Opens realistic career conversations across trades, professions, public service and emerging work without selling employers or treating one pathway as superior.
Students gain candid pathway information, local contacts through the school and a broader view of work and service.
Use it when
Secondary students, career educators, local employers, training providers and diverse vocational role models. Use when a school identifies a year level and careers-learning gap.
Before the club starts
School-approved event plan, accessibility needs and adult supervision ratios.
Speaker brief covering safe conduct, no recruitment, no gifts and inclusive language.
Balanced program checked for gender, cultural and occupational representation.
Capacity guide
Likely cost
$$ — materials, transport and refreshments; seek in-kind venue support without advertising rights.
Lead time
8–10 weeks.
People
5–8 members, school staff and 8–15 vetted contributors.
How to put it into practice
Detailed implementation steps for Rotary Careers Day
Step
Action
Suggested owner
1
Survey the school on student interests and missing pathway information.
Careers coordinator
2
Recruit and vet a balanced speaker and exhibitor mix.
Vocational service lead
3
Publish a rotating session plan with quiet-space and access arrangements.
Event lead
4
Run short conversations and practical demonstrations under school supervision.
Session hosts
5
Give the school verified resources and gather anonymous usefulness ratings.
Evaluation lead
Controls and safeguards
No speaker may solicit students, collect personal contacts or offer informal work experience.
Any placement discussion goes through the school's authorised work-experience process.
HIGH — minors, employer influence and work-experience enquiries require school-controlled contact and anti-solicitation rules.
What to measure
Breadth of pathways and sectors represented.
Follow-up: Within three school days, send the careers team a vetted resource pack and speaker contacts; route any placement interest through the school's formal process.
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