At Career Tools, we understand that as a Careers Advisor, it is a huge and daunting task to keep up with the volume of information that crosses your desk each day, not to mention the frequency with which this information changes and finally the need to provide students (and parents) with accurate and up to date information in a timely manner.

Career Tools is a system designed to assist Careers Advisors with these tasks - in the areas of providing information to students and also enhancing your communication with students as well.

The centrepiece of the system is a website that we build and maintain for you. This website is "branded" for your school (in that it has your school name and logo on it) and provides students with up to date information on a broad range of topics. We cover such areas as:

• HSC Information
• Information on University, TAFE and Private Providers
• Job Information
• Apprenticeships and Traineeships
• Defence Forces
• School To Work Planning
• Workplace Learning
• Vocational Education and Training
• ... and many more

An example of one such website is shown below:
 

The site has information on a large range of topics (see a screenshot of the page on "Apprenticeships" below) and it also acts as a portal where students can "jump off" to various organisational websites such as University websites, TAFE, The Defence Forces, and a number of other Government Agencies such as Centrelink.
 

We fully maintain the site for you and keep it up to date with all the latest information - you don't need to do anything other than let your students know that your School Careers program now has its own website for them to access.

There is also a student login area of your site where students can create their own account and login to use such tools as:

• an online Interests Test
• a Resume Generator (there data is saved for future editing)
• a mock online job application
• and they can view available Scholarships and Job Vacancies
   

The second part of the Career Tools system is the tools that we provide you with to enable you to better communicate with your students and parents and provide them with accurate and timely information. These tools work hand in hand with your new careers website. You don't need any technical knowledge or skills, we provide you with a login to your own Career Tools account where you can simply enter the information and have it appear on your website.

There are tools such as:

1. A Yearly Planner/Calendar:

You will have a Yearly Calendar on your website (screenshot below) where you can enter all the events you have planned for the year. You can also enter closing dates for various things and other important dates that students need to be aware of. We will also be pre-populating the calendar with known dates of importance (for example, UAC closing dates and so on) for you. You can then add other dates of relevance to your students.
 

2. Scholarships:

On the "Scholarships" page, we provide you with a link to the scholarship search on the "MyFuture" website. In addition, we have a system where you can post scholarships that you know about on your website for students to see. It's as simple as logging into your account, typing in the scholarship information and clicking "Save". The scholarship information will then appear on your website.

3. Job Vacancies:

In exactly the same way as scholarships, we provide a system where you can enter any job vacancies that you become aware of and these are posted on your site for students to view.

4. Newsletters:

Again, with no technical knowledge or skills, you can post careers newsletters on you site by simply logging in, typing the name of the newsletter, uploading it and clicking the "Save" button. Your newsletter is then added to the "Newsletters" page of your site.

5. The Message Board:

On the front of your website, we give you a message board. This looks like a cork notice board with a "Post It" note pinned to it. You can place short messages on this board for your students and parents. Again, it is just a simple task to type up the message, click the "Save" button and the message (or messages) will appear on the message board on the front of your site where everyone can easily see them (see below). If you have multiple messages on your message board, the messages will scroll through for you.

6. Managing Student Interviews:

We also provide you with a system where you can record details of student interviews. This allows you to recall what you have spoken about with students, so in subsequent interviews you have a place to work from and you know what areas you have already covered. This is a great tool in today's era of accountability as well.

If you would like to discuss with us further how Career Tools can help you in the delivery of your careers program in your school, please complete the form below and we will contact you to discuss it with you.

Note: Students cannot access records you have saved.

7. Personalised Email and SMS:

We have a complete system where you can upload lists of students or parents and then very simply compose and email or SMS message and send it to them. All emails and text messages can be fully personalised by including the recipient's first name in it.

8. Facebook:

We have developed a one way communication system utilising Facebook. We set you up with a School Careers Facebook page and teach you how to use this to communicate with students and parents very easily. They are not able to post back to the page unless you want them to.

For more information, please enter your details below and we will send you details, and when you are ready, we will get in contact with you.

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