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K_`jifYfk#Yl`ckYpKfpfkXDfkfi :figj#gcXp\[Xkildg\k[li`e^ X)'',gi\jjZfe]\i\eZ\Xkk_\ 8`Z_`<ogf`eAXgXe%@kjc`gjn\i\ jg\Z`Xccp[\j`^e\[Xe[Yl`ckkfY\ c`b\_ldXec`gj#Xe[k_ljXYc\kf ]fid[`]]\i\ekjfle[jn_\e gcXp`e^k_\kildg\k% AXgXe#c`b\dXepfk_\i[\m\cfg\[ Zfleki`\j#_XjXeX^\`e^gfglcXk`fe Xe[X[\Zc`e`e^Y`ik_iXk\%>`m\e k_`jgfglcXk`fegifÔc\#dXep _Xm\ZfeZ\iejXYflkn_f#`ek_\ ]lkli\#n`cc[fdlZ_f]k_\nfib Zfddfecp[fe\Yppfle^\i# XYc\$Yf[`\[g\fgc\%IfYfkjdXp Y\k_\Xejn\i8jn\ccXjÊjkXe[`e^ `eË]fidlj`Z`Xej#ifYfkjXi\Y\`e^ [\j`^e\[efkfecpkfnfib`eZXi dXel]XZkli`e^gcXekj#YlkXcjfkf [fj`dgc\_flj\_fc[Z_fi\j%N_Xk nXjfeZ\gfjj`Yc\fecp`ek_\nfic[ f]jZ`\eZ\ÔZk`fedXpefkY\jf]Xi XnXp`ek_\nfic[f]nfibf]k_\ ]lkli\% ( N_Xk[fpflk_`ebd`^_kY\k_\ Y\e\ÔkjXe[[`jX[mXekX^\jf] _Xm`e^X^iflgf]ifYfkjg\i]fid XkXifZbZfeZ\ik6 ) C`jkXjdXepafYjXjpflZXek_`eb f]ÇYfk_Xifle[k_\_flj\Xe[ `ek_\nfic[f]nfibÇk_Xkpfl k_`ebnflc[Y\jl`kXYc\]fiX ifYfkkf[f% * N_Xki`jbjkfk_\_ldXe • Some of what lies beyond the school gates, nfib]fiZ\ chiefly in the world of work d`^_kXifYfk nfib]fiZ\gfj\6<ogcX`e% • What the labour market comprises and some broad + :Xepflk_`ebf]Xefk_\inXp# vocational pathways Y\j`[\jifYfkj#k_Xkk\Z_efcf^p • How the nature of work has changed over time `jZ_Xe^`e^k_\nfic[f]nfib • Some of your rights and obligations in the workplace kf[Xp6 8[oedZj^[iY^eeb]Wj[i T THIS point in time, you are probably not thinking much about what lies beyond the A school gates — the world of work, perhaps further study, and the responsibilities that come with becoming a young adult. To make good decisions about which path you will follow, especially your career path, you need to know something about what lies beyond the school gates. For many students, leaving school means going on to further study at university, TAFE, art school or business college. This often means years of committed study. Being a tertiary student can be a great learning experience and lots of fun. It also means that no-one is monitoring you anymore. If you don’t attend lectures or hand in your assignments, no-one will reprimand you. Your education as a tertiary student is in your own hands. This is because you are assumed to be an adult. When you turn 18, you can get your driver’s licence. While driving a car you are responsible not only for your own life on the road, but also those of other drivers and pedestrians. Careless driving, speeding or driving under the infl uence of alcohol or drugs is illegal. If you break the law, the penalty you have to bear may be one handed down by a magistrate or just your guilty conscience. The right to enter bars and nightclubs, which also happens when you turn 18, means that you can legally drink alcohol in a public place. Drinking in moderation allows you to stay in control of your behaviour and remain aware of the actions of those around you. Binge drinking, on the other hand, greatly reduces your reaction time and judgement. This can be life-threatening if you then try to drive a car or operate machinery in the workplace. -* >kcWd_j_[i7b_l[;Yedec_YiWdZ9_j_p[di^_f Once you turn 18, it is your legal right and civic responsibility to vote in elections. Your participation in such a process ensures that the government chosen is representative of your community. It is important, therefore, to understand the process and to know who THINK you are voting for, and why. Who you vote for 1 X N_Xkjfikjf]i\jgfej`Y`c`k`\j[fpflZlii\ekcp will have a direct infl uence on how your local _Xm\X Xk_fd\Xe[Y XkjZ_ffc6 community, your state and your country are Y N_`Z_f]k_\j\[fpflk_`ebn`ccjkXpk_\jXd\# governed. Xe[n_`Z_n`ccZ_Xe^\#X]k\ipflc\Xm\jZ_ffc6 There are a great many vocational pathways <ogcX`e% you can follow once you leave school. Some 2 N_p[fpflk_`eb`k`jjf`dgfikXekkfY\jkXik`e^kf of these might require you to do further study; others might involve doing on-the-job training, k_`ebefnXYflkn_Xkpfld`^_kc`b\kf[fn_\e such as an apprenticeship; and others might pflc\Xm\jZ_ffc6 require your physical labour. Your employer might be a government agency, a private company or a member COMMUNICATE of your extended family. You might even decide to work for yourself. 3 ;`jZljjk_\j\hl\jk`fej`ejdXcc^iflgj%G\i_Xgj It is important to start thinking about this now, so that you can \XZ_^iflgZflc[kXb\Xj\gXiXk\gf`ekkf[`jZljj% choose the right subjects in your senior school years. 