How you can help
Your child may talk to you about their ideas, plans and hopes for the future. Be positive about their thoughts and their chances of finding a satisfying career path. Talk about how different jobs might work for them. Help them identify their positive qualities, interests, likes and experiences.
Check out:
- Parents talking career choices—an overview and tips for parents
- Job Guide—for descriptions of more than 1500 occupations
- Year12 - What next—tips and ideas about different career pathways
- myfuture—details of 1500 occupations and the education and training needed for each
- Australian Apprenticeships—covering about 500 occupations
- Goingtouni—useful information about what’s on offer and where, entrance requirements, how to apply, fees and cut-off dates
- employability skills—The skills young people need
- work experience and volunteer community possibilities
- careers expos, and TAFE and university open days