Monday, December 12, 2011

2012 Version of Desktop and LAN

We have released the 2012 version for Desktop and LAN, which can be downloaded from www.careervoyage.com.au/download.

The Web Access version is due to be released in February with some lovely new features...I'll keep you updated.

Monday, July 18, 2011

New Sydney Trainer

Our long time trainer in NSW is taking a well deserved retirement from all things JIIG-CAL, so we are currently looking for someone to fill the position.

There are a number of criteria to be met, but if you are interested in taking up this position, please contact me to begin descussions, on either pennyg@jiig-cal.com.au or 08 9440 5333.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Get an extra month FREE!!

If you recommend Career Voyage or Career Compass to someone and they take up any licence, ie not PAYG, we will extend your licence by a month for free.

All you have to do is get the other person to let us know who recommeded the program to them.

Feel free to call me, Penny, on +61 8 9440 5333 if you have any questions.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

NEW CAREER COMPASS NEW ZEALAND EDITION

Just to let you know that we have just released a New Zealand edition of Career Compass.

For a FREE trial please visit www.careercompass.co.nz

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on +61 8 9440 5333 or email pennyg@jiig-cal.com.au.

Monday, January 24, 2011

2011 CAREER VOYAGE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE

NETWORK & DESKTOP:
You can download the latest version of Career Voyage by going to www.careervoyage.com.au/download

WEB ACCESS
You can continue to go to www.careervoyage.com.au/webaccess/au.html

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Happy New Year

from all of us at JIIG-CAL


For your information, Career Voyage 2011 version will be available in January 2011.


Thursday, October 21, 2010

Boys miss out on uni with 'wrong choice'

The head of the WA Curriculum Council has warned that boys are missing out on opportunities to go to university because they are not taking courses which will make them eligible.

Latest Curriculum Council figures show more boys than girls avoid the rigours of Year 12 exams, with 46 per cent of boys enrolled to sit at least four WA Certificate of Education exams this year, compared with 54 per cent of girls.

Scores from a student's best four subjects are used to calculate a university admission rank.

"On the assumption that there should be an equal distribution of boys and girls because there roughly is in the population, then boys are not being provided the same opportunities," Curriculum Council chief executive David Wood said.

Two years ago, Mr Wood said he was concerned more boys were not taking the rigours of the Tertiary Entrance Exams, but he believed the introduction of compulsory exams by this year could narrow the gender gap. However, the gender split has now changed since 2008.

"This remains an important issue for schools to monitor to ensure that boys are not being disadvantaged," Mr Wood said. "I am hopeful that increasing familiarity with the opportunities offered by the new courses means that the situation will change in future."

Education Minister Liz Constable said schools should ensure boys were not disadvantaged.

"It is important that students are encouraged to participate in challenging courses which will result in students, regardless of gender, getting the best education we can give them," she said.

"The range of WACE courses, endorsed programs, and vocational education and training options offers an ever-increasing range of attractive and relevant options, many of which do not involve external examinations and some of these non-exam options have proved particularly attractive to boys."

WA Secondary School Executives Assocation preseident Rob Nairn said schools gave boys and girls the same opportunities.

"It's what they choose to do with these opportunities," he said. "You can't actually force students to go into a particular course - it's all about choice."

Written by Bethany Hiatt - Education Editor. Published in The West Australian on 22nd Oct 2010.