8jgfb\jg\ijfe]ifd\XZ_^iflgn`cci\gfikk_\ ^iflgËjÔe[`e^jkfk_\ZcXjj% vN_p`j`kefkZffckfY\`ii\jgfej`Yc\n`k_k_\ Zfejldgk`fef]XcZf_fc6 vN_p`jefk\o\iZ`j`e^pflic\^Xci`^_k#Xe[ i\jgfej`Y`c`kp#kfmfk\`e8ljkiXc`Xe\c\Zk`fej feZ\\c`^`Yc\ efk`epflicfe^$k\idY\jk `ek\i\jkjfik_fj\f]pfli]\ccfn8ljkiXc`Xej6 vN_p`jY\`e^`ii\jgfej`Yc\XYflkjkl[pXe[ pflifYc`^Xk`fej`ek_\nfibgcXZ\_lik`e^ ef$fe\Ylkpflij\c]6 SELF-DISCOVERY 4 Lj\k_\`ccljkiXk`fej`ek_`jjgi\X[kf`ejg`i\pflkf Zi\Xk\XZfccX^\lj`e^jb\kZ_\jfiZlk$flkj]ifd dX^Xq`e\j [\g`Zk`e^n_Xkpflk_`ebpflic`]\ d`^_kY\c`b\X]k\ipflc\Xm\jZ_ffc%K_`ebXYflk ZXk\^fi`\jjlZ_Xjnfib#jkl[p#kiXejgfik#_fYY`\j# `ek\i\jkjXe[_fnpfld`^_kmfk\%Pfld`^_kc`b\ kfd`o`eg\ijfeXcjkXk\d\ekjXe[&fik_fl^_k]lc hlfkXk`fejXdfe^pfliZi\Xk`m\[`jgcXpf]`dX^\j% INQUIRE 5 Lj\k_\`ek\ie\kXe[fk_\ijfliZ\jkfÔe[flkdfi\ XYflkknfafYjpfld`^_kc`b\kf[fn_\epfl c\Xm\jZ_ffc%=fi\XZ_#Ôe[flk1 vn_Xkjkl[pfifk_\igi\gXiXk`fe`ji\hl`i\[ Y\]fi\pflZXejkXikkfnfib vn_XkXi\k_\Y\e\ÔkjXe[gfk\ek`Xc[`]ÔZlck`\j f][f`e^k_`jafY vn_Xkjfikf]g\ijfepflk_`ebpflnflc[e\\[ kfY\kf[fk_`jafY\]]\Zk`m\cp vkfn_Xk\ok\ekpflXi\k_`jjfikf]g\ijfe#Xe[ n_XkXjg\Zkjpfld`^_ke\\[kfX[[i\jjkf `dgifm\`egXik`ZlcXiXi\Xj% Pfld`^_kc`b\kfj_Xi\pfliÔe[`e^j`ejdXcc ^iflgj]fik_\Y\e\Ôkf]fk_\iZcXjjdXk\jn_f d`^_kXcjfY\`ek\i\jk\[`ek_\afYjpfl_Xm\ i\j\XiZ_\[% I CAN: think about how my current responsibilities and behaviours might change when I leave school appreciate why acting responsibly is a normal and necessary part of being an adult think about what I might want to do when I leave school, B[Whd_d] and what I can do now to work towards this. -+ J^[mehbZe\meha ?jÉie\\jemeham[]e NCE YOU leave school, you will most probably start looking for a job. All those O people who have jobs, plus all those who are unemployed, are part of the labour force. If we defi ne work as performing an activity that produces something of value for other people, then both paid and non-paid work are important aspects of our society. Paid work place on a person’s job determines • To make friends. Work provides The main reason people want paid his or her income. For example, the opportunity to meet other work is to get the benefi ts a job a heart surgeon’s work is valued people and make friends. will provide, especially an income. more highly than a labourer’s. Sometimes workplaces have social Listed below are some of the most Because of the surgeon’s greater clubs that employees can join. common reasons people work. income, he or she is given more • To earn money. To survive, we prestige in our society. Voluntary work must have money. Most people • To obtain self-satisfaction. Two Voluntary workers play an sell their labour to an employer hundred employees of a factory essential role in our society. Many and receive an income in return. were asked to write down the people in the local community The most common form of most important aspect of their work for voluntary agencies such income is wages and salaries. work. The responses revealed that as bush fi re brigades, Meals on • To improve our standard of it was not money. Sixty-seven per Wheels and state emergency living. Imagine a teenage girl cent of the employees said that services. They receive no fi nancial who has just received her fi rst knowing they had done the job payment. They do it for pleasure pay packet from a part-time well and received some praise and the satisfaction of being able job. On her way home she from the supervisor were the to help others. may decide to visit a shopping most rewarding aspects. Both job Just because volunteers do not centre and buy some clothes. satisfaction and self-satisfaction receive an income does not mean The income from her job has were seen as important. This that the job they do is any less allowed her to improve her doesn’t mean that money is not valuable. Yet, because they do standard of living. important; it is. However, there not receive an income, they are • To gain status and prestige. The are many other rewards you can often undervalued in our society. type of work a person does get from a job. If paid jobs become less available, is often used to measure that our society may begin to value person’s status and prestige voluntary work more highly and within our society.