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Career path guidance
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By Heather Barker Vermeer Industry Reporter
Careers may look different in a postpandemic world. How can you support students to build appropriate pathways for their future and maintain an informed, effective careers team? An active, engaged careers department can help open young eyes to new worlds of opportunities and help steer students in the direction of their dream job. When accessing careers information, building links with employers and industries, and providing advice to students and whanau is delivered by enthusiastic, informed staff, the outcomes can be extraordinary. Image courtesy of Etco
What’s new for ‘22? Vocational pathways and apprenticeships are on the rise. The recent promotional push – you may have seen the TV adverts featuring the perplexed financial services-employed dad stressing about his son’s choice to become a tradie – is encouraging growth in the trades, with demand higher than ever in construction and related areas.
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Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE) is underway, as many readers will be aware. This led to the formation of six Workforce Development Councils in October 2021, covering different industries, with Ohu Mahi being the overarching brand for these. The Ohu Mahi website has information on each WDC and the industries
they represent: ohumahi.nz The Tertiary Education Commission keeps an upto-date directory of the Transitional Industry Training Organisations (TITOs) which with schools and students can engage when considering apprenticeship options. From boat building to beauty therapy, seafood processing to sports
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turf management, students, and especially parents, may be amazed to discover the many options beyond the traditional mechanical or electrical engineering apprenticeships of old. To become a New Zealand Apprentice, students must be over 16, but there is no upper age limit. Term 1, 2022 | schoolnews.co.nz
