26 Jul 2024
Twenty of our Year 11 students participated in the Career Connect program, designed to support students to better understand themselves and to build confidence in making career decisions. It is supported by JP Morgan, with mentors working with students during 2 face-to-face workshops at JP Morgan offices and an additional school-based session facilitated by ABCN.
What is Career Connect?
The Career Connect program aims to:
• Equip students with the skills and tools they need to understand their strengths in relation to their career choices and the world of work
• Raise awareness of different career pathways and the connections students need to make informed career choices.
Mentors will support students and be a sounding board for students as they learn about their own strengths and explore potential future career pathways.
What will Career Connect involve?
The program will run across approximately 5 weeks with students attending:
• Workshop 1 in the city with mentors
• A school-based session where they will use an online profiling tool (Clifton Strengths Survey) to identify their unique strengths
• Workshop 2 in the city with mentors
• Students will also receive follow up support after Workshop 2.
ABCN also invite Careers Advisors to attend a follow-up session after Workshop 2.
Student Selection
Career Connect is for students who:
• Are in Year 11 or Year 12
• Either have no idea of what career they wish to pursue after school or have some ideas they would like to further explore
• Are motivated to get the most out of the program and the workshops
Thank you so much to our Career Connect Industry panellists Katherine Karcz – Accountant at KPMG, Sunny Yu – Accountant at JPMorgan, James Blake – Engineer at WSP and Tihana Zuk – Lawyer at Ashurst for sharing their journeys and highly valued insights that has led to their success and the career they currently enjoy. They also provided incredible insights into their role, secrets of success and inspiration to our students for their future.
Thank you to ABCN for their tremendous work in ensuring our students have access to opportunities such as industry experts to assist them in making informed decisions about their futures beyond school.
Tim Lloyd, Principal
