Individual Pathway Plan 2017 - Proforma!
NURSING CAREER!
Section 1: Personal profile!
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My Values!
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1. Honesty: !
I value honestly as I believe that it creates the ability
to build real, genuine connections with the people in
both your professional and personal network. I feel
confident that if I can build these relationships,
people will trust me more because they can be sure
that I will be honest with them; and in turn, I hope
that these people with be honest to me. My value of
honesty will be met by my goal to be a nurse as it is
required between a nurse and their patients to
ensure correct treatment.!
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2. Kindness: !
Kindness brings out friendly, generous, and
considerate tendencies within others. These are all
qualities that make a happier person and bring
about selfless attitudes where people help others
without expecting anything in return. I think that if
everyone harnessed the value of kindness that we
would have a more cooperative and efficient world
where people can gain help and knowledge from
others. My value of kindness will be met by my goal
to be a nurse as nurses must practice kindness
toward others as the occupation centres around
assisting others; and the kindness of others can
also help nurses broaden my support network .!
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3. Independence: !
Independence is important to me as I know that
being an independent and competent person will
make me more diligent, hard-working and
preserving. My parents are divorced so that means
that I have two excellent independent role-models.
By watching them, I have learnt that being
independent can create satisfaction within yourself
and with your life, and take away the idea of
depending your happiness on extraneous variables
or your environment. My value of independence will
be met by my goal to be a nurse as its use is crucial
in nurses as practitioners usually work alone and
are required to complete treating some patients on
their own. Therefore, I will be able to feel diligent
and independent in my work.
Name: Mia Arai!
My Interests!
1. Lacrosse: !
I have played lacrosse since 2005; which makes
this year my 12th year. I have the most incredible,
tight-knit team and I love playing, training and
bonding with them. I love working in a team and
playing competitive games (and lacrosse is a very
demanding and cooperative sport); every single
player on the field is important during a game. In
2014, my coach (who was also my boss at Kiss
Cafe) passed away. It was the most devastating
thing thats ever happened to me and Im sure even
the new girls in the team felt the same way. After
that event, our club became a huge support family
and were known for our passion and determination
for the sport. I love the precision of skills required for
lacrosse and I love always being able to improve
myself or learn something new.!
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2. Reading: !
If I get spare time after school or around
extracurricular activities then I really enjoy to read.
Im sad to admit that recently I haven't committed
much time to reading due to continuously being
caught up with school work. However, I know that
reading is a great way to wind down after a long
week or relax before going to bed. I especially like
reading short stories which help expand my
vocabulary and creative abilities for english class. I
like reading Ernest Hemingway because they are so
incredibly unique and always have some sort of
alternate impression hidden in the plot.!
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3. Travelling: !
When I graduate school I want to travel with friends
as much as I can. I plan to travel during a gap year
and then invest time into my longterm career
pathway and studying at university. I hate the idea of
dying without having seen all of the incredible
places in the world. I find it truly heartbreaking to
think about the dismal lives of people who become
complacent with the traditional yet stagnant lifestyle.
I want to be enriched by different cultures,
experiences and people and try exciting foods. I
hope that these experiences with broaden my
perspectives and world-knowledge and make me a
happier person.!
My Skills (work/home/school)!
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1. Customer Service Courtesy
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1. Confidence: I have always been a very
(communication): Through previously working
at Kiss Cafe for two years and working at Tutti
Frutti for the past two years, I have received a
lot of experiences that have allowed me to
develop my customer service skills. I think that
customer service courtesy is crucial for clear
communication in the world of work and also for
in your personal everyday life. It allows you to be
more efficient and gives you the confidence to
transfer information effectively between people.
This is applicable in all life situations. For
example, going for a job interview, going
shopping, asking for assistance, speaking to
your doctor, making friends and meeting new
people.!
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2. Attention to Detail: Through my hobbies such
as cooking, painting, sewing and woodworks, I
have been able to develop precise and careful
attention to detail. Working as a nurse, my
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2. Punctuality: I always like to submit work on
attention to detail will make me a reliable,
efficient and professional carer. Detail
orientation is necessary in the majority of
aspects in the nursing industry. It will allow me to
correctly read a patients medical chart - so that I
apply the correct medical assistance; help me
recognise symptoms in patients, and provide the
right amount of medicine.!
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3. Goal-orientated: I have a lot of determination
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My Attributes!
confident person and find ease in sharing my
ideas. I dont mind being given a task where I
have to lead a group. Additionally, if I find that a
group has no direction, Im feel comfortable to
give my advice. I often have opportunities at
lacrosse where confidence is required. Because
Im the captain this season, its required of me to
give motivation and direction to my team during
a game, and support and advice during training.
Because I feel comfortable in roles which require
confidence, I thrive in leadership positions. This
will really assist in my future career pathways as
I will have the confidence to take all
opportunities presented to me, and complete
them with high motivation. It will also make me
look like a good asset in interviews and
trustworthy for a position to train new staff in the
future.!
time and arrive to any appointments, meetings,
or work schedules 10minutes early. I think this is
because I can often be quite anxious about
inconveniencing other people and so this has
created an unconscious desire to be punctual
from a very young age. However, punctuality
has assisted me in many ways such as never
being late; causing me to never miss important
information or an appointment. It also means
that because I plan everything 10 minutes
earlier, I always have 10 minutes to spare if an
unforeseen delay is to occur. For example, when
the traffic is really bad on the way to lacrosse
training, because I left home 10 minutes earlier
than necessary, I can usually still arrive on time.!
so whenever I set my mind to a task I see it
through until I reach my goal. For example,
when I want to improve my skills at lacrosse, I
will make myself a plan similar to SMART goals
and use that to direct me to reach my goal.
Once I reach my goal I feel a real sense of
success and happiness to know that I have
achieved something that I wanted and I also
know that each time I achieve a goal, I have
gained a new skill, asset or ability.
My achievements ! My Subjects My Year11 Grades My Goal Grades
1. U18 State Lacrosse Team 2016: I
went to three selection sessions Math Apps A 78%
where players trailed for the WA State English A 80%
Team. I went to all three sessions
where stick skills, cardio skills and Human Biology A 80%
strength abilities were all tested. It
was very rewarding to receive a place Psychology A 82%
after I put a lot of hard preparation in.!
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2. 2016 Worker of the Year award at
Careers A 90%

