Counselling and career development

Career information websites

Brochures

We have developed several brochures for specific fields of study to help you explore career opportunities related to a specific field. View and download these here.

Websites

The following websites will help you to learn more about specific job titles:

WebsiteDescription
Career options related to Unisa qualifications Find information about opportunities related to qualifications at Unisa.

Kheta website

Search for information about specific job titles.

Career Planet

Learn about career areas such as IT, tourism, engineering and more. The website also contains information about learnerships and student finance.

O*Net

Explore job titles related to different categories such as your interests, skills, values, typical work activities, and more. You could also browse through groups of occupations related to specific industries or economic sectors.

Prospects

Explore different job titles related to job sectors and what you could do with your major subject.

Activity: Occupational information websites

Go to any of the above occupational information websites and search for the job titles you identified during the Google search activity.

Use the example below to gather information to further explore your top three occupational interests.

Example table:

Job title

Website

Related job titles?

Pros

Cons

Career counsellor O*Net School psychologist; Social worker; Marriage therapist; Teacher The tasks for this person seem related to my interests and values. Seems to be a lot of paperwork involved (writing reports; answering e-mails, etc).

Last modified: Mon Aug 07 11:35:47 SAST 2023