Career Connections

July 2010

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CDAA leads the way with professional standards

CDAA is leading the career industry in the implementation of the National Standards for Career Practitioners. The government–sponsored Standards, to be fully implemented by 2012, require minimum qualifications and annual continuing professional development to be undertaken by practising career professionals.

CDAA professional members from this year are required to complete 10 hours of professional development more than the national minimum to retain their currency of membership, in addition to holding a postgraduate qualification or equivalent.

When seeking career development expertise, ensure the provider is a member of CDAA – professional membership of CDAA is the industry’s highest endorsement.

The value of part-time work

Comment from CDAA’s National President, Carole Brown

Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data (1) shows the trend towards ever-increasing numbers of part-time workers continues. The proportion of men employed part time increased from 15% to 17%, from May 2008 to February 2010, and the proportion of women increased from 44% to 46% over the same period. This represents more than 3.2 million Australian workers.

While some of this increase was due to the GFC, the report reveals that most part-time workers do not want to work additional hours, due to their desire for flexibility to balance their work and personal lives.

The growing part-time workforce presents particular challenges to some organisations, who still struggle with the notion that employees, especially those in management or senior roles need to be at work full-time to make an effective contribution. There are other attitudinal and structural barriers too including full-time employees becoming resentful of perceived special attention given to part-timers, with the latter reporting being excluded or marginalised from core activities and significant decision making.

Many employers report high levels of engagement and productivity from their part-time staff. Those who adopt flexible work practices and smart job design and support a positive workplace culture, can enable equitable contributions from all their staff. It is important that attention is given to appropriate work tasks, workload, salary and career development for both part-timers as well as full time employees. Part-time employment can work to the benefit of all concerned and with the growing number of older workers seeking to scale back their hours, the large numbers of people seeking only part-time work and the rising skills shortage, it makes sense to plan for the effective use of this important resource.

(1)Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Social Trends- Underemployment, June 2010

Professional Development with CDAA

	24 July 2010 - Victoria Creative Career Counselling Techniques using the Narrative Coaching Approach
	26 July 2010 - South Australia Setting up a Small Business
	26 July 2010 - ACT The Magic of Metaphors
	28 July 2010 - WEBINAR The future of Career Development in Organisations
	7 August 2010 Good Theory Good Practice
	26 - 29 April 2011 CDAA National Conference

CDAA’s 2011 international career conference Cairns

Mark your calendars for Australia’s premier career development conference, to be held from April 26-29 at the Cairns Convention Centre. CDAA will celebrate its 20th national conference at the Cairns Convention Centre. What’s at all about? Career Development: retrospective and prospective will feature a stellar group of national and international speakers led by Professor Mark Savickas. Call for Papers is now open and the sponsorship and trade brochure is now available from the conference website: http://www.onqconferences.com.au/events/CDAA11/cdaa11home.html

Corporate Membership with CDAA

Corporate membership of CDAA provides easy access for organisations to career development resources, news and professional development. Benefits of membership include:

• Annual subscription to the quarterly Australian Career Practitioner (ACP) magazine;
• 10% discount on membership fees for Professional or Associate Memberships where the Corporate Member joins employees as individual members of CDAA;
• Advance notice of, and access to Corporate Member rates for corporate CDAA activities and events;
• Priority access to sponsorship and exhibition opportunities;
• Advance notification of CDAA Awards, including the Employer of the Year Award;
• Annual certificate of membership;
• CDAA corporate membership logo;
• Inclusion of your corporate logo in an issue of Career Connections e-news; and
• Weblink and logo on the Corporate Members page of the CDAA website.

Corporate membership information and application: www.cdaa.org.au/node/2099

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