Although many schools throughout Australia have run excellent work experience programs in partnership with local business and industry, many more have been left to piece together ad hoc programs, disproportionate in what they deliver. There have been difficulties Businesses often baulk at taking on Work Experience students because of the red tape of insurance or… Read more
What a year it has been so far We hope that in these strange and uncertain times, you are all coping as best you can, being gentle on yourselves and finding new and innovative ways to connect with family, friends and your school and wider community. Over the years teachers have proven to be some… Read more
You might already be using digital portfolios in the classroom, but if you’re not, they’re a great idea. Digital portfolios capture aspects of your school life. They’re a way to collect, store and display work electronically, from written assignments to artwork, lab experiments to physical projects, academic awards to school reports. You can blog it,… Read more
Did you struggle last year to get the things you needed to get done, leaving little time for yourself? If you did, you’re not alone. It’s a feeling that is familiar to so many of us. We all have exactly the same number of hours, minutes and seconds in the day – but some people… Read more
Well, we have passed the pointy end of the year – and where did that year go? Exams are done and dusted, marking and reports will soon become a memory and the schoolyard has all but emptied of seniors – only the stragglers remain. There are classroom cleanups with skips overflowing, casual dress days, and… Read more
You’re coming to the pointy end of your school days and looking towards what you will be doing when you leave. It’s around about now that the pressure is on to make subject and career pathway choices. Keep your mind open! Perhaps you see university as the gateway to a well-paid and satisfying career; and… Read more
AUSTRALIAN YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 11.7% 19 APPLICATIONS FOR EVERY ENTRY-LEVEL JOB ADVERTISED! 50% OF JOBS ADVERTISED REQUIRE A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION It can be frustrating preparing students for a positive employment future when the headlines so often shout out statistics of gloom. Finding employment from school is not as easy as it once was Entry-level… Read more
I was very fortunate to be on the beautiful Darling Harbour 2 weeks ago as Sydney played host to Pacific 2019. Pacific 2019 is an international maritime exposition for government and industry. It’s a showcase where world leaders in the commercial and defence sectors of the maritime industry, and maritime primes and their supply chains… Read more
Teenager Daniel Bendo heard about the Naval Shipbuilding College’s Workforce Register from his Mum – the rest is history. Struggling to break into the workforce after successfully finishing his final year at high school, Daniel Bendo decided to take some good advice from his mum. With a fair bit of work experience during and after… Read more
We talk to our students about the uncertain and changing face of the workforce of the future. We encourage them to skill up on STEM and pitch towards jobs that don’t even exist yet, even though there’s little consensus about what the future of work will look like. Meanwhile the government has stared into the… Read more
Recent articles have spoken about the increasing struggle faced by many young Australian men – the struggle with identity. It’s an issue that resonates throughout Australia, and has many manifestations from risky behaviours to tragic youth suicide. In our schools there are boys who are lost. They show us the face of their struggle with… Read more
Welcome if you’re new to the Work-Ready program, and welcome back if you have returned. Now that you have registered with Work-Ready, you’ve probably had the chance to explore our 13 informative modules and the many exciting resources they have to offer. You also have access to the Educators Community where we encourage you to… Read more
