The GOAT

Careers and learning resources worth bookmarking

Free, independent and mostly government funded. Checked 24 October 2026.

Personal development is lovely in theory. In practice it usually turns into a question about work: what next, which skills, and who can help without trying to sell you a seven figure mindset. These are the Australian bodies we point people to. None of them are ours, and none of them will ask for your credit card.

Careers and learning

• myfuture
  Australia's national career information service. Free tools for exploring occupations and pathways, whatever age you are when the itch starts.
• Your Career
  The government's career site, with skills quizzes, course search and free career guidance. Good for a reset or a rethink.
• Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA)
  The professional association for career development practitioners. Look here for someone qualified when you want a proper conversation about what is next.
• Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA)
  The peak body for the career industry, which sets the professional standards career practitioners work to.

Work and skills

• Jobs and Skills Australia
  Where the jobs are, which skills are in demand and where they are heading. Handy before you spend a year retraining.
• Fair Work Ombudsman
  Pay, awards and your rights at work. Check it before you sign a contract, not after.
• Adult Learning Australia
  The peak body for adult and community education. Proof that learning does not stop when the school bell does.

More from the Mr Purple family

• The Write CV: career resources
• Mr Purple: sector resources for care providers
• NeuroChamps: neurodiversity at work resources

Websites change, so the official site is always the final word.

Tools from the useful drawer

• Small Wins Motivation: How to Build Real Traction
• A Learning from Failure Exercise for Any Age
• How to Set Goals That Stick
• The two-minute morning plan that actually survives the day