2008 ACS Career Adviser Seminars

The National ACS Career Adviser Seminars are on again. This year it will be bigger and better than ever with new presenters and fantastic opportunities for career advisers to develop their industry knowledge and share ideas.

These seminars are specifically designed for career advisers and other professionals providing career counseling with a specific focus on Vocational Education pathways for students.

These FREE seminars are a fantastic way to network with other career advisers in your area as well as with national and local industry representatives that have various career pathway advice for you to pass onto your students.

The day will consist of:

To register for these FREE events click here and download a registration form, and fax to 03 9649 7899. Alternatively, click here to register online.

Dates for the 2008 ACS Career Adviser Seminars

To find out more about the seminars, please click here .

For further information and enquiries please contact 1800 682 133 or email: acs@hobsons.com.au

Applications for the DEEWR Scholarships for Career Advisers are now OPEN

Applications for the 2009 DEEWR Scholarships for Career Advisers open 1 May and close 11 July 2008. The Industry Placement Scholarships provide $10,000 to enable a short-term industry placement to further successful applicants’ skills or knowledge of workplaces, industry sectors and/or occupations. The Study Scholarships provide $5,000 for successful applicants to undertake post graduate study in the career education field in 2009.

Both types of scholarships are available to career advisers/practitioners at Australian schools, TAFEs and universities. For more information including on eligibility visit www.dest.gov.au/careerscholarships/ or email careerscholarships@curriculum.edu.au .

What is the Australian Careers Service?

The Australian Careers Service (ACS) is a free membership service developed for school-based careers practitioners. It aims to support best practice and innovation in the delivery of school-based careers programs, and to promote career education as a professional and recognised field of endeavour. The ACS will also facilitate networking and knowledge sharing across the profession.

The ACS is a joint initiative of Hobsons and Curriculum Corporation. Hobsons is a global careers and educational publisher, and is responsible for publishing the Job Guide, OZJAC and The Good Universities Guides. Curriculum Corporation is the key national organisation providing curriculum support to schools and school systems.

The ACS supports careers practitioners in schools by providing information, services and product discounts, through such avenues as the quarterly ACS newsletter and the ACS website, which work together to provide regular updates on products, and discussion of issues relevant to the field.

Membership to the ACS is free for school-based careers practitioners. Click here to register or contact us for further information.

Register with the ACS! FREE MEMBERSHIP

If you are not registered with the ACS, please Register Here. If you have forgotten your log-in details, please FREECALL 1800 682 133 or e-mail acs@hobsons.com.au .

ACS Members receive 10% of the RRP of Hobsons career and education titles. To view information about these titles, or to obtain an order form click here .

TRIAL OZJAC – The Australian Courses and Careers Database

OZJAC is an all-in-one career and further education planning tool used by Careers Advisers, students and job-seekers.

• OZJAC is the only courses and careers database available on both CD-ROM and the internet (subscriptions include both!)
• OZJAC contains comprehensive and up-to-date information on all Australian accredited courses offered by universities, TAFEs and over 1500 Registered Training Organisations, as well as over 540 job descriptions
• Start where you like! To narrow down searches to a manageable list of options, OZJAC’s interlinked Job, Course, Provider and Industry modules can be searched by multiple concurrent criteria
• OZJAC’s user-friendly menu-driven design ensures it can be used independently by your clients/students
• The Career module and worksheets will help your clients/students navigate OZJAC and make informed decisions
• Career advisers use OZJAC’s General module, containing the latest information from careers and further education, for professional development purposes