Careers information and advice

Participating institutions

UAC's participating institutions can provide prospective students with information about careers and employment opportunities – contact the participating institutions for further details. The institutions also provide written information for prospective applicants.

Also use the course search for a brief description of each course offered through UAC. Each course description includes a guide to career opportunities.

Prospective students are also encouraged to attend open days held at the participating institutions.

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School careers advisers

The careers adviser at your school will have current careers advice and information.

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Publications

For books on careers check your local library, bookstore and newsagent. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations has an online Job Guide at www.jobguide.dest.gov.au.

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Professional organisations

You may be able to obtain career information from societies, institutes or associations established for each of the professions, such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. For contact details look under 'Organisations - Business and Professional' in the Sydney Yellow Pages or the DEEWR online Job Guide mentioned in 'Publications' above.

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Centrelink Career Information Centres

Centrelink's Career Information Centres provide free information about education, training and employment options and pathways. This assistance is available to everyone and specialist staff are employed to assist you in making informed decisions about your future.

For more information visit www.centrelink.gov.au.

Sydney
Sydney Central Building
10 Parker Street
Haymarket NSW 2000
tel: (02) 9209 1661
email: cic.syd@centrelink.gov.au

Wollongong
1st Floor, Corporate Square,
43 Burelli Street,
Wollongong NSW 2500

tel:(02) 4251 4230
email:cic.wollongong@centrelink.gov.au

Newcastle
1st Floor, 279 King Street
NEWCASTLE WEST NSW 2302

tel: (02) 4985 8696
freecall: 1800 067 482
email: cic.newcastle@centrelink.gov.au

Canberra
Level 1, 13 Lonsdale Street
BRADDON ACT 2612

tel: (02) 6219 3273
email: cic.canberra@centrelink.gov.au

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OZJAC – The Australian Course and Careers Database

OZJAC is the Australian courses and careers database managed by Hobsons and is available on CD and the web.

OZJAC has descriptions on more than 12 000 courses offered by universities, TAFE institutes and registered training organisations across Australia. You can search for courses in lots of different ways, including by field of study, region, attendance, course level, provider, subjects, course name and related jobs. Course profiles can be viewed on screen, printed out or saved to a file. Also included are descriptions of universities, TAFE Institutes and registered training organisations, job descriptions, industry data and career information, and general information topics such as Commonwealth-supported places.

OZJAC CD and OZJAC Online are available at subscribing sites, including many schools, career advisory centres, libraries, TAFE providers and universities.

For more information on OZJAC, contact Hobsons Guides, Customer Service:
telephone: (03) 9627 4899
freecall: 1800 682 133
email: info@hobsons.com.au
website: www.curriculum.edu.au/ozjac/

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