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Oct 17, 2018
f.hamid
Unit 3
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As an immigrant student and now a teacher, i found this unit really relevant and interesting. I was the first one to go to university. It was really hard as my parents could not help me make a choice
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Jul 13, 2020
rahmansands
Interest and altruism
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This unit had a lot of material. It was a pleasant surprise to see that interest and altruism were two of the main drivers of career choice at school.
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Apr 20, 2020
tk
Knowledge
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I found this information in this section interesting. More avenues need to be explored to show students the options. Having former students give talks and explain their path could also be useful. I
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Jan 7, 2020
Bethany Cook
Unit 3
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I think stereotypes have a big impact when it comes to students choosing career paths. I also think that we as teachers need to make the path to VET studies more attractive for students as not all stu
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Dec 3, 2019
Maryanne Murray
The language we use is important
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The unit has made me wonder if our students really know what is the difference between a VET Course, TAFE course, University Course and understand the different pathways to fulfil their aspirations. I
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Nov 13, 2019
willis.julie
Senior Secondary
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As an RTO college with only Year 11 and Year 12 students, it is a little different for us as teachers. Our students can complete VET training courses, as well as VCAL and VCE. In our Year 10 feeder sc
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Oct 21, 2019
Dr. Etta Aki
This unit was very interesting. Aspirations truly matter but it is so complex hence should aspirations be tailored?
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Aug 23, 2020
Fiona D'Souza
Unit 3
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This unit was interesting when consideing my students who are about 60 % from migrant families and the first to attend higher education in Australia. They are very ambitious for university alone and m
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May 10, 2020
lisa.case19
Unit 3 Feedback
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I enjoyed looking at each of the career areas e.g. Teaching, STEM and examining the factors that influenced student choices. It was interesting to note that there still seems to be more males entering
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Apr 20, 2020
Clare
Unit 3 reflection
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I found the drag and drop activity at the beginning fascinating. I certainly have witnessed a shift in interest from medicine/law/teaching careers toward things like YouTube star and games developer w
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Dec 15, 2019
deborah.wilson16
Stereotyping and descriptors
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I found the breakdown of descriptors to be really interesting. It definitely made me think about stereotyping and its impact.
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Nov 21, 2019
lora.murray
It is important not to write off students with poor Naplan results. Naplan results are not an accurate indicator of student potential.
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Nov 4, 2019
Ellen Ofahengaue
Student Perceptions of VET and University
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I am a Hospitality Teacher, interesting reading what students perceptions about VET and University. When I was in High School over 30 years ago. It was Tafe or University if you wanted to go on with
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Oct 10, 2019
skye.gibson
The connection between educational and occupational aspirations
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I was particularly interested in Q.3.9, which asked about the reasons behind misalignment in university and VET aspirations. It struck me that each individual thinks about things differently. For inst
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Aug 22, 2020
linda.drenkhahn
As an experienced Careers Adviser I did not find the data and info in this section to be particularly surprising.
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May 1, 2020
peterllangford
Oportunities
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We, as teachers, should explain the attributes of the various pathways open to students be it a year off, a job , TAFE or university study. All have advantages for the people in our care. The reason y
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Mar 29, 2020
Sarah Hein
VETted
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I agree with Bethany that we should be pushing VET more. As I work between both systems I can see how beneficial VET training can be as an option for students straight out of school as well as mature
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Dec 14, 2019
Trish Ghirardello
TAFE / CIT / VET
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I was most interested in the responses about TAFE - clearly times have changed and students are not aware of the value of the TAFE system. The training and education at TAFE can set students up for a
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Nov 20, 2019
michael.guilfoyle1
I found the year 12 move from medicine to nursing to be an example of what I call the 'careers teacher effect'.
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Oct 21, 2019