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Job Search and Career Information Guides
SEEK - Job search website which includes guides and tools to assist the job seeker.
CareerOne - Job search website which includes guides and tools to assist the job seeker.
Job Access - Information about finding work - what to consider, etc.
Youth.gov.au - Portal site providing information and links for young people to help choose a career and find a job.
My Future - Career information and exploration tool.
JobSearch - Government job search website which includes information and assistance for jobseekers and employers.
Career Tips - An information guide and referral source for people with disabilities who are in their final years of school, who are about to commence or are undertaking vocational education and training (VET) studies, or university studies, or have recently graduated from one of these pathways.
Employment Service Providers - JSA – what they do, how they help jobseekers/employers, and where to find your local provider.
Employment Service Providers - DES – what they do, how they help jobseekers/employers, and where to find your local provider.
Supported Wage System / Wage Subsidies – information about wage assistance for employees with a disability.
Job Access - help and workplace solutions for jobseekers and employees.
Education
TAFE SA , TAFE VIC, TAFE NSW, TAFE QLD, TAFE WA, TAFE TAS.
University of South Australia
Flinders University
Adelaide University
Monash University
Deakin University
The University of Western Australia
Charles Sturt University
Open Universities Australia
Australian University listings
Productivity Places Program - Provides training places to job seekers and existing workers.
National Training Information Service - database on vocational education and training in Australia.
Training.com.au – information about vocational education and training, products and services in Australia.
DEEWR: Education – DEEWR’s higher education information pages .
VET Fee Help - assists eligible students undertaking certain Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses of study with an approved VET provider, to pay for all or part of their tuition costs.
Apprenticeships/Traineeships
New Apprenticeships - Australian Government site provides information about apprenticeships.
Australian Apprenticeships - Australian Government site provides information about apprenticeships.
Adaptive Technology Centres
Royal Society for the Blind
Vision Australia
Disability Services
National Disability Services – Australian peak body for non-government disability services.
ACE National Network Inc – the peak body for Australia's Disability Employment Services (DES).
Disability Works Australia – facilitate the provision of employment for people with a disability.
CRRS.org.au - Complaints Resolution and Referral Service for people using Australia employment and advocacy services.
Workplace.gov.au - Australian Government site providing information about employment and workplace relations.
JobAccess – help and workplace solutions for the employment of people with disability.
DEEWR JCA's - Information about Job Capacity Assessments.
Fair Work Ombudsman – provides information and advice to help you understand your workplace rights and responsibilities.
Blindness Agencies
Royal Society for the Blind of SA – Employment Services
Vision Australia – Employment Services
Blind Citizens Australia – Employment Information
National Federation for the Blind – Resources for Job Seekers and Employers
Blind Welfare Association of SA
CanDo4Kids / Townsend House
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Australian DeafBlind Council
Association for the Blind of WA – Guide Dogs WA
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
Guide Dogs Queensland
Guide Dogs Victoria
Royal Guide Dogs Association of Tasmania
Canberra Blind Society
Christian Blind Mission Australia
Macular Degeneration Foundation
RPH Australia
American Foundation for the Blind – Career Connect (provides good information that is transferable to the Australian job market)
Links For Employers
Job Access - Supporting employees with a disability
Workplace Modifications / Employment Assistance Fund
National Disability Recruitment Coordinator (NDRC) – for employers looking for advice on the recruitment of people with disability.
Fair Work Australia - the national workplace relations tribunal.
Workforce Guardian – online employment relations service
Other Useful Links
Centrelink- information about income support and benefits.
DEEWR – government agency providing national leadership in education and workplace training, transition to work and conditions and values in the workplace.
DEEWR Youth - DEEWR Youth information website.
DECS – Department of Education & Children’s Services of SA.
Disability SA – division of the Department for Families and Communities of SA(DFC).
NDCO – National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program
DACSSA – Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of SA
Please note:
Whilst care has been taken in providing relevant external links within this web site, they do not constiute endorsement or approval by the Australian Blindness Forum of these web sites or their contents.
No responsibility is taken by the Australian Blindness Forum for any information, services or content which may appear on any of the linked web sites.
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