ONTrack Worksheet

 

Insert the CD-ROM – you will need to be able to listen to the sound track to be able to answer the questions.

Introduction

1.    What is involved in the following rural industries-

    a.    Agriculture is …………….
    b.    Horticulture is …………….
    c.    Conservation and Land Management is ……………
    d.    Animal Care is …………………
 

Click on ‘In the City’ navigator
 

2.    What type of jobs can you do in the city

Select a sector, listen to the video and answer the questions about their career

3.    Describe their work
4.    How did they gain their current job?
5.    What advice do they give to a person wanting to get in to the industry?
 

Click on ‘On the Farm’ navigator

6.    Why do people like working on farms?
7.    What are the different industry areas where people can work on a farm?

Select an industry area and answer the following questions

8.    Explain the type of work performed in this rural industry
9.    List some of the qualities the industry looks for in young people.
10.  What future is there for young people going into this type of work?

Click on ‘Be the Boss’ navigator

11.    Why do people want to be their own boss?
12.    Would you ever want to be your own boss?  Why?

Click on ‘Health’ navigator

13.    Why is health important to agriculture?

Select an area and listen to the interview

14.    Describe the type of work completed by person interviewed?
15.    What study and experience have they completed to gain their position?

Click on ‘Organisations’ navigator

16.    What career opportunities are available to people who want to work in rural and
         regional areas but not as farmers?

Select an area from the navigator bar

17.    Explain the work done by the person?
18.    What qualifications do they have to get the position?

You may wish to browse the CD for further information or press the ‘X’ key to EXIT

 

 

 

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