What is Career Development?
Career Development is the process of managing life, learning and work over your lifespan. This includes your jobs, experience, skills, interest, training and experience.
A Qualified Careers practitioner can help guide you to develop a realistic career plan with achievable goals, to help to improve your motivation and productivity. As you gain more experience and undertake new training, you can review your goals and objectives.
What is the role of a Career Practitioner?
A Career Practitioner is a professional who delivers career development services. We work in a wide variety of settings, including schools, higher education, business organisations, government agencies and private practice.
We follow a Code of Ethics and have professional standards (CICA professional standards).
Career Development Resources
Here are some helpful career links and resources to assist you with your career planning:
- Youth Central is a Victorian Government website for young people aged 12-25.
- My skills is a National directory of vocational education and training.
- My future is Australia’s National Career information service.
- Job Outlook provides information about Australian careers, labour market trends and employment projections.
- The Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website provides information about the wide range of industries that offer apprenticeships and traineeships and the training required.
- The Good Universities Guide enables you to research tertiary courses and institutions (Universities, TAFEs and Colleges) across Australia.
- CDAA Careers Hub – provides resources, a careers quiz, courses and career search.
- Course seeker enables you to search for and compare tertiary courses across Australia
