Get career curious
North Metropolitan TAFE is proud to be involved in the Year 9 Career Taster Program (CTP), an exciting and innovative program, designed to challenge students' thinking and make connections between education and post-school opportunities.
The CTP will provide opportunities for around half of WA's Year 9 students to explore career and study pathways, and help them to make more informed decisions about their subject selections in Years 10, 11 and 12.
The program will support Year 9 students to become ‘career curious’ and extend their thinking through practical activities and meaningful experiences with the world of work. The program will provide a framework of opportunities, giving schools and industry the flexibility to design career exploration experiences that allow students to learn about different industries, and current and emerging occupations and career pathways and the skills required for them.
Why not watch the highlight's video on the right of this page, showing North Metropolitan TAFE's Career Tasters Program to see how it provides opportunities for your Year 9 students to explore career and study pathways, and help them to make more informed decisions about their subject selections in Years 10, 11 and 12?
For more information on our courses and to see what's available in 2025 check out the 2025 Career Taster Calendar or head straight to our booking schedule below.
Booking schedule(opens in a new tab)
Read our Terms and Conditions (242 KB) (PDF document)
To find out more information on what Career Taster Programs we can offer schools, please contact:
E CareerTaster@nmtafe.wa.edu.au
T 0472 636 443
Course in Early Career Discovery
The 52891WA Course in Early Career Discovery is a six-hour accredited qualification providing Year 9 students with early exposure to career options and pathways. It assists them to make more informed decisions regarding their subject selections for Years 11 and 12, and post-secondary schooling options.
Completion of the Course in Early Career Discovery enables students to make informed and realistic decisions about future pathways by focusing on three key areas:
- Self-awareness and discovery of career interests
- An exploration of pathways to contemporary and emerging skills and careers
- Identification and use of career planning tools and activities.
The course was developed as an accredited vocational education and training (VET) course, which is now being delivered by North Metropolitan Tafe at no cost to schools.
Delivery is available in the following options:
- 1 full day delivery – at a school campus or a suitable TAFE campus.
- Full online delivery.
- A combination of online and face to face delivery.
- Schools can deliver a non-accredited version of the course using the online learning gates, contact Career.Taster@nmtafe.wa.edu.au for further information
For all bookings and enquiries please email Career.Taster@nmtafe.wa.edu.au
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