“Task
Part 1: Find
paid work that interests you (40 marks)

The purpose of this exercise is to help you to think more deeply about what you
might like to do for a career. Most of you will have a number of careers over
the course of your working life but where would you like to start?

Step 1. Go to the My Future website.myfuture.edu.au/en.aspx””>www.myfuture.edu.au/en.aspx
Step 2. Open the The Facts window.
Go to the Occupation Video Search link.
Step 3. Select THREE
types of paid workvideos from the site that interest you.
Step 4. Using these videos along with
other supplementary research, answer all the following questions:

Description of the work;
What in particular attracted you to this work?
What training/education is required to apply for this type of work?
Approximate size of the industry in A) your state? B) Australia? C) Globally?
Starting income?
Likely income with 10 years experience?
Where you usually do this work (anywhere, major cities, capital cities)?
What types of employer you are likely to have (yourself, government, private
industry etc);
Emerging trends in the occupation A) how did the industry start? B) How has
the industry changed? C) Based on evidence, how is it likely to change into the
future?)
What does this industry bring to society?
What does this industry bring to the economy?
Related jobs and/or careers – where could the skills from this work lead you?

Part 2: Find
non-paid work that interests you (5 marks)

The purpose of this exercise is to help you to think more deeply about how
non-paid work relates to society and the economy. Some of you will choose to
give something back at some stage of your life, so where would that be?

You can choose anything you like from volunteering work to charities.

Using ONE type of non-paid workof your choice along with other
supplementary research, answer all the following questions:

Where would you look to find this non-paid work?
Description of the non-paid work;
What in particular attracted you to this non-paid work?
What training/education is required to apply for a non-paid work in this
field;
Approximate size of this field of non-paid work in A) your state? B)
Australia? C) Globally?
Where you usually do this work? Anywhere? Rural? Regional? Major cities?
Capital cities?
What types of employer you are likely to have? Yourself? Government? Private
industry? All of these?
What does this field bring to society?
What does this field bring to the economy?
Emerging trends in the occupation A) how did the field start? B) How has the
field changed? C) Based on evidence, how is it likely to change into the
future?)
Related jobs and/or careers – where could the skills from this non-paid work
job lead you?

You will need to research on various sites to find some of this information.

Rationale
The purpose of this assignment is to
create a platform to evaluate the following learning objectives:
Be able to
research, appraise and explain how paid and non-paid work relates to society
and the economy
Be able to identify personal career and life choices, go on to develop a
strategy to achieve these, begin to apply them and appraise their efficacy

TaskPart 1: Find
paid work that interests you (40 marks)
The purpose of this exercise is to help you to think more deeply about what you
might like to do for a career. Most of you will have a number of careers over
the course of your working life but where would you like to start?
Step 1. Go to the My Future website.myfuture.edu.au/en.aspx””>www.myfuture.edu.au/en.aspxStep 2. Open the The Facts window.
Go to the Occupation Video Search link.Step 3. Select THREE
types of paid workvideos from the site that interest you. Step 4. Using these videos along with
other supplementary research, answer all the following questions:
Description of the work;
What in particular attracted you to this work?
What training/education is required to apply for this type of work?
Approximate size of the industry in A) your state? B) Australia? C) Globally?
Starting income?
Likely income with 10 years experience?
Where you usually do this work (anywhere, major cities, capital cities)?
What types of employer you are likely to have (yourself, government, private
industry etc);
Emerging trends in the occupation A) how did the industry start? B) How has
the industry changed? C) Based on evidence, how is it likely to change into the
future?)
What does this industry bring to society?
What does this industry bring to the economy?
Related jobs and/or careers – where could the skills from this work lead you?Part 2: Find
non-paid work that interests you (5 marks)
The purpose of this exercise is to help you to think more deeply about how
non-paid work relates to society and the economy. Some of you will choose to
give something back at some stage of your life, so where would that be?
You can choose anything you like from volunteering work to charities.
Using ONE type of non-paid workof your choice along with other
supplementary research, answer all the following questions:
Where would you look to find this non-paid work?
Description of the non-paid work;
What in particular attracted you to this non-paid work?
What training/education is required to apply for a non-paid work in this
field;
Approximate size of this field of non-paid work in A) your state? B)
Australia? C) Globally?
Where you usually do this work? Anywhere? Rural? Regional? Major cities?
Capital cities?
What types of employer you are likely to have? Yourself? Government? Private
industry? All of these?
What does this field bring to society?
What does this field bring to the economy?
Emerging trends in the occupation A) how did the field start? B) How has the
field changed? C) Based on evidence, how is it likely to change into the
future?)
Related jobs and/or careers – where could the skills from this non-paid work
job lead you?
You will need to research on various sites to find some of this information. RationaleThe purpose of this assignment is to
create a platform to evaluate the following learning objectives: Be able to
research, appraise and explain how paid and non-paid work relates to society
and the economy
Be able to identify personal career and life choices, go on to develop a
strategy to achieve these, begin to apply them and appraise their efficacy

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