Oceania and the Pacific

On this page: Australia • New Zealand

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Australia

• Choosing your path
  http://sites.uws.edu.au/rdlo/disclosure/
  The online resource is aimed at students and employees with disabilities, and employers, educators and support services. It provides information on:
  • the options and pathways a person with a disability has when deciding to disclose their disability in post secondary education and employment, and
  • the rights, roles and responsibilities of all parties when deciding about disclosing a disability in post secondary education and employment.
  The resources on Education and Employment include guidance for all stages of education or career.
• JobGuide 2005
  http://jobguide.dest.gov.au/
  The Job Guide by the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training is aimed at school students preparing for further education and training or entry level employment. It includes sections on building a career; looking for work; learning pathways; apprenticeships; vocational education and training in schools and transitions in study, work and career. The website also includes hundreds of occupational profiles.
  There is a downloadable Career Information Pack for Parents on the website, informing parents of possible career pathways for their teenagers, and of how they can help their teenagers’ careers.
• Make a Noise - Youth Voice Portal
  http://makeanoise.ysp.org.au/life.asp
  This collaborative initiative between NSW Health and the NSW Department of Education and Training has online information on job applications, apprenticeships, finding a new job, job interviews, exam skills, studying at home, study skills and educational institutions.
• Myfuture
  http://www.myfuture.edu.au/
  myfuture is designed for all Australians wishing to explore their skills and interests, identify possible career paths, develop their career plan and research options for further study and training. It is a "one-stop-shop" which brings together comprehensive yet easy to follow information about the labour market, education, training and jobs in Australia. One of myfuture's unique features is that users are able to create an individualised profile. Users can match their interests, values, skills, aspirations and abilities to possible occupations and can re-enter the site at any time to access and update their profiles as their skills develop or interests change. While particularly useful for young people making decisions about subject choice, vocational pathways and employment, myfuture will also assist adults returning to the workforce or changing career direction.
• Source
  http://www.thesource.gov.au/
  The careers section of this government youth site gives information on new apprenticeships, getting a job (resumes, interviews etc.), career advice, job search and starting a business.

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New Zealand

• Career Services Rapuara
  http://www.careers.govt.nz/
  This is a very comprehensive government site with information and services.
  Information includes:
  • KiwiCareers and associated electronically based products,
  • Local up-to-date labour market information, and
  • Industry information dissemination - via electronic, web page and paper based media.
  Services include:
  • Careers workshops for senior and junior Maori and Pacific secondary school students,
  • Parents as Career Educators workshops (PACE) for Year 7 and 8 secondary parents,
  • Teachers as Career Educators workshops (TACE) for Year 7 and 8 teachers; knowledge enhancement workshops, including a focus on Maori roles,
  • Work Capacity Assessment and vocational assessment procedures for workplace injury clients,
  • Induction training for new careers advisors,
  • Schools consultation visits, and
  • Community Outreach visits.
• Kiwi Careers
  www.kiwicareers.govt.nz
  KiwiCareers is an information resource on jobs, careers and training, with links to relevant national and international websites. It provides various links to resources offering advice on identifying suitable career options, finding work and developing at work. There are also hundreds of job outlines on the website.
  Pathfinder, an online programme of Kiwi Careers, helps people identify their career needs and generate a personal profile based on a questionnaire, review career suggestions and make a career plan.