by Kylie Hillman, Sheldon Rothman, October 2008. (LSAY research report n.53)

This report is part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth analytical program. The report examines young people's use of career advice activities while at school and their perceptions of the usefulness of that advice. The data are from the 2003 15-year-old cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY).

In closing, the report suggests that:

"A school’s career advice program, as part of its larger career education program, needs to
encompass as many career advice activities as possible. Young people appear to appreciate a wider
variety of activities in their career advice program, as it may provide them with more opportunities
to find a career they wish to pursue."

Find the report online at http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2080.html.