Career Expos
Victorian Careers & Employment Expo 2026
Location: Melbourne Showgrounds
Date: March 19 to March 21, 2026
Victorian Careers & Employment Expo is open from March 19 to 21, 2026 at the Melbourne Showgrounds. The Expo will showcase over 130 organisations and employers with career opportunities for all ages. Entry is free.
The event is for school students, parents, teachers, graduates, job seekers, people looking for courses, and workers seeking new opportunities.
The Expo is packed with free advice, where you can:
- Talk with over 130 training organisations and employers
- Gain free career advice
- Discover jobs of the future
- Talk with leading organisations about training and apprenticeships
- Experience the free career seminars
- Enjoy the "Try a Skill" Zones
If you're looking for a job, career change, or course, or you're a school student looking for a career path, you can’t afford to miss the Expo.
VCE and Careers Expo 2026
Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date: April 30 to May 2, 2026
The VCE and Careers Expo 2026 is Melbourne's biggest education and career event, for 34 years connecting over a million high school students, parents, teachers, and jobseekers explore study and employment pathways. It brings together universities, TAFEs, training providers, employers, and career advisers in one location to provide practical information about courses, apprenticeships, and career options.
The event aims to support informed decision-making about future study and work choices through exhibits and VCE seminar presentations.
Trade and Tech Fit Career Expo 2026, Melbourne
Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date: June 2 to June 3, 2026
Take the first step in helping your school's female and gender diverse students consider a whole new range of potential skills, pathways and careers with Trade and Tech Fit.
The expo creats a safe, inclusive and equitable space where female and gender diverse people are able to interact directly with tradespeople, apprentices and industry professionals.
The expo includes around 100 exhibitors from a huge range of traditionally male-dominated industries, including:
- Building, construction, manufacturing & engineering
- Refrigeration, electrical & plumbing
- Automotive, marine, aviation & aerospace
- Solar & wind clean energy
- Foundry and mining
- Transport and logistics
- Agriculture & horticulture
- Gaming, cloud & robotics
- Civil assets management & infrastructure
- Defence, essential services & fire protection