Being a Careers MasterMistress

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Being a Careers Master/Mistress

• Since 1997
• My school background
• What do I concern in careers programme in school?

Personal interest Passion
Students needs
School development
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An animal to describe a Careers Master/Mistresses
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Duties of Careers Masters/Mistresses before NSS
Summer work experience, Summer camps
S4 subject choice
S5 S7 Testimonials
Visits
JUPAS IVE Principal Nomination
Application of IVE high institutes
S5 S7 public exams released
JUPAS Talk
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Roles of Careers Masters/ Mistresses in School

• Suggested duty list of Careers Master/Mistresses
  in EDBs Website

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Do I meet the requirements ???
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Stages of Careers development of a person
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PLANNING
Understanding of
Opportunities and constraints (study choices and
career opportunities)
Self (interest, ability, personality)
Decision-making and goal-setting
Action plan
Reflective review
Feedback to Individual Planning
http//cd1.edb.hkedcity.net/cd/cns/sscg_web/pdf/en
g/Booklet20920eng.pdf http//cd1.edb.hkedcity.ne
t/cd/lwl/ole/ole_articles.asp
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Model of Careers Teachers Roles
Roles of career teachers listed from Li, S.
(2007). The Role of Careers Teachers in Hong Kong
Secondary Schools. Hong Kong Hong Kong
Association of Careers Masters and Guidance
Masters.
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Multiple Pathways towards Life-long Learning
multiple careers guidance

• JUPAS
• Vocational training/
• high institutes application
• Testimonials
• SLP
• OLE (CRE)

• APL
• Vocational training
• SLP
• OLE (CRE)

• F.4 subject choices
• Vocational training
• SLP
• CRE

http//cd1.edb.hkedcity.net/cd/cns/sscg_web/pdf/en
g/Booklet20920eng.pdf
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Foreseeable changes in the Roles of Careers
Masters/Mistresses under NSS

• Articulation of S4, S5 S6
• Career-related Experience (CRE) ?
• Applied Learning (ApL)
• Student Learning Profile (SLP)

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Suggested time allocation for curriculum planning
http//cd1.edb.hkedcity.net/cd/cns/sscg_web/html/e
nglish/main02.html
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Career-related Experience

• Working with external organizations,
• e.g. Junior Achievement Hong Kong (HKJA)
• Success skills workshop
• Summer work experience
• Personal finance management workshop
• e.g. Hong Kong Boys Girls Association Clubs
  Association of Hong Kong
• - F.3 My Choice

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Roles of Careers Masters/Mistresses in
Career-related Experience

• Being selective
• Coordinator
• Curriculum planner
• Consider funding
• Manager

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Roles of Careers Masters/Mistresses in Applied
Learning

• Personal belief
• Understand students needs, school development,
  budget
• Researchers
• Coordinator (Course provider, school, students,
  parents)
• Administrator (enrollment, students discipline,
  students counselor,
• Over-seer

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Applied Learning
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Student Learning Profile (SLP)

• Establish a system (E-portfolio)
• Coordinator (IT team, ECA, Academic Committee,
  Life-education Dept., Disciplinary Committee)
• Educator (students training teachers training)

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Model of Careers Teachers Roles
Roles of career teachers listed from Li, S.
(2007). The Role of Careers Teachers in Hong Kong
Secondary Schools. Hong Kong Hong Kong
Association of Careers Masters and Guidance
Masters.
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Paradigm Shift in the roles of careers teachers
Li, S. (2007). The Role of Careers Teachers in
Hong Kong Secondary Schools. Hong Kong Hong Kong
Association of Careers Masters and Guidance
Masters.
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Careers Masters/Mistresses under NSSshould
beObservant Conscientious and competence for
changesTalented Open-mindedPlanning ahead
alwaysUnderstandingSkillful