Graduate Careers AustraliaGraduate Grapevine - Number 7, Autumn 2007National Career Development Week, 4-10 June 2007Get Involved! This article has been extracted from the Department of Education, Science and Training’s National Career Development Week event kit, ‘Get the Life You Love! Get Excited…Get Involved…Get Results! A Guide to Hosting a Successful Event During National Career Development Week’. National Career Development Week (NCDW) will promote awareness of career development and emphasise the need for all Australians to develop skills to manage their own careers. NCDW is expected to attract a wide range of participants including individuals, education and training providers, employers, industry associations and other relevant bodies. Career development is a lifelong learning process of growth through life, learning and work. NCDW aims to raise awareness of career development and emphasise the need for all Australians to develop skills to manage their own careers. The success of NCDW depends on community events. The Week will begin with a launch event (you will find details of this on the NCDW website – www.nationalcareerdevelopmentweek.com.au ), which will be followed by community activities nation wide. The event kit has been developed to help with the planning of NCDW events including:
The NCDW website will be of great assistance in the lead up to the event. It contains information on career development, links to career development resources in Australia, a calendar of events and the event kit. Organisations and individuals intending to participate in NCDW will be able to share their plans with the rest of Australia by lodging details of their events on the NCDW online calendar. There may be organisations or individuals interested in joining forces with your community’s event, so make sure to check the website for other registered activities in your area. Planning The event kit provides you with questions to help you begin. The NCDW team will help you work through these questions to help you plan your event. Where Do I Start?
What You Will Need to Think About?
Event Suggestions Depending on the circumstances of your organisation or community, there are many types of great events you can run. Finding the style of event that suits your requirements and fits within your resources is the key to planning the right event. Here are a few suggestions from the NCDW event kit you may find helpful.
If holding an event is new to you or your organisation, or something you do infrequently, the NCDW and the resources available at www.nationalcareerdevelopmentweek.com.au could be exactly what you are looking for! Spread the Word The NCDW event kit provides you with the tools to ensure your event is a great success. Advice on promotion and publicity is a feature of the kit. Suggestions include: Promotion Blitz the neighbourhood
Make sure you include event information, a contact number to call for more details and a map or directions to your venue. Tap into your local community organisations, eg. Rotary and Lions Clubs
Talk to your local city council
Hold an open house
Invite local celebrities, to draw a crowd
Invite your target audience
‘Your Career Just Got Bigger’ One of the key messages of the inaugural NCDW is ‘Your Career Just Got Bigger’. The Week’s events are designed to help people understand they have more skills, knowledge and aptitude than they realise (often gained from their ‘non-job’ life roles as well as through work). More Information If you wish to be placed on a contact list to receive NCDW e-newsletters, please register your details via the online expression of interest form at www.nationalcareerdevelopmentweek.com.au or send an email to [email protected] . Reprinted from the ‘Get the Life You Love! Get Excited…Get Involved…Get Results! A Guide to Hosting a Successful Event During National Career Development Week’ event kit, with permission of the Department of Education, Science and Training, copyright holder. |