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HELP YOUR CHILD CONNECT TO THEIR
FUTURE
As a parent / carer you
have a key role in helping your child make career
decisions.
My Future - this site can 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. www.myfuture.edu.au
Job Guide - describes over 500 occupations, education and
training requirements. It includes information on career
planning and exploring pathways. www.jobguide.dest.gov.au
Year 12 - What Next - is an online guide with tips and
ideas about exploring different career pathways and further
education and training options. www.year12whatnext.gov.au
Career Advice Australia - assist young people aged 13 to
19 get access to career information and advice, meaningful work
experience and quality information about opportunities in
industries. Career Advice Australia helps you to make
informed decisions about your future. www.careeradviceaustralia.gov.au
CareersConnected - aims to establish connections between
young people and industry, to help build successful careers and
enable industry to invest in the skills required for Australia’s
future success. The web site provides an outline of the various
Career Development activities that are available to young people
and includes video content. Also available on the web site is a
comprehensive Career Resource Directory, which provides details on
the latest career resources available. wwww.careersconnected.com.au
Gaining Skills - Provides information for job seekers
about how to gain skills to better equip them to find work. It
includes links to training and study opportunities, work
experience, volunteering and community work. www.workplace.gov.au
Career Bulls eye Charts- This is a series of 30 career
information charts which relate to school subjects and the many
occupations that each subject can lead to. With your teenager
you can identify what occupations are linked to the school subjects
they like. These charts can be downloaded. Please click here to view
Job Juice - is a school leaver's portal that enables
young people to rapidly access information about employment and
other related services. It provides links to career and job
information, has a job search facility, career tips and information
job prospects, wages and conditions, apprenticeships and
traineeship's, training and volunteering options. www.jobjuice.gov.au
Department of Education & Early Childhood Development
- The DEECD web site has information for parents, students and
professionals on the stages of development, learning and the
choices available from kindergarten to secondary school and beyond.
www.education.vic.gov.au
APPRENTICESHIPS
Australian Apprenticeships Job Pathways Service - This
web site allows users to explore apprenticeship options and
outcomes. It allows you to search by industry, trade and job
pathway. In addition to job descriptions and career pathways,
the site provides general information on apprenticeships. www.aajobpathways.com.au
Australian Industry Training Services - This web site is
regularly updated with current apprenticeships, traineeships and
cadetship positions available through AiGTS. In addition to job
descriptions and career pathways, the site provides general
information on apprenticeships. www.aigts.com.au
Australian Apprenticeships - This web site gives detailed
information on the Australian Government's Apprenticeships scheme.
It includes information for employers, school students and
job seekers.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
Tools for your Trade - If you're an Apprentice who is in
the first year of your Apprenticeship and undertaking a
qualification leading towards an eligible trade occupation, you may
be able to receive a tool kit. www.toolsforyourtrade.com.au
VOLUNTEERING
Go Volunteer is an initiative of Volunteering Australia
and the site provides you with all you need to find out about
volunteer opportunities, which often lead to paid employment. The
site helps you make the best match possible between your personal
requirements and choice of volunteer work. www.govolunteer.com.au
INDUSTRY RELATED LINKS
Automotive Industry
The Automotive industry requires highly motivated employees who
will meet the demands of producing vehicles and components. Check
out the following automotive sites for career advice and employment
information:
www.autocareers.com.au
www.vacc.com.au
Agriculture, Food, Racing, Meat
& Landscaping Industries
This web site profiles over 300 careers in 19 industries showing
each individual's pathway through subjects studied at school, and
the various alternative ways they completed their training to
become qualified. These are powerful stories of great value
to career choosers.
www.agrifoodcareers.com.au
Building Industry
The building industry has many related occupations. Identify
your interests and then discover their relationship to the Building
industry. Some areas covered are Planning, Art &
Design, Environmental studies. For further information
look at.
www.bigplans.com.au
Electrotechnology
Industry
This is a diverse and interesting field to develop a career.
It offers great variety and a wide choice of sectors to work
in, and different jobs within those sectors, some of which are
domestic homes, commercial or industrial premises, the armed
forces and other specialised industries. www.electrotecfutures.com.au
Check out the Take the Test option in the left hand margin for
the online pre-apprenticeship self-assessment test.
www.ee-oz.com.au
Engineering &
Manufacturing
Click on www.myfuture.edu.au for
information on the many different engineering and manufacturing
career and employment areas in Australia.
Health & Community
Services
A range of job profiles in both the health & Community
Service Sectors are available to browse at this web site and
includes course requirements and career development information -
www.hcscareers.vic.edu.au
or
www.communityactivecareers.com.au
Hospitality
For careers in the Hospitality Industry look at www.discoverhospitality.com
Information & Communication
Technology
For information in these growing areas look at: Australian
Information Industry Association - www.aiia.com.au
Game Developers Association of Australia - www.gdaa.com.au
Mining
The Mining Industry is on the increase in Australia and has many
different career opportunities.
www.minerals.org.au
Plumbing
For information on plumbing apprentices check out the Master
Plumber and Mechanical Services Association web site
www.plumbingcareer.com.au
Retail
For information on retail apprentices check out the Australian
Retailers Association web site www.retail.org.au
Rural Skills
For information on Careers in agriculture, horticulture, animal
care, land and park management, the environment, aqua culture and
livestock production check out the Rural Skills web site www.ruralskills.com.au
Tourism
For information on careers in tourism the following web site www.tourismtraining.com.au
Transport and
Distribution
For information on careers in this developing industry
checkout the following web site www.myfreightcareer.com.au
TERTIARY EDUCATION INFORMATION
FOR PARENTS
Going to TAFE &
University
TAFE is the perfect place to gain skills and qualifications you
need to make the most of business and industry's ever expanding
demand for skills and often the place to prepare for a career or
from there move on to University.
There are more than 1400 accredited courses on offer at TAFE
Institutes across Victoria. For further information look at
www.tafe.vic.gov.au/tafecourses
For information on University courses, providers and financial
support for higher education can be found at the following web site
www.goingtouni.gov.au
Information, that can assist parents with their children
choosing courses at individual TAFEs or Universisites can be found
at the following web sites:
La Trobe University - www.latrobe.edu.au
RMIT TAFE & University
- www.rmit.edu.au
University of Melbourne -
www.unimelb.edu.au
Victoria University
& TAFE - www.vu.edu.au
Kangan Batman TAFE -
www.kangan.edu.au
NMIT TAFE - www.nmit.vic.edu.au
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