Article Source: https://kids-first.com.au/careers-advice-how-to-guide-your-teen-towards-a-bright-future/

How much personalised careers advice has your 15-to-18-year-old received as they approach their final years at school?

According to Annika Williams, Wise Choices Careers Advisor at Kids First Children’s Services, as they approach the milestone of finishing high school, teenagers as young as 14 are often filled with endless questions about their future.

“From Year 9 and 10 onwards, they are starting to ask, ‘Should I get a job?’, ‘Take a ‘Gap Year?’, ‘Go to Uni? ‘Get a traineeship?”

“They also want to know what subjects they should select for Years 11 and 12, and now that vocational education offers so many opportunities to earn qualifications while they are at high school, what school-based apprenticeships or traineeships might be right for them.”

Life after school: How it’s changed for teenagers

Annika says that, while many schools have teachers who have Careers Education training, the process of helping teenagers to decide about their future is a growing concern for many families.

“We all want what’s best for our kids. As parents, we want them to be happy, settled and successful in whatever path they choose, but the reality is that the post-school landscape has changed dramatically since most Mums and Dads entered the workforce years ago.”

“While students might have one Careers lesson a fortnight in Years 9 and 10, that is sometimes not enough for kids who are uncertain about their next steps. Many parents I meet are keen to give their children more support than the school can provide.”

How Careers Advice Can Help Teenagers

Annika believes that now, more than ever, it’s crucial to provide teens with the opportunity to receive informed, impartial, and up-to-date careers advice that can shape their path to success.

“Every teenager is unique, but regardless of whether a high schooler is an academic achiever or not, there are some common advantages to getting personalised advice about post-school Careers and further study advice.”

• Careers Advice Expands Their Horizons
  The world is full of endless possibilities, and our teenagers deserve to explore them all. By offering informed careers advice, we open doors to a wide range of opportunities that our teens might not have considered. From university degrees to vocational training, apprenticeships, and emerging industries, customised Careers Advice can help broaden their horizons and introduce them to exciting pathways they may have never thought possible.

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