Wellington College Career Education and Guidance Parent Survey - September 2021

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* 1. What year level(s) is your son?

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

Year 13

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* 2. What is your best hope for your son(s) when they leave school?

Go direct to paid work

Apprenticeship/Cadetship

Defence Force

Study at a private training organisation that specialises in an area

Study at a polytechnic which offers more hands on learning

University study

No preference I would be happy for him/them to choose any of these options

Other (please specify)

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* 3. We all want success for our young person when they transition out of secondary school? What does success look like to you

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* 4. What work ready/employability skills would you like your son to have before he leaves Wellington College?

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* 5. At Wellington College we are working towards a best practice career education and guidance programme. What does "good" look like to you? What should be included in this programme to help your son successfully transition from secondary school?

assisting them to become more self aware and being able to recognise their strengths, values and personal attributes

a personal career plan that is developed from Year 9 to Year 13

an opportunity to research and explore different education and training opportunities. This includes both academic and vocational pathways

an understanding of the labour market and where there are opportunities

an understanding of the future of work and skills needed to navigate this

exposure to the a number of different career options through visiting speakers, project based learning, mentoring etc

ability to experience difference careers through work experience, work shadowing and work visits

subject teachers to link learning to in curriculum areas to career opportunities

personal career guidance interviews

develop a CV

have the opportunity to develop job search and interview skills

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* 6. Do you know where to access the career education and guidance programme and policy for Wellington College?

Yes

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* 7. What career related activities has your son/s been exposed to? (This could include career education in subject areas, work visits, work experience, career events in and outside of school, webinars, guest speakers, Gateway etc) We appreciate that many of these have been disrupted/cancelled in the last 18 months due to COVID and students have been unable to attend.

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* 8. Who within Wellington College has helped you support your son(s) career planning and decision making?

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* 9. How useful is the information communicated to you about subject selection, career activities, future course and career options through the school's website, facebook, newsletter etc?

Extremely useful

Very useful

Somewhat useful

Not so useful

Not at all useful

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How satisfied are you with the support to help your son plan for future courses, study or work?

Very unsatisfied

Unsatisfied

Neither satisfied or unsatisfied

Satisfied

Very satisfied

Very unsatisfied

Unsatisfied

Neither satisfied or unsatisfied

Satisfied

Very satisfied

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* 11. What else could Wellington College do to help your child prepare for transitioning out of school? Eg. in relation to becoming more self aware, explore different career and pathway options etc?