Waching daily May 30 2018

Pip Hamilton: Alright, so last episode we discussed

who helped our focus group make their decision about higher education

and what university they wanted to go to,

so I feel like we had some really great insights there from the four people in the focus group.

What did you guys think?

Brett de Leijer: Yeah, we definitely had a lot of different responses. Like Molly,

for example, she said that she had her heart set

on going to that university and it was like she almost didn't need anyone to help her

make that decision because it was already happening.

Molly Steel: Well it was mostly word of mouth and, to be honest,

I always wanted to go to that uni.

Brett: We had Tim and Kane talking to industry,

sort of people who had been in the industry and got sort of their recommendations.

Tim Newton: Some of my aunties and uncles are actually teachers,

so then talking to them about what it was like for them,

what I should expect and that sort of thing definitely helped in terms of making...

like letting me know whether I wanted to make that decision.

Brett: And then there was career counsellors, parents, friends, word of mouth,

everything was sort of mentioned so there's a lot to go from.

Alice Nuttall: Yeah, I think all of them did state,

that they ultimately made the decision on their own

and they were really empowered by the fact that it was their own independent decision.

However, the school leavers, so Molly, Jack and Tim all did say that,

they did ask the opinions of their family and the careers counsellors and their friends.

Jack Quartermain: The careers counsellors really helped me in making decisions

and exploring my options, basically explaining everything to me.

Alice: Whereas, Kane who's on a mission, he's had a couple of years out of school.

Brett: It's been on a long consideration phase cause he's already, he's already...

Alice: Yeah. Brett: It's not like I'm finishing school now - bang

I have to go straight to university or extra study. Alice and Pip: Yeah.

Brett: Like I'm happy doing what I'm doing but I feel like a change. Alice: Yeah.

Pip: You need some more from this, yes.

Kane Fitzgerald: I started flying and the more I learned about aviation and flying,

the more I learned to sort of love it. Because there's so much to it that I didn't really realise.

Brett: Absolutely, I thought there would be two things as well that I picked up on,

one is that the theory of school leavers. You know, there should be campaigns around that,

but you need to have a presence in the market throughout for those people that

who might have finished already. You need to be able to be found when they...

and that could be at any time they're making the decision.

The other thing was influencing the influencers like you know,

how we influence in the people that are shaping these young people's minds

like either it's parents or you know, alumni. We've heard from Molly that

she didn't actually say in the video - but her parents went to that university.

So, even from engagement from their alumni through to them passing on

the recommendations to the kids, is super important.

For more infomation >> Should You Target Parents in Student Recruitment? - Duration: 2:45.

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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE original meme (cc) - Duration: 1:19.

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you really.. loved.. me

And no one else could..

Come between..

But now you've left me ...

to love another..

you have shattered...

ALL....

MY..

DREAMS

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

MY ONLY SUNSHINE

YOU MAKE ME HAPPY

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For more infomation >> YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE original meme (cc) - Duration: 1:19.

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Nobody does it like you do - Duration: 0:51.

You ask me what I'm thinking about,

I'll tell you that I'm thinking about

whatever you're thinking about.

Tell me something that I'll forget,

and you might have to tell me again.

It's crazy what you do for a friend.

Go ahead and cry, little girl.

Nobody does it like you do.

I know how much it matters to you,

I know that you got daddy issues.

And if you were my little girl

I'd do whatever I could do,

I'd run away and hide with you.

I love that you got daddy issues.

And I do too

I tried to write your name in the rain.

For more infomation >> Nobody does it like you do - Duration: 0:51.

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The Student Journey: How Did You Decide? - Duration: 1:34.

Jack Quartermain: So I was helped out a lot by other career counselors at school

as well as talking to my friends about what we're all gonna do

and what we're interested in. The careers counselors really helped me

in making decisions and exploring my options, basically explaining everything to me.

You're a bit anxious about the whole experience but they really helped me out

and I did my own research as well so that's really important I think.

But yeah, I was ultimately guided by the counselors which is really helpful.

Molly Steel: Well it's mostly word of mouth

and to be honest I always wanted to go to that Uni.

Kane Fitzgerald: I didn't really know exactly what I wanted to do at the time

so he said why don't you give it a try?

I started flying and the more I learned about aviation and flying

is the more I learned to sort of love it.

Cause there's so much to it that I didn't really realise.

Molly Steel: Well my parents are pretty like relaxed about the whole thing.

They didn't care what I did as long as I was happy

so it was all pretty much my decision, so I pretty much put myself

through that process and it was super easy.

Tim Newton: So the people that maybe helped the decision was my parents first

it's like I'd always been in conversation with them.

Obviously it was very topical at the time being, the time it was in year 12.

And yeah, career counselors at school and then always like talking to friends,

like extended family as well because I ended up doing a teaching course

and some of my aunties and uncles are actually teachers

so then talking to them about what it was like for them, what I should expect

and that sort of thing definitely helped in terms of making

like letting me know whether I wanted to make that decision.