Preparing your teenager for adult life — financial literacy, job-readiness, real-world systems
WHAT WE FOUND
We surveyed 129 students at the Western Sydney Careers Expo in June 2026.
Ask your teenager if
they’re ready,
and most will say yes.
WHERE THE GAP COMES FROM
111 of the 129 students we surveyed said schools should spend more time teaching practical life and workforce skills. More than 80% said lessons like these would be very or extremely valuable, and nearly 8 in 10 said they would take part if they were offered.
So the appetite is there. So is the intent. What’s missing is room. Across Australia there is roughly one careers practitioner for every 560 students, alongside a curriculum to get through and a fixed number of hours to do it in.
So interviews, payslips, tax, superannuation and workplace behaviour end up sitting outside the timetable. Not because anyone decided they don’t matter, but because there is only so much time in a school week.
The subject still matters. Someone still has to teach it.
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THE OUTCOME
By the time they work through MARU, your teenager will have:
Written their own resume and cover letter
Been shown how to use myGov and the ATO, where to find their tax file number, and what superannuation is
Practised the interview questions Australian employers actually ask
Been introduced to writing a professional email, and shown how Outlook and Excel work
Learned what to wear and what to say in an interview
Worked through how to budget their own income, with a template to use
Learned how to read a payslip and check they are being paid correctly
Learned what to do when the shifts dry up, or the feedback is hard to hear
In the first few weeks, your teenager will have a finished resume with their name on it, ready to send.
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF
The lesson below is Writing a Clear, Simple Resume. This is exactly what your teenager sees inside the platform.
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HOW IT WORKS
Sign up in two minutes
Login details arrive straight away, with access to all three courses.
They work through it at their own pace
Lessons run about six to fourteen minutes, on a phone or laptop, whenever suits them. Each one ends with a short quiz that unlocks the next, so there’s a clear sense of progress. Built to fit around exams and shifts, not compete with them.
You get your own parent login
See which lessons they’ve completed, their quiz results and how many attempts they took, and the certificate they earn at the end of each course. So you can see where they’re flying and where they might want a hand.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Starting the conversation
about work
Why part-time work matters, how to have an open conversation about it at home, and frameworks for talking it through together. Includes a parent introduction video.
Landing the job and building
workplace foundations
Finding entry-level jobs, applying when you don’t meet every requirement, resumes, cover letters, application emails, interview questions and what to wear. Then first day and first week, professional behaviour, communication at work, turning feedback into progress, and handling customers and conflict. Then payslips, casual versus part-time versus full-time, breaks and trial shifts, and checking you’re being paid correctly. Then getting more shifts, pay rises, and leaving a job the right way.
Adult life foundations
Bank accounts, budgeting, tax and TFNs, superannuation. myGov and ATO services, and lodging a first tax return. Outlook, professional emails and Excel basics. Dressing for different workplaces, phone and voicemail, and advanced interview skills. Job certifications and choosing the right next step.
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PRICING
MARU Essentials
$39 /month
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Access to all three courses, 43 lessons
All 34 downloadable templates and resources
Self-paced, on a phone or laptop
Your own parent login with progress and quiz reporting
A certificate at the end of each course
30 day money back guarantee
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*Prices are in AUD
Watch a full lesson before you pay anything. Then take 30 days with the whole program. If it is not right for your family, email us and we will refund you. You can manage your subscription from your account at any time.
The 5-day Real-World Readiness Challenge. Practical activities and
discussion prompts to help you support your teenager in building
the confidence and skills they need for workforce readiness and
adult life. So they’re ready for what comes next.
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Either by being taught it, or by getting it wrong first.
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