Career Information Centres

Centrelink's Career Information Centres are "one-stop-shops" providing a comprehensive free service to all Australians. Specialist staff provide assistance to students, the unemployed or people who are looking at changing jobs. Career Information Centres can help customers make informed decisions about education, training and employment options and pathways.

Resources available at Career Information Centres

Career Information Centres have a selection of printed, video and computerised information to help plan or decide on a career, including:

• a comprehensive library containing information about many different occupations
• information about courses provided by colleges, TAFE and Universities in each state
• information about employment trends and opportunities
• ideas to help prepare applications and résumés.

Career Information Centres can also provide you with a list of useful websites, which are suited to your needs:

• Looking for work - useful website links
• Studying or training - useful website links
• Parent or guardian - useful website links
• Illness or disability - useful website links
• Mature Age - useful website link
  
  

  Mature Age - useful website link - Experience+ Career Advice is a free service available to all Australians, working or unemployed, who are aged 45 years or over. This service has been introduced specifically to provide mature age Australians with access to professional career advice. A Career Adviser can work with the job seeker to identify employment opportunities that draw on their skills and experience, and will suggest practical strategies to effectively market themselves to potential employers.  The Career Adviser can assist with drafting application letters, résumés or selection criteria. Appointments can be made by calling 13 17 64, 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The career advice service is delivered over the telephone to anywhere in Australia.  The Experience+ Career Advice phone line is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

An Australia-wide network of 12 offices provides this service to all Australians. People living in rural, regional or remote areas can access the services provided by Centrelink's Career Information Centres. Personal assistance can be provided by phone, mail, email or facsimile to anywhere in Australia.

• Career Information Centre outlets