Welcome to Career Links

Career Links is a Local Community Partnership (LCP) funded to support State and Australian Government initiatives throughout Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, from Career Advice Australia (CAA).

Career Links is an incorporated, not-for-profit, community-based organisation that supports innovative programs that provide young people with the opportunity to gain skills and experience and career guidance as they move through and beyond school.

Career Links achieves this through building partnerships with local industry, employer groups and businesses, schools, Career Advisers, Registered Training Organisations, community organisations, parents, young people, youth service providers and other Government organisations.

Career Links facilitates important programmes aimed at increasing the involvement of local businesses in young people’s career development:

Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)

Career Links:

Facilitates 70 hours of industry workplacement for students undertaking Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses as part of their HSC.
Provide annual Workplace Excellence Awards.
Supports host employers of young people.

Career and Transition Support (CTS)

Career Links provides:

Support to young people aged 13-19 to assist them in making a smooth transition through school, and from school into training, employment or further study.
Career development activities for parents and students, particularly through myfuture.edu.au

Adopt-a-School Program (ASP)

Career Links:

Connects businesses with students through hands-on learning activities that increase knowledge about training and career opportunities in a variety of industries.