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EVALUATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN BLUEPRINT FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT


A review of the effectiveness of the Australian Blueprint for Career Development (the ‘Blueprint’) is being undertaken over September/October 2012 by Atelier Learning Solutions Pty Ltd (Atelier) on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

A survey is available for completion by those who would like to participate in the review. The survey will be available until October 19th 2012 and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

Those who may wish to participate in the review through completion of the survey could include, but not be limited to:

• career development practitioners in the public and private sectors
• teachers and trainers responsible for designing, implementing or reviewing
career development programs or products
• human resource, staff development and recruitment personnel
• employment service providers
• curriculum officers in the schooling systems and sectors
• VET and university lecturers
• clients who are participating in, or who have participated in, career development programs
• staff of programs that address issues of youth connection and transition
• parents and caregivers

Participants who choose to respond to the survey should:
• note that the survey must be completed in one session. It is not possible to save what you have completed and return some time later.
• be sure of your responses. it is not possible to backtrack to a prior question if you change your mind.

Thank you very much for your time and support. Please commence the survey by clicking the 'Continue' button below.
 
 
 
* In completing the survey, which of the following categories best identifies your position or role?

 
a career development practitioner in the schooling sector
 
a career development practitioner in the training sector
 
a curriculum developer in the schooling sector
 
a school leader
 
a VET trainer or university lecturer
 
a career development practitioner in the private sector
 
a human resource professional or recruitment officer
 
an employer or senior manager
 
an employment services provider
 
a past or current client of a career development program
 
a parent or caregiver
 
Other (please identify):
 
 
 
* Please indicate the schooling sector in which you work:
 
 
 
* Do you use the Blueprint?

 
Regularly
 
Occasionally
 
Infrequently
 
Never
 
 
 
If you do not use the Blueprint regularly, what are the reasons?
   
 
 
 
* Do you use the Blueprint website?

 
Regularly
 
Occasionally
 
Infrequently
 
Never
 
 
 
If you do not use the Blueprint website regularly, what are the reasons?
   
 
 
 
* Do you use a hard copy version of the Blueprint, but not the website?

 
Yes
 
No
 
I use both
 
 
 
* Do you use other career development frameworks?

 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* Is your use of other career development frameworks?

 
as a complement to the Blueprint
 
as an alternative to the Blueprint
 
 
 
Why do you use other frameworks as a complement?
   
 
 
 
Why do you use other frameworks as an alternative?
   
 
 
 
* (Please select one)

I first became aware of the Blueprint through:

 
a professional learning course
 
mention of the website by a colleague
 
website search
 
hard copy promotional material
 
mention of the Blueprint by a client
 
Other (please identify the source):
 
 
 
* (Please select one)

To what extent are you aware of how others use the Blueprint?

I am:
 
well aware
 
reasonably aware
 
not aware
 
 
For the Blueprint, rank the following in order of benefit ('7' greatest benefit - '1' least benefit):

7 6 5 4 3 2 1
* • ease of use in a demanding work environment
* • comprehensive information in a single location
* • applicability to a wide range of personal situations
* • adaptability within a wide range of career development programs
* • a uniform set of criteria to understand career development
* • a starting point to better understand issues in career development
* • enabling a more effective approach to career development
 
 
 
Are there any other benefits of the Blueprint that are not listed?
   
 
 
 
* Select any one

The resources to support the Blueprint:

 
are valuable
 
are useful
 
require updating
 
not useful
 
 
 
In which areas could further resources be developed?
   
 
 
 
* (Please select any of the following that apply)

I/my organisation use the Blueprint as a tool to:

 
facilitate discussion with key stakeholders
 
map existing career development opportunities
 
design comprehensive career development programs
 
determine individual competencies and develop plans to address gaps
 
determine the appropriateness of career development resources
 
evaluate existing career development courses or curriculum
 
create short career development courses
 
incorporate employability skills into learning programs
 
Other. Please briefly identify the use:

 
 
For each of the following uses of the Blueprint, from your knowledge rate its impact in practice on a scale of ‘1’ (no impact) to ‘5’ (substantial impact):

I believe the ‘Blueprint’ enables:
1 2 3 4 5
* • facilitation of discussion with key stakeholders
* • mapping of existing career development opportunities
* • design of comprehensive career development programs
* • identification of individual competencies
* • development of personalised plans to address competency gaps
* • judgments about the appropriateness of career development resources
* • evaluation of existing career development courses or curriculum
* • creation of short career development courses
* • incorporation of employability skills into learning programs
 
 
 
What other impacts in practice can be identified?
   
 
 
Rate each of the following from ‘1’ (lowest) to ‘5’ (highest)

I believe the Blueprint website:
1 2 3 4 5
* • provides the Blueprint in an effective way
* • is easy to access and navigate
* • provides an appropriate range of career development resources
* • supports more effective career development for clients
* • supports quality career development practice
* • provides a common language to support professional interaction
* • could be further developed to increase its effectiveness
 
 
 
What aspects of the website do you believe could be developed to increase effectiveness?
   
 
 
 
* Do you consider that the Blueprint is used effectively in your context?

 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
If 'No', what is required for effectiveness to be increased in your context?
   
 
 
 
* Do you consider the Blueprint to be used effectively by practitioners generally?

 
Yes
 
No
 
Not sure
 
 
 
If 'No', how could effective use by practitioners generally be increased?
   
 
 
 
Please identify any approaches or strategies that could be considered to ensure effective use of the Blueprint into the future:
   
 
 
 
Do you have any other observations about the Blueprint?
   
 
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