CATE—eNewsletter #9

Kia ora koutou katoa,

Last week I attended the Network of Expertise Summit in Wellington, where I had the pleasure of meeting various people from different subject associations within the education sector. It heartened me to know that there are a lot of very passionate people who are pushing hard to represent those in school so that they have their voices heard in government and ministries, as well as doing great work to support their members. I also had the opportunity to hear Brendan Spillaine, an acclaimed Australian educator, speaker and coach, talking about leadership. One of his key messages was that we show up as people first in all that we do and again reminded us that we need to look after ourselves first. This is a timely reminder, and I have linked a great article here on burnout in the helping professions so that you are able to check in and make sure you are looking after yourself.

As scholarship season is starting, I have also linked some resources to help direct your students.

Finally, don't forget, if you are a new Careers Advisor in a school, I am running induction workshops in Auckland (6th & 7th June), Christchurch (25th & 26th June) and Wellington (2nd & 3rd July). These are free to attend if you are a CATE member. Please make sure to register on the forms below.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Ngā mihi,
Tara Heta
Kaiārahi CATE NZ
kaiarahi@catenz.org

Lunchtime Bytes—Grandshake Micro courses and virtual work experience
May 30, 2024 12:00pm
Register in advance for this webinar here

Picture this: A free treasure trove of digital opportunities. Grandshake is unlocking careers for young people with free micro-crash courses and virtual work experiences.
Andrew Taylor, Grandshake's partnership manager, will run an informative Lunchtime Byte to help explain who and what Grandshake is and focus on the opportunities available for all young people across New Zealand.

These include digital career tasters, employability skills, virtual work experience and Google certificates, and all are available to start now. Come along and find out how to get started, where these opportunities may lead and how to share with everyone else.

Some of the skills and opportunities you can achieve include:

No-Sweat Digital Marketing—get ready to revolutionise marketing!
Introduction to AI—unlock a world of knowledge shaping our digital future.
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate—Unlock a cool cyber-safe future! Learn to protect the web with Google, made easy for you
No-Code Software—you don’t need to be a coding expert to create amazing apps.
Designing Eco-Friendly Futures—Environmental Planning: Gain skills to preserve ecosystems and execute sustainable projects and many more...

New Careers Advisors Induction Workshop—reminder to register:

Auckland Workshop
The Auckland Workshop will be held at Albany Senior High School on June 6th and 7th, 2024. It will run from 9am to 2pm. Please register for this workshop. Registrations will close on Friday 31st May. https://forms.gle/uyKDgmvNhCZjSZV49

Christchurch Workshop
Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th June 2024 at The University of Canterbury from 9am to 2pm. Please register for this workshop here: https://forms.gle/xtznfF7qW5Sc67iA8

Wellington Workshop
Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd July 2024 at Victoria University of Wellington from 9am to 2pm. Please register for this workshop here: https://forms.gle/ZVMwH8JCsg7Fwr1T7

Tell us your thoughts about careers.govt.nz
The Tertiary Education Commission would like to hear about your experience of the careers.govt.nz website. The survey will take about 5 minutes to complete with the option to go into a draw to win one of five $100 GiftPay vouchers.

This survey aims to understand how people use careers.govt.nz. This will help make sure that the information and tools on the website are supporting you in your work and learning decisions.

This survey will close at 12pm, Friday 21 June.

Click the link to begin the survey now.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G6HMTGV

Building on Pacific qualifications
With the ‘Building Pasifika’ campaign, BCITO is calling for more Pasifika learners to start their apprenticeships, where they’ll be supported every step of the way.

Despite reasonably high numbers of Pasifika tradies working in the construction industry, many don’t have qualifications. As a result, Pasifika people are underrepresented in leadership roles and less likely to own their own businesses.

Recognising the importance of more diverse leadership to a thriving construction sector and looking to help more Pasifika tradies go further in their careers, BCITO’s ‘Building Pasifika’ campaign is designed to support Pasifika learners to gain a formal qualification. You can find out more here

EPIT (Education Partnership and Education Trust) webinar recording Career Pathways and Education in Aotearoa
In case you missed it, a discussion featuring Cherie Perrow (CDANZ President), Russel Dunn (Tāmaki College Deputy Principal - Partnerships and Pathways), Dr Lynette Reid (Researcher) and Michael Toothill (CEO, Kilmarnock Enterprises) in which the panellists discuss emerging industries and skills needed to thrive, strategies for building effective career guidance programmes, and explore opportunities to bridge the gap between education and industry.

EPIT Webinar recording—Friday 10th May

Message from TEC on the Tahatū roadshow
Thank you for your support of the recent Tahatū roadshow.

Career advisers and practitioners are an important audience for us, and we appreciate the opportunity to show you Tahatū and to hear your thoughts. We were delighted with both the number of CATE members who attended the sessions and the quality and enthusiasm of their feedback. We received more than 600 pieces of feedback from the 18 sessions we held around the country.

While we can’t address every suggestion or idea, we’ve looked at and prioritised each piece of feedback into themes. Some things have landed very high up our ‘to-do’ list, some are on our backlog, and other issues or suggestions are being monitored as we pilot Tahatū in secondary schools.

It was interesting to note that in some cases consistent themes emerged in the feedback from around the country. We’ve collated these into a set of FAQs, which are attached.

Our secondary schools pilot is currently underway in 11 schools. We will roll out the pilot to more schools throughout 2024. We’re excited to see how career advisers use Tahatū in a real-life environment with their students.

Thank you again for your support.