Tutti Frutti: After working at Tutti Frutti

for 7 months, at the end of the year I
received the Worker of the Year
Award for hard-work and diligence. I
was thrilled as it was my first year
working for the company.!
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3. Drivers license: I took lessons and
constantly drove with my mum for 6
months in order to prepare for my
practical driving assessment. I
completed the 25 required hours to
sit the test and passed. I now have
my license.

Job Areas I am Considering:! Areas I could improve!

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1. Healthcare Nursing Course!
1. Human Biology: I could improve my human biology results
by writing my notes down in advance and rehearsing them
- I am interested in studying to be a multiple times before a test. I want to do this because
nurse at Curtin University. The course human biology is my favourite subject and it directly
requires recognition of english connects to healthcare nursing studies and is a
competence and a WACE certificate. recommended topic to have studied in order to pursue a
Human biology is a recommended university course in that area.!
subject to be familiar with. It also
requires an ATAR of 70+. The course
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2. Mathematics: Because maths is my worst subject I want to
is a duration of 3.5years.! improve in it for personal growth. I believe that maths is a
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2. Bachelor of Chiropractor Sciences!
very important skill to have in everyday life as it is
applicable in many situations such as counting items,
- I am also interested in studying to be a paying bills, money, measuring items, time and distance. I
chiropractor at Curtin University. This want to b improve in maths by making sure I always listen
course has a 70+ ATAR prerequisite and take notes in class and make sure I finish all the
and requires english competency. questions in each set. I can also ask my sister to help me
Suggested previous studies in: human complete each miscellaneous exercise by Fridays.!
biology, maths, chemistry, physics. The
course is four 4 years.!
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3. Social skills: I want to improve my social skills by
! committing to more volunteer work such as in an aged care
centre or participating in fundraiser events. Social skills are
vital for a nursing career pathway and a large part of the
practice is communication between patients and
practitioners. Also, it allows effective expansion your
networks and can increase confidence in the workforce.

Volunteer Experience (eg. St Johns Community / Cultural / Sports Activities (e.g. sports and
Ambulance, Red Cross)! coaching, refereeing, youth groups) !
- I have done volunteer refereeing for - Lacrosse Coaching: Every Tuesday and Thursday nights in
junior games at lacrosse.! 2015 and 2016, I volunteered to train the junior lacrosse
- I participated in Clean up Australia Day players by helping them improve their skills and confidence.!
2016 and cleaned up around the Kings - This year, I will be volunteering to referee junior games.!
Park region. - Lacrosse U17 team captain.
Section 2: Jobs/Occupations I am considering and what they involve - !

Employment area! Nursing!

(or specific job)

!- Interpersonal and organisational skills!

- Human biology knowledge!
Employability skills required: - Human anatomy knowledge and
medical utensil abilities!

!- Professional attitude!
Values and attitudes required: - Confidence and certainty of abilities!
- Patience for problem solving !
- Attention to detail

! !- Have a Bachelors degree in nursing!

