Discover the Career Clusters
These clusters link common sets of skills, tasks, outcomes, and work environments across a range of industries.
Six Career Clusters
Try thinking differently about how people work
There’s more to work than industries. That’s why it doesn’t make sense to only group jobs by the industries they’re found in.
We’ve built on research from the Foundation for Young Australians to define six Career Clusters that group people based on their key tasks, core technical and transferrable skills, and common outcomes. You’ll find people from each cluster within each industry.
It’s a different way of thinking about jobs, and with the Career Clusters it’s easier to look beyond the most popular jobs in each industry, and understand the diversity of jobs on offer.
Linker
Linkers help us find, choose, secure, and use things. They can help us connect with products and physical items, or with the services and support we need.
Guardian
Guardians protect our mental and physical wellbeing. They help us care for our health, and guard against illness and injury. They also seek solutions to health issues.
Informer
Informers advise, teach, and guide us so we can learn the things we need to know. They help us manage our legal, social, and financial responsibilities.
Innovator
Innovators design, engineer, and develop everything from the clothes we wear, to the food we eat, the homes we live in and the roads we drive on.
Maker
Makers create and maintain the places where we live and work.
They grow crops, build homes, repair vehicles, and keep the power on.
Coordinator
Coordinators are the people who plan, prepare, and administer our events, systems and economy. They play a vital role in making sure everything runs smoothly.
You'll find the Career Clusters in the Ponder Program
We needed a new way to think about work, one which enables young people to align themselves with task roles and skills that suit their strengths. The Ponder Program uses the Career Clusters to provide clarity and connection for students.
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Want to learn more?
If you’d like to learn more about the Skill Clusters, or want to understand how they can power meaningful career education in your school please use this form to reach out.
Our team will be in touch ASAP with more information.