Western Australian Guidelines for
Career Development Services and
Transition Support Services
for all Schools in Western Australian (DET, AISWA and CEO)
A response to the MCEETYA’s National Framework for Career and
Transition Services 2003 & the National Career Framework 2007
Compiled by Peter Carey
The Career and Transition Services
Framework, MCEETYA Taskforce on
Transition from School, 2003
The Framework provides a range of effective strategies, programs and activities that
schools, community service providers, government agencies and industry bodies can
use to support young people in making effective transitions through school and
between school and post-school destinations.
Framework Structure
The Framework is underpinned by a number of key objectives and a set of operating principles. It
comprises the following ten elements:
• Learning Pathways Plan
• Transition Plan and Portfolio
• Exit Plan
• Follow-up Support
• Career Education
• Brokerage: Vocational Education & Training (VET), Structured Workplace
• Learning, Vocational Education
• Career Information, Guidance and Counselling
• Brokerage: Placement or Referral
• Individual Support Approaches
• Monitoring and Tracking
WA Guidelines for Career Development
Services and Transition Support Services
Background
• Discussion Paper presented to CECWA
• Cross System/Sector Working Party formed
• AGQTP program “Promoting a Career Development Culture in
Schools” developed to promote the WA Guidelines, and its tools
for implementing Career Development- the Australian Blueprint
for Career Development (ABCD) and Transition Planning
WA Guidelines- key objectives
• To provide students with access to quality “career
development services and information products”
that will assist them to make informed choices
about life, learning and work opportunities.
• To promote a career development culture in
Schools K-12
WA Guidelines for Career Development
Services and Transition Support Services
KEY PRINCIPLES
Career development in schools needs to:
• be a “K-12 whole school approach”. It is the responsibility of all
teachers not just the Career Development Practitioner if it is to be
sustainable. All students should be involved and parents must be
encouraged to be engaged and involved.
• have the support of the school’s Leadership Team
• be part of the school’s ongoing strategic planning and evaluationseen as an important education goal of the school.
• have adequate resources allocated to provide essential services and
information products
The Australian Blueprint for Career Development (ABCD) is a significant tool for
implementing a career development culture in the school setting.
Fundamental to creating a career development culture in schools is transition
planning. Transition planning has three main elements:
Individual Pathway Plans – a Transition Portfolio – an Exit Plan
WA Guidelines for Career Development
Services and Transition Support Services
Essential Career Development Services in schools:
• Transition Support: Individual Pathway Plans (IPPs), a Transition
Portfolio and a Exit Plan
• Follow-up Support
• Career Development Support
• Career Education
• Enterprise Education
• VET in Schools (VETiS), Workplace learning and Vocational
Education
• Career Information, Guidance and Counselling
• Placement or Referral
• Access and Equity- Individual Support Approaches
• Monitoring and Tracking
• Mentoring
What is Career Development?
Career development is the “process of
managing life, learning and work over the
lifespan”
Career Development involves “one’s whole
life, not just an occupation…”
It is the acceptance of the notion of life long
learning.
(Wolf & Kolb, cited in McMahon, Patton & Tatham, 2003, p. 4).
Career Development
Managing life
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To be literate and numerate
To feel good about oneself
To be a good corporate citizen
To be an active participant in the community
To be a lifelong learner having an opportunity for psychological success
To be resilient
Manage Learning
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To develop learning to learn skills, metacognitive skills …
To develop critical thinking skills
To develop social and personal skills
To navigate the curriculum to achieve WACE- lifelong career choices
To take responsibility for ones learning and career management
Managing Work
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Career exploration- IPPs, transition planning and exit plans
Develop appropriate career management skills in an unpredictable world
Are these the responsibility of ALL teachers?
What is the ABCD?
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The ABCD is a framework to help integrate
and strengthen career development learning
from childhood through to adulthood.
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It includes 11 competencies that people need
to develop in order to effectively manage life,
learning and work.
