At MacKillop Catholic College, each individual student is encouraged to be aspirational in their career goals. Participation in lifelong learning that supports these career goals is facilitated via a range of programs, from Years 7-12. The Career and Pathways Program allows students to discover their potential, explore their career interests and link their learning to future success in life. 

MacKillop Catholic College aims to use a blend of delivery methods for career education.  Embedding careers into the curriculum is broader than infusing careers into school subjects, although this is still important.  Career learning is integrated into the broader school timetable, subjects, pastoral care, ministry, and co-curricular.

Some aspects of the integration include:

Career Advising

Career Cafes

Vocational career assessments

Work experience in Years 10, 11 and 12

Occupation research skills

Job application and interview preparation

Career expos and career days

Guest speakers from industry and the education/training sectors

Subject selection assistance in Years 8-12

Tertiary application assistance

Life and career management skills

Resources and Programs

The College uses the Australian Blueprint for Career Development (ABCD) to design, implement and evaluate career development programs.   We use the four learning stages for Career Development:

Four learning stages – Acquire, Apply, Personalise, Act.

From Years 7 to 12, our program is based on the following year-based themes.

Grade	Overarching Theme	Focus	ABCD
7	Who am I?	Exploration of self	Acquire
8	How am I seen?	Exploration of self	Acquire
9	The World of Work (Employability Skills)	Exploration of work	Acquire/Apply
10	Where to next?	Exploration of careers	Apply/Personalise
11	Is my compass correct?	Pathway clarification/review	Personalise/Act
12	Taking the next step…putting the wheels in motion.	Pathway review/enacting the plan	Act