Professional Standing

In order to comply with the national CPD requirements of the Standards, CEANT requires Associate members to accumulate a minimum of 15 hours of CPD per year across the span of competency areas. Professional members require 30 hours minimum. The CEANT CPD policy will be issued upon membership registration.

The Core Competencies are grouped into seven broad areas:

• Career Development Theory
• Labour Market
• Advanced Communication Skills
• Ethical Practice
• Diversity
• Information & Resource Management
• Professional Practice

The Standards

• Define the career industry, its members and services
• Recognise the diverse skills & knowledge of career practitioners
• Guide practitioner entry into the industry
• Provide a foundation for designing career practitioner training
• Provide quality assurance to the public and other stakeholders
• Establish a professional benchmark against which career practitioners can be assessed
• Require career practitioners to undertake continuing professional development
• Create an agreed terminology for the industry.

Professional Learning

Download: CEANT CPD Policy

Download: CPD Log Example (.pdf)

Download: CEANT CPD Log (.pdf)

Click CICA Professional Standards to download your copy of the Standards

Janine Watt award for career development

Each year CEANT members can nominate for the Janine Watt award for career development. The recipient of the award receives a scholarship of up to $1000 for undertaking further study or recognised professional development to develop their career development practice. 

Past recipients 

• Vida Goodvach
• Beryl Brugmans
• Ashley Gillies
• Anita Synott 
• Kay Buckland 
• Jane Marshall 

2024 Janine Watt Nomination Form