Transcript Starting Your Career Journey

Achieving Vocational Outcomes
Conference
Presenter:
Rod McShannon
General Manager – Strategic Development
& Industry Engagement
Attracting & Retaining
BEST FIT Apprentices –
Technology
Reality: CONFUSED YOUTH
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BUSY At Work
CareerMe
29 winners to represent Australia
next year at the World Skills
Competitions
NSW GTA Report
• Apprentices and their Employers in NSW
Integrated research report
• How to understand this Generation
• 4 Types of Apprentices
• 3 Types of Employers
• Technology to connect them
Apprentices
Contented
Stayers
30%
Square Pegs
24%
Made for a Trade
26%
Accidental
Apprentices
20%
Employers
Boss at the
Crossroads
28%
Trade Makers
37%
Traditionalists
35%
Academic or Vocational?
Which road should I take?
What makes a job a good fit?
Technical Competencies
Eligibility Factors
Eligibility is approximately
50% of the factors
needed to succeed
in a job.
Eligibility is complex
and needs to be
systematically
measured
Behavioural Competencies
Suitability Factors
Suitability is
approximately 50% of
the factors needed to
succeed in a job.
Measure all job
suitability factors, not
just personality
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rod McShannon – Mob: 0428 719 198
Email: [email protected]
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