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Pam Nilan
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle,
Australia
pamela.nilan@newcastle.edu.au
Paula Cavu
The Learning Centre, Fiji Institute of Technology, Fiji
cavu_p@fit.ac.fj
Isimeli Tagicakiverata
The Learning Centre, Fiji Institute of Technology, Fiji
tagi_i@fit.ac.fj
Emily Hazelman
The Learning Centre, Fiji Institute of Technology, Fiji
hazelman_e@fit.ac.fj
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Abstract
The career ambitions of 1012 pupils in the final years of
secondary schooling in Fiji were surveyed. The range of
careers they nominated was very narrow, with teaching, nursing
and other white collar work in the majority of responses. This
stands in somewhat stark contrast to projected labour force
needs, and the current serious shortage of skilled workers in
key growth industries. Data on factors influencing pupil
career choice indicated that over 80 per cent knew someone
about the kind of job they were aiming for, and that many of
these people were adults in their local environment. This
finding emphasises the role schools must play if the skilled
human resource potential of Fiji is to be realised. Schools in
which a well-supported technical and vocational training
program (TVET) was established tended to show much wider
career ambitions, not only for TVET students but also for
students in the academic strands.
School-leavers, career ambitions, local influences,
technical vocational education training, TVET, Mathematics
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