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Career development practitioners are essential contributors to Australia’s workforce infrastructure. They provide tailored, evidence-based support and offer services including career planning, labour market navigation, CV and interview preparation, and guidance on vocational and higher education pathways. These services are particularly critical for individuals facing structural barriers to employment, such as young people, mature-age workers, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Our review of the career development and employment services qualifications aims to align the qualifications with current industry needs in line with national workforce development priorities and evolving sector expectations, including significant shifts in labour market dynamics, service delivery models and learner demographics.

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Career and employment advisor services include career planning, labour market navigation, CV and interview preparation and guidance on vocational and higher education pathways. These services are particularly critical for individuals facing structural barriers to employment, such as young people, mature-age workers, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

This is a 14-month project that is expected to be completed by October 2026.

Project Scope

We will review 3 qualifications, 10 units of competency and 2 associated skillsets.

Qualifications and Units of Competency

These qualifications are designed and primarily used for a specific occupation.

Units of competency
Skills Sets

Fact sheet

 

Project Governance and Consultation Strategy

We have established a Technical Committee of members for their relevant expertise on the diverse aspects of the project.

We invite you to provide us with any initial feedback on the current qualifications and units of competency by emailing us at [email protected].

 

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How to get involved

Please register if you would like to receive project updates and consultation opportunities.

Project updates

Contact details

To contact the project team, please email [email protected].

Project timeline

 

  • Project Set Up

    Establish a Technical Committee to provide expert advice for the project.

  • Development

    Functional analysis undertaken via 16 employer interviews and a virtual functional analysis workshop.

    Development of draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency.

  • Consultation

    Draft qualification and units of competency published. 

    Delivery of 8 in person workshops and 3 virtual workshops.

    Consultation log published.

  • Finalisation and Submission

    Final draft materials will be submitted to Skills Senior Responsible Officers and any feedback will be addressed prior to submission to the Skills Ministers for endorsement.

  • Endorsement and Implementation

    Endorsed qualifications, skill sets and units of competency will be uploaded onto the VET National Training Register. The Companion Volume will be updated to reflect changes to the Training Package, identified pathways information and mapping information.

    Delivery of 3 virtual professional development workshops to highlight the features of the new qualifications, skill sets and units of competency.