Transition and Careers Officers are teachers who hold a nationally recognised career qualification (preferably at professional level) and are a current member of a CICA member association. They assist student transitions into and out of the college sector and improve student career development outcomes.
To do this Transition and Careers Officers lead and deliver a range of career and transition services which includes:
- Providing career services to assist students to successfully transition into and out of the college sector
- Conducting career guidance in accordance with their qualification
- Teaching and leading career education programs in college and school network
- Implementing quality workplace learning programs (WEX, SWL, and VLOs)
- Assisting students to access and engage in vocational learning pathways
- Building school / community / industry partnerships
- Managing the school careers centre and providing current and relevant career information
- Building school and network staff capacity by providing professional learning
- Playing a leadership role in their respective Transition Network Group including the primary to high school Transition Network Groups.
Key TaCO projects involve implementing ACT Education Directorate initiatives including:
- Pathways Planning (career education) using the Pathways website
- Workplace learning programs
- Canberra CareersXpo excursion
- Transition Network Groups leadership
- EPiCC (Engaging Parents in Career Conversations) and ESiCC (Engaging Staff in Career Conversations) professional learning
- Transition services
- Transitions into college – year 10 to 11 transition services
- Transitions out of college – every student has a planned post college destination