Review of career education in Victorian government schools: key findings

In 2017, the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) commissioned dandolopartners to undertake a review of career education provided in Victorian government schools. The scope of the review was to: identify what best practice for career education looks like; assess the extent to which practice in Victoria aligned with this; and, make proposals about potential opportunities for change. This document outlines the key findings from the review. They are: career education helps students understand themselves, the opportunities they have, and what they need to do to realise them; career education varies significantly in both quantity provided and quality; there is mixed performance and scope for improvement at both the school and system level; and, to meet the challenges of the changing world of work, Victoria needs to transform career education from variable and largely transactional practices, to a professional service for students that supports them through a decision making journey.

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