Careers Advisors Association of NSW & ACT (CAA)

Benefits of Membership

As a member of CAA, you will receive, among other things:

• Our E-Newsletter emailed fortnightly which contains information on: Upcoming events and courses of Universities,  Private Colleges, Registered Training Organisations; Company Work Experience Programs available for students; Scholarships; Apprenticeships and Traineeships on offer; Early Entry Access Schemes; Upcoming Tertiary Expos, Information Sessions and Open Days for Students and Careers Advisers; UAC news; New and Existing resources available for students and Careers Advisers.
• Access to the Members Only section of our website which contains a hive of resources for Careers Advisers;
• Access to our online professional development activity log where you can record your professional development as required to be completed by the Career Industry Council of Australia and CAA in accordance with the Australian Standards for Career Development Practitioners
• Access to CAA Conference Presentations and resources;
• Access to online discussion forums with other Careers Advisers;
• Access to a range of online e-newsletters from tertiary providers;
• Access to our "Resources" section which contains resources in the areas of DEEWR, Publications, Commercial Products, Journals, Resumes, Careers Testing, Jobs in Industries, Institution E-Newsletters, Catalogues, Tertiary Course & Faculty Guides, Disability Resources;
• Access to our online calendar containing event information (information sessions, open days, workshops etc) for most universities and private colleges where you can elect to “follow” events to receive a fortnightly email reminder of events you have selected. Reminder emails are sent at the start of each month for events coming up the following month, as well as two weeks before the events you have selected;
• Newsletter Creation Tool - You can create your own customised newsletter for your students and/or parents containing specialised, relevant information on information seminars, open days, courses, expos etc.
  You can filter events to just see those relevant to you, those which are within your area or those from specific types of providers. You can filter events relevant for a particular grade (ie year 12), or multiple grades. The options are endless! Events and cut off dates are auotmatically filtered from all information in CAAs online calendar according to the paramaters which you set.
• Access to our “Job Corner” where you can view careers positions advertised by Public and Private Schools and upload your own job ad if you are looking for work;
• Our Journal, Prospects, sent three times a year which contains articles and information for Careers Advisers;
• Discounted members rates to attend our Annual Conference;
• An opportunity each year to nominate for the Career Adviser of the Year Award, the Hilary Bolin Award and the Margaret Gambley Medal – each acknowledging significant contribution to careers (professional members only);
• Access to free and subsidised CAA organised Professional Development activities and industry visits;
• Access to our Professional Development Grants for Networks of CAA, when offered;
• An Opportunity to chair sessions at Conference, be part of the CAA Executive Committee or Sub-Committees (Professional and Life Members Only).