School and Industry Leaders’ Forums will be happening in a number of areas across Australia this year. These Forums aim to bring school, industry and business leaders together at a local level to share ideas and plan ways to work together to develop locally specific career education programmes in schools.
Selected Local Community Partnerships will be funded through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to manage Forums.
The School and Industry Leaders’ Forums will:
- build a common understanding among industry, business, school and career professionals of the aims and expectations of career education in Australian schools;
- develop locally suitable approaches to promote career education in schools; and
- support cultural and organisational changes in schools and communities that are needed for effective career education services.
The Australian Government is committed to the ideal that all Australians have access to high quality career information and support.
Principals and career advisers play a vital role in the delivery of career education in schools. Good career education programmes help young people to: understand themselves, the world of work and how best to turn their aspirations into reality; and identify education, training and employment pathways at school and beyond school.
The Australian Government believes that no young person should feel that the value of their life is determined by the educational choices they make; their choices in apprenticeships, work, TAFE or university should be valued equally.