Career Counselling

If you have left school and not been able to find work, make sure you register with Centrelink to help you to get on track.

Professional Career Counselling is available to registered jobseekers to help them establish or redefine their employment, education and training goals.

Career Counselling will help you develop career research and decision making skills against a background of self knowledge and a realistic understanding of the world of work.

Centrelink Career Information is a free service available to all Australians.

Centrelink Career Information Centres are an Australia-wide network of twelve offices that can be accessed by telephone, mail, e-mail or a visit.

Centrelink Career Information offices keep up-to-date information on:

• job and occupational descriptions,
• employment trends and opportunities,
• details of education and training providers,
• details about courses and qualifications, and
• remuneration and financial assistance associated with these options.

WA Career Moves

Trying to choose a job or plan a career? It's not easy. Today there are so many choices and opportunities available, and it's likely as you gain more skills, you will change jobs many times throughout your lifetime.

Aussie Careers Guide is a useful directory for work, study and resources for students and people looking at changing careers.

A range of publications on how to choose an occupation and how to plan a career:

New Apprenticeships offer a new career pathway for students. New Apprenticeships are taking apprenticeships and traineeships to a whole new level. They will be more relevant and accessible for young people. Apprenticeships and traineeships offer enormous career opportunities for young people who are still at school or who have left school. They unlock careers for young people and encourage life-long learning.

HECS - answers your questions about the Higher Education Contribution Scheme. We also have a publication on the Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme 1999.

Youth Allowance is a single income support payment for young Australians, irrespective of whether they are in education, training, unemployed or sick.

Details a training program designed to assist people to establish self employment ventures through the provision of a small enterprise training package.

Contains information about enterprising activities, programmes, competitions, projects and resources which are particularly relevant to students.

WorkSafe Smart Move is an on-line safety and health induction package for secondary school students undertaking work placements and work experience as part of their school curriculum. This package is designed to help young people improve their knowledge and understanding of occupational safety and health issues before they enter the workplace. It is also useful for young people who are already in the workplace.

The Source

The Source has been designed so that young people, and the wider community, can know about the programmes and services that the Commonwealth Government provides for young people. However, not only is this site an important information source, it's meant to be fun and useful too. You'll find many interesting links here, programmes and utilities, information on getting a job, career information, youth health issues and a Have Your Say section so we know what issues are important to you.

Careers On-Line

Information about jobs and careers in Australia

Career Information links gathered by the Westminster School, Adelaide.