Careers exploration
My interest map
Students map what they enjoy to whole fields of work, then pick one field to explore further.
The careers adviser hub
Everything in one place for school careers advisers and teachers: VET explained for every state, ready-to-run class activities, a private class plan link and help from our team.
In the hub
VET in Schools explained
Plain language summaries for every state and territory, with links to the official pages.
Class activity packs
Lesson plans with student worksheets, as printable pages and PDFs.
Student pathway planner
No accounts, no tracking: safe to use in class on any device.
Parent and carer guide
Share it before subject selection or a careers evening.
Class plan
Build a class plan in a minute
Choose activities for a lesson, a term or a careers week. Save the plan to get a private link: no account needed.
- Careers explorationMy interest map, Career detective, Pathway ladders
- Workplace skillsSkills that travel, Safe at work, The team challenge
- ResumesMy first resume, The short cover message
- InterviewsInterview circles, First impressions, phone and video
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.
Workplace skills
Skills that travel
A card sort that helps students spot the skills employers look for in every kind of job, and find evidence they already have them.
Workplace skills
Safe at work
Students learn to spot hazards and speak up, so they start work experience or a first job knowing their rights and responsibilities.
Workplace skills
The team challenge
A practical build challenge that shows how teams plan, share roles and handle setbacks, then links it to real workplaces.
Resumes
My first resume
Students write a one-page resume from scratch, even with no paid work yet, using school, sport, volunteering and responsibilities at home.
Resumes
The short cover message
Students write a short, polite message to go with an application or a work experience request, and learn what makes one stand out.
Interviews
Interview circles
Students practise answering common interview questions in small rotating circles, so everyone speaks, listens and gives feedback.
Interviews
First impressions, phone and video
Students practise the parts of an interview that happen before the questions: answering a call, joining a video interview and introducing themselves.
Beyond the classroom
Support from the Career Calling family
Adviser sessions, mentoring for students with staff approval and parent or carer consent, volunteer roles that build work experience, and the placements board for training providers.
- 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.
What we can offer
- A session for students on exploring careers and pathways
- A parent and carer evening on VET, apprenticeships and university routes
- A webinar for staff on using the planner and activities
Tell us what would help and we will reply to talk it through. Anyone from our team who works with students must hold the checks required in your state or territory.
Questions advisers ask
Do I need an account to save a class plan?
No. Choose your activities and save the plan. You get a private link you can bookmark or email to yourself. Anyone with the link can open the plan, so share it only with colleagues.
Can students use the planner in class?
Yes. The planner works on phones, tablets and computers, needs no account and asks for no personal details unless a student asks for an email.
Can I print the activities?
Yes. Every activity has a printable page and a PDF to download, with a lesson plan and a student worksheet.
Can I adapt the activities?
Yes. They are written to be adapted for your students, your timetable and your state. Each one includes ideas for adapting and extending it.
Can you speak to our students or parents?
Yes. Use the request form on this page to ask about a school visit or a webinar. We reply to discuss what would suit your school.