Hi, kia ora, How are you? Today I and my class were working on our careers on a google doc, I really enjoyed doing it My favourite part was learning about Veterinarians because I think They are cool and they help pets which is a good thing because I love animals, Thanks for reading my blog post, Milla
Careers
Farm worker:
What is a farm worker?
Farm Workers help farmers with heaps of tasks, including raising and caring for livestock, repairs and maintenance, tractor work, and other farming stuff.
What qualifications do you need?
There are not really any entry requirements for becoming a farm worker, but most employers prefer to employ farm workers who have completed a pre-employment farming programme or are working towards a related qualification.
Career Change Potential
Farm workers learn a number of skills and can pin to specialise in dairy, sheep and beef, deer, pigs etc.
Teacher:
What is a Teacher?
School teachers plan, prepare and teach one or more subjects to students of about five-to-18-years of age.
What qualifications do you need?
To become a secondary school teacher you either need to have a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Teaching conjoint degree, or a specialist subject degree followed by a one-year Graduate Diploma of Teaching or a Master of Teaching.
Career Change Potential:
Teachers can move into administration (assistant principal, principal etc) or specialise in careers counselling or something similar to that. Teachers who change careers often find employment in the public and private sector in any number of roles.
Veterinarian
What is a Veterinarian?
Vets treat sick and injured animals, provide general animal care, and advise about health care and disease prevention for pets and farm animals.
What Qualifications do you need?
To become a vet, you need to complete a five-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science course (Massey University is the only institution that offers the degree).
Career Change Potential
Vets can go on to manage a practice, buy a practice and/or specialise in a particular area.
Nurse
What is a nurse?
Registered nurses assess, treat, care for and support patients in hospitals, clinics, residential care facilities and their homes.
What Qualifications do you need?
To become a registered nurse you first need to have either a Bachelor of Nursing, a Bachelor of Health Sciences, or a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing.
Career Change Potential
There are so many aspects within the health industry that a career pivot to a specialised area is relatively easy. Nurses can move into midwifery and other related careers without significant additional study.
Accountant
What is an Accountant?
Accountants provide accounting systems and services relating to taxation and the financial dealings of organisations and individuals
What Qualifications do you need?
To become an accountant you need to have a commerce, business or accounting degree majoring in accounting which takes a minimum of three years.
Career Change Potential
Qualified accountants can move to any number of industries and take positions that go beyond the standard accounting role. Some Examples are sales management, marketing management and operations management.
