About Us - On The Job - Careers Expo

Our Educational Philosophy
What is On the Job?
Who benefits?
How is On the Job different to other websites?
What's New

Frances Moore
Fuzz Grant - our Illustrator
Rob Moore

"On the Job" [OTJ] is a careers teaching resource that uses careers as a way to enhance Literacy and Numeracy skills in students in a fun and engaging way. OTJ concentrates on providing information, having creative and critical thinking skill activities, and, links to Associations, YouTubes about a particular job.

Our Educational Philosophy

* To encourage students to critically think, extend their numeracy skills and promote their literacy
* To show, engage and inspire students with amazing Australians who are working [or worked] in a particular job.
* Save student time as information is all in one place - job information; videos; Did you know?; Activities

What is On the Job?

* FREE Online Resource with over 2000+ jobs listed along with information, activities and links.
* Full Job Listing
* Australian focus
* Uses the vehicle of careers to:
       ~ inspire and encourage students to look at real world situations
       ~ make decisions, and
       ~ think

This eLearning resource uses literacy and numeracy activities, from simple to complex, to explore a range of careers for Australian students (Years 5 - 12). We have produced lesson plans and guides to achieve this goal.

The website is paired with lesson plans, activities, reading material, discussion questions, games and more.

"On the Job" builds on what students have learnt in their earlier years in Primary School about the world of work and helps students go from the concrete to the abstract in their thinking.

"On the Job" has challenging information, activities and links for students in Primary Middle Secondary.

Who benefits?

Students
All Years 5 - 12 Teachers teaching English, Mathematics, Science, & Humanities including Careers Education.
Parents & Carers

How is On the Job different to other websites?

Information section is collated from a range of websites

Good Universities Guide

Open Universities

My Big Tomorrow

CareerFAQs

CareerHarvest

JobHero

Study

We have developed challenging and interesting activities that go with each job and links to relevant websites. The activities are paired with lesson plans, reading material, discussion questions, games and more. The activities target:

eLearning
based on the Australian Curriculum General Capabilities [ACGC]
for individual exploration or for classroom use
collaborative resources from Australian teachers - all resources submitted are acknowledged

There are also over 150 "Life on the Job" [LOTJ] people. The website is Australian-centric but there are a few famous International people we have highlighted along with famous, Indigenous and ordinary Australians [some doing extraordinary things]. LOTJ has information about the pathway of the person, links to websites about this person, and, activities based on this person's life or the major career they have followed.

We have developed snapshots of people on the job as well in what we call CAMEO

What's New

Each week there are new jobs listed, or LOTJ people, or resources or all of the above.

Meet the Team

Frances portrait

Frances Moore
Creator and Maintainer

Frances has a degree in B.A. (Biological Sciences) Macquarie University, a Diploma in Education (UNE); a Diploma of Business; Certicate of Teacher Education (Classroom Practice) The Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Association (FAPSA); a Philosophy for Children Level 2, Train the Trainer (FAPSA); and, a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Frances set up "On the Job" website early in her career as the Managing Director of Moore Technologies at the request of a Deputy Principal in a Primary School. When launched back in 2001, the website received a "Golden Web Award" for creative thinking and encouraging students to be engaged in careers in a different way.

So.... 2026 makes this 25 years of On the Job

As an Educator with over 30 years experience, Frances is passionate about critical thinking and eLearning. She decided that she would use her background in Secondary Education to expand the On the Job website to target students and their teachers from Years 5 - 10. This target group remained until 7 years ago.

When showing Years 10 - 12 Teachers the website at a CMA Conference, they said that they would like to use it within their classes and thought that the activities were well suited to encourage their students in a range of subject areas. So On the Job was expanded!

You will notice a different icon, Philosophy across the website. During her time in the Department of Education, Frances was asked to assess the significantly different NAPLAN scores from one school in Brisbane. There she discovered that the school conducted "Philosophy 4 Schools" with students from Kindergarten to Year 7. Their scores were off the charts so Frances investigated further. She then embarked on getting training in this programme. Frances is now a Train the Trainer in Philosophy 4 Schools (previously Philosophy 4 Children) and was the Secretary of SOPHY - the ACT branch for a number of years. Frances hopes that by adding stimulus materials to OTJ website, teachers will conduct Communities of Inquiry to promote deeper thinking amongst their students.

At one stage, Frances collected over 19 thousand and reviewed over 12 thousand WebQuests [the Rich Thinking Task variety - rather than research assignments] in her hope that teachers would love these inquiry and project based activities and use them in their classrooms. See below for some examples that Frances created or developed.

Frances continues to add new job profiles each week to OTJ and would be delighted to hear from teachers if they need any particular jobs researched for their students. Each day she learns more and is having fun!

Positions held by Frances Moore

• Medical Technologist, Blood Bank, Repatriation Hospital Concord
• Medical Technologist, Cancer Research, Prince of Wales Hospital
• Science Teacher, Marist College Canberra
• Science Coordinator, Marist College Canberra
• Deputy Principal, Curriculum, St Clare’s College Canberra
• Managing Director, Moore Technologies Pty Ltd including WebQuest Direct
• Lecturer/Tutor University of Canberra
• Executive Officer Online Services ACT Department of Education
• Guest Lecturer ACU; CQU; James Cook University
• Academic Skills Advisor ACU
• Acting Manager ACU Online
• Equity Pathways Officer ACU
• Summer Clemente Community Program - Lecturer & Tutor
• Casual Academic – Education ACU
• Tertiary Supervisor for Secondary & Primary Pre-Service Teachers, ACU

In 2016, On the Job was recognised as an Online Learning Destination by the University of Adelaide as part of their Equity Outreach. On the Job continues to be an Online Learning Destination.

This Children's University has expanded to include Africa.

The Aim is to "Help develop free-thinking and inquisitive children who enjoy learning."

Fuzz, our Illustrator Extraordinaire, has decided after decades of working with On the Job, that she would like to concentrate on her own work. We are very sad at On the Job for this departure!

Read her story here.

To see more of her work, Fuzz concentrates on "visualizing the welfare of children", click here

On the Job and Fuzz

Some examples of Fuzz's work for On the Job..

aboriginal worker Aerospace Engineer Audiologist Greenkeeper Microbiologist

We are hoping to get the help of an outstanding illustrator soon!

Rob

Rob, the Technology person behind On the Job. Rob is also the "sounding board" and ideas person!

Qualifications: BA (Hons) Macq; MSc (Hons) Macq; MEngSci (Project Management) UNSW; MA ACU

Australasia Children's University - part of the Children's Universities Worldwide and operated by The University of Adelaide - has contacted On the Job again to renew our part of this great equity participation. "On the Job" is an Australasia Children's University Online Learning Destination!

Get your students to investigate!

WebQuests are Rich Tasks.

WebQuests are Lesson Plans with all the resources ready for you to use.

These WebQuests are Rich Tasks where students are asked to explore more deeply into a topic. Students use and develop their creative and critical thinking skills, discuss, debate and carry out Community of Inquiries.

The following WebQuests have been created or adapted by Frances Moore and On the Job

Gold Force [Reviewed 2020] Three teams to solve "What is Gold?" "Why is it so important?"	The Petrov Affair Created for the Museum of Australian Democracy. This WQ introduces your students to the Cold War and Australia's part in it. The Museum does not maintain this WebQuest any longer but it is still available.
Ivory Trade WebQuest This WebQuest is based on the information provided initially by Behind the News [BTN].	Much Ado About Costumes (Adapted from the play)