Professional learning

Professional learning is core to enable educators to improve their practice which leads to improved student outcomes and achievements.

For professional learning enquiries contact: Career and Workplace Learning team

Email: careerworkplacelearning@det.nsw.edu.au

Professional learning events

Please see current professional learning events for semester 1 below.


Event Date and registration details
Career Bites

Career Bites is delivered virtually by the Career and Workplace Learning team.

Career Bites is a series of short, sharp webinars designed specifically for careers and transition advisers.

Sessions are recorded and then uploaded under the recordings tab in the professional learning and meetings channel.



Term 2 dates

Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024, week 3

Time: 3.30pm

Topic: Aligning Pathways to the School Excellence Framework v3.

Date: Wednesday 5th June 2024, week 6

Time: 3.30pm

Topic: NESA – Supporting disengaged students in Years 9-12 .

Date: Wednesday 26th June 2024, week 9

Time: 3.30pm

Topic: To be confirmed

Location: Professional Learning and Meetings channel, Careers and Transition Adviser State Wide Staffroom

Careers Adviser 201 Professional Learning

The Careers Adviser Professional Learning program is a series of modules, designed to help new Careers Advisers gain new insights and techniques that can help them guide their students.


Register on MyPL (details coming soon)

Module 1

Date: 13 June 2024 - 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Link: https://tinyurl.com/CA201PL-24-Module1

Module 2

Date: 20 June 2024 - 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Link: https://tinyurl.com/CA201PL-24-Module2

Module 3

Date: 27 June 2024 - 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Link: https://tinyurl.com/CA201PL-24-Module3


myfuture will be hosting virtual workshops in 2024.

myfuture is Australia’s National Career Information Service and provides online resources to explore career pathways and tools to develop self-knowledge for career decision-making.

Focus topics:

  • What is career development? Career development is life long and life wide and deeply related to identity, purpose, and meaning. (myth busting).
  • What is career education? Explaining how career development education is inherently related to student engagement and success and doesn't require much extra work on the part of the teacher (more myth busting)
  • What does quality career education look like? Evidence base, frameworks, and resources.
  • Every teacher has a role to play. Strategies for teachers to integrate career education into their lessons.

Face to face workshops

Location: 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta

Dates:

Monday 27 May 2024

  • 9:00am - 12:00pm Primary school
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm High school

Tuesday 3 September 2024

  • 9:00am - 12:00pm Primary school
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm High school


NOTE: The primary and secondary sessions differ in their focus: the primary session emphasizes concepts like identity formation and influences, while the secondary session centres on career exploration and decision-making. These distinctions also extend to the recommended strategies.

Category:

  • Teaching and learning

Business Unit:

  • Education and Skills Reform
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