Learning outcomes
- List a range of careers in the wool industry
- Identify pathways for a range of careers in the wool industry
Lesson ideas
The Australian wool industry has a career pathway for every student no matter where their interests lie.
The Career satisfaction lesson plan in the Resources panel allows students to explore the wide range of careers available within the wool industry and identify potential career options that align with their interests and aspirations.
By exploring a range of wool industry resources students will gain an insight into the vast and varied careers that span the global wool supply chain — from the wool-growing properties that produce nature’s finest fibre across Australia’s wheat– sheep zones to through to high-fashion career opportunities in countries around the world.
Through guided discussion students will gain an appreciation of the contribution work can make to an individual. For example: earning an income, contributing to an individual’s self-esteem, material and nonmaterial living standards and happiness. Students will also have an opportunity to explore different types of work available in the wool industry, such as: full-time, part-time, casual, contract, paid, unpaid and volunteer roles.
At the completion of this lesson students will create an advertisement for one of their chosen careers. By investigating a range of recruitment portals students will gain a greater appreciation of the diversity of roles within the wool industry and build an understanding of the skills, knowledge and experience a range of employers are seeking for their chosen careers.
