Career Education Lighthouse schools are funded by the Australian Government to champion good practices in quality career education and trial new and innovative ways of implementing career education in schools. They show other secondary, primary, government and non-government schools how to make career education an integral part of every school’s activities, not just an optional add-on to the formal curriculum.
Reminder: 2009 Progress Reports due 26 June 2009 and 2009 Final Reports due 13 November 2009.
Adelaide High School - “Addressing transition at Adelaide High School”
Principal Stephen Dowdy’s vision and commitment to the implementation of an effective Career Education Program for all Adelaide High School students has been realized by using the Careers Education Quality Framework to identify the elements of career development. Planned initiatives were undertaken to address...more
Alexandria Park Community School – “Engaging Aboriginal Students in Careers”
Alexandria Park Community School project aimed to produce a careers DVD consisting of Aboriginal men and women in employment talking about their experiences and providing advice...more
McCarthy College - “Careers – Through School to Work”
At risk Year 10 student given opportunities to enhance employability skills, especially among disadvantaged and students disconnected from schooling. Training and skills development occurred prior to students attending work experience...more