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Careers Corner

Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service

AATIS is an up-to-date information and resources service, used to help people navigate through the Australian apprenticeships landscape. AATIS is free to use and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.

 

Please visit https://bit.ly/3kJEv6B to access the service.

 

The Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website (AAPathways) is a hub providing in-depth information about Australian apprenticeships and traineeships, including over 2,000 sample job and training descriptions, steps on how to find an apprenticeship, industry-based job pathways charts and practice literacy and numeracy quizzes.

 

This short clip explains more:     https://youtu.be/T0hZegTQ5c8

 

For more information on Australian Apprenticeship Pathways, go to:  

 

https://www.aapathways.com.au/career-research

(Check out the quizzes!)

Nursing as a career

Have you ever considered a career in nursing?  Nurses fall into two main categories: Enrolled Nurses or Registered Nurses.  

  • To qualify as an enrolled nurse, you are usually required to complete a diploma or advanced diploma which takes approximately 1.5 – 2 years.  These courses are delivered at TAFE colleges.  
  • To qualify as a registered nurse, you will need to complete a degree course at university.  These courses take approximately three years.  Higher qualifications lead to a higher range of duties, more responsibility and higher remuneration.

Employment rates have grown strongly over the past 5 years and are expected to continue to grow strongly over the next five years.  Apart from helping and caring for others, nurses need to monitor people and processes, keep their knowledge up to date, make decisions and problem solve. 

 

For further information on nursing, visit joboutlook.gov.au