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A comprehensive career exploration and planning resource. Two main sections accessible via the home page - my guide and the facts. Students can build their own personal profiles by completing the various questionnaires in the my guide section. Career ideas are generated based on the interests, skills, values etc identified in their profile. The facts section provides information from a variety of reliable data sources about occupations, industries, salaries, regional labour markets, courses and training options, financial study assistance
Self-assessment career quiz and career planning advice for school age students
Created primarily for use by Year 10 students. (Hard copies distributed mid-year.) Contains almost 600 occupational descriptions and information about related educational and training pathways. Also provides information and tips on how to work out which occupations suit you best based on interests and abilities
Career information service site housed by Queensland Studies Authority (QSA). Designed to help students and their parents map a pathway to a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and beyond. Also the site where students view their learning account to monitor their progress towards a QCE
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
Comprehensive information site relevant to apprenticeships and traineeships. Menu includes a section specific to current school students
Central, as opposed to university-specific, source of information about graduate careers and employment. Great range of career education materials relevant to higher education students (or prospective students) as well as graduate destination data. Many publications must be purchased but some are available as free downloads. Free resources include career profiles for 40 different fields of study and the annual publication GradFiles which provides information about current graduate employment trends, salaries and level of satisfaction with courses
Website of the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). Current information about tertiary course entry requirements and application procedures.