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Which VET Course is for you?

Choosing a career is a decision that we all face at some stage. Working takes up a large proportion of our day to day lives. It pays then to put the time and effort into choosing a career and a VET course that suits you; one that you will find enjoyable and fulfilling. Deciding on a career or a course is not always easy. To assist you in determining which VET course is right for you, take the time to read the following and decide on which category best describes you.

Helpers

Do you like to help or heal people?
Would you like to teach or assist people to reach their goals?
Are you considerate or patient with people?

Helpers have social skills and talents, enjoying activities that allow interaction with other people in a way that may have an effect in the lives of others or their way of thinking. They normally find communication easy and enjoy discussing their own and others ideas.

Helpers tend to be helpful, impulsive and verbally oriented people. They are considered good listeners and find other people often gravitate towards them for advice; however they do not need to be centre of attention.

Some career areas that helpers find appealing:

Some courses that helpers find appealing:

Thinkers

Are you a thinker or a problem solver?
Would you like to research or apply knowledge?
Are you curious, like to make sense of situations analyse them, then evaluate and develop a course of action?

Thinkers have well developed organisational skills and pay attention to detail and accuracy. Having analytical minds, they enjoy problem solving and searching through information to find answers. Tending to be academically inclined with analytical minds, they have well developed scientific and mathematical ability. They are inclined to be experimental and frequently trial new technology. Thinkers may be involved in things such as databases, taking surveys, making calculations and summarising information.

Conscientious workers who enjoy developing creative methods for solving problems, they are often found in occupations where attention to detail and or creative skills are required.

Thinkers tend to work best on their own, however, they can be an effective team member with like minded people.

Some career areas that thinkers find appealing:

Some courses that thinkers find appealing:

Doers

Are you a doer?
Do you like practical, technical or outdoors work?
Would you like to make, build, grow or repair things?

Doers enjoy using their hands to prepare, create, build and repair things. With strong mechanical and athletic ability they tend to lean towards tasks that involve precision and accuracy such as engineering, skills trades and technical vocations.

Doers have highly structured patterns of thought. They tend to be frank, self reliant and loyal, becoming impatient with people who talk rather than do. They much prefer actions to words.

Doers try to enjoy careers in:

There are some careers that over lap with people who also have elements of "Thinkers". The occupations that these people are suitable for include:

Some courses that doers find appealing:

Creators

Do you like to be creative?
Would you like a strong artistic or designing focus in you work?
Do you like to write or use language creatively?

Creators like to work within the realm of their imagination such as art, literature, music, dance or solving problems. They prefer an unstructured, informal environment that allows them to work with their imagination and feelings, often producing original work.

Often liking to work to their own guidelines, they are prepared to spend hours alone perfecting their art. They work well in unsupervised environments, are sensitive, expressive, independent and intuitive by nature.

Creators use their skills to express some sort of message, and are able to communicate with style and flair, expressing their ideas well.

Creators are often employed in design fields including the design of programs and services.

They can include the areas of:

Some courses that creators find appealing:

Organisers

Are you an organiser?
Do you like to influence or manage people?
Would you like to keep records, administer the office or plan tasks?

Organisers are suitable for positions where they are required to plan, organise and supervise activities or people. They tend to be precise, well organised and responsible people who value efficiency and work well in a structured environment. One strength is their information and data collection skills.

Organisers tend to be energetic, good at multi-skilling and work well with clearly defined tasks.

They enjoy a team environment, dealing with people and are often considered loyal, hard working and systematic.

The type of careers that organisers tend to feel comfortable with include:

Some courses that organisers find appealing: