The Liberal Government welcomes the Legislative Council committee's interest in career education in Tasmanian public schools.
Our new approach to career and life planning is informed by contemporary research and will be in line with the Australian Curriculum.
My Education will embed career education in the curriculum from Kinder through to Year 12, rather than only providing it in Year 10, which is too little, too late.
The Liberal Government is making career guidance an integral part of students' learning from Kindergarten through to Year 12 – as it needs to be.
The depth of feeling among parents about career planning indicates exactly why we need to do more of it, and from an earlier age.
My Education formalises, and gives respect to, the positive role that teachers have always played, and continue to play, in influencing the career planning of their students. This means teachers will actively work with students on career planning as part of the curriculum, using a variety of resources.
Our new model will bring age-appropriate career planning into the classroom, and help adults who are most influential in the lives of our young people, parents and teachers, to work together in partnership.
My Education will be implemented in a staged roll out starting with Year 10 students next year and with extensive consultation with parents, teachers and other stakeholders.