Mainstream career quizzes often miss what matters to us — like caring for Country, supporting mob, yarning, or passing down knowledge. Our people bring unique strengths that aren’t always recognised in job ads or recruitment tools. So we built something that speaks our language and reflects who we really are.

This quiz isn’t just about finding a job. It’s about helping our people walk strong in the world, confident in what they bring and proud of where they come from.

Know Your Path is inspired by the structure of the widely-used career quiz from Training.com.au, but reshaped with a cultural lens. It’s been benchmarked using:

• First Nations lived experience and insight

• Feedback from mob working across health, education, environment, arts, and business

• National reports and Indigenous employment data

Every question, every result, and every word was designed with community in mind.

We didn’t want this to feel like another government checklist. We wanted something mob could see themselves in.

So we used names inspired by language, purpose and cultural identity — like:

• Minya Wagu – the Community Helper who walks with others, offering care and support

• Yarn Ngarri – the Story Sharer who uplifts through truth-telling and creativity

• Bumi Lawu – the Earth Worker who stays grounded, protecting and building with Country

• Mindu Dabu – the Problem Solver who finds clarity and structure in chaos

Each path is more than a job title — it’s a reflection of spirit, calling, and contribution.

• Deadly young ones exploring career options

• Parents, aunties and uncles looking to re-enter the workforce

• Mob changing direction or starting something new

• Community orgs and job providers supporting our people

Grounded in culture. Guided by strengths. Built for community.

The Know Your Path quiz was developed using a culturally responsive framework that centres Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being, and doing. Our approach recognises that career journeys are not just about skills or qualifications — they are about identity, community, values, and spirit.

This framework brings together:

1. Cultural Integrity

We listened to mob, Elders, community workers, educators and young people to understand what success and strength look like from our own perspective — not just the Western one. Our questions, language and career paths reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values like connection, storytelling, responsibility, and caring for others and Country.

2. Strengths-Based Approach

Rather than focus on gaps or deficits, this tool helps users recognise their existing strengths — whether it’s being the one people go to for advice, solving problems in community, or leading through action. It reframes strengths we use every day into professional and vocational contexts.

3. Cultural Benchmarking

We adapted mainstream career-matching tools and benchmarked them against Indigenous-led research, employment data, and lived experience. We used this to shape a tool that reflects our career logic — where wellbeing, purpose, and service to community matter just as much as pay or job titles.

4. Spirit-Centered Pathways

Each career path is more than a job — it’s a reflection of spirit and purpose. We use culturally inspired names (like Minya Wagu, Gari Bala, and Bumi Lawu) to describe who you are, not just what you do. These profiles acknowledge the deep role culture plays in shaping who we are, and how we contribute.

5. Two-Way Accountability

The framework also respects our ability to walk in two worlds — maintaining cultural integrity while navigating mainstream systems. It provides a pathway for mob to succeed in workplaces, training, and leadership, without leaving culture at the door.

Why It Matters

Too many of our people have been forced to fit into systems that weren’t built for us. Know Your Path flips that by starting with mob, our strengths, and our stories. It’s a tool to spark confidence, restore pride, and open doors — because our people deserve to thrive on their own terms.