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Kaiārahi Newsletter - June 2022Tena Koutou, We hoped you enjoyed celebrating Matariki with your friends and whānau. The holidays are fast approaching and students headed to university will need to start their halls of residence applications soon. You will find some helpful information to guide students through this process in this newsletter. We also cover the next Lunchtime Bytes webinars, talk about upcoming professional development opportunities and provide information around our online Gateway Conference in July. Please note some important changes to dates for the Kaiārahi workshops We are now halfway through the year and our annual Cate Conference is also getting closer, please note that early bird registrations close today. Information on submitting abstracts and registering for the conference is also included below. Ngā mihi  |
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Lunchtime Bytes Webinars We are so pleased with the enthusiasm our new Lunchtime Bytes webinars have been met with. Save the dates for the next few webinars coming up: Friday, 22 July: Kaye Avery - Career EQ & CareerSmart CareerEQ developed the CareerSmart online career assessment to help students imagine a world they would want to work in, encouraging agency and a sense that they can make a positive contribution. We developed the assessment to support young people to be grounded in the things that matter to them, encouraging them to think about how they can create a positive future for themselves. It has been designed to enable them to navigate the significant global challenges they are likely to face, including huge technological advancements – all altering the future of work. CareerSmart offers Career educators an online resource for college students Years 11 – 13 and University students at all levels, an effective self-evaluation to clarify study, learning, and development needs. It provides a holistic exploration for the student that integrates values, culture, and whanau background, with career motivators and interests. The assessment is designed to help students imagine a world they would want to work in, encouraging agency and contribution. Find out more about becoming a CareerSmart licensed career educator by clicking on the image below: Friday, 12 August : Amanda Smit - CDC - Regional Skills Leadership Groups "What is an RSLG? Friday, 23 September - Lee Brodie - Career Dynamic "Card Sorts" If you can't attend a webinar, all recordings are loaded to our website as soon as possible to the Member's Resources Area in: Lunchtime Bytes We would also like to hear from you if you have any ideas around future webinar topics you would like to see covered - kaiarahi@catenz.org |
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Kaiārahi Workshops Term Two and Three This year's workshop focuses on the upcoming Ministry of Education and TEC initiatives. Please note important changes to dates below. Topics include:
Click on your region below to register for the workshop.
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CATE Gateway Online Conference 2022 The Gateway conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 28 July 2022 from 9 am to 3 pm. This is an opportunity for CATE to update members on the development of Workforce Development Councils, the integration of industry training organisations into Te Pūkenga, and the redesign of independent Industry Training Organisations. For those new to Gateway, there is an opportunity to hear from experienced Gateway practitioners about administration, systems, and different learning packages and unit standard providers. Click here to register for the conference. You can view the proposed programme outline here (please note this may be subject to change). |
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CATE Conference 2022 Speaker Showcase: Nathan Wallis Nathan Wallis has a legendary reputation as a lively and engaging speaker, Nathan uses humour and plain language to condense twenty-five years of neuroscience research into his unique ‘tell you how it is’ style. You’ll be absolutely captivated and walk away jam-packed with more than a few “ah-ha” moments. Nathan is the host of the documentary “All in the Mind”, and co-host of the TV Series “The Secret Life of Girls”. His professional background includes being an early childhood teacher, child therapist, social service manager, university lecturer and neuroscience trainer. Nathan is also a father of three and foster father to many. Call for Abstracts The CATE Conference Committee are delighted to open the call for abstracts for this year's conference. Abstracts must be submitted by 30 September 2022. For more information or to submit an abstract, click here. Currently there are over 400 people registered for the CATE Conference in November, with 71 who registered from 2021 but haven’t completed the transfer link. As we’re coming up to the end of the Early Bird pricing on 30th June, please ensure your transfer link has been transferred and you are with us in November. New registrations welcome too. To register to attend CATE Conference 2022, click here |
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Resources for Students Heading off to University Preparing to leave school – University and Polytechnics Thinking about Universities Publication Understanding the difference between University and School Tips on Transitioning to University Checklists are a great way of helping students understand what is expected of them and the process for applications to universities and polytechnics. Year 13 Checklist University Bound This resource is designed to just give you an idea of what you could include in your checklist. The No Major Drama website is a great way of students identifying majors available at the different universities that match their interests and strengths. This then gives them the ability to research these majors and find out what is involved in each programme and compare programmes between universities. https://www.nomajordrama.co.nz/ Halls of Residence Applications Students need to understand the halls of residence process. The document links below are ideas on how you can support your students. Each school needs to provide a common confidential reference. Schools need a log in to the following page CCRF site for schools. Each school then needs to complete the reference for the student and submit it to the universities the student is applying to after the student as completed their CCRF Form Halls of Residence Application Process and Tips for students A practice template for students to complete as a "dummy" for their applications. This is useful for teachers writing the references. Halls of Residence Practice Template Website that support Scholarship Applications Money Hub site
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Are you following CATE on Facebook? We try our best to communicate with CATE Members quickly and efficiently. One of the ways we try and do this is via social media. If you are on Facebook and have not already ‘liked and followed’ our page, please go and do so here. |
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Future Ready The decisions students face about what to do once they leave school are daunting and become even more so if they have a disability or health condition. Future Ready provides amazing resources for students and their whanau on navigating life after school. |
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BECOME Education: Reimagining Careers 2022 In the first session of 2022, we heard from Matt Dolan, Futures Educator at Lindfield Learning Village. With Matt's insight, innovation was on the table, specifically how we innovate in careers education in the midst of a pandemic. You can watch the recording of the session here The next session is scheduled for 28 July, 4pm AEST. The focus will be ‘talking about the future’ - what does it mean and how do we program to get students future-ready? Reserve your free spot here for the July event. |
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What's new on our website We try to bring you the most up to date news, thoughts and insights in the world of careers on our news page. Have a read of our latest articles including The Scary C Word and Delivering Career Education in a Post Pandemic World among many others. |
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Go With Tourism Expos Experience Record-Breaking Numbers Now in its fourth year, the Go with Tourism Expo – New Zealand’s only dedicated careers expo for Tourism & Hospitality – has experienced record-breaking numbers for their events in 2022, with a whopping 23,830 visitors passing through the expo doors. This incredible number far exceeds the previous record in 2021 (15,000 visitors) and will increase further once the numbers are confirmed for the final event in Auckland, held at The Cloud on 30 June – 2 July. It is estimated to see around 10,000 – 12,000 attendees. Go with Tourism Marketing Communications Manager, Helen Shaw, says that the expos in 2022 have been tiring, but rewarding. “At every expo so far we’ve been shocked at the amount of people we’ve seen. Students in particular have been really engaged with our activation zones and they’ve been keeping us on our toes from start to finish. Despite our sore feet at the end of the day, it is a fantastic feeling knowing we are engaging with such huge numbers. “Students have been asking great questions about careers in the industry; parents have been really receptive to our messaging; and we’ve made great new business or educator contacts that will be really valuable to our work going forward.” For more information about the Go with Tourism Expo, please visit: gowithtourism.co.nz/Expo |