Practical online resources
The CPA Careers website, which focuses on careers in business, has been designed to act as a practical resource for both students and teachers.
The information aims to help you advise students about the range of careers available within the world of business, what they entail and what the study options are in order to embark on those careers.
One readily accessible source is the wide range of websites available. Some general career sites that you may find useful are listed below:
- Myfuture
A joint initiative of commonwealth, state and territory governments to provide careers information to secondary students. - ACTU
Workplace and career advice for secondary students. - Gradlink
The official graduate outcomes website. Gradlink is an interactive system linking students and tertiary graduates throughout Australia with potential employers. Includes comprehensive job search and study advice.
There are also many websites that may contain information related to studies, including vocational education, or careers in business. Some of these websites are listed below:
- Dollars and sense: making sense of your money
A site produced by the Commonwealth Bank to provide financial education to young people in the community and help them achieve their goals. Includes budgeting tips, life skills, saving and investment advice. - Economic teachers association of Western Australia
The Economics Teachers’ Association of Western Australia (ETAWA) is a professional association for teachers of economics in secondary schools. - Job-hunt.org
This US-based site offers a selection of links to finance and accounting job sites as well as recruitment information. - Enterprise and career education foundation
Australian site containing a small selection of career resources for educators and students. - University of New South Wales
Collection of links offered by the careers service of the University of NSW. Includes links to overseas sites for finance and economics graduates. - Queensland economic teachers association
Queensland economic teachers association (QETA) is a body of teachers and other educators throughout Queensland, Australia, committed to the promotion and advancement of economics and business education in schools. - VETnetwork
This site is provided as a useful source of information for those involved with vocational education and training (VET). - Vocational education coordinators online
A gathering place for those involved in VET in schools programs with particular emphasis on structured workplace learning. - Small business development corporation
Small business development corporation (SBDC) is a Western Australian state government agency focused on the development of the small business sector. - Junior achievement
The world's largest and fastest-growing non-profit economic education organisation. - Junior achievement international
A US-based non-profit organisation that serves and supports junior achievement and young enterprise programs around the world. - Australian business
An independent broad based business improvement and membership organisation with 5000 member companies who employ more than 200,000 people. - Australia's gateway to resources and services for education and training
Section for students, teachers and parents. - Australian consumers association
A completely independent, non-profit organisation which has assisted consumers for the past 40 years. Australian consumers association publishes consumer information, tests products and lobbies on behalf of the consumer. - Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
One of three Commonwealth government bodies that regulate financial services. ASIC regulates advising, selling and disclosure of financial products and services to consumers so they have adequate information, are treated fairly and have adequate avenues for redress. - FIDO
ASIC's financial tips and safety checks. - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
An independent statutory authority, ACCC administers the Trade Practices
Act 1974 and the Prices Surveillance Act 1983. The ACCC consumer protection work complements that of state and territory consumer affairs agencies.
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