Ministry of Education
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
