What exciting opportunities lay ahead for those at the end of our school journey.

For the first time you can truly choose your path for work, further education, or a combination of both. This is also a time that many young people like you start to consider their financial independence.

Like any time in our lives, the journey beyond school will be at times challenging, however there is support that is available along the way.

I have developed an 80-page handbook that aims to provide school leavers with some information to help you plan your future.

It also touches on the range of opportunities and support services available to young people in my electorate of Bean—which covers Woden, Weston Creek, Molonglo, Tuggeranong, Tharwa and Norfolk Island.

Included is information about:

• further education and training
• finding work
• looking after your finances
• applying for financial assistance
• living out of home
• looking after your health and safety, and
• connecting with our community.

If you live in Bean and have just left school or know someone who has, request a copy of the What's Next? Information for school leavers planning for the future by filling out the form here.

Let us know at the end of the form (in the mailed/emailed/collected field) whether you would like the kit mailed to your home, made available for collection at my office or emailed.

All the best with your future plans.

David Smith MP