Local career guidance for teens and parents
Meet students and families in person to plan subjects, uni, TAFE and apprenticeship options.
- A$500-3k
- Side hustle
- Out and about
Estimates for a small start in Australia, not guarantees.
What it is
Face-to-face guidance for senior secondary students and their families. You use interest and skills assessments, explain pathways like university, TAFE, VET and apprenticeships, and help plan subjects.
Your first three steps
- Check whether you need a working with children check or similar clearance in your state or territory, and apply before you start meeting students
- Learn the local pathways, including nearby universities, TAFE and apprenticeship options, and note key application dates
- Find a meeting space such as a library room, a shared office or a quiet corner of a café, and set a package price
Who pays
Parents of high school students, mature-age students, and sometimes schools or community groups who book workshops.
How it makes money
Fixed-price assessment and planning packages, plus paid group workshops or talks for schools and community groups.
Skills that help
- Understanding of education and training pathways
- Comfortable talking with teenagers and parents
- Running assessments and explaining results
- Presenting to small groups
Watch out for
- There is normally no specific trading licence for career guidance, but working with young people usually needs a working with children check or clearance. Check the requirements with your state or territory screening authority before you start, as schools will often ask to see it before booking you
- If meeting at home, check with your local council about home-based business rules
- Public liability and professional indemnity insurance are worth checking
- Pathway rules and entry requirements change, so check official sources before advising
- Check licensing rules and costs for any commercial assessment tools
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Everything you need to start: local career guidance for teens and parents
Researched with live web search for Australia: real startup prices, the licences and rules, what others charge, a break-even example, how to find your first customers and a 30-day launch plan. With sources.
- Startup costs with real prices
- Licences, registration and rules
- Pricing: what others charge
- Break-even example
- Finding your first customers
- 30-day launch plan
- Risks and how to reduce them
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