Gold Coast Careers Network

Creative Pathways@

TAFE Queensland – Gold Coast

Coomera Campus

April 28 2015

Careers Landscape Update• CDAA • Mindfulness PD on May 2nd - $110 for members, register www.cdaa.org.au• Mentoring Program – starting in June,

• CICA Registration• Registration – not mandatory, $195 Professional, http://cica.org.au/cica-registration/ • Infographic – Career Services in Schools – Nov 2014, 937 surveyed by Mccrindle, need

more time and resources for the 3,694,101 school students in Australia.

• Australian Careers Service• Seminar open for registration – QT Hotel, Aug 4 – www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au then

search ACS Seminars. Free.

http://cica.org.au/wp-content/uploads/CICA-Infographic-A-Snapshot-of-Career-Practitioners-in-Australia-2.pdf

• Jobactive Program• Replacing Job Services Australia• Begins July 1• Gold Coast providers

• APM (Advanced Personnel Management)• ETC (Enterprise Training Co.)• NORTEC• Sarina Russo• HELP

• Work for the Dole - Tursa• Must apply for 20+ jobs / month

• Generation Success• Youth employment initiative• Federal government + News Corp + Woolworths• Resources at www.employment.gov.au/generationsuccess

• Community Learning Program• for Qld & NZ citizens permanent residents of Qld, not in school, up to Cert III• Ohana/Icon – Cert II Kitchen Ops• Enterprise Training – Aged Care, HACC, Disability• Pharmacy Guild – Cert II Community Pharmacy• Bridging the Gap/ CEA – Cert II Retail

• Skilling Queenslanders for Work• $60m, Opens May 1 – June 19• Info sessions being held. NFP and community/council organisations

• Gold Coast Careers Expo – May 7• How Do I Choose a Career & Great Gold Coast Jobs

• Great Gold Coast Jobs• Videos and a schools kit to promote working on the Gold Coast

http://www.fotomedia.com.au/video/gccc/greatjobs-griffith/3dprinting/james001/

Great Gold Coast Jobs• 25 Videos of people in their Great Gold Coast Jobs• Schools Kit – to enable these to be used in schools• Increase post Yr 12 study• More people staying on the Gold Coast• Boosting the economy and jobs on the Gold Coast

Danny Maher, CEO of Opmantek• Asia Pacific Executive of the Year - 2015• IT Exporter of the Year 2014 • Software sold to 60,0000 org’ns in 130

countries• $15M Surfers Paradise company with 40 staff

His mission is to show the Gold Coast can be Australia’s-own Silicon Valley.“We’re proud we are proving you can succeed as a global IT company on the Gold Coast.

Positive Life Tools & Becoming a Flaneur• Website to help students with their health,

wellbeing and careers• Links to tools, apps and information• Book for students, teachers, ILO’s and GO’s• Can be used for workshops & activities• www.positivelifetools.com• Available now at Blurb.com via:

– Positive Life Tools Website – www.positivelifetools.com – $9.99 or $7.80 US for eBook– $15 or $11.72 US for hard copy (soft cover, B&W)

• Available for school career programs• Individual student or parent career

interviews• Consultancies

john@orangeflag.com.au or 0417 – 525 075