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Work-Ready Starter
Everything you need to land your first job: a resume that works, confident English, clear speaking and the digital basics every workplace expects.
From resume to first shift
Everything you need to land your first job: a resume that works, confident English, clear speaking and the digital basics every workplace expects.
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Who it's for
School leavers, students looking for casual work, and anyone getting ready for their first job in Australia.
What you'll be able to do
- Write a resume and cover letter employers read
- Prepare for interviews and your first day
- Speak clearly and confidently at work
- Use email, files and video calls with confidence
The courses
- Job Ready: Resume to First Shift — Start here: your resume, interviews and first shift
- Confident English Speaking
- Digital Skills for Work
Optional extras
- Speak Clearly: Articulation Training — Great if you want extra practice speaking
How it works
- Join once, and track your progress across every course in one place, under My learning
- Take the courses in any order — they all open as soon as you join.
- 3 required courses, about 14 hours in total — at your own pace
- You get a certificate for each course, and a pathway certificate when you finish them all
- Completely free
Courses in this pathway
Lessons (0 of 29 done)
Module 1: Know what you offer
- Welcome: what "job ready" really means8 min
- Your skills inventory15 min
- Choosing the jobs to target12 min
- Module 1 quiz5 min
Module 2: Build your resume
- What employers look for in 7 seconds10 min
- Resume layout and sections15 min
- Writing strong bullet points15 min
- The no-experience resume12 min
- Referees and final checks10 min
- Module 2 quiz5 min
Module 3: Cover letters and applications
- Reading a job ad12 min
- Writing a cover letter15 min
- Online applications and screening questions12 min
- Module 3 quiz5 min
Module 4: Finding and applying for jobs
- Where to find jobs12 min
- Applying in person and following up12 min
- Your professional image: email, voicemail and social media10 min
- Track your applications8 min
- Module 4 quiz5 min
Module 5: Interview ready
- Preparing for an interview15 min
- Phone, video and group interviews12 min
- After the interview: thank-yous, rejections and offers10 min
- Module 5 quiz5 min
Module 6: Your first job — what to know
- Your first day and first week12 min
- Tax, super and payslips15 min
- Pay, awards and your rights at work15 min
- Safety, licences and checks12 min
- Final task: your job-ready kit15 min
- Module 6 and final quiz5 min
Confident English SpeakingNot startedLessons (0 of 26 done)
Module 1: Confidence starts here
- Welcome: why confidence matters more than perfect English8 min
- Why nerves happen — and how to handle them12 min
- Check where you're starting from and set your goal10 min
- Module 1 quiz5 min
Module 2: Speak clearly
- Pace and pausing: slow down to sound confident12 min
- Stress the words that matter10 min
- Cut the fillers: fewer "um", "like" and "you know"10 min
- Body language, eye contact and your voice10 min
- Module 2 quiz5 min
Module 3: Everyday work talk
- Introductions and small talk12 min
- Asking for help and checking you understand12 min
- Taking instructions and giving quick updates10 min
- Module 3 quiz5 min
Module 4: Customers and phone calls
- Serving customers with confidence12 min
- Phone calls without the panic12 min
- Handling complaints calmly12 min
- Module 4 quiz5 min
Module 5: Interview English
- "Tell me about yourself"15 min
- Answering with STAR15 min
- Common interview questions — and questions to ask them15 min
- Module 5 quiz5 min
Module 6: Speak up at work
- Speaking up in meetings and team talks12 min
- Disagreeing politely and saying no12 min
- Your 2-minute talk15 min
- Final challenge: your 60-second pitch15 min
- Module 6 and final quiz5 min
Digital Skills for WorkNot startedLessons (0 of 27 done)
Module 1: Digital basics for work
- Welcome: work tech vs phone tech8 min
- Files, folders and naming things well12 min
- Cloud storage and sharing files12 min
- Work faster with keyboard shortcuts10 min
- Module 1 quiz5 min
Module 2: Email, calendars and workplace chat
- Writing a professional email15 min
- Calendars, meetings and being on time10 min
- Workplace chat: Teams, Slack and group messages10 min
- Module 2 quiz5 min
Module 3: Documents and spreadsheets
- Creating tidy documents12 min
- Spreadsheet basics: cells, totals and formulas15 min
- Sorting, filtering and simple charts12 min
- Presentations made simple10 min
- Module 3 quiz5 min
Module 4: Staying safe online
- Strong passphrases and multi-factor authentication12 min
- Spotting phishing and scams15 min
- Privacy and protecting work information10 min
- Module 4 quiz5 min
Module 5: Using AI tools responsibly
- What AI tools can and can't do12 min
- Writing good prompts12 min
- AI at work: privacy, honesty and the rules10 min
- Module 5 quiz5 min
Module 6: Digital professionalism
- Video calls with confidence10 min
- Fixing common tech problems10 min
- Your online presence and digital wellbeing10 min
- Final task: your digital skills checklist12 min
- Module 6 and final quiz5 min
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Module 1: How clear speech works
- Clear speech: what it is — and what it isn't10 min
- How speech sounds are made12 min
- Your starting recording10 min
- Module 1 quiz5 min
Module 2: Warm up your speaking muscles
- Posture and breath support10 min
- A 5-minute warm-up for jaw, lips and tongue12 min
- Projecting your voice — and looking after it10 min
- Module 2 quiz5 min
Module 3: Clear vowels
- Open your mouth: beat the mumble10 min
- Short and long vowels15 min
- Module 3 quiz5 min
Module 4: Clear consonants
- Lip sounds: p, b, m, f, v — and v vs w12 min
- The two 'th' sounds12 min
- t, d, s and sh12 min
- R and L12 min
- Word endings: -ed, -s and -ing15 min
- Consonant clusters12 min
- Module 4 quiz5 min
Module 5: Connected speech
- Linking words and chunking12 min
- Numbers, names and spelling15 min
- Clear on the phone and on video calls12 min
- Module 5 quiz5 min
Module 6: Clear speech at work
- The tongue-twister workout12 min
- Read-aloud scripts for work15 min
- Your 21-day plan and final recording15 min
- Module 6 and final quiz5 min