🎓🔧 Want to boost VET participation? Begin with improved career guidance in schools.
Minister Andrew Giles has called for a 50:50 split between university and VET pathways, which is a bold vision. However, achieving this requires more than just targets; it necessitates genuine investment in career education and acknowledgment of the crucial role played by professionally qualified career advisers.
Career education isn’t merely a program; it’s a strategy for equity, engagement, and informed decision-making. By challenging outdated perceptions of VET, forging school-industry partnerships, and guiding students and their families, career advisers play a crucial role in helping young people navigate their future.
Let’s ensure that every student has the support, skills, and information they need and that this initiative starts early in every school.
Read the Media Release below.
Lifting VET Participation Starts with Better Career Guidance in Schools
