Teach For Australia | Engaging the community

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced2-3 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsintermediate

One of the aspects of teaching that many Teach for Australia teachers find the most fulfilling is interacting with the broader community and working to create lasting change. Our aim is to improve academic performance, raise aspirations, create positive attitudes to learning and increase access to opportunities for all students.

This might happen locally, through coaching the school sports team, or running excursions and extra-curricular activities. Or it might be through working with the broader school or Teach For Australia Alumni community to influence the whole system. Teachers get to lead both inside and outside the classroom.

In this program, you will be asked to work with the broader community in two different ways. First, you will be asked to plan an excursion to a university as part of your school’s initiative to increase access to higher education. Your goal is to inspire and enable more students to attend university. Second, you’ll be asked to think big, and take advantage of your community and networks to create a long term plan to help more students undertake further study.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Planning & Organising

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication & Influencing

Commitment to Mission

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from industry experts. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for the job.

Introduction from Teach For Australia

Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Task One: Real World Learning – planning an excursion to inspire

30-60 mins

Intermediate

How can plan to create opportunities for others? We’ll help you plan an impactful excursion to give students access to more opportunities.

What you'll learn

The importance of students gaining real world experience
How to use student feedback to inform future planning

What you'll do

Plan an excursion trip to bring students to visit a university

Reviews

Over 600

5 Star Reviews

"Being a participant in this program helped me a lot. It provided a clear explanation and guidance on what I should do to complete the tasks. Through my participation here, I have learned new tools and gained more knowledge."-- Student from Zhejiang Normal University

"It was unclear whether i was expected to purchase a Pro PechaKucha licence but i just tried to paste the link into the submission page which seems to have worked."-- Student from Australian Catholic University

"I liked that this program enabled me to explore things I have never done before and to challenge myself to learn and do better"-- Student from La Trobe University

"The activity of creating the university excursion was fun as it requires clear judgements and analytical skills. However, I think one thing to improve is that the Pecha Kuca activity may be a bit boring as sometimes, it's true to capture attention using pictures/ videos, but it is equally important to include some words to be more informative."-- Student from University of Nottingham Malaysia

"It was a good thing that people are trying the students to get into uni so that they can get more knowledge and how to survive."-- Student from My institution is not listed

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