title: supporting environmental education in Victorian schools
Title: LandLearn
   
title: career info
 
title: career info search


ACTION SCIENCE:
» What is IHD and what happens there?
» IHD Knoxfield profiles
» Action science glossary

CAREERS RESOURCES :
» The Careers File
» Work Awareness Day

CAREERS ACTIVITIES:
» Careers in Agriculture, Natural Resource Management & Food Production - worksheet
» ONTrack CD - worksheet
» ONTrack CD - extension activities
Logo: LandLearn

 
ONTrack CD ~ worksheet
 

Insert the CD-ROM - you will need to listen to the sound track to be able to answer the questions.

Introduction:

1.

What is involved in the following rural industries-

a. Agriculture is _ _ _ _ _ _ _
b. Horticulture is _ _ _ _ _ _ _
c. Conservation and Land Management is _ _ _ _ _ _ _
d. Animal Care is _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Click on 'In the City' navigator

2. What type of jobs can you do in the city?

Select a sector, watch and listen to the video and answer the questions about the representative's career

3. Describe their work.
4. How did they gain their current job?
5. What advice do they give to a person wanting to get in to the industry?

Click on 'On the Farm' navigator

6. Why do people like working on farms?
7. What are the different industry areas where people can work on a farm?

Select an industry area and answer the following questions

8. Explain the type of work performed in this rural industry.
9. List some of the qualities the industry looks for in young people.
10. What future is there for young people going into this type of work?

Click on 'Be the Boss' navigator

11. Why do people want to be their own boss?
12. Would you ever want to be your own boss? Why?

Click on 'Health' navigator

13. Why is health important to agriculture?

Select an area and listen to the interview

14. Describe the type of work completed by person interviewed?
15. What study and experience have they completed to gain their position?

Click on 'Organisations' navigator

16. What career opportunities are available to people who want to work in rural and regional areas but not as farmers?

Select an area from the navigator bar

17. Explain the work done by the person?
18. What qualifications do they have to get the position?

You may wish to browse the CD for further information or press the 'X' key to EXIT

"ONtrack" is an interactive multimedia CD-ROM filled with information about today's exciting rural career opportunities. The CD is rich with video content and has an engaging navigation to guide students. Well worth exploring!

» Sent to every secondary school in Victoria.
» Useful for Careers/Work Education programs, Humanities - Geography and Economics, or any other themes related to agriculture and work.
» Make a class set, no copyright restrictions.
» Encourage students to borrow and take CD home to share with parents/guardians.
     
  Link: print version - word doc 63 KB (Word doc, 38 KB)  
link: page top
 

Image: ONtrack CD cover
"ONtrack" CD - highlighting today's exciting rural career opportunities
 
For more information please contact the LandLearn Team: landlearn.program@dpi.vic.gov.au - Ph. (03) 5482 0453
This document was reviewed 4 January, 2007