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You can visit Careers Markets, Expos and Open Days and you'll find TAFE colleges, universities, employers, private providers and government organisations all trying to help you find a career path.
You can get advice on how to get a job, how to access the training you
want and find out the different types of courses and careers available.
Check with your guidance officer, school counsellor, or careers advisor:
or watch your school notice boards and the local media for details of when
these events are on in your area.
Finding information
- Use websites and the print material provided to you at school,
- Attend Careers Markets, Expos and Open Days,
- Talk to your network of contacts,
- Talk to the people at school whose job it is to help you such as guidance officers,
careers advisors, job pathways providers, group training companies and guest
speakers from Centrelink, tertiary institutions, and employment and industry
representatives.
Career questionnaires
These can help you decide on what pathways you want to follow. The following
websites are helpful in assisting you to gain insights into your interests,
values and abilities and what job opportunities are out there.
Year 12s - Have you read your Exit
Lines?
Exit Lines is a great glossy newsletter issued regularly by the Queensland
Studies Authority to Year 12 students free of charge through their school.
The publication details all sorts of information about getting ready for
leaving school and how to prepare for work and study. Make sure
you get your copies and hold on to them for later reference.
Thinking of having a gap year?
Taking a break after finishing school is a popular option, especially before
taking up further study. The following websites could be useful to you:
The Australian Defence Forces are now inviting interested people to spend
a “Gap Year” in a defence position. Contact Defence Force Recruiting
on www.defence.gov.au.
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