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Helping your students find their futures

WA’s only complete careers, education, training and employment expo returns Thursday 14 – Sunday 17 May, 2026. There’ll be even more inspiration on careers, tertiary education and vocational training. Alongside the usual huge array of local and interstate tertiary colleges, universities, training organisations and industry associations you’ll find the VET Expo showcasing apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities. Careers Expo 2025 will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Entry is free!

Don't your students deserve the best?

The best time

Careers Expo 2026 continues to be held in May. This is the best time of the year, situated at an important juncture in the school calendar – near the start of Term 2. The event is deliberately positioned well ahead of when students must select subjects for upper school or register for tertiary education courses and well in advance of the university open days. Opening hours are:

9:00am to 3:00pm on Thursday 14 May 2026

9:00am to 3:00pm on Friday 15 May 2026

10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday 16 May 2026

10:00am to 3.30pm on Sunday 17 May 2026

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The best venue

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC) is located on the Swan River in the Perth central business district. The venue is accessible by foot via Brookfield Place from St Georges Terrace or via the pedestrian bridge over Mounts Bay Road. The venue is designed to welcome large groups of visitors, including special provision for buses, which has been exclusively arranged for Careers Expo, to safely drop off and collect students,

The best event

Careers Expo 2025 is Western Australia’s leading careers, education, training and employment expo for school students from Years 9 to 12. It showcases over 100 organisations from local and national universities, vocational colleges and TAFE, private education and training colleges, industry associations and employers. For a full list of who’s on show, visit the Exhibitor list page.

The best student experience

Registrations for school groups opens in September for the 2026 event. Register your school group to enjoy the best experience.

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The City of Perth manages and operates the 24-hour Convention Centre Car Park under an exclusive arrangement with the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. This allows event organisers the option to offer and coordinate advanced parking passes provided it meets their strict booking conditions.

Keen2connect (K2C) recognise the inconvenience if exhibitors are unable to park during the event period. Given the popularity of this convenient parking location, particularly during weekdays, K2C offers this service to provide exhibitors with the option to guarantee their parking for a stress-free arrival.

KEY INFORMATION

  • RESERVED PARKING PASS: $50 per bay, per day. Parking without a pass is subject to availability.
  • NO CHANGES/REFUNDS: K2C are required to confirm total parking passes by COB Friday, 27 MARCH 2026.
  • PRICE CHANGES: City of Perth reserves the right to change prices with 60 days' notice. Prices are fixed once paid.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    • 1. PROCESS: Complete the form with the number of bays required for each day and submit by FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2026.
    2. INVOICE AND PAYMENT: An invoice will be sent upon order confirmation. Payment must be received by MONDAY 30 MARCH 2026.
    3. PASS COLLECTION: Prior to parking your vehicle, please collect your parking passes from the Careers Expo desk, located in the foyer outside Pavilion 4 on WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026 (13.00– 18.00) or THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026 (7.00 - 9:00).
    4. PASS RULES: Passes permit one-time entry per day. No specific bays allocated. Entry from Mounts Bay Road opposite Mill Street.

    Unfortunately, K2C are unable to accept any orders after the deadline. For casual parking fees and real-time bay availability, visit www.cityofperthparking.com.au.

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    It is a condition of your participation in the Careers Expo 2026 ("the Event") that your organisation ("the Client") demonstrates to Keen2connect it holds an insurance policy which includes Product and Public Liability cover with a minimum of $10 million. The cover must respond to any claim against damage or injury caused to third parties/visitors on or in the vicinity of your exhibition stand ("the Stand") be valid for the period ending no sooner than midnight on 18 May 2026.

    To comply with this, your organisation must provide a copy of the Certificate of Currency for its insurance policy evidencing the minimum coverage of $10 million per claim. The Certificate of Currency must be received by Keen2connect no later than 1 May 2026 and be valid until the period ending at midnight on 18 May 2026.

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