Training or qualifications - 3.5 year full-time university course!
required:! - Require a state licensure!

!- http://courses.curtin.edu.au/
course_overview/undergraduate/
nursing!
- http://www.murdoch.edu.au/study/
Useful websites and information:
courses/course-details/Nursing-
(BNurs)#!
- http://nursejournal.org/registered-
nursing/guide-to-become-a-rn/!

Next step to get this job:!

!- Receive WACE certificate!
- Graduate with an ATAR of 70+!
- Apply for Curtin university
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Section 3: My Core Skills for Work !
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Cluster Specific aspects I want to develop and strategies

Navigate Manage career and work life I want to more efficiently be able to balance time
the world of between my work, school life and social life. I plan to
work do this by creating a weekly timetable/schedule to chart
out my routines and as well as upcoming events or
requirements for school. I will use my school diary to
list due homework and upcoming assessments I need
to prepare for, and I will use the reminders app on my
phone to remind me of any important events or things I
need to do at a certain time.

Interact with Communicate for work I want to improve my interviewing skills so that I am
others well conducted in interviews. I will achieve this by
rehearsing and practising in the mock interview in
semester 2 for my career and enterprise class. I will
also prepare answers for generic questions which are
commonly asked in interviews and think about which
abilities are relevant for specific job positions and will
make me look like a good asset to the company.

Connect and work with others
I want to expand my professional network. I can do this
because my boss family owns other, larger business,
which allows me to be introduced to different work
forces. The Tutti Frutti company also has many
branches connected to it such as our receptionist and
accounting teams, out machinery manufacturers, our
food suppliers and other Tutti Frutti stores in Western
Australia. I often have to communicate with these other
branches when I work alone and have to sign for
incoming produce, paperwork and answer phone calls.

Get the Plan and organise I want to better organise my study time so that I can
work done finish all my homework on time and reduce
procrastinating tendencies. I will do this by utilising my
school diary to plan out how much time to spend on
each subject and allow breaks every hour. I will also
allocate time to just relaxing so that when I do need to
study, I am not feeling fatigued or distracted my my
phone or the television or sleeping or talking to other
people.

