This website will help you explore career options, figure out what to study to help you get there, and guide you towards job or training opportunities - even while you're still at school.

Planning for life after you finish school starts while you're choosing subjects and thinking about what you're good at, what you might like to do for a job, and where the jobs are.

You can start looking ahead as early as year 7 - the future is yours to shape.

Start your career research right here

• Browse the Career Awareness page for some basic definitions and useful information.

• Explore VET pathways for learning a trade while working and going to Tech Colleges.

• Find jobs in a career that interests you.

• Read the Career Pathways page and Career Planning page about what to investigate - and what to do next - watch some videos on these pages to get you started.

• Find out about work experience.

• Connect with employers for jobs, work experience or training.

• Go to the MyCareerPortal - look for the button at the top of the home page.

Tip: The word 'pathways' here means the steps you'll need to take to achieve your goal, and help available along the way.

Resources - help for school leavers

• Services Australia - lots of useful information including an e-kit to help you decide what to do after school, get financial assistance, find an apprenticeship or trade.

• School Leaver Information Kits - help for special support in different pathways, plus information for parents and caregivers, and schools. You can learn here about further study, budgeting tools and wellbeing support.

• YourCareer - access the Career Explorer tool and other help here.

• MyFuture webinars and extra job seeker resources - you'll need to access these through the EdPass school account.

• 6 simple ideas for your future: A talk by Dr Michael Healy, myfuture's career development expert, to help you think about your future with confidence.

• Making confident career choices at results time: A talk by Dr Michael Healy with tips for how to make sense of your results and plan the next steps.

About MyCareerPortal

Help is here!

• Comprehensive, interactive career journey education activities to help you explore and discover the world of work.

• Career action planning to help you plan and record career ideas and steps, and set learning goals and milestones.

• A career investigator tool to help you research different careers.

• AchieveWorks to figure out traits, personality and learning styles matched with careers that could suit you.

• Virtual job experience activities and information to learn about a job without attending a workplace.

Feedback or questions

Please contact us on education.studentpathways@sa.gov.au if you have any questions or feedback about this site.