Understanding Careers & Future Industries
About Course
Course Code: FSP-202
Pillar: Explore Study & Career Options
Course Overview: Career awareness helps young people look beyond familiar job titles and understand the wider industries, roles, and pathways that shape the world of work. It also reveals how careers can develop and change through experience, technology, and continued learning.
Learners explore career families, digital work, AI, sustainability, social impact, global opportunities, and reliable research methods before creating a Career Exploration Map for My Future Blueprint™.
Learning Outcomes:
- explain the difference between jobs, careers, industries, and career pathways
- identify major career families and the types of work connected to them
- understand how technology, AI, sustainability, and global work are changing careers
- research career options using practical and reliable methods
- create a career exploration map for My Future Blueprint™
Target Audience: Young people who are unsure which careers may suit them, want broader exposure to modern industries, or are using future career possibilities to inform a field-of-study decision.
Course Structure: 4 modules / 12 lessons.
Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.
Pathway Focus: Understand careers. Explore future industries. Map your interests.
Course Content
FSP202 Course Introduction
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FSP-202 Understanding Careers & Future Industries
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What Careers Really Look Like
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What Is a Career?
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Jobs, Careers and Industries
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Why Careers Change Over Time
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Putting It All Together
Exploring Career Families
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Business, Government and Professional Services
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Health, Engineering, Education and Law
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Tech0logy, Creative Work and Entrepreneurship
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Putting It All Together
Future Work Trends
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Digital Skills and AI in the Workplace
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Green Jobs and Social Impact Careers
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Global Careers and Remote Work
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Putting It All Together
Career Research Skills
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How to Research a Career
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Talking to People in Different Careers
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Creating Your Career Interest List
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Putting It All Together
FSP202 Learning Resources
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Course Study Guide and Workbook Activities