Careers Information Tips for helping your child select their secondary school subjects: alk to your child about their interests and talents outside of school. ‹ncourage them to talk to their teachers - in particular those ho teach the subects they are interested in. hey can then get a feel for hat the course content includes. Œiscuss the range of subects your child is considering and ill it keep their career options open in the futureŽ Questions to ask your child • ‘hat subects are they good atŽ • ‘hat subects ould they like to improve inŽ ‡o can they ork toards thatŽ • ‘hat sort of careers have they e‚plored so farŽ • Œo they kno ho they can talk to about career advice at schoolŽ • re they thinking about getting a part-time or casual obŽ • ‘hat kind of ork e‚perience is your child interested inŽ • ‘here can you find reliable information about careersŽ • ‘hat subects are they interested in continuing in year 11Ž • Can they see themselves building a career in these subects in the futureŽ ‘hat kind of obs are related to these subectsŽ • ‘hat ill the demand for these obs be in the futureŽ he myfuture ebsite and ’ictorian Škills “ateay have information about demand • Œo they understand the difference beteen university and vocational education and training …’‹ †Ž • ‘hat university and ˆ‹ courses are they interested in at the end of year 12Ž • Œo they kno if there are any prere”uisite subects for these coursesŽ • Œo they kno if there are pathays from ’‹ to university for these coursesŽ • ‘hat skills and ”ualities ill they need for the careers they’re interested inŽ • ‘hich subects and courses ill help them get those skillsŽ Choosing school subects is a very important part of your teenager’s life as they take the first steps toards their future career. ‡oever selecting subects that complement a career pathay can be a very challenging process. here are various issues that need to be considered. €ou can help your teenager by discussing the options and e‚ploring ho different choices could affect their future.
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