Employment; careers:
Federal Government: Guide to training resources for young people: useful links for school-leavers.
Australian Apprenticeships: useful links for career choices.
Career and Transition (CAT) Pilots: see evaluation details.
Connections: Formerly known as Partnership Outreach Education Model (POEM), Connections provides an education and personal development programme for young people, aged 13 to 19 years, who have been disconnected from mainstream schooling for more than three months.
Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) is a program aimed at helping students and unemployed young people aged 15-21 years (with priority to be given to those aged 15 to 19), who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. See the JPET program guidelines.
Jobs Pathway Programme (JPP) helps young people who have left school, or are thinking about leaving school, to find work, further education or training. Jobs Pathway aims to stop young people becoming unemployed by offering all sorts of services and advice. Also see their related links page.
Career Advice Australia as a section for youth with links to useful websites such as:
- My Future : a collection of links to sites with advice on career choice and job search preparation.
- Job guide : produced by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). It helps you find out what different jobs involve, what study or training you need and the job prospects in your area of choice.
- Year 12 - What Next
Also see: School Leavers Resource Guide, which has a wide range of practical and up-to-date information about career development and further education and training options.
JOB JUICE: a site for school-leavers entering the work force (Australian Government Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business)
Centrelink: the statutory authority which provides a range of customer services for a range of Australian Government departments through its service centres.
JOB NETWORK: a national network of private, community and government organisations dedicated to finding jobs for unemployed people, particularly the long-term unemployed.
the source is the Australian Government Youth Bureau's site for young people and includes some advice on jobs.
Unemployment
See the 'Monthly statistical bulletin' available from the Parliamentary Library (Parliament of Australia) , tables: Labour market for the latest youth unemployment statistics. The monthly statistical bulletin is in two formats: html and pdf. These are updated at the beginning of every month. As a companion to the monthly statistical bulletin, longer time series of the statistics available within the publication are available electronically at Monthly statistical bulletin e-data. These time series are updated as new figures are released but are only available to senators and members through the Parliamentary Library's intranet.
Non-government organisations: employment initiatives
- Dusseldorp Skills Forum
Web site: http://www.dsf.org.au
The DSF is an independent, non-profit association with a charter to stimulate innovative educational developments, to focus upon the importance of the work force in the continuing development of Australia, and to reach out to the wider community to promote the formation of skills and personal effectiveness, particularly in young people. DSF generates a wide range of publications, which are available on their web site. - ACTU Worksite for Schools
Web site: http://www.worksite.actu.asn.au/
The sections of this web site include: assignment help, fact sheets, quiz page and news as well as worksite and external links. - Job Watch
This site has legal information for people residing in the state of Victoria (Australia) - Young Achievement Australia
YAA is an independent, non-government, not-for-profit organisation which operates nationally through a network of State and regional offices and is affiliated internationally with Junior Achievement operations in over 100 countries around the world. YAA programs link education with business to provide young people with skills and knowledge to better equip them for their future working lives. - Youth2youth, a service for young people, has a useful page about employment contracts.
Youth Employment Summit and the YES Campaign
http://www.yesweb.org/
Launched in 2001 by delegates from 120 countries, the YES Campaign is a response to the global challenge of youth unemployment. It brings together diverse stakeholders through the YES Country Networks to take action for sustainable employment for youth. Its programs, policies and practices aim to realise the following objectives:
1. Develop capacity of youth to lead in-country youth employment initiatives;
2. Promote (in-country) youth employment to address key development challenges;
3. Build in-country coalitions to develop national strategies addressing youth unemployment.
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v.27, n.2, pp.36-44. Summary
Hanging in there: What makes a difference in the first year of an apprenticeship, by Angela Hill & Leanne Dalley-Trim
Youth Studies Australia, v.27, n.1, pp.36-42. Summary
Financial management and young Australian workers, by Nicki Dowling, Lauren Hoiles, Tim Corney & David Clark
Youth Studies Australia, v.27, n.1, pp.26-35. Summary
Underpaid and exploited: Pay-related employment concerns experienced by young workers, by Paula McDonald, Sandra Backstrom and Aaron Allegretto
v.26, n.3, 2007, pp.10-18.
Mentoring 1: Whitelion individualised mentoring and employment program, by Alistair Lemmon.
v.24, n.4, 2005, pp.40-44.
Australian apprentices and gambling. by Nicki Dowling, David Clarke, Lynda Memery and Tim Corney.
v.24 n.3, 2005, pp.17-23.
Who is upholding the rights of young workers? A profile of advocacy groups in Australia, by Paula McDonald and Kerriann Dear.
v.24 n.3, 2005, pp.10-16.
Teenage employability: Views of employers, by Erica Smith.
v.23, n.4, 2004, pp.47-53.
Work for the Dole: A pathway to self-esteem and employment commitment, or the road to frustration?
