School Students: Useful Links
Career Information
The Job Guide; Provides a look at the range of occupations,
education and training pathways, and information to help you
workout what occupation suites you best based on your interests
and abilities.
https://www.education.gov.au/job-guide
MyFuture Website: Build your career profile by identifying your
interests and exploring occupations.
https://myfuture.edu.au/
Bullseye book: Helps to identify occupations that link with subjects
studied at school and indicate what level of education and training
is required.
https://www.education.gov.au/career-bullseye-posters
My Big Tomorrow: Discover your dream career, experience a day in
the life of someone doing that job and find out how they got there.
www.mybigtomorrow.com.au/
Enquiring Mind Games: Choose what you are interested in from 21
options and then hear from the experts and learn pathways to get
the job.
www.enquiringminds.com.au/?careers=games
Ace Day Jobs: A series of five minute videos of Australians with
innovative careers. Its about people who really love their work and
they got into it.
www.abc.net.au/acedayjobs/
Job Outlook: Provides information on workforce and occupational
characteristics including employment growth, earnings, skills and
typical work activities.
http://www.joboutlook.gov.au/
Disclosure
Choosing your path: Disclosure is a personal decision addresses the
challenges for people with disabilities, employers and educators.
pubsites.uws.edu.au/ndco/disclosure/
The Disability standard for education website has been designed
to help understand important parts of the Disability Standards for
Education.
http://www.ddaedustandards.info/what-are-the-disabilitystandards-for-education
Education & Training
Make your Mark: How will you make your mark on the world?
Discover your future and live the kind of life you want through further
education.
www.makeyourmark.edu.au/
Study Assist: Information for students about government assistance
for financing tertiary study.
www.studyassist.gov.au/
Campus Quest: Is a game designed to help people understand and
prepare for life at University.
www.studyassist.gov.au/
What’s Uni Like: Is an online course to answer the following
questions; Is Uni for me? What should I expect at Uni? What
academic skills will I need?
www.whats-uni-like.edu.au/
QILT Website: Allows you to do university comparisons; find out
about real student experiences and employment outcomes.
https://www.qilt.edu.au/
First in Family Website: Is designed for current and intending university
students who are the first in their immediate family to go to university,
as well as for their families.
http://www.firstinfamily.com.au/
My Skills: Provides information on training courses for school levers,
students, apprentices and employers.
https://www.myskills.gov.au/
Queensland Skills Gateway: Provides details of training providers in
your area. www.skillsgateway.training.qld.gov.au/
Training Consumer Tips: Is a guide for anyone looking to undertake
training to find the right provider.
https://training.qld.gov.au/training/courses/studentguide/tip
Skill Shortage Areas: Provides a current list of training courses and
Australian Apprenticeships on the skill shortage list. https://docs.
employment.gov.au/documents/skill-shortage-list-australia
Government subsidy training program: Highlights a range of courses
and programs in Queensland that offer government subsidies to
students.
https://training.qld.gov.au/docs-data/strategies/vetinvest/
subsidieslist
Employment
JobAccess: Is here to help people with disabilities find and
keep jobs, get promoted to better jobs, upgrade or expand
their workplaces. https://www.jobaccess.gov.au/
JobSearch: Free online jobs site operated by the Australian
Government to assist job seekers into employment and connect
employers with quality staff.
https://jobsearch.gov.au/job
Australian Apprenticeships Pathways: Job descriptions, career
pathways charts, aptitude quizzes and pre-apprenticeship course
search.
http://www.aapathways.com.au/
Australian Apprenticeships: Provides quick and easy access to
information regarding Australian Apprenticeships.
https://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
Group Training Organisation: (GTO) Offers advice, support
and employs apprentices and trainees and places them with a
host business.
www.grouptraining.com.au/Find/find_gto.html
Fair Work Ombudsman: When you start a new job there are a few
things you should be aware of; employment conditions and award,
getting paid, unpaid work, and helpful resources.
www.fairwork.gov.au/
General
Launchpad: A resource for young people with Autism or Asperger’s
on all the steps involved in finishing school to help make good
decisions.
www.autismlaunchpad.org.au/
Get Out There: An interactive site covering all aspects of the world
after school - the job hunt, getting money under control, stay safe,
higher education, get healthy, renting, protecting yourself online.
www.getoutthere.qld.gov.au/
Money Smart: Being smart with money - moving out of home,
getting a phone, buying a car, your first job etc.
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/
www.ndco.stepscs.net.au