Handy Websites
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT SITES
Skills One - The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence promotes and advances learning, teaching and training in Australian trades education and elevates the status of traditional trades and trades education as a career choice.
Centrelink - The Centrelink website has all the info you need to know on Youth Allowance or Austudy/Abstudy including payment amounts and what requirements you will need to meet to qualify. There also many other handy links and lots of info regarding stuff like Rent Assistance and all the forms you will need for applying! Handy dandy…
Job Juice - can help guide you through the steps to getting a job and starting your career! From decisions about school, to finding your direction, job interview skills and keeping your dream job! This website has it all.
My Future website - can help everyone 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 make career decisions.
Job Guide - describes over 500 occupations and education and training requirements. It includes information on career planning and exploring pathways.
Year 12 – What next? is a practical resource that can be used with students to explore career options.
The Real Game - is a series of personal career exploration games for a variety of age groups.
Australian Apprenticeships - combine paid work with structured training to give young people nationally recognised industry qualifications.
Youth Pathways - helps at risk 13-19 year olds through schooling and transitions to work, training and education.
Australian Career Development Studies (ACDS) - is a free, self-paced resource for anyone interested in maximising their own career development or helping others with career choices.
Going to Uni - provides information about going to University for current and prospective students and their families.
Career Advice Australia - helps young people aged 13 to 19 get access to career information and advice, meaningful work experience and quality informationabout opportunities in industries. Career Advice Australia helps you to make informed decisions about your future.
JobSearch: Job Outlook - for information on job prospects, employment rates and average incomes.
Australian Technical Colleges - educate and train tradespeople and small business owners of the future through an innovative combination of secondary level academic studies and trade training at Certificate III level. You can start training for a career before you leave school!
Youth at Work - Young people are more likely to be injured at work and are often unfamiliar with workplace hazards and safety procedures, including their rights regarding working conditions.
This website aims to provide you with valuable information and resources about working conditions (industrial relations) and occupational health, safety and welfare (OHS&W)
Blue Chilli – A great site for students, parents and teachers to get info on career development and the word of work
There’s More To It Than You Think - Want to turn your interests into your future? This is the place for you! This website is a great source of information for students, parents and teachers. Find out about events you can take part in, share your stories and experiences and tons more!
SITES TO HELP YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF
AYF: Australian Youth Forum – The Australian Youth Forum (AYF) is run by the Australian Government as a communication channel between the Government, young people (aged 15 – 24) and the organisations that work with, for and on behalf of young people (also known as the youth sector). It is about engaging young people and the youth sector in on-going public debate and getting their input to policy and decision making on issues that affect young people’s lives now and in the future.
Government of SA: Office for Youth – How can you access a youth grant? Want to know what a YAC is? Find out all this and more at the Office For Youth – a great source of programs, funding and activities to help you get involved in your community
Youth Affairs Council of SA – Have your voice heard! YACSA represents issues affecting young adults to government on a national level.
Australian Youth Forum - Want to have your say on issues affecting young adult’s lives? This is the place for you to be stand up and be counted!
HEALTH & WELL-BEING SITES
Reach Out - Going through tough times? Reach Out is a place where you can share experiences and connect with other people.
Youth Beyond Blue – Stressed? Anxious? Depressed? You are not alone. You can seek help for you or a friend at Youth Beyond Blue.
Headroom - A brilliant source of information on mental health. Made by young people, for young people. (And parents, too!)
Health Insite – Everyone needs survival skills to get ahead in life. This site covers the skills young people need to develop and the issues they face as they prepare for independence. Here you’ll find information ranging from planning a career and budgeting to living with others and coping with relationships. Your gateway to reliable health information.
