Year 12 that is…
Life is comfy at Secondary School: you are surrounded by friends, teachers and routine…. all-so-very- familiar. Your soon-to-be transition from Year 12 into the unknown might be making you bury yourself deeper into your comfortable-feathery-haven-of-a-doona, not wanting to face your future, OR, you might know exactly what you want and are opening your arms wide to embrace the oncoming experiences.
Seriously, you have FOUR main choices:
- Further Education,
- Employment,
- Gap Year or
- Uh-oh-unemployment.
Each of these main choices can be broken down into sub-choicettes, for each sub-choicette I have supplied relevant web-sites to get you exploring.
Further Education
University….
For some of us, knowing which Uni to attend is a ‘no-brainer’, for others, it can be as difficult as deciding whether to (or where to) get a tattoo. As a fully functional Career-bot, I can highly recommend the following web-sites for your Uni-fication-perusal.
- VTAC Courselink
- UAC (NSW)
- UniOptions (terrific for pathway planning)
- Good Uni Guide
- Centre-link. Uh-oh Centrelink? Yup! For the majority of country students Centrelink will become a BF because of rural-ity-ness.
TAFE….
Most students will choose their local TAFE, but don’t forget there are many TAFE’s across Victoria – and even some Community Houses offer qualifications which might suit you.
Might I recommend:
- GOTAFE
- VTAC
- Good Uni Guide
- Community Houses: Numurkah | Kyabram | Cobram | your Community House not here? Google it!
SHIP…
An ApprenticeSHIP or TraineeSHIP is a pretty cool option because it is a combo deal #workandtertiarystudy. You will find the links to ships on my CareerJunk blog @ jobs out now.
Employment
Sub-choicettes for Employment include:
Full-time,
Part-time or a
combo deal (work/study).
Gap Year
I have included Gap Year as a main choice because taking a gap year is a deliberate decision made by many young people. Some terrific choices can be found on my Gap Year page.
Sub-choicettes for Gapping include:
- Travel,
- Study &
- Work (including Defence Force & traineeships)
Uh-oh-Unemployment
Sometimes, bother, this option may happen at some point, if it does, that is when Centrelink becomes your newest and bestest BFF!
4 Choice Column-ised
The FOUR main choices are detailed in the table below, from each main choice (column 1), there are sub-choice-ettes (column 2), the sub-choice-ettes have some serious questions you need to ask yourself (column 3), and the answers may come from the links provided in column 4.
Observation: This is the same information as above, but presented in a different way.
Main
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Sub Choice |
Thoughts and
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Some
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Further
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Uni |
Which Uni will I choose? What course will I study? How do I get into the course and how will I pay for it? Where will I stay? Who will help me find pathways into my preferred course? Will it be On-line? On-campus? Fulltime? Partime? |
Hover your mouse over the University link above. OR click on….VTAC (VIC)VTAC Courselink UAC (NSW) |
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Tafe |
Which TAFE will I choose? What course will I study? Will it be a part time or full-time course? How will I pay for it? Where will I stay? Who will help me? |
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Ship |
Which certificate will it be? What will the job be? How will I find it? Where will it be? Who will I work for? |
Apprenticeship Info |
Employment |
Part |
You may end up working one or two or three part time jobs whilst you are looking for something more permanent (or maybe you are content with variety?) |
Jobs Going Now |
Full |
Where do you look for full-time work? How is your resume looking at the moment? |
||
Combo |
You may end up working AND studying? | ||
GAP Year |
Travel |
This could include volunteering, or just pampering (if you have the money!) |
Gap Year Ideas |
Study |
You could elect (for example) to study a Diploma (equivalent to a first year of a degree) to see if this is your ‘cup-of-tea’. You might decide on a course at TAFE? |
Examples: |
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Defence |
Gap Year opportunities are still available! | Gap Year Ideas | |
Work |
There are many 1 year traineeships available for Year 12 Leavers – this is a great way to earn money and a qualification at the same time. |
Normally available through: …CVGT |
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Unemployment |
Uh-oh! |
Sometimes, even with best endeavours, this option may happen at some point, that is when Centrelink becomes your BFF! |
Centrelink |
