Reimagining Careers Education for Secondary Students
Globally and locally, evidence shows that most young people choose from a very short list of career ideas.
At school many of them are disengaged. And in the years following school, they struggle to stay in work, training or study. They weren't given the time, tools and support to develop informed aspirations based on wide exploration. Career decisions were rushed, or they chose the path of least resistance.
BECOME was founded to fix this.
The BECOME program is an evidence-based program that combines lessons and technology in a way that consistently leads to improved student engagement. It boosts optimism and confidence in students to take action for their own future.
BECOME's innovative, internationally awarded approach supports young people to explore widely and think deeply. Its lessons are led by teachers or teams who do not all need to be career development professionals, and for each year level it gets students ready for the steps they need to take now, whether that's transition from primary, or senior subject selections.
WHO do you want to be?
is the big question, rather than 'What do you want to do (for a job)?'
BECOME's teacher-led, curriculum linked lessons and clever tools help students to imagine new ways to create ideas about the future that excite them right now!
The results show in improved student engagement, because what they are learning at school feels relevant. And after the BECOME program, students consistently report greater optimism about the future and confidence to take action for themselves.
Book a chat to discuss BECOME in your school or system.
Tap into the power of careers education
- Make exploring the future the most exciting and engaging thing students do this year! Join your peers on the program that is nationally and internationally recognised as evidence-based best practice in career development.
- Choose a multi-year rollout as part of your whole school strategy -- or focus on a specific year level. We help you determine where it fits with existing curriculum or resources, and student futures or wellbeing strategies.
- 60% of students report feeling more optimistic about the future after BECOME than they were before the program. Evidence shows gains in engagement, hope and confidence.
- Power your student futures program with the inspiring approach that is informed by psychology and careers development expertise and research.
Careers in a changing world
Change is inevitable, it always has been.
When it comes to our careers it’s the same – we’re part of a world of constant, complex change. But many careers programs ignore change and complexity, and offer simple answers that inevitably fall short.
In the BECOME program, each student examines their career ideas, articulates the influences shaping their ideas, and learns skills for their future.
BECOME culminates in a powerful Agency project that puts students in the driving seat to test a career idea that excites them right now and examine what it would really mean for their future self.
The result? A proven uplift in student confidence and optimism about the future, and engagement in what they are learning today.
