This document provides information and tips for Year 12 students on career planning. It discusses considering interests, skills and school subjects to help identify career options. It also covers the pathways available after Year 12 like university, TAFE, apprenticeships or jobs. Tips are provided on researching career requirements, costs of university study, and scholarships. Useful websites for career exploration and planning are also listed. The overall message is that proper career planning and research is important to help students determine their future career path after finishing Year 12.

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Year 12 Career Planning
Clive May, Career Counsellor, QUT Your Future Careers Team

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Today’s Topics – Year 12 Career Planning
• Overview of Career Planning
• Getting a job
• Apprenticeships
• Traineeships
• TAFE/ University
Study

3. Career Planning Tips

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Tip 1: Think About Your
Interests http://www.kyvc.org/assess.shtm
Personality Values
Capabilities
Work
preferences
School
Subjects?
Dreams
Goals
Attitudes
Motivation
Beliefs
Self-concept
Confidence
Role models

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Tip 2: Think About School Subjects
Myfuture Bullseye Targets
English
Maths
SOSE
Home Economics
Languages
Business
ICT
Geography
Health & PE
Science

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Are you good with:
• People – treating, caring, listening, educating, helping…
• Ideas – theories, strategies, innovation, designs,
creations…
• Things – machines, equipment, tools, building,
making…
• Data – recording, collecting, checking, following
procedures…
http://www.act.org/world/world.html
Tip 3: Think About Your Skills

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Personal Attributes
• Loyalty
• Honesty & integrity
• Enthusiasm
• Reliability
• Personal presentation
• Common sense
• Positive self-esteem
• Sense of humour
• Balanced attitude to work
• Ability to deal with pressure
• Motivation
• Adaptability
Employability Skills
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Initiative & enterprise
• Planning & organising
• Self management
• Learning
• Technology
• Team Work
Example Skills Gained at School/TAFE/ Uni

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Consider the Lifestyle You Want
Home
Leisure
Partner
Family
Holidays
Location
Friends
Income
Travel
Transport/Car
Furniture
Surroundings
Pets
Work hours
Hobbies
Giving

9. Weekly spend by life stage
Weekly income
Sources: Australian Securities and Investments Commission: https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-
money/budgeting/spending/australian-spending-habits; Job Outlook http://joboutlook.gov.au/

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Source: Data obtained from Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010). 6278.0 – Education and Training Experiences, Australia.
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6278.02009?OpenDocument
$1,438
$1,151
$920
$877
$500
$671
$640
$671
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600
Postgraduate
Bachelor Degree
Diploma/AdvDip
Certificate III/IV
Certificate I/II
Year 12
Year 11
Year 10 or below
Median weekly earnings by level of education (2009)
Higher qualifications:
earning potential
job opportunities

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Paid Work/Job
TAFEApprenticeship
University
Other training
Inheritance
Study & Work
Volunteer work
Lotto win
Upgrade qualifications
Own business
Work experience

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Source: Education Queensland (2013), Next Step Survey Results, http://education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/nextstep.html#Results
Destination of QLD Year 12 Completers - 2014

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1 year of bachelor degree studies
• with a passing grade = Rank 93 (OP 5)
A completed advanced diploma
• with a passing grade
= Rank 93 (OP 5) at QUT or 91 (OP 5/6) at other unis
A completed diploma
• with a passing grade
= Rank 87 (OP 7) at QUT or 82 (OP 9) at other unis
An AQF certificate IV
• Completed = Rank 74 (OP 12)
An AQF certificate III
• Completed = Rank 68 (OP 15)
Tertiary Preparation Programs
NOTE:
• Ask your preferred uni about upgrading
• Read the footnotes, some institutions award different ranks
• Don’t forget – prerequisites must still be met!
University Pathways &
Upgrading
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Apply through the Queensland Tertiary
Admissions Centre (QTAC):
• Make the most of your six
preferences
• Course cut-offs (rank/OP) do change
each year
• Check requirements /prerequisites
QTAC applications due 30 September*
(end of this term 3)
* Late fees apply from October 1
Make your QTAC
application!
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All universities have some kind of special
entry programs. Check with each uni.
– Elite athletes
– Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait
Islanders
– Financial hardship
QTAC’s EAS (Educational Access Scheme)
aims to help applicants who have
experienced difficult circumstances that
have negatively impacted on their studies.
***You can receive up to a 3 OP (or 6 ranks)
bonus for each category*** …
Apply for entry
programs
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• Financial hardship – family receives Centrelink; parents unemployed or on low
income; limited money for books, uniforms, school supplies, excursions etc
• Home environment/responsibilities – family conflict, abuse, illness/death of family
member, additional responsibilities to assist your family
• English language – from a country where English is NOT medium of instruction; family
does not speak English at home; new to Australia and experiencing language issues
(e.g. refugee)
• Disability or personal illness – chronic illness or accident which have led to extended
time away from school; illness/disability for which provisions have not been made at
school
• Educational disruption – natural disasters; regional/remote school; change of school
in senior years; bullying; family breakdown; homelessness
5 EAS Categories - Examples
NEED HELP? Talk to school staff e.g. Guidance Officer, Yr 12 coordinator or
talk to QTAC about how to complete your cover sheets and documents
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What does uni cost?
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Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
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Rates shown are based on one equivalent full-time student load in 2014. The actual contribution may vary
each semester depending on the units studied and the band for each unit. Visit www.qut.edu.au/fees
For 2015 Band Estimated cost
(two semesters =
8 subjects)
Band 3 Accounting, Administration, Commerce,
Economics, Law
$10,266
Band 2 Computing, Built Environment, Health,
Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Science,
Surveying
$8,768
Band 1 Education, Nursing, Behavioural Science,
Social Studies, Foreign Languages, Visual and
Performing Arts
$6,152

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Repayment
thresholds
(2014/2015)
Repayment
% rate
Weekly salary
(pre-tax)
Approx. weekly
repayment
Below $53,345 Nil
$53,345 - $59,421 4.0% up to $1142 $45/week
$59,422 - $65,497 4.5% up to $1259 $57/week
$65,498 - $68,939 5.0% up to $1325 $66/week
$68,940 - $74,105 5.5% up to $1425 $78/week
$74,106 - $80,257 6.0% up to $1543 $93/week
$80,258 - $84,481 6.5% up to $1624 $106/week
$84,482 - $92,970 7.0% up to $1787 125/week
$92,971 - $99,069 7.5% up to $1905 $142/week
$99,070 and above 8.0% From $1905 above $152/week
Paying it back
If you defer your HECS it comes out of your pay once you start earning over $53k.
The median annual starting salary for bachelor degree graduates in 2013 was
$55k Source: www.graduatecareers.com.au
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We encourage you to apply for as many scholarships as
possible.
• Academic
– Vice-Chancellor’s scholarships (up to $30,000)
– Faculty-specific scholarships
– Apply if you’re aiming for single digit OP
– Closing date is late November.
• Financial hardship
– QUT Equity Scholarships
– Commonwealth scholarships – Indigenous, Start up
and Relocation
– Free computer scheme
www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate-scholarships
Scholarships
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Useful Websites
• My Future - Explore Careers
www.myfuture.edu.au/explore-careers
• Job Guide
www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au
• Job Outlook www.joboutlook.gov.au
• Graduate Careers Australia – Career
Information booklets
www.graduatecareers.com.au/CareerPlann
ingandResources/careerprofiles/index.htm
Making Career
Choices
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