Career guidance tips for adults supporting teens

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15 October 2010

Career Services offers career guidance tips for adults supporting teens

Career Services has launched a new email service which will provide adults living or working with teens with a range of practical tools, information and support for helping teens make good career and education decisions.

Career Tips provides career guidance advice for parents, families and people working with teens in the community, including teachers, mentors and sports coaches. The e-newsletter will be sent every two months and cover a range of topics that will help adults support young people in their study, work and life decisions. 

The first issue covers topics such as helping teens choose their school subjects, helping beat exam stress and information on where to go for tertiary education funding.

“Many different adults influence a young person’s career aspirations, as well as the choices they make during their career journey,” says Ross Jones, Career Services, Area Manager Central North.

“It’s vital that those who have an impact on the lives of young people have the skills, tools and techniques to help focus their teen’s decision making, build optimism for the future and positively support first career steps,” he says.

To subscribe to Career Tips, and view the first issue, go to www.careers.govt.nz/newsletters

For more information on the resources and tools available from Career Services, visit www.careers.govt.nz or phone the advice line on 0800 222 733.

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