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NCDW 2010 Update - 22 March 2010
In this Issue: - National Career Development Week 2010 Launch inspires Steve Liebmann and an entire community - Register your events and receive an Australian 1st Video Series - Spotlight on our Partner: Defence Force Recruiting - Spotlight on our Alliance Partner: The National Careers and Employment Expo - Join the NCDW community.
National Career Development Week 2010 Launch inspires Steve Liebmann and an entire community
National Career Development Week last week launched its 2010 campaign, with a special community career development forum, hosted by NCDW ambassador Steve Liebmann (journalist and broadcaster) and featuring special guest speakers along with inspiring career stories from extra-ordinary local people.
Read more from our NCDW 2010 Launch event partners and speakers in the media release and take a behind-the-scenes look in the Campaign News Blog at organising the first Launch Your Future - get the life you love! Forum.
As the widely respected journalist and broadcaster of more than four decades, NCDW ambassador Steve Liebmann, told listeners of his 2UE radio show the morning after the launch, "I felt really inspired and proud to be an Australian yesterday. In spite of all the bad news about delinquent kids and bludging adults, this country's in pretty good shape - and the people I met yesterday are proof of that!"
There was overwhelming evidence at the forum of the community's commitment to building a better future for its residents and the impact of career development on individuals of all ages and career stages - as an important building block for communities.
The Launch Your Future - get the life you love! Forum, an initiative of the National Career Development Week Team, held in conjunction with the Macquarie Fields community organisations who form the Learning, Employment and Economic Development Group (LEED), shows what can be achieved when a community works together to improve the career development prospects of its residents. The Macquarie Fields community was selected for the launch event due to the outstanding progress of this community in supporting the career development of its residents through National Career Development Week activities in 2008 and 2009. The forum which took place at the Glenquarie Community Centre at James Meehan High School was a resounding success because everyone pulled together and contributed their skills, time and enthusiasm.
The Forum's guest speakers, Kate Southam (journalist/CareerOne), Captain Ben Gallacher (Defence Force Recruiting) and Troy Baverstock (NSW Institute of Sport) motivated and inspired the community audience ranging in age and career stages, by sharing their own remarkable career stories and providing practical advice. Ten local individuals told their career stories and showcased a wide range of programs, community initiatives and community partnerships - and demonstrated that there are a range of opportunities and support available to help individuals reach their potential and take control of their future. The key message that came through all these career stories was that through personal effort and determination you can overcome adversity to achieve your dreams - to get the life you love! You can read the local career stories featured in the Forum on our website.
A special thank you goes to the Principal, staff and students at James Meehan High School. The student volunteers led by Rosemarie Vujcic (Transitions Adviser) showed great initiative on the day - some budding event managers in the making! All of the community event partners, including Housing NSW, Macarthur Workplace Learning Program, NSW Department of Education and Training, James Meehan High School, TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute, Macarthur Regional Organisation of Councils, WorkVentures, MAX Employment, the National Disability Coordination Officer program and Youth Off The Streets, demonstrated a passion and commitment to the success of the Forum. From the feedback at the event and since, residents of the Campbelltown local government area will be talking about the event for weeks to come and the event has strengthened relationships between the lead agencies and a whole range of community-based organisations, including businesses, non-for-profit, workplaces and educational and training programs.
You can organise a Launch Your Future - get the life you love! Forum in your community! We already have a basic template on our website to help you organise a community-based event. In the next few weeks, we'll add a Case Study on the event which will help you to hold a Launch Your Future - get the life you love! Forum in your community and you will be able to request specially branded materials including a letterhead and poster. So keep checking the NCDW website for these brand new resources.
Register your careers events with NCDW and receive an Australian 1st Video Series
Don't forget that although this year our celebration week for the National Career Development Week campaign will take place from 17 to 23 May, you can be involved through events at any time of the year - so if you want to be involved there's no time to delay! Registering your event with NCDW is as easy as completing a simple events registration form on our website and receiving all the support available to run a successful career development activity.
The NEW National Career Development Week High Five Video Series is now available to all NCDW registered event organisers. To recap ... In an Australian First, the NCDW Video Series- The High Five Messages of Career Development is a unique communication tool, especially designed to engage the 15 to 24 age group, to make them aware of the benefits of career development - what it is and how to do it. These six career development videos have been developed specifically by the Team at National Career Development Week in conjunction with the Career Industry Council of Australia. The videos, presented in a cool, upbeat, and motivational style by Mark Furze (actor, musician) and Angela Bishop (Network Ten News Entertainment reporter), are supported by interviews with career development practitioners and a range of inspiring NCDW Ambassadors. The videos also include Closed Captions for the hearing impaired.
So don't delay registering your event ... while stocks last.
Spotlight on our Partner: Defence Force Recruiting
Australia's Navy, Army and Air Force can give you experiences money can't buy - a career that not only provides personal improvement, but means doing something worthwhile for the country.
There really is something for almost everyone - from fully paid university degrees and graduate entry schemes, rewarding trade and technical careers, through to support and administration roles.
With more than 200 jobs on offer, with a multitude of entry avenues, there has never been a better time to go online and look.
The recently updated and expanded website, www.defencejobs.gov.au, offers information on job roles, qualifications needed and general entry standards for all positions. It also highlights what training people can expect and the nationally recognised qualifications each position can attain.
So go ahead and check us out - it could be just what your clients and students are looking for.
For more information visit www.defencejobs.gov.au or call 13 19 01
Spotlight on our Alliance Partner: The National Careers & Employment Expo
The National Careers & Employment Expo is Australia's largest and most popular career event. It provides opportunities to engage with leading employers such as Defence Force Recruiting, Qantas and ALDI to name a few key government organizations and educators.
Don't miss The National Careers & Employment Expo in your city from April to August 2010. The Exhibitors at the 2010 expo will be advising visitors of skills shortages and career opportunities for their current workforce and training paths for the future.
Confirmed dates for NCEE 2010 are:
Sydney 30 April - May1
Brisbane 7-9 May
Melbourne 21 -22 May
Canberra 28-29 May
Perth 18-19 June
Adelaide 25-26 June
Darwin 6-7 August
This year the National Careers & Employment Expo in Brisbane is being held in conjunction with the WorldSkills National Competition. This combined event is expected to attract in excess of 80,000 people over three days 7-9 May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The NCEE in Melbourne coincides with NCDW celebration week from 17-23 May and we are proud to be associated with NCDW around Australia.
To discuss any of the NCEE events contact EOC Group P/L on 1300 667 121 or call National Sales Manager, Gavin Brett on 02 9249 6603 or g.brett@eoc.com.au
Join the NCDW community
Forward this newsletter to your colleagues, stakeholders, students, clients, family and friends. NCDW online resources are an interactive, regularly updated, and ongoing valuable source of career development information.
The Career Factsheets page provides lots of downloadable Factsheets for Workforce preparation (supporting the career development of young people prior to entering the workforce), Workforce adaptability and sustainability (supporting the career development of employed workers) and Workforce re-integration (supporting the career development of adults in and out of the labour market and between jobs in different enterprises). Print those factsheets most relevant to your audience and distribute at your event - the work's all been done for you.
There's the Event Planning Resources page providing all those helpful NCDW planning resources in a dynamic format on the website. There's also the largest careers event database in Australia. Plus, of course, all the latest Campaign News, Careers in the News, Videos, Images, and a range of other helpful and inspiring career development content and resources.
We will continue to develop these resources in the months ahead, specifically tailored to answer your questions and meet your needs, or those of your students, clients, family or friends. We also encourage you to follow NCDW on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Career_talking for your career tip of the day.
