What will I learn in OpenDay?
OpenDay recreates the higher education and vocational education open day experience, for the mid career professional who wants to explore career options. OpenDay provides an opportunity to research and hear from lived experience about roles and industries before committing time and money to a career pathway.
OpenDay is focused on providing an interactive and industry informed program which will give the mid-career professional the insights and tools to make informed decisions and take action towards their next career transition. The program has 4 sessions, with each session focused on a particular stage of career exploration and facilitation by an industry guest speaker.
session 1 – UNDERSTAND
Session 1 will cover the program intent and general career transition concepts, mindset and attitude to set the framing for the program. SFIA will be introduced as the core skills framework.
session 2 – assess
Session 2 will focus on skill identification and assessment, self assessment of mindset and attitudes towards learning, and development of individual work preferences.
session 3 – Research
Hear insights on roles and industries from industry association members and professionals, and learn how to carry out research using OpenDay’s Career Change Research framework.
session 4 – aCTION
Commit to taking action towards your career transition and development goals
What is different about openDay?
Demographic
A focus on enabling the experienced mid career professional, without limiting participation to niche groups within this demographic.
Government alignment
The program is specifically designed to support government objectives to enable individuals to uplift capability and reskill the Australian workforce to meet future needs of a digitally evolving workforce.
Network
Established industry, association, recruitment & training provider connections will create real opportunities for mid-career professionals to progress their careers.
Emerging technology focus
Established channels to networks and resources for emerging and in demand technology segments.
Ready for the next stage of your career? Book an information call, register for the pilot program below or download the OpenDay course guides.
Pilot programs are 4x 1.5 hours sessions over 4 weeks, and are capped to small group sizes.
Participation in the pilot programs is free, post completion of the pilot series the course will have a participation fee to cover the cost of delivering the program.