Career information
Career Information Centres
Centrelink’s Career Information Centres hold printed, video and computerised career information. Their experienced staff can help you with your career research.
For more information, or to find contact details for your nearest centre, go to Career Information Centres.
Experience+ Career Advice
Experience+ Career Advice is a free telephone based service which provides professional, informed career advice by qualified Career Advisers to assist all mature age Australians who are 45 years and over. Career Advisers will help you identify transferrable skills, explore career options and develop a plan of action to help you achieve your employment goals.
Career Advisers can also review your résumé and provide detailed feedback and suggestions that will allow you to present yourself effectively to employers.
For more information, visit the Experience+ Career Advice website.
Job Guide 2011
The Job Guide 2011 site includes hundreds of occupational profiles.
The Job Guide is distributed to schools with year 10 students, career advisers at all TAFEs and universities as well as youth-focused Australian Government funded programs that provide career advice and support to year 10 aged students.
Visit the Job Guide 2011 website.
Indigenous Youth Mobility Program
The Indigenous Youth Mobility Program helps young Indigenous people move away from home to gain the skills they need to get a job in their community or elsewhere..
The program assists young Indigenous people aged 16-24 from remote areas to relocate to one of the IYMP Host Locations to complete post secondary education and training to get qualifications they need to obtain sustainable employment.
For more information, visit the Indigenous Youth Mobility Program website.
myfuture
www.myfuture.edu.au can help you make career decisions, plan your career pathways and manage work transitions.
You can identify and explore career options, and find information on occupations, industries, courses, training providers and scholarships.
myfuture provides up to date career resources to help parents and the broader community support others in exploring and planning careers.
myfuture is jointly funded by the Australian, state and territory governments.
Go to the myfuture website.
National Partnership of Youth Attainment and Transitions
The National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions aims to increase the educational engagement and attainment of young people and improve their transition to post school education, training and employment.
The National Partnership includes:
- the Youth Connections program
- the School Business Community Partnership Brokers program
- initiatives to maximise engagement, attainment and successful transitions
- a Compact with Young Australians
- a range of National Career Development initiatives.
To read more, go to the National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions website.
SkillsInfo
The SkillsInfo website includes information about employment trends and prospects, and links to information on industry employment, careers, skill needs and training options.
Use the information in SkillsInfo to find skills-related information for industries and regions across Australia.
Go to the SkillsInfo website.