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## 🧭 **"Your First Job in Tech: Explore Entry-Level IT Careers that You Can Start Today"**
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## 🎯 **Workshop Learning Objective:**
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By the end of this workshop, learners will:
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1. Understand common entry-level roles in tech that **requires neither expert level coding nor advanced degrees**.
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2. Identify the skills, tools, and pathways required to land these roles.
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3. Build confidence to take the **first actionable steps** toward a career in tech.
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4. Reflect on which roles suit their interests and strengths — even without experience.
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# 🟦 **PREP: “What Entry Level Tech Jobs that is available out there?”**
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### ⏱ Suggested Duration: 45 minutes - 60 minutes
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### 🎯 Objective: Discover real entry-level tech jobs that don’t require deep technical background
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### Format: Self research and study before the actual workshop
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### Instructions:
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1. **Start by searching with these phrases:**
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* "entry level IT jobs no experience"
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* "first job in tech with basic level coding"
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* “non-technical jobs in tech for graduates”
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2. **Use These Sites (suggested) to deepen your understanding:**
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* [CompTIA Career Pathways](https://www.comptia.org/en/explore-careers/job-roles/?page=1&category=all)
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* [TechCareerExplorer](https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/?page=23&industry=42)
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# **PART 1: “What do these entry level tech jobs have in common?”**
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### ⏱ Duration: 25 minutes
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### 🎯 Objective: Discover real entry-level tech jobs that don’t require deep technical background
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### Format: Team discussion in a group of 2-3 + Mind Map (digital or paper)
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### Instructions:
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1. **Identify and List about 10 Entry-Level Jobs**
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List down all the entry-level jobs you managed to find so far and use sticky notes to put in a whiteboard / flipchart
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2. **Group those entry-level job into Categories:**
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Brainstorm within your group if these roles have similar characteristics and whether they can be categorized
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3. **Visualise as a Mind Map**
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* Use the post-it notes you have sticked earlier and re-arrange those into a Mind Map format by grouping those with similar characteristics
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* Central node: “Entry-Level Tech Jobs”
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* Branches: job categories and roles
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# **PART 2: “Zoom In: What Do These Roles Really Involve?”**
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### ⏱ Duration: 65 minutes
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### 🎯 Objective: Understand day-to-day tasks, tools, and entry paths
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### Format: Research-based worksheet in group of 2-3
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### Instructions:
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1. **Pick 3 Jobs You identified and list in Part 1 that interests you the most**
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2. **Fill Out This Template for Each Role:**
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```
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🎯 Job Title:
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🧠 What do they actually do all day?
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💬 Tools or software they use (Google it!)
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📈 How to get this job: Degree? Certifications? Courses?
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📋 Skills needed (soft and hard):
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🔍 Find a real job post and copy 1 key requirement:
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3. **Resources to Use:**
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* LinkedIn Jobs
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* YouTube: “A day in the life of a \[job title]
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* Glassdoor / Indeed Reviews
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* Any other sources in the internet
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# **Coursework: “Which One Is for Me?”**
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### ⏱ Suggested Duration: 60 minutes
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### 🎯 Objective: Match personal interests and strengths to realistic tech roles + set next steps
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### Format: Self Career Planning
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### Instructions:
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1. **Create the Career map - where do I want to be and how to get there**
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* From your research, identify your favorite job and why it may appeal to you.
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* What do you already know that could help you succeed in this role?
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* Can you identify what are the gaps to those requirements in the job posting?
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2. **Write Your Career Action Plan**
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```
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💼 Job I want to explore more:
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🎓 Skills I need to learn:
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📚 Free resources I’ll start with:
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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A person/community I’ll reach out to:
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📆 3 Things I’ll do this week:
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