Career Information Foradults(As at June 2014)

Career Information ForAdults(as at June 2014)

Myfuturecan help everyone to make career decisions. It has information on industries, occupations, study choices, scholarships, education and training providers, regional employment trends, videos and more. It has a personalised career exploration tool which helps people to discover jobs that suit them, and provides advice for people helping others to make career decisions.

Australian Apprenticeshipscombine paid work with structured training to give people nationally recognised industry qualifications.

Job Outlookis a careers and labour market research information site covering around 350 individual occupations.

Find out where Australian Apprenticeshipsare available and follow links to job pathways and job descriptions.

Adult Learning Australiarepresents organisations and individuals in the adult learning field.

TheNew Enterprise Incentive Schemehelps eligible job seekers interested in starting and running a small business.

Employment Assistance and Support

Job Services Australiagives job seekers increased flexibility and access to support and services that are relevant and tailored to their individual circumstances.

Disability Employment Servicescan help people with disability to find and keep a job. People with Disability will normally access Disability Employment Services once they have left education or training. However, some school students in their final year of school with significant disability may be eligible to access the assistance of Disability Employment Services to transition from school to work as an Eligible School Leaver.

Fair Work Australiaprovides information and advice about Australia’s national workplace relations system.

Graduate Careers Australiaprovides information about employment and career opportunities for graduates.

The Indigenous Employment Lineprovides information on Indigenous employment programs phone 1802 102.

Indigenous Jobs Australiaconnects Indigenous Australian job seekers to employers who are searching for Indigenous employees.

The Skills for Education and Employment(SEE) program helps eligible job seekers improve their English language, literacy and numeracy skills so they can achieve long-term employment or undertake further study or training as a pathway to employment.

The National Disability Coordination Officer(NDCO) Program aims to help people with a disability to move between Vocational Education and Training (VET), university and work.

JobAccess is a one-stop information shop for all matters relating to the employment of people with
a disability.

The Labour Market Information Portalis an online resource with comprehensive and forward-looking data on industry employment, skills-related information and links to industries and regions. SkillsInfo has information on education and training, skill shortages, workforce ageing and Information and Communication Technology skills.

Financial assistance

Study Assistprovides information to students about Australian Government assistance for financing tertiary study. The website offers information on courses, providers, Government loan schemes, student support services and publications.

Indigenous Cadetship Supporthelps Indigenous students by providing money to cover living costs while studying, as well as paid work experience in the holidays or throughout the year.

VET FEE-HELPis an income contingent loan scheme for VET sector that assists eligible students undertaking VET courses at the diploma level and above with an approved VET provider.

You may be able to access support services and programs to continue your education and training,
or to start work. For more information visit the Human Services website.

Training information

MySkillsis Australia’s Directory of Training. MySkills features information on all publicly available, nationally recognised vocational education and training in Australia. It is a Government initiative to assist individuals and employers to choose the training provider that best suits their needs. MySkills contains a range of training stories, statistical information on training providers and outcomes, and links to career and study assistance information.

Open Universities Australiaa flexible way to study toward a university degree off-campus.

Volunteering Australiaprovides information about a range of opportunities for volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to gain work experience in an area that you are interested in.

For more information visit the Department of Education website.