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latrobe. edu. au The Career Ready portfolio: From rhetoric to reality Terry Young, Senior Educational Designer La Trobe University CRICOS Provider Code Number 00115 M

Context Employability a strategic driver Institutional plan Better Employability outcomes for La Trobe students Build confidence Career Ready Advantage program implemented Slide 2 | Version 2 Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash

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latrobe. edu. au Career Ready Advantage Award Requirements Silver Award Gold Award Platinum Award Learn activities 4 8 12 Do activities 2 4 6 Career Management activities 3 6 9 Students apply for one of three levels of the Award. Learn activities are curated online courses from Lynda. com, TED talks, podcasts and other open-access sources. Do activities are learning experiences that develop skills and may include activities in the curriculum, or those completed outside formal study, such as volunteering and paid employment. Career Management activities are earned through attendance at career development events and workshops, career consultations, and through completion of careers and employability learning in the curriculum. Career Ready Portfolios demonstrate students’ development of skills and attributes through provision of reflections on learning and evidence of activities. Portfolios can be assessed within the curriculum. Slide 4 | Version 2 Career Ready Portfolio

latrobe. edu. au The Challenge Cocurricular experiences Slide 5 | Version 2 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Curriculum Learning

latrobe. edu. au The Challenge Cocurricular Curriculum Learning experiences Employability Initiative How can any subject engage with Career Ready and the personal learning journey of students? How can teaching staff engage in a simple way How can students journey be directed through one system Portfolio Slide 6 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Portfolio Thinking Model • Learning/Skills/Knowledge Collect • Experiences • Select key experiences Curate • Reflect on your personal experience /learning • Personal attributes Connect • Professional Standards • Potential Employer Present • Professional Identity Slide 7 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Implementation Slide 8 | Version 2 Collect Select/Reflect Present CR Activities CR Workshops CR Portfolio Curriculum Midpoint Subject Capstone Portfolio

latrobe. edu. au Collection of evidence Career Ready activities – Self directed learning/ Volunteering/ Part time Employment/ Career development Key skills for employability developed across many subjects in a course Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Slide 9 | Version 2 Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash

Select and Reflect Workshops on Personal/ Graduate and Professional Identity. Midpoint Subjects reviewing discipline specific identity, reflect on learning progress Slide 10 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Present – Career Ready Portfolio Create a digital portfolio to represent your professional identity, philosophy and evidence your experience and skills Slide 11 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Implementation Collect Select/Reflect Present CR Activities CR Workshops CR Portfolio Curriculum Midpoint Subject Capstone Portfolio Personal Evidence Library Career Ready Award Application Slide 12 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Two mechanisms Personal Evidence Library Career Ready Advantage Application • A simple method to collect and reflect • Apply for Graduate Position • A ongoing collection of evidence of learning and reflection • From curriculum • From co-curricular activities Slide 13 | Version 2 • Linked. In profile • Selection criteria • Interview video • Apply for Awards

Career Ready Evidence Library

Collect - Employability evidence in the Curriculum Slide 15 | Version 2 latrobe. edu. au

latrobe. edu. au Collect Reflections and evidence from Curriculum Slide 16 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Collect from Career Ready Activities Slide 17 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Career Ready Portfolio Evidence Library Slide 18 | Version 2

Career Ready Advantage Application

latrobe. edu. au Recognition of activities Slide 20 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Preparation for job applications Slide 21 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Two mechanisms Personal Evidence Library Career Ready Advantage Application • A simple method to collect and reflect from many subjects • Apply for Graduate Position • A collection of evidence of learning and reflection • Address Professional Standards • Use to support your professional identity development activities Slide 22 | Version 2 • Linked. In profile • Selection criteria • Interview video • Apply for Awards

latrobe. edu. au Implementation Collect Select/Reflect Present CR Activities CR Workshops CR Portfolio Curriculum Midpoint Subject Capstone Portfolio Evidence Library Career Ready Award Application Linked. In Slide 23 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au What is the result for a student? #Confidence About Me Selection Criteria Resume Portfolio Interview Preparation Linked. In Slide 24 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Does it work? Early days Feedback from Careers Team Adoption Feedback from academic staff Slide 25 | Version 2

latrobe. edu. au Reflections What/So What/Now What Sound in theory and practical design Invest in building confidence with key stakeholders Design discipline specific models Encourage ownership Be patient Slide 26 | Version 2