Career Development Programme for Year 11!

This year you will be working through The Year 11 Career Workbook which is designed to help you start thinking about some BIG QUESTIONS as well as learn RESEARCH SKILLS that you are going to need as you prepare to look at options for study after you've finished at Island School and in your future career.

Ever heard of people getting a "lucky break"?

Very often that luck is about the preparation put in beforehand + recognising an opportunity when it arises.

That is, when someone has put in preparation such as building skills, getting useful qualifications, and undertaking work or volunteer experience then they are ready to recognise and seize opportunities when they arise!

In your workbook you will find references to this page. These are indicated by a sign in your workbook. We encourage you to share your careers research with your parents, your tutor and the Higher Education Team and your parents. (In fact, we've attached a fantastic Canadian based resource for parents to this page just for your parents!)

Take the time to have discussions about what you've learned. These conversations will often give you valuable insights into further matters you can research and consider towards potential career development, subjects you might take as part of your higher education studies and even more importantly what you would like to study in Years 12 and 13.

Finally, you should notice that each Part of this page has a corresponding section in your workbook so it should be really easy to see what resources are available to support you.

Considering your personal style when you think about careers may seem strange but it is helpful. This is because you are more likely to be motivated and to achieve success in your career during your lifetime when you are in roles that are compatible with your personal style. For all "internal" preference types - check out this TED talk (actually it's worth checking out even if you don't think you're an internal person).

TAKE A QUICK PICK...

of one job or occupation that interests you.

• What is the style of the person being interviewed?

• What do you learn about the skills and interests they have that contributed to their success?

• Where on the wheel do you think their occupation fits?

Investigate… related occupations. In this section you can see the "world of work map"*. There are many websites where you can find this information. It shows occupational groupings. The occupation titles suggested in your DO WHAT YOU ARE and CAREER INTEREST PROFILER lists will be part of a grouping. You can see, for example, that management falls under the broader group of People & Data. In your table describe each occupation and then use the sites below to explore and find related occupations - that is occupations that fall in the same grouping.

ACT Interactive World of Work Map

O*Net - "My Next Move"

Myfuture - Australia's Career Information and Exploration Service

Careers Box - Career Films on The Web