Links - young people

Selected sites aimed at young people in transition from school to post school. See also the Careers section of the VECO Resources Library

ACTU Worksite

Learn about the world of work in Australia from the Australian Council of Trade Unions' worksite. The site is aimed at students and includes lots of information on terminology and case studies.

Go Career!

Go Career is a Commonwealth campaign designed to highlight the range of activities and initiatives which will be brought together to provide young people with information, the right sort of skills, training, experience and advice to enable them to make and act on informed choices about their futures.

Australian Job Search

A free service provided for the Federal Government for both job seekers and employers. 

Australian National Youth Roundtable

A national forum where young Australians can speak directly with Government and to ensure that their views are taken into account in policy-making processes.

Centrelink

Find out about your entitlements as a student or job seeker.

New Apprenticeships

This site has extensive information about New Apprenticeships including new material on School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

New Apprenticeships information service

This site provides training package information to New Apprenticeships centres.

Take Off!

A site for students to explore future pathways! A companion kit including a videotape is also available.

The Source

The Source has been designed so that young people, and the wider community, can know about the programmes and services that the Commonwealth government provides for young people. The site has heaps of great links, programmes and utilities, information on getting a job and careers, youth health issues and a youth poll.

Training: it Pays to Stay!

"If you give it away now - what are you giving away later?" This site gives good reasons for young people to continue with training beyond the post compulsory years of schooling.

YouthGAS

YouthGAS is a site for youth and the youth sector providing directories of youth related services and organisations as well as a calendar of events.