Career Tools is a website designed to provide young people with information to assist them as they consider their future career options. 

The Education Directorate has extended access to Career Tools to young people registered for ACT home education.

You can access some of the information contained on the page without a log on; however, if you would like your child to complete the career planning tasks or access the virtual work experience options, they will need a student log in.  We can also create parent accounts.

Please contact the Home Ed team at homeed@gov.au if you would like a student and/or parent log on.

The Master Builders Association of the ACT is Canberra's leading specialist building and construction industry training organisation. Check out the website to have a look at the training calendar to see what courses are available.

Please note that you must be 15 years or older to complete a course at the MBA.

The MBA offers significant discounts to secondary school students across the ACT. If you are registered with Home Education, you can use the following discount codes at checkout:

• CPCWHS1001 - White Card - $100 

Use code WCSCHOOL at checkout

• 11084NAT – Asbestos Awareness - $100

Use code AASCHOOL at checkout

• 10830NAT – Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention - $240

Use code SILICASCHOOL at checkout 

The AIE hosts entertainment courses including Filmmaking, 3D Animation, Game Art & Animation, Game Design & Production, and Game Programming. You can access beginner courses as well Certificates and Diplomas. See here for the courses offered at the Canberra Campus. Please note that they also offer School Holiday courses.

Year 13 gives you access to a range of industries to explore career options in, virtual work experience opportunities, as well as life skills modules. You can complete study modules, read articles about relevant industry news, and listen to podcasts about what the jobs you are looking at really entail. 

You can explore the site freely but to get the most out of the virtual work experience and modules, sign up for a free account.

Developed by Volunteering ACT, download the three toolkits for youth volunteers, their support people, and their managers. The site explains the benefits of volunteering as well as the restrictions around age and hours that can be completed per day.