Uni & Courses
One of most common mistakes is to spend years
studying something only to find that you either can't get a job in it
or you hate doing it.
This very expensive mistake happens when people
rush into courses without first doing "Information Meetings" with
people working in the field.
When possible also do a "Career Experiment"
before making any big decisions.
For instructions on how to set up and do
Information Meetings and Career Experiments see the Discover Your
Options webpage or for a more in-depth guide
get The Complete Career Change Kit.
Career-Wise Australia recommends you get
college and course information and then do your information meetings
BEFORE enrolling in anything. We have heard from many clients how they
wasted years and tens of thousands of dollars studying something that
wasn't really suitable before
coming to see us. We frequently hear... "If only I'd seen you sooner!"
With good career guidance it is often possible to
change careers in ways that can use your existing abilities and
experience without having to do extensive retraining. For some people,
a long course of study is just what they need to move forward in their
careers, for others it is an expensive detour.
To search for individual courses and institutions
we recommend the free
government MyFuture database.
To gain further information on
admission
requirements another
information source is your State Tertiary Admission Centre. Their role
is to provide and operate a centralised tertiary application system for
Universities and many TAFE courses and to publish comprehensive
information for prospective applicants.
Tasmania and Northern Territory universities
received applications directly.
Today there are also a lot of free courses on the
internet. A great starting place for
mining the riches of FREE online education is the U.S.
based Master Course Catalog at www.free-ed.net.
