The Careers Expo was the usual mix of chaos and wonder. All of the universities were there and defence, police and the public service had their big displays. The number of resource industry recruiters wasn’t overwhelming this year, and NDIS course and service providers seem to have settled down.
These were my main take aways from the 2024 Career Expo.
Congratulations to the construction industry for redesigning their workplaces
The Construction Training Fund was promoting a range of new para professional careers like interior designer and pre start consultant which provide entry points to the booming and well paid construction industry.
These female friendly jobs are the latest effort to attract women into the industry. We think of building trades as being blokie – and they are. Only 15% of building tradies are female and only 1% of plumbers are female!
These new paths provide females with access to well paid jobs in the industry.
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These jobs will lead to careers in the construction industry which has been the pathway to success for so many West Australians.
There is so much money for building and construction in the State and the Commonwealth government budgets that there will be a boom in apprenticeships. Find details of the new careers HERE
Sky Careers – New Push to Promote Jobs in the Aviation Industry
The aviation industry is going through the same staff shortages as every other industry in WA. A new Sky Careers Recruitment organisation has been established to encourage people to go into all aspects of the industry.
There are jobs that you haven’t even heard of.
Check out information at Sky Careers at the Civil Aviation Association of Australia
IDEAcademy Still delivering a fresh approach to alternative senior school educatoin
For the past few years the IDEAcademy has been breaking new ground in the delivery of education for senior school students in WA.
They mix WACE and VET programs with the big focus being on designining innovative and flexible programs which help students to understand and achieve new horizons.
Rebecca Loftus and Nicole Gazey know that conventional education is not right for every senior student. I am a big fan of their relentless quest to provide an alternative to conventional education for senior students.
Their approach works to provide individualised learning pathways that boost the dreams of their students.
Check them out HERE.
Police Cadets – He may look young. He is!
Adam York dropped out of Year 12 this year when he won a Police Cadetship. He has always wanted to join the police force and was talking to school students at the Expo about how he managed to get his cadetship without finishing school.
He said the recruitment process is long and tough but he has made it into his cadetship already. You can read about the recruitment process HERE.
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There are mainstream cadetships which you can find HERE.
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And Aboriginal cadetships which you can find HERE.
