APC has produced a number of videos as part of our ongoing project with the National Careers Institute - nci.dese.gov.au

We are very proud to have two of our case study videos included on the Storylines website.

All the videos are a free resource for parents, teachers, schools, careers advisors and community groups. They aim to make parents more aware of all the options open to young people and especially highlight the unexpected opportunities offered by vocational education and training (VET), as well as give general advice about talking careers with teens and helping them find work and training options. They have already been shared at a number of parent information evenings and have been very popular on our social media channels.

Contact media@austparents.edu.au if you would like the videos in a different format, or share them direct from the YouTube links below or via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/watch/AustParentsCouncil/

Case studies

Kade is combining a School-based apprenticeship Year 11 with his HSC studies, working on a cattle property at Nowra Hill in NSW, and hopes to go on to study Veterinary Sciences at uni.

Luke is taking an Australian School-based Apprenticeship as part of his Year 11 and 12 program, working on an oyster farm at Pambula in NSW and gaining a Cert II in Aquaculture. He loves the freedom of working on the water and says it simply ‘feels right’. He hopes to go into business with his brother in the future.

Darby’s combining a School-based Apprenticeship in Year 11 and 12 with her HSC. She will also gain a Certificate II in Agriculture. One of her rotations is at a dairy Farm at Candelo on the Far NSW South Coast. She hopes to manage her own farm in the future.

Cebita is an IT apprentice with the Australian Government working four days and studying one day a week at Canberra Institute of Technology where she is completing a Cert IV in Cyber Security. Cebita was offered her apprenticeship after taking a school based apprenticeship in Years 11 and 12 at school. She decided not to go straight to uni in favour of the option to earn while she learns.

Career planning

Parent tips on career planning with teens

We asked lots of different parents for their advice for other parents on career planning. This is what they told us.

Why parents recommend vocational education and training in school

We asked parents who know kids who have taken part in vocational education and training (VET) in school why they'd recommend it to other parents. This is what they said.

Top 10 tips for parents from a careers advisor

Chontel Green, an experienced careers officer from Hawker College in the ACT, shares her top ten tips for parents when talking careers with their kids. Chontel spends her whole time helping kids and parents chart their path from school to work, training and further study. This is what she'd like every parent to know.