My Career Action Plan
Date: .........................................
School: .........................................
A Career Action Plan helps you to focus on your goals and plans for the future. It helps you to work out how you
are going to achieve what you want relating to school, work and life. A Career Action Plan lets you explore
different occupations that may suit your strengths and interests.
My Profile
My name My family My community
Include your full name and nickname List your family members This could be your cultural group
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Three positive words that .........................................
describe me
Examples include happy, outgoing,
friendly, sporty, polite, healthy and creative.
Two people who are important to me Occupations I am interested in
An important person is someone you can trust.
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My top three interests .........................................
Think about activities you do at school and outside of
school that you enjoy, such as playing football or
babysitting. Interests also include things like music or
gaming.
My top three values .........................................
Values are things that you consider to be important
and explain a lot about who you are. For example,
some people think being honest, hardworking and
caring about the environment are important values.
My top three skills .........................................
Skills are things you can do well. Everybody
has skills. For example, listening, team work,
problem-solving and planning are all skills that can
help you do well at school.
Subjects I am studying this year My best subjects
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My favourite subjects
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How much do you know about different industries? Visit career websites (e.g., www.myfuture.edu.au) to
understand different things about employment industries.
My Progress
I achieved a number of things last year which I am proud of. Some of these achievements were the goals
that I set in my previous Career Action Plan, but some achievements were unplanned.
Major achievements from last year How the achievements made me feel
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I also learnt a lot about myself last year, including positive words to describe me, skills I am good at and
things that interest me. Some things I realised by myself, while other things people such as family
members, friends and teachers helped me to realise.
What I learnt about myself last year How this changed my goals
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Employment/Volunteer achievements
Employer/Organisation name Type of tasks undertaken
Community involvement
Organisation name Type of tasks undertaken/official positions held
Date: ________________
My Plan
Goals are things that you want to achieve in the future. They are things that will help you to be prepared and
ready for change at school or in your life. It is important that you think about goals early because then you can
work out how to achieve them. Thinking about goals means that you will be prepared to study the subjects you
like, do the types of occupations you prefer, and keep your future options open. If you meet a goal throughout
the year, set another new one for yourself – maybe a more challenging one.
Think about goals that relate to education/training and employment.
For example, an education/training goal might be to hand all school
work in on time, and an employment goal might be to find a part-time
job.
Think about why the goals you have made are important. For
example, handing all school work in on time means you are developing
time management skills, and working part-time helps you to develop a
school-work-life balance.
Think about how long it will take you to achieve your goals. Some
goals are short-term which means you can achieve them in a few
weeks. Some goals are long-term which means it might take a year or
more before you can achieve them.
Goals I achieved last year
What I have learnt about my goal setting skills
New Education and Training Goals
What is my goal? How will I do it? Why is it important? When will I do it by?
New Employment Goals
What is my goal? How will I do it? Why is it important? When will I do it by?
Resources I need to help me
Sources of information
(e.g. University guides, career information
sites, etc.)
Who can help me
(e.g. friends, family, careers practitioner,
teachers, etc)
Areas I need to develop to achieve my career choice
Achievement Date
Attributes*
(e.g. personal characteristics such as
personal presentation and motivation)
Skills*
(e.g. academic skills and employability skills
such as organising, learning and team work)
* A list of attributes and skills can be found in The Employability Skills Framework, developed by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(ACCI) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) in 2002. For more information please see:
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/other_publications/
Or the Employability Framework, US Department of Education. See: https://cte.ed.gov/initiatives/employability-skills-framework
My Future
How much do you know about different education and training options? Visit the myfuture website
(www.myfuture.edu.au) and try the ‘Exploring Education and Training Pathways’ quiz which helps you
to find out about important things to consider when deciding on education and training options. Refer
to a variety of other websites to access information education and training options.
My career choice
Choice
Qualities required
Check the “attributes” in:
myfuture: www.myfuture.edu.au
Job Guide: www.jobguide.deewr.gov.au
Duties required
Check the “skills” in:
myfuture: www.myfuture.edu.au
Job Guide: www.jobguide.deewr.gov.au
Potential employers
Employer important dates
(e.g. pre-apprenticeship tests)
Employment outlook
Check out Job Outlook or Career Outlook
web sites
Education/training required
(e.g. course name)
Providers offering course
Provider open days and
important dates
Course requirements and
prerequisites
Pathways and other options
My Review
Throughout the year it is important for you to spend some time thinking about the
goals and plans you set for yourself, and what it was like exploring different
occupations that may suit your strengths and interests. Reflecting on what you wrote
in your Career Action Plan throughout the year, you might need to include some new
things in your next Career Action to help you to achieve your long-term goals.
Date: .........................................
Goals I have achieved so far When I achieved them
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Goals I need to do further work on in order to achieve Who can help me
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New goals I want to achieve Achievement date
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Comments from parents, Date: .........................................
Comments: .........................................
family members,
community members,
carers, guardians or other
trusted adults
Comments from teachers, Date: .........................................
Comments: .........................................
careers practitioners or
other school staff
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