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Overview
On average, most workers will have five to seven career moves in a lifetime.
We’ve put together our top resources and tools for you to manage and plan your career. Or to use as a teacher or career practitioners to provide quality career guidance to others.
Career development
Find out how vocational learning in schools prepares secondary students for work.
The Australian Blueprint for Career Development is a framework that can be used to design, implement and evaluate career development programs for young people and adults. Explore the Australian blueprint for career development.
Find out how creating the right Little ripples can change children's lives.
Career industry bodies
Access a wide range of resources to support you as a career practitioner.
Australia
- Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) (External website, Opens in new window) – National peak body for the career industry in Australia.
International
- International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) (External website, Opens in new window) – Shares information on how to develop policies and systems to improve career development services.
- International Association for Education and Vocational Guidance (External website, Opens in new window) – Offers advice on providing educational and vocational guidance that is ethical and inclusive.
- CEDEFOP (External website, Opens in new window) – The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training – is one of the European Unions (EU) agencies for vocational education and training (VET).
Useful links
Tools
- Skills Match – Get new job ideas (External website, Opens in new window)
- Career Quiz – Understand your work style (External website, Opens in new window)
- Resume Quiz - Learn how to improve it (External website, Opens in new window)
- Resume checklist - What an employer is looking for (External website, Opens in new window)
Job search help
- Job Jumpstart (External website, Opens in new window)
- Jobactive (External website, Opens in new window)
Employment services
- Financial support (External website, Opens in new window)
- Disability support (External website, Opens in new window)
- Remote communities (External website, Opens in new window)
- Transition to work for young people (External website, Opens in new window)
- Parents (External website, Opens in new window)
- Veterans (External website, Opens in new window)
Your rights at work
- Fair Work Ombudsman (External website, Opens in new window)
- What's Next website (External website, Opens in new window)
Visiting or migrating to Australia
- Study in Australia (External website, Opens in new window)
- Work in Australia (External website, Opens in new window)
- Get your trade skills recognised (External website, Opens in new window)
- Get help with English (External website, Opens in new window)
Looking after yourself
- Beyond Blue (External website, Opens in new window)
- Lifeline (External website, Opens in new window)
- Headspace (External website, Opens in new window)
- Head to Health (External website, Opens in new window)
Downloads
Job tips
Find out what employers are looking for, tips to nail your application, and how to prepare for the future.
- Job hunting? Tips for preparation (PDF, 0.1MB)
- How to nail your digital application (PDF, 0.2MB)
- What do employers want? (PDF, 0.2MB)
- Know your skills and experience (PDF, 0.16MB)
- Preparing for the future (PDF, 0.19MB)
- At a glance: Australian jobs (PDF, 0.17MB)
- Bullseye poster (PDF, 1.9MB)
Local job market
The largest industries, top three jobs and most commonly advertised jobs.
- ACT - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.20MB)
- NSW - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.22MB)
- NT - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.22MB)
- QLD - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX , 0.25MB)
- SA - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.25MB)
- TAS - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.22MB)
- VIC - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.24MB)
- WA - (PDF, 1MB) | (DOCX, 0.24MB)