Employment

Internet Address: www.jobsearch.gov.au

Australian JobSearch provides free, online employment services for job seekers, employers and Job Placement organisations delivering recruitment services. JobSearch has a number of sub-sites, including those for government and graduate links, as well as links to a range of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations websites and information.

Internet Address: www.jobsearch.gov.au/outlook

Job Outlook is an annual publication that provides information for career intermediaries, recruitment services, job seekers, school leavers and people exploring future careers. It contains information about industries with good job prospects, skill shortages, vacancy trends and industry employment. It also includes a matrix of labour market information (for example, prospects, employment size, future employment and unemployment) for about 400 occupations and for occupational groups and clusters.

Internet Address: www.myfuture.edu.au

The initiative called myfuture.edu.au is an internet based career information service. The service is for all Australians who want to explore their career options, with particular emphasis on secondary students. It is designed for students selecting subjects, young people entering the workforce, people coming back to work or those wanting to make a career change. It enables them to explore their skills and interests, identify their career ideas, develop their career plan and research options for further study or training. The service also provides information about occupational requirements, industries, small business, courses, training providers, job opportunities, financial support and much more.

Internet Address: www.jobwise.gov.au

The Jobwise portal contains information for employers, mature age job seekers and mature age workers. The portal has been developed as part of the Australian Government’s Mature Age Employment and Workplace Strategy. The strategy seeks to improve the labour force participation of mature age Australians.

Training

Internet Address: www.jobsearch.gov.au/training

Australian Training has information about almost 19,000 education and training courses, as well as details for over 3000 higher education, vocational educational institutions and registered training organisations. The course details are comprehensive, with information about the campus where the course is delivered, description, duration and structure of courses, selection criteria, qualification, subjects, how to enroll, entry requirements, course fees, HECS applicability, and contact details. People can search to find courses by occupation, by region, or by institution.