Work in a digital world I want to improve my Microsoft work skills. I will do this
by watching online Youtube tutorials or taking a free
online course which also accredits your abilities once
completed.
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Section 4: Goals!
- Short term goals!
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Short term goal 1 Leisure,
health, family and friends!
As I have recently been asked to
join A-grade of seniors lacrosse,
within the next 5 years I want to
improve my stamina, strength and
speed so that I can extensively
contribute to the team. To achieve
this, I have started going to
training 30minutes early and
running 3km. However, I want to
additionally start running 5km
before school and in the mornings class. Lack of organisation or lack
on the weekend. Injuries, school
commitments, work or a busy
week schedule could get in the
way of this goal but I will simply
have to ensure that Im careful
when I exercise and that I
organise my time. My coaches at
lacrosse can help me achieve my
goal as they always provide the
option of doing circuits or cardio
work during training. Another
person that could help me is my
friend Emma, who constantly asks do study, I will be more focused.
me to go running with her. I think
having a buddy would be good
motivation and make me feel
more committed to my goal.
When I reach my goal I will
reward myself by watching
movies, sleeping and eating for a
whole day.
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Short term goal 2 Learning
(Education and Training)
My goal is to achieve a 95 ATAR
at high school graduation. To
achieve this, I have picked up a
study period at school and will
use this time to organise my
notes, and read ahead in
subjects. In addition, I plan to print
my completed notes as early as
possible so that I can study then
and add notes to them during
of time management could get in
the way of this goal but I am
hopeful the if I am diligent with
studying that I will be able to do
really well. My teachers can help
me by providing me with all the
resources (and support) that I
need and by teaching relevant
information to upcoming tests.!
My friends can also help me by
allowing me to create a good
school-life balance so that when I
When I reach my goal, I will
reward myself by buying an item
of clothing online that I have had
saved for quite a while.
Short term goal 3 Job and
Work Exploration
My goal is to have successfully
applied for, and secured a
position for receptionist work in a
healthcare clinic. I would like to
have applied achieved this within
the next 3 years. To achieve this, I
will need to research online about
available positions in clinics in my
area, or directly visit clinics and
query about any job opportunities.
I also need to make sure that my
resume is up to date, with
renewed relevant information and
write a cohesive cover letter that
details relevant work experience
and abilities. If the work place is
too far away from my house then
it could get in the way of me
finding suitable places to apply to
as I dont have my license or a car
yet and will be unable to travel too
far for work. My careers teacher
could help me if I were to ask him
to check or improve any flaws in
my resume or cover letter, and my
boss could help me if I were to
ask her to let me shadow-train
with the Tutti Frutti receptionist.
When I reach my goal, I will
reward myself by going out for
dinner with my mum.
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Long term goal 1 Leisure,
health, family and friends!
In 10 years, I want to begin
coaching the U13s girls
lacrosse team. This is an
important goal for me as I love
being involved with lacrosse
and giving back to that
community through voluntary
services. To achieve this, I need
to make sure I am down at
training every week so that,
whilst Im training, I can see
how the general structure of
coaching works. I could practice
my leadership skills by
encouraging the younger girls
and maybe spend some
individual time to develop stick
skills. I also need to make sure
Im putting effort into seniors
training so that I can become a
great player, and therefore a
good role model. Work
schedules or university classes
could get in the way of this goal
as it may mean I wont be free
during the suitable times to
coach. However, I think that if I
roster my work schedule before
I apply for coaching and ensure
my classes don't coincide with
coaching times, I will be
successful. My coach Jessica
can help me as she can be a
model for me to learn how to be
an effective and dun coach, also
my senior coach Jeff will be
able to help me if I need any
advice or ideas for drills. When I
achieve this goal, I will reward
myself by going out to lunch and
doing a day-activity (e.g. mini
golf) with all the girls.
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Long term goal 2 Learning
(Education and Training)
My goal is to graduate Curtin
University with an honours degree
in nursing and to receive a
certificate of excellence in that
course. This is an important goal
for me as it means I will officially
become a registered nurse, and
that I will have a high chance of
finding work due to the
acknowledgements of my high
achievements. To achieve this
goal, I will need to fully commit to
the nursing course and ensure that
I show up to each seminar, lecture
and workshop. I will need to make
sure that I have a good balance
between my studies, social life,
and job. Struggling to juggle these
aspects may stand in the way of
me achieving this goal and it will
make me tired, and therefore less
attentive in classes. My mum can
help me achieve my goals as she
always encourages me with my
work. My sister did really well in
school so I can also ask her for
help when she has time to check
over my work. When I achieve this
goal, I will reward myself by going
on a holiday!
Long term goal 3 Job and
Work Exploration
In 10 years time, I would like to
have secured a position as a
registered nurse in a healthcare
clinic. This goal is important to me
as it means I will have completed
my goal of becoming a nurse, and
will have achieved my dream
career. In order to achieve this
goal, I need to graduate university
with the correct qualifications, and
have had some practical training in
a healthcare clinic. I also will need
to have excellent interpersonal and
communication skills in order to
apply my education into real life
healthcare situations. If I decide to
take a gap year for travel it will
delay my time-frame for my goal
and may make it harder for me to
come back and get into a good
work-ethic, or remember all my
training; which may get in the way
of me achieving my goal. !
Someone that can help me with my
endeavours is my best friends
mother, as she currently works as
a registered nurse, and offered to
give me recommendations or allow
me to do shadow training with her.
She could also allow me to
broaden my network and be a
reference in my resume. When I
achieve this goal, I will reward
myself by buying a new car.
Section 5: Affirmations!
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I believe this plan is realistic and suitable for me because: !
This plan is realistic and suitable for me because I am certain that I want to pursue receptionist work part-
time whilst I study at university, and at university, I know that I want to study to become a receptionist. My
school capabilities and current ATAR predictor suggest that I will be legible to apply to an nursing course. I
like working with other people and helping others where I am able, so I think a nursing position will be a
career where I will have work satisfaction. As human biology is required to be a nurse, I am confident
because I have always enjoyed human biology and find that its a subject that I thrive in. I work hard in this
area and I think that its a field that I am passionate about which can lead me to become a successful
nurse.

Parent suggestions and encouragement for my plan:!

Mia, youve always wanted to help people in one way or another and now, with such a perfect plan in
mind, all I can say is for you to achieve it. Work hard for what youve decided to become and use that as a
driving motivator to keep you going through times. This road will be difficult, so keep in mind that I and so
many of your friends will help you along the way. Keep your head high, and your heart strong always stay
humble because at the end of the day, you still have a long life ahead of you.

Teacher suggestions and encouragement for my plan:!

You are a student who continually impresses me with your personal dedication, willingness to work hard
and resilience in the face of challenges, whilst maintaining a smile on your face and positive attitude. I
have no doubt that you will achieve anything that you set your mind to, and the only advice I can give is
that you set your mind to what you love. Do what you love, and you will never work a day in your life. I
know you will continue to bring joy to those around you as you have done so far, and I wish you every
success. - Mr Hood; Psychology and Politics & Law Teacher. !

Date: March 2017

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