Year 9 My Career Action Plan
Name: _________________________________
{Paste a photo of yourself here}
Class: __________
Date: __________________________________
My Career Action Plan helps me focus on my goals and plans for the future. It will help me to work out
what I want to achieve and how I can go about realising these goals.
Who am I?
My top 3 things I am good at doing:
My 3 important things or people important to me:
My proudest achievement:
Things I like to do after school:
My school subjects I like:
My school subjects I don’t like:
My everyday skills
By myself, I can already do these things:
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I would like to be able to do these things:
What help do you need to do these
things?
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Let’s look ahead
My Future Career Goals
List 2 jobs that I’m interested in trying in the future:
Job 1:
Job 2:
Job 1
Which skills will be
important for jobs I am
interested in?
Very
important
for Job 1
Important
for Job 1
Job 2
Not
important
for Job 1
Very
important
for Job 2
Important
for Job 2
Not
important
for Job 2
Listen to instructions
Follow instructions
Work hard
Be reliable
Be punctual
Be organised
Be able to talk to people
Neat
Honest
Good writing skills
Good at taking messages
Good phone skills
Hint: Ask parents, relatives, teachers about which skills will be important for these jobs. The internet and guide
books will also be useful.
I would like to get some experience of what it is like to work in the following areas.
I am good at...
I would like experience and
work placement in…
Could lead to a career in…
Hint: Think about your interests and
your skills
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Thinking about setting learning goals
My Learning Goals
What are 3 things l would like to learn to do this year?
Goal 1:
Goal 2:
Goal 3:
Who can help me with my learning goals?
When will l finish these?
By when:
By when:
By when:
HINT - Your family, teachers,
friends and people you trust.
List 3 people who can help you achieve your learning
goals.
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2.
3.
What will l need to help me achieve my learning goals?
I need....
To talk to my teacher/s about my subjects:
Hint: Make a list of your subjects and the teachers
you need to talk to in order to help you achieve
your best.
To talk to my parents about practising
skills that will help me when I go on work
experience
Hint: Think about taking and delivering messages,
or answering the phone.
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My Public Transport Goals
Being able to independently travel from home to a job or other community activity will help me achieve
my career goals.
I am interested in...
I can already do this
I would like to learn
this
Comments
Learning to use public
transport on my own
Practising getting in and out of
a vehicle (train, bus, tram) on
my own
Learning public transport
routes
Learning to read a timetable
Learning to buy tickets for
trains, buses or trams
Learning to safely cross roads
on my own
Knowing what to do if the
train, bus or tram does not
arrive
(Other)
Who can help you reach your transport goals in the future?
I would like to...
Could begin by:
Could be helped by:
Example: Practice safely crossing the
road
Using the supervised crossing
outside the school before and after
school time
Teachers and parents
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My Review
Use the space below to record your thoughts and feelings about your progress towards your plan. You can
make changes to your plan here as you get clearer about your ideas. Think about these questions:
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Which learning goals have l achieved?
Which learning goals do l need to work on?
What new goals do l want to achieve?
My comments
Date
Parent/carer’s comments
Date
Teacher’s comments
Date
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