Deciding what you are going to do as a career, possibly for all of your adult life, is quite a daunting prospect. There are so many questions that you need to ask yourself before you make that decision, for example:
Deciding what you are going to do as a career, possibly for all of your adult life, is quite a daunting prospect. There are so many questions that you need to ask yourself before you make that decision, for example:
As you can see, there are many options. Your choices also need to be determined by academics.
As you can see, there are many options. Your choices also need to be determined by academics.
We are taking you on an A-Z journey through some careers, spelling out what a particular career encompasses, as well as whether you need a degree or a diploma, what subjects you need to have done at high school and what the APS (Admission Point Score) is that different universities require to allow you entrance to your course of choice.
As indicated above, there are careers that do not require you to study at university. We will cover some of those in some detail as well. Finally, we want to give you a quick look at careers under the headings of Professional, Practical and Creative. These will be presented in less detail, but will still give you an idea of what the career entails, where you can qualify for it and what, if any, subjects you need in order to follow that path.
We are taking you on an A-Z journey through some careers, spelling out what a particular career encompasses, as well as whether you need a degree or a diploma, what subjects you need to have done at high school and what the APS (Admission Point Score) is that different universities require to allow you entrance to your course of choice.
As indicated above, there are careers that do not require you to study at university. We will cover some of those in some detail as well. Finally, we want to give you a quick look at careers under the headings of Professional, Practical and Creative. These will be presented in less detail, but will still give you an idea of what the career entails, where you can qualify for it and what, if any, subjects you need in order to follow that path.
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