Effective Career Education Career education is delivered most
effectively when school systems and structures support highly motivated
and competent teachers. The career education programme needs to be
planned so that it meets the particular needs of students at each stage
of their personal and cognitive development.
In the case-study schools, career education is effective when it: - is taught by teachers who establish positive relationships with students;
- is part of a whole-school, planned programme across all year levels;
- makes
explicit links with previous career education so that students are
reminded of earlier learning and activities and can relate them to
their current work;
- is integrated into curriculum
areas where appropriate, e.g. world of work in social studies, writing
a CV or job application in English, developing self-knowledge in health;
- is linked with pastoral care systems;
- develops students' understanding of their strengths, interests and values;
- shows the relevance of specific subjects to careers;
- makes curriculum and qualification pathways clear to students;
- provides students with the skills to find, understand and use information about a range of careers;
- develops students' ability to set goals and plan to achieve them;
- empowers students to develop independence in strategies for job searching and decision making;
- is staffed by teachers who are committed to teaching career education; and
involves a team to support the careers adviser.
The above information can be downloaded in poster format for classroom display. Thanks to Saskia Osborne, STAR Advisor, School of Education, Waikato University
Check out the Ministry of Education website at www.minedu.govt.nz
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