Career Development Association Australia

13/10/2026

🎓 Good Theory Good Practice: Queensland Division Hybrid Seminar
📅 Saturday 17 October 2026 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM AEST

Inclusive pathways to employment and the connection between career and wellbeing, with four expert speakers and a panel discussion.

🎥 Can’t make it on the day? You won’t miss a thing. The whole event is being recorded, and every registered participant gets to watch it, whether or not they attend in person or on Zoom.

Your speakers

Simon Bristow, Hays: Salary Guide insights
Ricky Esterquest, Towards Better: from job carving to customised employment
Dr Elizabeth Cook, Edith Cowan University: inclusion, wellbeing and relational employability
Jason ZECK Lee, ZECK Academy: reclaiming the lost self in career with Career Compass Cards™

📍 In person in Brisbane (St James College) or Townsville (James Cook University), or online via Zoom
🍵 Morning tea and a light lunch provided for in-person attendees
✅ 5.5 CPD hours
💲 $30 members | $40 non-members

Register now: https://cdaa.org.au/Web/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=QLDEF26&WebsiteKey=fef7d4f0-ee46-405b-bab8-48d5f6d269bb

12/10/2026

Is your LinkedIn working for you, or are you Linked Out? 👀

That was the big question in Session 4 of The Job Search Toolkit last week, with LinkedIn specialist Sue Ellson walking us through what’s changed in the algorithm and how to help clients turn their profile into a real pathway to work.

The room was buzzing, and the feedback says it all: “invaluable.” 🙌

Missed it? You haven’t missed out.

✅ The recording is about to land in the resources
✅ Every webinar is available via Zoom after the session
✅ You can send in your questions before the session, even if you can’t be there live

Learn on your terms and get every bit of value out of the series.

Two sessions still to come:
📌 27 Oct: The Real Deal on Job Applications
📌 17 Nov: Interview Success: From Go to Whoa

Join us and catch up on everything so far 👇
https://cdaa.org.au/Web/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=CDAANZ26&WebsiteKey=fef7d4f0-ee46-405b-bab8-48d5f6d269bb

CDAA and CDANZ are delighted to once again collaborate to bring you The Job Search Toolkit: Supporting Every Step. A practical six-part webinar series designed for professionals supporting people through every stage of the job search journey.

12/10/2026

☕🥐 Career Industry Breakfast: come and connect!

Now, more than ever, we need to collaborate, support and empower each other. Join us for a relaxed morning of breakfast, chat and networking with others working across the career development space.

Expand your network with people from:

✨ Community services
✨ Schools
✨ Jobs & Skills Centres
✨ Universities, TAFE and RTOs
✨ Workforce Australia
✨ Career consultants in private practice

Members and non-members are all welcome, and it’s free to attend (just pay for your own food and drink). You’ll also earn 1.5 CPD hours in Communication and Interpersonal Skills. 🎉

Hosted by Lisa Laing from the CDAA Division Committee.

Bring a colleague and register here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yc7fawe4

09/10/2026

🤖 AI in Career Development: Prompt to Practice

Curious about AI, but not sure where to start? Join CDAA and RMIT for a hands-on day built for career development practitioners and educators.

📅 Friday 30 October 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 RMIT, Building 14, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourn
🎟 $50 | CDAA members only | 25 places
⏰ Registrations close 23 October

What’s on the day:
✅ Ethical AI in practice, with the latest research and case studies
✅ Design thinking for career development
✅ An AI build lab where you’ll create your own working prototype in small teams
✅ Practical AI tool demos you can use straight away

Facilitated by Dr Serene Lin-Stephens, Naishadh Gadani, Anna Branford and Jenny James. No prior prompting or coding experience needed. Just bring a laptop.

Earn 6 CPD hours (Technology, Information & Resources).

Places are limited, so register now 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mr3zjbsu

30/09/2026

Good Theory Good Practice 🎓

What does it take for employment to deliver more than just a placement? CDAA invites you to a hybrid seminar exploring inclusive pathways to employment and the connection between career and wellbeing.

Hear from four expert presenters:

🔹 Simon Bristow, Hays: Salary Guide insights and 2026 employment trends
🔹 Ricky Esterquest, Towards Better: From job carving to customised employment
🔹 Dr Elizabeth Cook, Edith Cowan University: Reimagining career development through inclusion, wellbeing and relationships
🔹 Jason ZECK Lee, ZECK Academy: Reclaiming the lost self in career with Career Compass Cards™

Plus a facilitated panel discussion, and morning tea and lunch for in-person networking.

📍 Join us in person in Brisbane or Townsville, or online via Zoom
✅ 5.5 CPD hours
👥 Open to all. Members, interstate members and non-members are welcome!

Register now: https://tinyurl.com/mrxphvup

29/09/2026

🎓 Sponsored Webinar: Discover Career Central

Are you supporting students with their career planning? Join us for a practical look at Career Central, an online platform designed to help manage student career pathways for Years 9 to 12.

In this session, presenter Sue Scahill, Director of Career Central, will walk through:
✅ The student experience, including the Bulls-Eye Future Pathway Assessments
✅ Individual student profiles to help careers staff provide targeted support
✅ Using collective student data to shape your careers programme
✅ A new career education assessment, which can be used as part of the Queensland Short Course in Career Education
✅ AI-assisted interviews that turn conversations into useful student notes
✅ Reports to support SET planning and careers reporting

Open to members and non-members. Can't make it live? A recording will be provided to all registrants.

This webinar earns 1 hour of CPD (Technology, Information and Resources).
👉 Register via https://tinyurl.com/ydwk7ksn

28/09/2026

Help your students get a head start on their HSC.

Contour is running free HSC subject workshops at the University of New South Wales, 9 to 11 October 2026, three hours per subject.

Registration and full details: bit.ly/nsw-cdaa

22/09/2026

The value of a professional.

Good career advice isn’t simply telling someone what job they should do.

Qualified career development professionals help people explore their skills, interests, values and circumstances, understand their options, and make informed decisions about what comes next.
They bring professional knowledge, career development theory, labour market understanding and evidence-informed practice to the conversation.

Career decisions matter. So does the quality of the support behind them.

Career practitioners build a person’s capacity to make informed choices.

CDAA members work within recognised professional standards, helping ensure career development support is ethical, informed and focused on the needs of the individual.

Find a CDAA Career Practitioner:

https://cdaa.org.au/CDAAWebsite/Web/About-Career-Development/Find-a-Career-Practitioner.aspx?hkey=bc1f490e-19e4-4055-868b-b6e26637440f

21/09/2026

Help your students get a head start on their QCE Unit 3/4.

Contour is running free subject workshops at the University of Queensland, 2 to 4 October, three hours per subject.

Almost 1,000 students attended their last two holiday workshops in Brisbane, some travelling from as far as Rockhampton.

Registration and full details: bit.ly/qld-cdaa

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14/09/2026

A career rarely follows a straight line.

Study. Work. Career changes. Caring responsibilities. Redundancy. Returning to work. New industries. New technology. Unexpected opportunities.
There are many points in life when our direction can shift, sometimes by choice and sometimes unexpectedly.

Career practitioners help people make sense of these transitions, explore their options and identify what comes next.

Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t making a change. It’s knowing which direction to take.

Find a CDAA Career Practitioner today.

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