Ed Carson, Anthony H. Winefield, Lea Waters and Lorraine Kerr.
v.22, n.4, 2003, pp.19-26.
The first job: Experiences of young Australians starting full-time work, by Erica Smith.
v.22, n.1, 2003, pp.11-17.
Work for the Dole: A pathway to self-esteem and employment commitment, or the road to frustration? by Ed Carson, Anthony H. Winefield, Lea Waters and Lorraine Kerr.
v.22, n.4, 2003, pp.21-28.
WAM: Willing and Able Mentoring Program, by Kevin Murfitt
v.21 n.1, 2002, p.52.
Sex, drugs and drinking: Health risks in the social lives of young workers, by Jo Lindsay
v.20, n.4, 2001, pp.11-18.
Rural resilience: youth 'making a life' in regions of high unemployment, by Joan Abbott-Chapman
v.20, n.3, 2001, pp.26-31., by .
Taking care of business: An overview of youth enterprise programs in Australia, by Simon White.
v.19, n.2, 2000, pp.11-16.
Research in progress: Self employment, by S. White.
v.14, n.3, 1995, p.50.
Un and under employment, by J. Lauritsen.
v.14, n.2, 1995, pp.32-36.
Unemployment: A cause or consequence of delinquency?, by J.B. Nash.
v.15, n.3, 1996, pp.43-47.
Youth and tourism industry employment: A survey of Far North Queensland secondary students, by G.F. Ross.
v.11, n.3, 1992, pp.43-45.
Research in progress: Young workers and industry restructuring, by B. Wilson.
v.11, n.3, 1992, pp.40-42.
Full-time shifts: The effect of industry restructuring on young workers in full-time employment, by B. Wilson.
v.11, n.3, 1992, pp.34-39.
Hopping in hamburger heaven: Youth underemployment in the service sector, by L. Munro.
v.11, n.3, 1992, pp.25-33.
Student workers: New data on gender and education differences, by L. Robinson and M. Long.
v.11, n.3, 1992, pp.14-24.
Alternatives to unemployment: The Transition Education Program, by B.J. Fraser.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.50-53.
Working blind - student participation in the work force, by J. Spoehr.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.39-44.
The student worker: A new adolescent lifestyle, by K. Yap.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.34-38.
Contracts and agreements: Government reforms in Australia and New Zealand, by C. White and J. Bessant.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.27-33.
Young women workers, by M. Raymond and J. Elton.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.24-26.
It all just feels above me (Marketing Unions 2), by D. Palmer.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.19-23.
Yes, unions can survive (Marketing Unions 1), by B. Wood.
v.10, n.3, 1991, pp.12-18.
Part-time work and future employment: A pilot study, by B. Woolmer.
v.9, n.3, 1990, pp.30-35.
Responses to unemployment: A review and discussion, by C. Withers-Mayne.
v.9, n.1, 1990, pp.39-50.
Changing youth labour markets and youth lifestyles, by K. Polk and D. Tait.
v.9, n.1, 1990, pp.17-23.
Changing entitlements for the young unemployed, by J. Trethewey and O. Burston
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1989 v.8 n.2, pp.45-50.
The youth labour market: A twenty-year perspective, by R. Sweet
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1988 v.7 n.3, pp.31-36.
Long-term youth unemployment, training programs and the 'youth guarantee', by S.M. Rimmer
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1988 v.7 n.2, pp.7-12.
It means a lot more than business: Young people and enterprise skills, by D. Turner
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1988 v.7 n.2, pp.2-6.
Employment access for whom?, by D. Griffiths
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1988 v.7 n.1, pp.7-11.
Job retention and youth from Youth Training Centres (YTC), by H. Read and C. Alder
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1988 v.7 n.1, pp.2-6.
Long-term unemployed youth, by J. Griffith
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1987 v.6 n.2, pp.16-19.
Community Youth Support Scheme (CYSS) as a labour market program - some models, by J. Punch
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1987 v.6 n.1, pp.31-36.
Community Youth Support Scheme (CYSS): Past, present and future, by T. Holeywell
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.3, pp.17-20.
Female youth unemployment and delinquency, by C. Alder
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.3, pp.12-16.
Technological change and youth employment prospects: The Western Australian case, by G. Rodan
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.2, pp.18-23.
Are some youth more equal than others? Migrant participation in CYSS (Community Youth Support Scheme), by M. Kabala
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.2, pp.9-11.
The labour market experience of immigrant youth, by M. Kabala
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.1, pp.36-39.
Students as workers: The effects of Big Mac, by E. Reeders
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.1, pp.31-35.
Sick of being unemployed, by G. Easthope and C. Waddell
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.1, pp.18-19.
Ethnic youth jobless in Australia, by E. Della Torre
'Youth Studies and Abstracts: Bulletin of the National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies', 1986 v.5 n.1, pp.14-17.