Transition your career

Career Transition Assistance (CTA)

CTA is run by the Australian Government and is for people aged 45 and older to build skills and confidence when applying for jobs.

You register with a Workforce Australia provider and work together to:

• identify your goals and aspirations
• better understand the local job market and the skills needed for those roles
• gain confidence with using technology to search and apply for jobs.

There is also the Skills Checkpoint for older workers. This program assesses your individual skill levels, after which, Checkpoint providers develop a career plan to help identify:

• gaps in your skills if you want to transition to a new career or undertake a new role in your current occupation
• skills you could develop or enhance to increase your employment prospects when searching for a new role.

Learn more about Career Transition Assistance at Workforce Australia.

Open Colleges

Open Colleges is an Australian company providing online and face-to-face training and education services. 

They also assist people looking to change careers with information, support and case studies that cover:

• if you should change careers
• how to start the career change process
• how to change careers at 30, 40 and 50+
• interviews with inspirational career changers.