Kurri High Year 10 students were given a taste of possible future career paths at the school’s ‘Speed Careering’ event.
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The event followed a format similar to ‘speed dating’ – students were divided into small groups and between guest speakers every 10 minutes.
Professions and industries represented on the day included health and fitness, nursing, youth work, hospitality, travel, media, heavy machinery, recruitment, science and town planning.
The speakers shared their story in the form of a conversation rather than a presentation, so as to engage the students more effectively.
They discussed all aspects of their job, good and bad, so as to encourage students to weigh up the options.
Kurri High School community liaison officer Heather Sutherland said the day provided students with an opportunity to assess the career options available, even those which may not have been considered previously.
“It’s food for thought – triggering them to start thinking about what the future can hold,” Mrs. Sutherland said.
After participating in speed careering, 65.5 per cent of students felt it was very important to start thinking about the future now.
Almost two-thirds of the students found the range of careers spoken about were interesting or very interesting.
With regards to the information that students received from presenters, 58 per cent said it was relevant and 27 per cent said very relevant.
“Overall, it shows that the majority of the year group gained something positive from the experience, which is great,” Mrs. Sutherland said.