Kuniko+(wio)

Recounting past education and work experience: I came to Australia as a student to do a masters course in English in IT. That decision was based on my previous studies. I studied Business Administration in my undergraduate course from 2000 to 2004 in Japan. After completion of the Bachelor degree, I worked for the nationwide bank as a System Engineer. I did various training courses in IT in the bank. My job involved a combination of business and IT skills. I worked for the development and maintenance of the system of the web based Global Cash Management System which is used by commercial customers. Throughout the development, I was mainly in the system designing and testing process. Sometimes I was involved in complicated tasks, for example system analysis or marketing based on end-users’ online activity logs. I was not in the programming process much. As maintenance it included trouble shooting which is triggered by the application and customers. The biggest project I worked for was related to the two mega-bank mergers. I liked this job and decided to specialize in IT rather than business. Therefore I decided to gain higher education in an English speaking country, because the standard language in financial business was English.

In 2007, I gained a Graduate Certificate from the University of NSW (UNSW) in Australia. During the summer holiday, I worked as a Java Programmer in Sydney for 4 months. In the meantime I encountered financial problems because of the drastic currency rate change, and then I couldn’t afford to complete my masters degree in UNSW. I decided to change to the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and moved to Hobart.

In July 2009, I complete my Masters degree at UTAS. While I was a student I worked as a casual Web Developer to alleviate my financial problem. At the same time I was graduating, I made the decision to settle down in Hobart. Because my decision on my career was done in quite a short time, I was forced to restructure my life for a while. Besides, I wasn’t able to work in my field of expertise. It made me realize it would be hard to work in Hobart with my current skill set and my lack of the local network made my life worse. To get out of this bad environment, I came to the Work It Out program.

Through the vocational career counselling and other information, I found my new path in the medical area. Data manager is one of my long-term career goals, and I have learned w that many health care institutions have that position. However, I do not have any experience or qualifications in the health care industry and it will prevent me from entering those work options. I found the entry point of the industry in Aged Care. Working in the Aged Care industry will fit into my life plan, which is starting a family. Now I would like to be involved into the community and in the future I would like to contribute to the community as a Carer and Data manager.

Tasks and duties of Aged Carer  assist people with their self-medication .plan and implement programs of supervision and care for those in residential care provide support at home with health issues and daily living tasks such as washing, dressing, eating, transport and budgeting supervise and arrange activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of those in residential care make sure that those in residential care are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities supervise those in residential care during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering provide companionship and support during daily activities for those who are sick or aged cook and serve meals, clean premises, wash, iron and perform other household tasks organise refuge accommodation implement appropriate strategies for managing problems related to dementia.

Personal Requirements •	patience, flexibility and understanding •	supportive and caring nature •	able to accept responsibility •	good communication skills •	able to work as part of a team •	able to cope with the physical demands of the job •	able to perform domestic duties efficiently.