Career counselling
Career advisers can help you find a career that suits your skills. They are also known as career counsellors, coaches or practitioners.
Find career advice
You can find career advice and overviews through:
- career websites
- Your Career
- The Good Careers Guide
- myfuture
- Australian Apprenticeships Pathways—information for people considering apprenticeships and traineeships
- local employers in industries that interest you
- family and friends
- professional career advisers
- search for career advisers through Yellow Pages, online searches and local newspapers
- find a registered Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) qualified career adviser.
The school leavers' guide to jobs and training (PDF, 1.6MB) provides resources to school leavers and senior students on a range of topics from being job ready to assistance finding jobs. Updated annually, the guide also provides tools and resources to help you explore your career options.
Advice for students
Schools
If you're still in school, guidance officers or counsellors can provide advice about how to choose and plan your career.
Read more about guidance and career counselling for school students.
TAFE Queensland
Many TAFE Queensland campuses have staff to help you find guidance officers and career counsellors.
Universities
Most Queensland universities offer career advice, workshops and counselling services to help their students, including:
- Australian Catholic University (ACU)
- Bond University
- Central Queensland University (CQU)
- Griffith University
- James Cook University (JCU)
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University of Queensland (UQ)
- University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
- University of the Sunshine Coast (USC).
People with disability
People with disability can contact a JobAccess Adviser on 1800 464 800 for free and confidential career advice.
Private recruitment agencies
Many private recruitment agencies offer career advice and help with your career development.
Search the Yellow Pages to find a recruitment agency near you.