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We support best practice and innovation in the delivery of careers programs and promote career education as a professional and recognised field of endeavour.

July 18, 2018

Almost half of Australia's young apprentices drop out of their training

Trade jobs are losing their appeal, termed a ‘mid-life crisis’ by The Australian, with around half of apprentices dropping out of their training.

Tags: apprenticeships / NCVER / skill shortages / trades / industry

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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Albert Einstein

July 18, 2018

Are students training for jobs that won't exist?

New research by the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) has found that almost two thirds of Australian students are training for jobs that will not exist or are set to change drastically in the future.

Tags: VET / future workforce / automation / industry / entrepreneurship / unemployment / enterprise learning

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July 18, 2018

2015 ACS Seminars

Tags: career event

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July 18, 2018

Job Guide and Myfuture continue to operate

Students will still have access to Job Guide and myfuture, despite the discontinuation of funding for these resources in the 2014 Federal Budget.

Tags: Job Guide / myfuture / The Good Careers Guide

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July 18, 2018

New Online Tool Aims to Increase Apprenticeship Completion Rates

http://employingapprentices.

Tags: apprenticeships

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July 18, 2018

Networking — Vanine Gilmore

Vanine is a career coach, mentor, trainer and counsellor for Worklife Directions, based in Cairns.

Tags: networking / member focus

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A ship in a harbour is safe - but that is not what ships are built for.

John Shedd

July 18, 2018

A world of opportunity for AIE’s games and films grads

The specialist courses at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) enable graduates to pursue careers in diverse range of related industries, from blockbuster video games and Hollywood movies to guiding a new generation of students through their training at our Australian campuses. Read more
July 18, 2018

Combining your passion with your career

Tags: communications / sport

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July 18, 2018

The value of a careers qualification

By Maria Cox I have been working in the Adult Community and Further Education sector (Victoria’s Learn Local) for about three years, delivering pathway programs to vulnerable learners in Melbourne’s west. Read more

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