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October 29, 2026CICA releases new national Benchmarking Resource for career development services
The Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has today released the Career Development Service Benchmarking Resource, a national self-assessment tool for reviewing the quality of career development services. Free to download, the Resource is designed for services wherever career development happens, from school careers programs to employment services. It gives the sector a common reference […]
October 23, 2026
Career Guidance Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege: CICA Calls for Reform in ACT Public Schools
Every young person deserves access to professionally qualified career guidance, regardless of which school they attend. That is the central message of the Career Industry Council of Australia’s (CICA) submission to the ACT Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Policy. CICA has called on the ACT Government to establish a guaranteed career development entitlement for […]
September 10, 2026
CICA publishes discussion paper on the National Skills Agreement Balanced Scorecard
Jobs and Skills Australia has released the first National Skills Agreement Outcomes Framework Balanced Scorecard. It is the first nationally consistent view of VET system performance under the agreement, and it is candid about where the system is weak. Every one of the ten target measures sits below its agreed minimum for 2028. CICA has […]
August 24, 2026
Career guidance: the missing piece in Australia’s skills agenda
National Skills Week is an important opportunity to celebrate the role vocational education and training plays in changing lives, building careers and strengthening Australia’s workforce. But it also gives us an opportunity to ask an important question: are we doing enough to help people find the right pathway in the first place? Australia is investing […]
July 29, 2026
CICA’s response to the Shaping the Future of Employment Services discussion paper
The Australian Government’s reform of mainstream employment services is the most significant rethink of the system in years, and CICA has welcomed it. The move from a standardised model to three streams calibrated to a person’s circumstances, the stronger emphasis on progress and sustainable outcomes, and the commitment to better assessment are all consistent with […]
