Colac Otway Shire?s business development officer Michael Swanson urges students to attend the Colac Otway Careers Expo.
FRIDAY?S 2012 Colac Otway Careers Expo will highlight the diverse range of employment and training opportunities for young people in the Colac region.
Colac Otway Shire Council business development officer Michael Swanson said businesses, training and education providers and employment services would showcase the careers available to Colac and district students.
?The expo aims to show them at an early age that they can have that career here in Colac,? Michael said.
?By telling them when they are in year nine and 10 they can make decisions to help their career ? subjects they need to take and how to get there and know a local business offers that,? he said.
?We can completely understand if they need tertiary qualifications they might need to go to Melbourne but it would be great to get them back in Colac earlier and becoming leaders of the community.?
Michael said Colac district students, education and training providers and businesses at last year?s careers expo gave ?extremely positive? feedback.
?We asked a range of questions and 63 percent of students said after attending the 2011 expo they were now thinking about a career not previously considered.
?As a result of attending there were 96 per cent of students who said they knew more about career opportunities in Colac,? Michael said.
?There was also a great response from exhibitors at last year?s expo with a 100-per-cent response rate from people who wanted to attend this year?s event.?
Michael said careers teachers could see huge benefits from the expo because it enhanced the career-focused support they provided at school.
?There is only so much schools can do with guiding students on their career path but the expo offers direct contact between students and a broad variety of businesses,? he said.
The career expo passports will return this year with the support of students and exhibitors.
?The exhibitors really like the passports because the activities encouraged the students to get involved; they make the expo more interactive rather than relying on the year nine and 10 students to approach businesses and ask questions,? Michael said.
?The passport activities for each stand relate to that industry and students enjoyed them at last year?s expo.?
Friday?s event will be the second expo hosted by Colac Otway Shire Council and sponsored by the Colac Herald.
About 550 students from Colac Secondary College, Colac?s Trinity College, Lavers Hill K-12 College, Apollo Bay Secondary College and Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12 College will attend the event.
The 2012 Colac Otway Careers Expo will be at Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre.
Tags: Business, Colac Otway Shire Council, Education, Employment, Youth
Source: http://www.colacherald.com.au/2012/08/expo-will-highlight-career-options/
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