Our Career Pathways Program exists to assist our students to develop career competencies that will enable them to successfully manage their own career transitions throughout their lifetime in the workplace of the future.
BDC’s Career Pathways Program is designed around current Career Education Theory and Research and embraces findings and recommendations from:
2019 National Career Education Strategy
National VET Reform Roadmap (draft)
Australian Blueprint for Career Education in schools
Career Ready How Schools can better prepare students for working in the Era of Covid 19
RMIT Careers Research - Pathways or Goat Tracks Non-ATAR University Entrance 2022
Gina Driscoll
Dip Human Resource Management
Grad Cert Career Development Practice
Career Pathways Coach
T: (02) 6651 5644 ex 248 M: 0419 544 396
E: gdriscoll@bdc.nsw.edu.au CRICOS Code 02333G
A: 111 North Boambee Road, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450
BDC Career Practice adheres to CICA’s Professional Standards for Career Practitioners.
The Core Competencies are:
BDC Careers
Myfuture
National Careers Institute
The Careers Department
Job Outlook
Training NSW
Australian Apprenticeships
Career Advisors’ Association of NSW & ACT
Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA)
Face to Face Career sessions
Content: Career Activities build 11 career management competencies required for the workplace of the future year by year.
Target Cohort: Each Year group from 5-12.
Table of Career Management competencies
Scope and sequence of BDC Career Pathways Program for 2022
National Careers Week activities and displays
Content: Each weekday, hands-on/interactive displays are happening at recess/tutor times.
2021 - Essential Services theme - Ambos, Fire N Rescue, Nurse Educators, Police and SES
2022 - STEM careers theme
Careers@Lunchtime
Content: Professionals (including from parent body and alumni) from a range of industries do career talks twice per term at Lunchtimes
Careers@Lunchtime flyer
Year 10 Internship Program
Year 10 students are invited to apply for a 20-week unpaid internship with a local business to try a range of careers within the business. Interns complete an Industry project on their host business.
Year 10 Work Experience
Compulsory attendance for all students in Year 10. During Covid restrictions, students were given the opportunity to undertake a virtual work experience project through BDC subscription to The Careers Department.
Individual Career Counselling
Year 13 - for a period of 12 months after graduation
Year 12 - Term 1 compulsory
Year 10 - Compulsory - subject selection
Focus on University pathways
Focus on VET Years 9-12
Focus on Partnerships
Referrals
Students from diverse backgrounds are referred where required to third party providers.
Continuous Improvement
Students/parents/staff are surveyed annually to the effectiveness of the Career Pathways Program, to ensure continuous improvement.
Statistics | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|
% Year 12 cohort early entry offers
|
90%
|
60%
|
22%
|
Number of Year 12 going into apprenticeships/traineeships
|
6%
|
4.5%
|
4%
|
Number of TVET students Year 11 and 12
|
12%
|
10%
|
1%
|
Number of SBATS
|
9.5%
|
7%
|
3.5%
|
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