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Special New Member incentive for the 2009 Melbourne conference!

Join now for 2009! CDAA is offering new members who join before the conference AND who register for the conference the following special benefits:

Conference registration at member rates – a saving of $120 (Early Bird) or $130 (Standard)
Waiving of the new member joining fee of $44
Complimentary ticket to the Networking Dinner (food only) on the evening prior to the conference valued at $30

Take advantage of this fantastic offer by joining CDAA : www.cdaa.org.au/howtojoin

Upcoming Professional Development

	11 November 2008 - Tasmania Annual Member Dinner
	12 November 2008 - Victoria Career Conversations Evening
	17 November 2008 - NSW Conversations on Narrative Approach in Practice

2008 ACS Judith Leeson Award - Nominations Close 17th November

The Award, which is proudly sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, is open to teachers in all primary and secondary government, independent, Catholic and other denominational schools in Australia delivering a career or life/work education program.

Two winners will be selected - one from the primary sector and one from the secondary sector. The winners' prize is $5,000 for the school, while runners-up receive $3,000 for the school. The prizes also include funding for all finalists to attend the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) Conference to be held in Melbourne from the 15th to the 17th of April, 2009.

To enter:
The principal is required to nominate the teacher or career adviser whom they believe exhibits excellence. To access the nomination form, go to the (new) Australian Careers Service website: www.gooduniguide.com.au/acs

Nominations open 1st October and close on the 17th November 2008, at 5pm EST.

ABCD - Blueprint Resources Wanted

After years of development and trialling, the Australian Blueprint for Career Development is being refined and will be released in early 2009.

Staff at Miles Morgan have just refined the prototype and its appendices and are now developing a professional development kit, compiling support resources and designing a website that will house these materials.

If you have any materials that you have developed to help you to operationalise the Blueprint, and you are willing to share these with others, we would love to hear from you.

It is hoped that you are as excited as we are by these new developments. Miles Morgan would be pleased if you would let others in your career development networks know that further information on these developments will be made available at: www.milesmorgan.com.au/projects/abcd as the project progresses.

Of course, if you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact Christine Haines on 08 930 6633 or email: info@milesmorgan.com.au

ACER Report - Early school leavers take up education, training and employment

A recently released study by ACER has found that only four per cent of 17 year olds who had not completed Year 12, participated in an alternative vocational program or found full time employment.

"When TAFE courses and apprenticeships are considered alongside Year 12 completion rates, we have more young Australians completing Year 12 or a vocational
equivalent than is sometimes thought," ACER's chief executive Professor Geoff Masters said.

Assess the Press Release (PFD 56K) or Full Report on the ACER website at: http://www.acer.edu.au/news/index.html#LSAY54

Review of Career Development Services in Tertiary Institutions

DEEWR have released a report into Career Development Services in Tertiary Institutions. The Report outlines the development of services from 1990 to 2007 and discusses:

Institutional contexts, structures and functions;
Current service provision;
Changing focus and priorities in service provision; and
Funding, resourcing and staffing.

The report can be accessed at the DEEWR website: Review of Career Development Services in Tertiary Institutions

Career Education Lighthouse Schools Project

Three schools representing the Career Education Lighthouse Schools Project will be presenting a workshop at the CDAA Conference in Melbourne in April. Schools presenting will be Murtoa College, Mill Park Secondary College and Wade High School.

At past CDAA Conferences school career advisors have found this a most useful workshop to gain ideas for their career development programs.

A networking Lighthouse dinner will be held on Wednesday April 16th during the Conference. Coordinators and principals from Lighthouse schools have found the networking dinner a useful opportunity to share project information and to build friendships and contacts.

Discount Rate for CDAA Members to NAGCAS/GCA Conference

CDAA Members can access a discounted rate in registering for the NAGCAS/GCA Bipartite Conference, to be held at the luxurious Novotel Brighton-le-Sands (Sydney).

To find out more and register visit: www.gemspl.com.au/bipartite2008. CDAA Members who register should use the Discount Code: AB11257 to access the Professional Association rate.

Resources

DEEWR - Career Information Products
The career resources listed below provide information on how to choose an occupation and how to plan a career. A selection of these career information products are available to download or order. more...

SkillsOne
Skills one now have nearly a hundred Career Profiles which cover a huge variety of careers available on their website. more...

aLife - career profile resource launch
LifeWorks Media are inviting Career Advisors, Industry Representatives, and HR & Recruitment Specialists to attend FREE breakfast seminars held nationally during November. aLife is a new resource that gives real life examples of career opportunities. The breakfast seminars are being held in Sydney, Adelaide,Brisbane, and Melbourne. more...

Senate Report - Better Access Review
The report of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs report, “Towards recovery: mental health services in Australia”. While the Better Access initiative relates specifically to mental health, the discussion in the report on the inclusion of counsellors in the scheme may be of interest to members. The relevant section begins on page 96. more...

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2009 National Conference

ACP Magazine

The Summer issue of the ACP will be on its way to you very soon. But it is not too early to start thinking about submitting an article to the first issue of 2009.

To learn a little more about submitting an article, visit http://www.cdaa.org.au/acp.

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