Resources for Students
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Top Tips Get Ready for Study and Work | Top tips highlighted from the Get Ready for Study and Work series. | for-school-students for-students | ||
Young People Get Ready Workbook | Workbook to assist preparation in leaving school and looking at study and work options. | for-school-students for-students | ||
Disability Contacts Queensland TAFE & University | 2018 list of contacts in TAFE and University to support students with disability. Created by Brisbane NDCO. | for-disability-support-services for-further-education-and-training for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
Registered Training Organisations – Access & Equity | An overview of what RTOs provide students with disability. | for-further-education-and-training for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
What are Registered Training Organisations | Provides an overview of what services and supports are provided by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). | for-school-students for-vet-students for-students | ||
Reasonable Adjustments | Provides examples of how reasonable adjustments could be implemented in post school education and training. | for-further-education-and-training for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
Your Right to an Education – DDA Standards | An overview of the DDA standards 2005. | for-further-education-and-training for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
Create Your Future | This is a series of films that contain personal stories of people with disability in study and work – created by National Disability Coordination Officers in New South Wales. | for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-students | ||
How to Transition to Tertiary Education: Helpful hints for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder | A specific resource for people on the autism spectrum discussing strategies and tips for transitions into studying at the tertiary level. This book covers what changes might be expected but is not able to predict all possible changes you may experience. The aim of the resource is to work toward a good logical approach to planning which will create a smooth transition into further study. |
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Disclosure: It’s a Personal Decision | This resource addresses the challenges people with disability can experience when studying or in the workplace, and discusses options and pathways to sharing personal information. Created & maintained by NDCO Western Sydney. | apprenticeships-and-traineeships for-employment-apprenticeship-providers for-further-education-and-training employment-resources for-school-students for-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-working for-services | ||
National Training Complaints Hotline | Is an initiative between the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments. You are able to report a complaint and have it referred to the right authority for consideration. | for-disability-support-services for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
NDIS Pre-Planning for People with Disability entering into Tertiary Education or VET | This is an NDIS Pre Planning Toolkit for people with disability who are entering into Higher Education or Vocational Education and Training. The resource has specific modules for different types of disability, discussing structuring supports and accessing supports at the right time, in the right place. | for-further-education-and-training for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
Tapping into Tertiary Supports at University Video | Short Vignette from USQ students on the benefits of tapping into supports in University |
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JobOutlook: Explore Your Career Options | Australian Government website highlights daily tasks, skills needs, pathways and prospects for careers you can aim for now or in the future. | for-students | ||
QILT | Choose a university or higher education institution that is best for you. Compare undergraduate and postgraduate coursework, student experience and graduate employment. | for-school-students for-students for-university-students | ||
First In Family | This website is designed for current and intending university students who are the first in their immediate family to go to university, as well as for their families and for all those who work within the higher education sector. | for-school-students for-students for-university-students | ||
Campus Quest | If you’re curious about university or thinking about your future, this game is for you! You’ll play as a university student and experience all the pitfalls and successes of campus life. In E-Study Quest you’ll dive into life as an online student studying from home, and in Future Quest you’ll discover new career directions to explore! | for-school-students for-university-students for-students | ||
Study Assist | Australian Government website providing information on Government assistance for financing tertiary study. |
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Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education & Training | This section has resources and information designed for current students or enrolling students in post-school study, focusing on supports and options for students with disabilities. | for-school-students for-students for-university-students for-vet-students | ||
The Desk | thedesk aims to support Australian tertiary students to achieve mental and physical health and wellbeing. thedesk offers free access to online modules, tools, quizzes and advice. | for-students for-university-students for-vet-students | ||
My Skills | My Skills website is the national directory of vocational education and training (VET) organisations and courses. It is an Australian Government initiative to enable consumers to search for, and compare, VET courses and training providers. | for-school-students for-students for-vet-students | ||
Queensland Skills Gateway | A Queensland Government site providing information on looking for a course, eligibility for subsidised training, RPL process, tips on finding the right provider for you, Skilling Qld for Work initiatives, scholarships and financial assistance | for-further-education-and-training for-school-students for-vet-students for-services for-students | ||
Training consumer tips | Queensland Government website: Prospective vocational education and training (VET) students should view themselves as consumers of training services. Like any other significant purchase, individuals should do their research. The training consumer tips are intended for people looking to undertake accredited training leading to a nationally recognised qualification such as a Certificate III or Diploma. | for-employment-apprenticeship-providers for-school-students for-students for-vet-students for-services | ||
The Good Careers Guide 2020 | Provides a look at the range of occupations, education and training pathways, and information to help you work out what occupation suites you best based on your interests and abilities. | for-school-students for-vet-students for-students | ||
MyFuture | Shape your Future Create a profile to start your personal career journey. Identify your interests, build your career profile and explore occupations. Complete quizzes and make the right career decisions for you include training information. | for-school-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-students | ||
Government Career information and support | National Careers Institute (NCI). Find government programs, initiatives and resources to help with your studies. | for-students | ||
School Student Useful Websites | A list of useful webpages for school students highlighting careers, support in study and work options. | for-students | ||
Parents Get Ready Workbook | Resource developed to provide parents and primary care givers with further information about options and supports available during the transition from school to further education and employment for young people with disability. | for-school-students for-students | ||
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Get Ready for Study and Work | Workbook to assist preparation in leaving school and looking at study and work options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. | for-school-students for-students | ||
How to prepare for University | Resource that provides information about what studying at university and being a university student is like. This resource contains tips and ideas on how best to prepare for further study at university. | for-school-students for-university-students for-students | ||
Life After School Pathways | A flowchart highlighting the options for school students leaving school. | for-school-students for-students | ||
Qualification Levels | An overview of post school education and training qualifications. This document demonstrates attainment levels and educational requirements at tier level of study. | for-disability-support-services for-school-students for-students for-university-students for-vet-students for-services | ||
Difference Between School, TAFE and Univesity | An overview of the differences you will experience and your responsibilities between School, Vocational and University learning. | for-school-students for-students | ||
Higher Education Student Useful Weblinks | A list of useful webpages for university students highlighting careers, support in study and work options. | for-university-students for-students | ||
Mountain Climbing | A resource for tertiary graduates with lived experience of mental illness making the transition to employment. | for-university-students for-students | ||
Beyond the School Gate – interactive | The Guide has been developed as a resource to assist year 10-12 students figure out what type of study they can undertake to achieve their career goals and what financial assistance they can access on the way from the Study Assist website. | Download PDF interactive resource | for-school-students for-students | |
Vocational Education: Useful links |
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