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ONTrack
CD ~ extension activities
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Careers
in Agriculture
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Working
with a partner, record a mock interview for
a position in a rural industry. |
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Write
a letter of application for a position in
a rural industry. |
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You
have just been employed in a rural industry
position. Describe your first day at work. |
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If
you met one of the people interviewed for
the OnTrack CD, what five questions would
you ask them about their career? |
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List
three things you now know about rural careers
that you didn't know before you viewed this
CD-ROM. |
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Design
and produce a poster promoting a rural career.
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Working in Agriculture
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Using
newspapers, magazines and the internet, compile
a page of photographs of people working in
the rural industries. Add appropriate captions
to identify or explain the roles or tasks
shown. |
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Construct
a model or design a poster of a best practice
dairy or shearing shed. Identify the different
work roles associated with the shed you have
represented. |
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Arrange
a guest speaker representing a rural industry
for your class. |
Be Your Own Boss
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In
a small group, identify possible avenues for
making money from agriculture. Set up a business
with your group growing the product, marketing
and finally selling the end product. |
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"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!
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Sent
to every secondary school in Victoria. |
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Useful
for Careers/Work Education programs,
SOSE in particular Geography, or any
other themes related to agriculture
and work. |
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Make
a class set, no copyright restrictions. |
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Encourage
students to borrow and take CD home
to share with parents/guardians. |
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"ONtrack" CD - highlighting today's
exciting rural career opportunities
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