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Three Areas: A, B & C
Miles Morgan Australia 2003 Australian Blueprint for Career Development. Draft prototype Canberra: DEST
The Australian Blueprint for Career Development
THREE AREAS
A: Personal Management
B: Learning and Work Exploration
C: Career Building
ELEVEN MAIN CAREER COMPETENCIES
(A) Personal Management:
Competency 1: Build and maintain a positive self-image
Competency 2: Interact positively and effectively with others
Competency 3: Change and grow throughout life
(B) Learning and Work Exploration:
11 Career
Competencies
are broad goals
for career
development
Competency 4: Participate in lifelong learning supportive of career goals
Competency 5: Locate and effectively use career information
Competency 6: Understand the relationship between work, society and the economy
(C) Career Building:
Competency 7: Secure/create and maintain work
Competency 8: Make career enhancing decisions
Competency 9: Maintain balanced life and work roles
Competency 10: Understanding the changing nature of life and work roles
Competency 11: Understand, engage in and manage the career building process
Transition Planning
Individual Pathway Plan (IPP)
For school students the Individual Pathway Plan is a plan for how an individual will
navigate the curriculum to demonstrate career competencies and achieve career
development outcomes. The IPP is a valuable tool for managing transitions.
Transition Portfolio
The Transition Portfolio is a student-owned product used to record and inform the
student’s Transition Planning processes. The opportunity for students to develop a
portfolio provides early intervention support that will:
 give every student the opportunity to develop a skills portfolio document to record the
development of skills and competencies; and
 enable all education providers to develop the school-community (including business
and industry) partnerships required to underpin successful early intervention and
transition strategies.
Exit Plan
Young people will develop an exit transition plan assisted by schools and families which
will outline the strategies for transition to post-school destinations including further
education, training and employment
Individual Pathway Plan – Transition
• A dedicated document prescribing specific
activities and actions required to achieve a
desired destination
• Developed by a young person with support from
the Career Practitioner and/or significant others
• A final product of intensive support
Individual Pathway Plan – Transition
GOAL :
OPPORTUNITY
[eg] BUILDER
What exists in terms of local availability?
Is the goal possible in terms of opportunity?
CONNECTIONS
Who is actually available to assist [eg] employers / Group Trainer
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2.
3.
KEY CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS AND ACTIONS
1. Personal Management
Who can help?
What has to be done?
- What clothing and gear will I need?
- How can I improve my time management?
- I need to overcome shyness
2. Learning & Work Exploration
- What opportunities exist in this field?
- What skills will I develop in this field?
- How do I get ‘promoted’ in this field?
3. Career Building
- What will my employer expect of me?
- How can I improve financial management?
10 Point Action Plan
Area
What are my steps from here?
Who’ll support me?
- Clothing, work gear
- Time Management
- Budgeting
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Sample Transition Plan
EXIT / TRANSITION PLAN
GOAL :
Work in the building industry
OPPORTUNITY
Limited local opportunity
Some training opportunities
CONNECTIONS
1. Great Southern Personnel
2. Young Carers WA
3. Great Southern TAFE
KEY CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS AND ACTIONS
1. Personal Management
What are my commitments at home?
Who can help?
Mum & Dad
What has to be done?
Work out how much I
can work
How do I get my licence?
Young Carers
Pre-Driver education
2. Learning & Work Exploration
What work is available in my town?
GSP
Register with GSP
3. Career Building
How can I use what I’ve learnt in SWL?
Mr ….
Look at all my work exp
Action Plan
Area
Get my L Plates
Sign up with GSP
Work out my commitments at
home
What are my steps from here?
Finish pre-driver ed and do
online test
Call Young Carers about
helping to pay
Finish my resume
Talk to Mum
Who’ll support me?
Mr …
Lady from Young Carers
NIKOLAI
Young Carers WA
A K-12 PORTFOLIO PROGRESSION
POST SCHOOL
Employment Portfolio
YEARS 10-12
Personal Transition Portfolio
Emphasis on post school options
IPP that emphasises transitions to post school options
Exit plans that showcase attainment of blueprint competencies and employability skills
YEARS 8-9
Personal Transition portfolio
Emphasis on career development and career exploration including development of resumes
Development and monitoring of IPP that emphasises upper school and training options
YEARS 6-7
Work sample portfolio
Early identification of strengths and weaknesses
Initial IPP
YEARS K-5
Work sample portfolio
Assessment and reporting emphasis
Simple identification of strengths and weaknesses