The Ponder Program

The Ponder Program

Complete career learning for years 7 to 12. Week by week, students build the skills they need to navigate the transition from school to work. Underpinned by the Career Development Framework. 

Learn more about the Career Development Framework

Build their career readiness week by week

Ponder Program + Career Development Framework

The Framework makes it easy to see which career development skills young people should be learning at each stage of school.

The Framework slots into your existing wellbeing programs, or can be used as the basis of a new program. Each term, students focus on one of four key topics which build career management competency, week by week.

Module 1

Understanding Self - Who you are and what you may become

Module 2

Self in Context - Awareness of how you 'fit' in the world

Module 3

Exploration - What's out there in the world of work?

Module 4

Connection - Place yourself in the world of work

Module 1 - Understanding Self

Unit 1 – Intro to goal setting

An introduction to goal setting for students and young people.

Unit 2 – Who am I?

Encourage students to think about what makes them unique.

Unit 3 – What drives you?

Help students to think about the things that motivate and inspire them.

Unit 4 – Spending time wisely

Encourage students to think about how they spend their time each week.

Unit 5 – What makes you happy?

Encourage students to think about the things in their life that make them happy.

Unit 6 – What’s working now?

Encourage students to think about the things in their life that are working for them now.

Unit 7 – Who are your allies?

Encourage students to think about the allies they have in life.

Unit 8 – Types of goals

Encourage students to think about the different types of goals they might like to set for themselves.

Unit 9 – Achievable goals

Help students to consider whether their goals are realistic and achievable.

Unit 10 – Setting milestones

Help students consider the importance of setting milestones in goal setting.

Module 2 - Self in Context

Unit 11 – Making decisions

Help students consider the importance of good decision making.

Unit 12 – Know your bias

Expand your options by identifying and overcoming bias.

Unit 13 – Seeking feedback

Learn why it’s important to seek useful feedback.

Unit 14 – Allies and feedback

Where can we go to seek out important feedback?

Unit 15 – Advocate for yourself

Learn about the importance of using your voice to speak up.

Unit 16 – Self-motivation

Teach students the importance of self-motivation.

Unit 17 – Transferable skills

Learn about the importance of transferable skills in the workplace.

Unit 18 – Communication and collaboration

What makes communication and collaboration skills so important?

Unit 19 – Organisation

Find out how to develop your organisational skills.

Unit 20 – Adaptability

Learn about the importance of building your adaptability.

Module 3 - Exploration

Unit 21 – What is the world of work?

Learn all about what the world of work is.

Unit 22 – Your local world of work

Learn all about your local world of work.

Unit 23 – The bigger picture

Start thinking about the bigger picture of work.

Unit 24 – Skill clusters

Break the world of work down into clusters.

Unit 25 – What a ‘normal’ career looks like

A ‘normal’ career might look different to what you expect.

Unit 26 – Evolving workplaces

Workplaces aren’t static – they change and evolve over time.

Unit 27 – Staying safe at work

It’s important that you know about Workplace Health and Safety.

Unit 28 – Workplace rights

Learn about your rights and how to stand up for them.

Unit 29 – Workplace responsibilities

How much do you know about your workplace responsibilities?

Unit 30 – Reflection and application

Reflect on your place in the world of work.

Module 4 - Connection

Unit 31 – Possible future selves

We all have many possible future selves, but working out what they look like can help us plan our pathway.

Unit 32 – Mapping your life

You are the one writing your story – you get to decide where your life is going to lead, so you need the skills to draw your map with confidence.

Unit 33 – Unexpected change

Change in the workplace is normal, but unexpected changes can mean we need to rethink our future plans.

Unit 34 – Educational pathways

You need to know which qualifications you will need for any jobs you’re interested in – otherwise you won’t be able to get the training you need and apply.

Unit 35 – Industry outlook

Empower students to find their own information about careers and industries.

Unit 36 – Choosing a pathway

Help students weigh up their options and understand possible pathways.

Unit 37 – Things you can do while you’re still at school

Help young people to consider the things they can do while they’re still at school to start building on their future careers.

Unit 38 – Things you can do over the holidays

Help young people to consider the things they can do over the school holidays to start building on their future careers.

Unit 39 – The role of reflection

Help young understand the importance of reflection.

Unit 40 – Life balance

Help young people understand the importance of life balance.

Start using the Ponder Program at your school today

The Ponder framework makes it so easy to deliver quality career education at your school. To get started, click Apply today (or Talk to the team to find out more). 

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