Why the Careers Practitioner Network exists
Practical tools for the people who help students plan life after school.
Why
School careers staff carry a lot: students in every year level, families with questions, changing rules for senior certificates, and a labour market that shifts every month. Most of the best information is free and official, but it is spread across many sites and released on different days.
The Careers Practitioner Network brings three things together. A PD log to keep a simple record of your own learning. A library of official resources with notes on how to use each one with students. And a monthly briefing that turns the latest ABS and Jobs and Skills Australia releases into plain English for advisers.
It does for careers advisers what Career Calling Trainers (another website) does for trainers and assessors: practical tools for staying current, kept simple and private.
What we promise
- Every figure links to its official source.
- Your PD log stays on your device.
- No courses promoted, no advertising, no tracking.
- Plain English, written for busy school staff.
- We tell you what is planned and what exists today.
Some context
Every figure links to its source. We read each one on the publisher's own page or report on 8 November 2026.
The Career Industry Council of Australia released a new edition of its Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners. CICA says the standards require career practitioners to undertake continuing professional development.
of the 1,021 occupations Jobs and Skills Australia assessed were in national shortage in the 2026 Occupation Shortage List.
JSA estimates there were around 25% more online job advertisements in September 2026 than the monthly average for 2019.
The national frameworks behind good careers practice include the Australian Blueprint for Career Development (another website) and the CICA Professional Standards (another website). Students can find national career information at Your Career (another website).
Who is behind it
The Careers Practitioner Network is part of Career Calling, a CAQA Groups service operated by Career Calling International Pty Ltd (ABN 53 162 651 238).
We do not list or promote courses here. The site is independent of the professional associations and government agencies it links to.
Spotted a mistake?
Official figures get revised and pages move. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us and we will fix it.