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[|Edna careers]
edna has a large collection of evaluated resources related to careers. This theme page can be found at Below is a sample of the information available.


 * [|Career opportunities]
 * [|Careers]
 * [|Careers education]
 * [|Courses and other activities]
 * [|Enterprise and careers]
 * [|Social, educational & employment skills]
 * [|VET in schools]
 * [|Work readiness]

[|Employment Directions Network][[image:file/view/Logo_EDN.gif link="http://www.employmentdirections.net.au/index.html"]]
The Employment Directions Network (EDN) career centres are a ** FREE ** community service for all West Australians to assist you with career guidance and advice you need to make your way in the world of work. Contact us for further information on ** 13 64 64 **.
 * Who can we help?** All West Australians including:-
 * Aboriginal Australians
 * ex offenders
 * migrants and people from a multicultural backgrounds
 * people looking for a change of career
 * people interested in environmental or eco jobs
 * unemployed
 * They are staffed by local people who can:-**
 * provide you with personalised career guidance
 * help you develop a career plan
 * provide access to printed and electronic information and internet based resources
 * examine what is required in the modern workplace
 * work with you to develop the skills you will need to gain employment
 * help you have your skills and competencies recognised (RCC)
 * provide information on how to access employment and training services in your region
 * Our Programs** - in addition to general career guidance we have tailored programs that cover:-
 * Apprenticeship and Traineeship information
 * [|Parents as Career Partners (PACP)]
 * [|School Leaver Program (SLP)] - assistance to Students and Youth
 * School to University transition
 * [|Profit from Experience (PFE)] - assistance for people 40 years and older
 * At the centres you can use and access:-**
 * career exploration tools
 * free internet access (for career guidance purposes) [[image:http://www.employmentdirections.net.au/images/Metro%20Map.jpg width="185" height="250" align="right"]]
 * video conferencing
 * training programs and workshops
 * resume writing software
 * a quality referral service

[|Job Guide][[image:file/view/hme_header_bg.gif width="800" height="133" align="right" link="http://www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/"]]
The Job Guide provides an in-depth look at a range of occupations, and their education and training pathways. It also gives useful information about how to work out what occupations suit you best, based on your interests and abilities. You can narrow the list of around 1500 occupations, specialisations and alternative job names by using [|Job Search] The Job Guide also shows useful contact addresses under each entry so that you can find out more detailed information about the occupation. The information included here was correct at the time of publication, but requirements for courses may have changed. Check specific entry requirements with institutions, and the Australian Apprenticeship options at your school, before you make subject choices for Years 11 or 12.

Job Guide 2009
The Job Guide 2009 site includes hundreds of occupational profiles. The Job Guide is distributed to schools with year 10 students, career advisers at all TAFEs and universities as well as youth-focused Australian Government funded programs that provide career advice and support to year 10 aged students. Visit the [|Job Guide 2009 website].

JobJuice
JobJuice aims to help make the complex process of deciding on a career and finding a job a little easier. The site is broken down into five core sections: To help make your career decision a little easier, visit [|www.jobjuice.gov.au].
 * 1) at school
 * 2) choose a direction
 * 3) get that job
 * 4) at work
 * 5) extra assistance

myfuture
www.myfuture.edu.au is Australias national career information and exploration service. It can help you make career decisions, plan your career pathways and manage work transitions. You can identify and explore career options in My Guide, and find information on occupations, industries, courses, training providers, scholarships and more in The Facts. The Assist Others section provides up-to-date careers resources to help parents and the broader community support others in exploring and planning their careers. myfuture is jointly funded by the Australian, state and territory governments. Go to the [|myfuture website].

Career Advice Australia
The Career Advice Australia website helps young people, aged 13 to 19, to connect to their future. This includes providing support to Go to the [|Career Advice Australia website].
 * young people to move through school and into further, study, training or work
 * parents to support and guide their children in career decision-making
 * schools to strengthen and increase their career education activities and services
 * businesses and industry to shape and prepare their future workforce.

**[|Get Access]** "GetAccess is an initiative of the Western Australian Department of Training. It's purpose is to help you access key information about work, careers, the labour market and learning on the Internet. Here you can view over 300 career profiles and find the career that suits your style perfectly!"

"This section of //Graduate Careers Australia// contains a range of online booklets developed to provide students at any stage of their study who are thinking about their future employment, with information to help in the transition to a full time graduate position. These industry career profiles have been developed for many fields of study, ranging from Accounting to Teaching English As A Second Language (TESOL), and the series is constantly being updated.'
 * [|Graduate Careers - Industry Career Profiles]**

The Smart Future website is maintained by Education Queensland through its Spotlight on Science Initiative. This site provides an easy way to get information on careers that are fun, can earn you lots of money and allow you to travel the world. There are so many different jobs out there in science and technology these days, and this website will help find the right one for you!
 * [|Smart Future Career Search]**

Provides career guidance and exploration resources including links to the following specific career sites.
 * [|My Brilliant Career]**

Come for the jobs, stay for the networking. Zumeo is a career discovery tool and professional social network. Build a Live Resumé, discover your strengths through our assessment tool, and get matched to relevant jobs. Then get connected with your friends, colleagues, and other important people

The following career and labour market information resources can be used to enhance the learning experience of students using programmes in The Real Game series.

([|www.myfuture.edu.au])
You can access facts about occupations, salaries, courses, where you can do courses, your own region, industries and contact organisations. You can also access articles and activities like: getting a job, how to start your own business and working overseas. On the site you can also access your own personal career decision making tool.
 * [|myfuture]** is Australia's online career exploration and information service. It is valuable for students within the education and training sectors and is useful for all other Australians interested in exploring their career prospects and achieving their career goals.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (www.abs.gov.au)
The [|Australian Bureau of Statistics] site provides information on a range of national statistics.

Career information products
The [|Career information products] site lists Career Information booklets, produced by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, which aim to assist Australians choose an occupation and plan their career. Electronic versions of these booklets can be downloaded and include the following titles:
 * [|No Shame Job - Careers in Health]
 * [|Job Search - starting out]
 * [|Jobs search for adults]
 * [|Job Guide Online]
 * [|I can do that too]
 * [|Do you enjoy or are you good at...?]
 * [|Parents help with careers]
 * [|Getting a job - series]
 * [|Making our future work - series]

The International Real Game (www.realgame.com)
The [|International Real Game] site provides current contact information for national Real Game websites, organisations and coordinators in all Real Game series partner countries.

The Job Guide (www.jobguide.dest.gov.au)
School students and school leavers making their first career choices, and older people thinking about a career change, will find [|The Job Guide] an excellent source of information. It provides information on over 600 occupations and describes the education or training necessary for those occupations. It also provides assistance with choosing a career, helpful hints on how to look for work in the transition from full-time education to the workplace and advice on further education options. Parents, teachers, students and career counsellors will find a great deal of useful information in the material.

Job Outlook (www.jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook)
[|Job Outlook] provides information on job prospects, weekly earnings, type of work and other information useful for anyone interested in employment Australia-wide.

The Source (www.thesource.gov.au)
[|The Source] provides information about the programmes and services that the Commonwealth Government provides for young Australians.

WageNet (www.wagenet.gov.au)
[|Wagenet] provides information on rates of pay and conditions of employment, award information and employee entitlements regarding annual leave, redundancy notice pay, sick leave and related issues.

[|Arts **Careers**]
This ARTSEDGE lesson exposes students to several careers in the visual arts. Students move through three different "art stations,"