Careers exploration
My interest map
Students map what they enjoy to whole fields of work, then pick one field to explore further.
Career Calling Schools, part of CAQA Groups
Find the path that fits you.
Explore careers by what you enjoy, and see vocational and university routes side by side. Free for students, careers advisers and families, with no accounts and no tracking.
- Current qualifications from training.gov.au
- No student accounts
- Printable class activities
Students
Pick what you enjoy and see certificate, diploma and degree routes side by side.
Plan my pathwayCareers advisers
Ready-to-run class activities, a private class plan link and VET explained for every state.
Open the hubParents and carers
A plain language guide to VET, school-based apprenticeships and talking about careers at home.
Read the guidePathway planner
Start with what you enjoy
Tap an interest to open the planner with it already chosen. You can add more, plus subjects you like and how you like to learn.
Three ways into one field
- CertificateOften started at school as VET, or through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship
- DiplomaDeeper skills after school, or after a certificate
- DegreeUniversity study in the same field, sometimes after a diploma
Routes connect: many people move from one to another over time.
VET in Schools
How VET fits with your senior certificate
Each state and territory sets its own rules. Pick yours for a plain language summary and the official pages.
NSWHigher School CertificateVICVCE, VCE VM and VPCQLDQueensland Certificate of EducationWAWestern Australian Certificate of EducationSASouth Australian Certificate of EducationTASTasmanian Certificate of EducationACTACT Senior Secondary CertificateNTNorthern Territory Certificate of Education and Training
Class activities
Ready to run on Monday
Lesson plans and student worksheets on careers exploration, workplace skills, resumes and interviews. Print the page or download the PDF.
Careers exploration
Career detective
Students research one job like a detective: what the work is really like, how people get in, and what they could study.
Careers exploration
Pathway ladders
Students build a ladder from a school subject to a certificate, diploma and degree, and see that there is more than one way up.
Career Calling family
Next steps beyond the classroom
Family and adviser sessions, mentoring, volunteering and work placements from the wider Career Calling family.
- Career Calling AdviceFamily sessions: talk through options with an independent adviser, together.
- Advice for schoolsSessions and support for careers advisers and school staff.
- Career Calling MentorsTalk to someone who works in the field. Under 18s are matched only with staff approval and parent or carer consent.
- Career Calling VolunteerVolunteer roles that build real work experience, with the organisation's own rules for under 18s.
- Placements boardWhere training providers find host employers for the work placements their learners need.
- Career Calling CoursesLook up nationally recognised courses and the providers that deliver them.
Questions
Questions people ask
Is Career Calling Schools free to use?
Yes. The pathway planner, the VET in Schools guide, the parent guide and the class activity packs are free to use and print.
Do students need an account?
No. There are no student accounts. A student can save their results as a private link, and can choose to have that link emailed to them. We ask only for a first name and email address, only when they ask for an email, and we do not save either.
Where does the qualification information come from?
From training.gov.au, the national register of vocational qualifications. The planner shows current qualifications only and links each one to its official training.gov.au page.
Does the planner tell students what to do?
No. It shows routes worth exploring, side by side. Students should talk to their careers adviser, their family and the people delivering the course before making a choice.
Can you visit our school?
Yes, you can request a school visit or a webinar for students, parents or staff on the For careers advisers page. We will reply to discuss what would help.
Every student deserves more than one good option.
Explore routes side by side, then talk them through with your school and family.