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'Have you ever asked yourself: Do I want to work or do I want to study? And 'How long will it be before I can get out into the workforce and earn some money in my chosen career?' They're questions that we all have to face eventually. Think about them carefully; what difference will the answers make to your life and career?
WORK OR STUDY?
Study In most cases, it's a means to an end - finding the right job. Courses
which don't relate to any specific job (sometimes called 'non-vocational' courses)
have a purpose too: they make you more employable because you are more accomplished.
Very few people despite what you may have heard, are perpetual students who
'have never done a day's work in their lives'. Normally you have to have some
sort of job before or during study - out of economic necessity, if nothing else.
Work Even if you never set foot in a school after your last day of Year 10,
chances are that you will still need to study. Most of us have to sit for tests,
if only a test for a driver's licence, or a test at a job interview. We are
still involved in educating ourselves long after we leave school, at a university
degree course, a TAFE course or inhouse and on the job training. Anyone who
wants to succeed, who wants interesting or well paid work, as most of us do,
will keep on though not necessarily in a classroom.
THE PATH TO EDUCATION:
Year 10:
Finishing Year 10 sees you making some important decisions.
But remember that decisions can be reversed. If you leave school now, before
Year 12, you can always return and do it later….otherwise look ahead and see
what you can do.
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Year 11:
You’ve done your school certificate, plus an extra year. Now is when most teenagers
contemplate what they really want. Leave and do an apprenticeship – get a job,
attend a private college or move on to Year 12.
Weigh up your options – but you can always change your mind.
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Year 12:
Well you’ve got here. Completing the final year of secondary education opens
your career choices right up. University, college, TAFE or work is in your reach.
It all depends on what you want and what you achieved at school.
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Ok, now that you understand your options, see where they lead here.