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Helping women step confidently into their careers.
Through mentoring, training, and career support, we’ll help you build confidence, learn practical skills, and find a job that suits you.
About Skillset Career Connect
Skillset Career Connect is a free career mentoring program for women aged 17–24 in the Mid-Western and Dubbo regions who want to step into the workforce with confidence. If you're out of work, moving between jobs, or struggling to find the right fit, this program is for you.
Whether you’re juggling responsibilities, rebuilding confidence, or chasing new opportunities, we’ll help you make it happen with mentoring, training, and real job connections.
Why consider Skillset Career Connect?
It’s 100% free.
Designed to help women overcome barriers like childcare, transport, and confidence.
Includes mentoring, work-ready workshops, and financial help for essentials like PPE, licence checks, and training costs.
Many women move into apprenticeships, traineeships, further study, or stable jobs.
Here’s what to expect:
Our support is practical, personal, and focused on helping you move forward.
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Sign up
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Meet your mentor
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Create a plan together
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Get hands-on support
Real people. Real outcomes.
When you feel stuck, it’s easy to think nothing will change. These young people prove that with the right support, you can take control and create a future you’re proud of.
A fresh start in nursing
Cassidy was working casual cleaning shifts but wanted stability and growth. After joining Skillset’s Career Connect, she mapped out a new pathway, refreshed her résumé, and got funding for essential employment clearances (including her NDIS Worker Screening Check). That momentum led to a traineeship as an Assistant in Nursing at Whiddon Nursing Home in Mudgee, and she’s now thriving and even referring friends who need the same kick‑start.
Building confidence and a career
Frequent relocations and unsupportive environments made it hard for Brittany to hold a job or study. Through Career Connect, she practiced interviews, found purposeful volunteering to build experience, and reframed her resume to spotlight her strengths and self‑advocacy. Result: a traineeship in Early Childhood Education with Community Kids Dubbo and a more confident, future‑focused mindset.
Creating a stable future
As a single mum working casually at Big W, Kaasha wanted more than short-term shifts, she wanted a career. Through Career Connect, she mapped out her goals, explored training options, and got help with essential checks like her NDIS Worker Screening and Working With Children Check. When transport became a barrier, her Skillset mentor connected her with free local driving programs. Today, Kaasha is balancing two jobs, starting a role in disability care, and planning further study to build the future she envisioned.
“Anastasia is extremely helpful, and played a big part in me regaining my confidence in the search for a new job.”
“Keep up the great work you are doing to support so many in their transition to a better life. Skillset’s new statement – ‘Enter Skillset and exit with a brighter future!’ Well done and thanks.”
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Funded to support you
This program is funded by the NSW Government’s Return to Work Pathways Program.
