Swinburne Skills and Jobs Centre

Take the guesswork out of navigating your career options. The specialist team at the Swinburne Skills and Jobs Centre can provide you with the clarity and skills to help you make better career decisions, and better life decisions.

Whether you’re entering or re-entering the workforce, training, re-skilling, or looking to completely change careers, make us your first stop in the process – you don’t need to be a Swinburne student either, we help everyone! Plus, you can talk to us as few or as many times as you like.

Find your fit, Swinburne Skills and Jobs Centre

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Custom-fit career advice for anyone, anytime

Our focus is always you and your career, with tailored services and support to help you get the job that’s right for you. We don’t tell you what to do – it’s your career after all. But we do provide you with pathways, options, skills and knowledge that will benefit you now and into the future.

A small sample of our services include:

Individual career consultations / counselling
Résumé and cover letter assistance
Job matching for apprentices
Job search and information on employment trends
Interview skills
Training and course information
Links to local community learning and referral services
Tailored workshops

We also run regular workshops from interview skills and updating your résumé to finding an apprenticeship and preparing for further education, and more! Check out our events page for upcoming sessions.

"The Skills and Jobs Centre's career advisor provided me with excellent guidance in terms of my career goals and pathways available to me. I received amazing advice and support around how to best structure my résumé, which resulted in me getting my first job in the healthcare field and on my way to becoming a paramedic. I am very grateful to the Skills and Jobs Centre as they are a wealth of knowledge in this area."

Jacob , Patient transport officer

So, who do we help, really?

No matter who you are, what your background, or where you come from, we can help you.

Every day we assist:

Apprentices and trainees
Unemployed or retrenched workers
Parents returning to work
New immigrants and refugees
Anyone seeking a career change
Employers and industry
Prospective and current students

We know our local community

Our dedicated Industry Engagement Advisors work closely with local business and industry to track training and employment opportunities. With our support and guidance, we help them become better employers to help you get better jobs. We service local communities throughout Melbourne’s east and outer-eastern suburbs.

“My client came out of the meeting glowing and with a new sense of purpose and direction."

“They were able to focus on the young person's strengths and were understanding of their needs."

“They helped my client to build a résumé. My client was offered three interviews after that."

“They explored different study pathways for my client. They’re now studying and loving it!”

Maroondah Council Youth Team

Employer registration

Are you an employer who’d like access to a large pool of prospective apprentices and workers?

Apprentice registration

Are you a prospective or out-of-trade apprentice looking for job opportunities in industry-specific trades?

Did you know apprentice or trainee employers could be eligible for a wage subsidy?

To assist with Australia’s economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19, the Australian Government is providing a Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy to support employers who engage a new apprentice or trainee.

Eligible employers can apply for a wage subsidy of 50 per cent of the commencing or recommencing apprentice or trainee’s gross wage paid for a 12-month period from the date of commencement, to a maximum of $7000 per quarter.

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Resources

JobTrainer

Are you a young person or job seeker affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? You may be eligible to access free or low-fee vocational education and training.

Learn more (JobTrainer)
Free TAFE for Priority Courses

Check if you’re eligible for Victorian Government-subsidised training. If so, you can access the Free TAFE for Priority Courses initiative to have your tuition fees covered when you study an approved course.

Learn more (Free TAFE for Priority Courses)
Learn Local

Learn Local offers a range of programs that can help you return to study, improve your reading, writing and maths skills, gain a qualification, get a job or learn something new.

Learn more (Learn Local)