About Career Advice Australia
Career Advice Australia is an Australia Government initiative that works closely with existing career and transition programs to provide a national career development and transition support system for all young Australians aged 13 to 19 years.
The Career Advice Australia initiative focuses on encouraging industry to be actively involved in shaping their future workforce by leading the way in young people’s career development, guidance and training.
The Australian Government has created a national Career Advice Australia network which works with industry and business at a local, regional and national level to ensure that current day career development is meeting the needs of both young people and their future employees.
This has been initiated through the nationwide expansion of Local Community Partnerships, and the creation of national networks of Regional Industry Career Advisers and National Industry Career Specialists.
- National Industry Career Specialists represent the ten industry sectors and provide industry sector-specific information, particularly on skills needs and labour markets.
- Regional Industry Career Advisers ensure that young people, parents, schools and local business receive relevant localised industry career information, advice and resources.
- Local Community Partnerships assist schools, local businesses, community organisations and industry bodies to deliver career development and transition support services to help all young people gain skills, experience, professional guidance and access to industry-based career information.
- Youth Pathways offers personalised assistance to help young people who are at risk of not making it through school or on to further education, training or employment.
- Connections (previously known as Partnership Outreach Education Model (POEM)) gives young people who have left school another chance at learning through flexible and accredited education and training options.
