- Views: 1
- Report Article
- Articles
- Reference & Education
- Career Planning
Not the end of the road for students who missed out on today’s final university offers
Posted: Mar 04, 2022
High school graduates who have missed out on final university offers for 2022 are being reminded not to stress because other options are available.
Co-Founder of skills and jobs organisation The Careers Department, Samantha Devlin, said many school leavers apply for university because they think it is expected of them.
"Our research shows more than a third of students (38%) graduate high school not knowing what they want to do as a career," Ms Devlin said.
"Many students choose university preferences based on what they feel they should do, or conversations they’ve had with their parents."
She said figures showed one in five students dropped out of their first year of university.
"What this tells us, is there needs to be a stronger focus on educating teenagers about what job opportunities exist and what career paths, scholarships, and work programs are available."
The Careers Department partners with more than 600 schools across Australia providing students with insights into industries from education to economics, agriculture to advertising, food to fashion.
"We provide more than 800 pieces of content including video interviews, podcasts, job finders, scholarship applications, and resume builders, and last year, 76,000 students participated in our virtual work experience programs."
More than 40,000 students have taken part in The Careers Department’s face-to-face workshops, and this year a national tour of more than 100 locations across every state and territory would reach another 40,000.
"We want to ensure location, network, and social demographic aren’t limiting students when they’re choosing their career," Ms Devlin said.
Her advice to those who missed out today and do have their hearts set on a university degree is to find alternative ways to gain entry, including internships, graduate programs, diplomas, bridging courses, and vocational studies.
"Take the opportunity to research your chosen career path, contact different universities for advice, and look at work experience options. With borders now open again, it might even be the perfect opportunity to take a gap year and go travelling."
ABOUT THE CAREERS DEPARTMENT
The Careers Department connects high school students with a wide range of industries and skills to help graduates find a career path best suited to them
The Careers Department gives students access to more than 800 pieces of content including video interviews, podcasts, job finders, scholarship applications and resume builders to help bridge the gap between graduating high school and entering the workforce
All content is geo-targeted to a student’s location and gives real-life insight into what it is like to work in a specific industry
The Careers Department is accessed by students in more than 600 schools (or 1 in 5 Australian schools) across every state and territory
There are more than 50 jobs and career options profiled on the website, spanning a broad range of industries, education to economics, agriculture to advertising, fashion to food
Last year (2021), 76,000 students participated in virtual work experience via The Careers Department
The Careers Department has an audience of 2 million parents, 1 million high school students, and almost 5000 teachers
47% of the schools that work with The Careers Department are defined as regional or rural
High school friends Samantha Devlin and Sarah Warmoll co-founded the business in 2016. It is formed on the belief that no student should be limited by their network, geographic or demographic situation when choosing their career.
KEY STATS
Research by The Careers Department found:
more than a third of students (38%) graduate without knowing what they want to do as a career
parents remain the biggest influence on students and their chosen career
There will be more than 172,000 technology jobs created in Australia in the next 5 years but only 6% of male graduates are interested in a career in technology and just 1% of females
One in five Australian university students drops out in their first year of study.
Public Relations and trusted Media Training and Crisis Communication Agency ranked globally for delivering award-winning campaigns and strategy.