Career Advice for Parents program introduced by the DEEWR

We are proud to be part of the New Career Advice for Parents program, being run by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

The program has just been introduced and is now live!

Career Advice for Parents is a free telephone service which provides professional, informed career advice by qualified Career Advisers to assist eligible parents in identifying transferrable skills, explore career options and develop a plan of action to help them achieve their employment goals.
The Career Advice service is only available via telephone. It does not include a face to face option.

Eligibility

An employment service provider can determine eligibility for the service. A parent is to be registered with an employment service provider, if they are not registered already they can find a provider by using the search tool:

• Find a provider

Career Advisers offer two distinct but related streams of service, Career Planning and Résumé Appraisal.

Career Planning

A Career Adviser can help with a range of activities such as:

• identifying transferable skills
• researching industries and occupations
• improve understanding of job search strategies in today’s labour market
• identify education and training options
• developing a plan to achieve employment goals.

To get the most out of a Career Planning session, eligible parents should do some of the activities in My Guide before speaking to a Career Adviser. My Guide is a personalised career exploration service that records interests, skills and experience, and assists in developing a career profile. My Guide includes My Career Plan which helps set and achieve career goals.
To access My Guide, go to My Guide and sign up to My Guide. My Career Plan can be emailed to the Career Adviser ahead of a career advice session to CareerAdvice@deewr.gov.au.

You'll find an overview of the program here.


Source: http://www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/Programs/CareerAdviceforParents/Pages/default.aspx