The Department of Education, Science and Training, funded The Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) and its member associations to develop standards for career practitioners in Australia.
The Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners describe, for the first time in Australia, agreed terminology, membership of the career development profession, a code of ethics, entry-level qualifications, continuing professional development, and competency guidelines. From 1 January 2012, the standards will be regarded as the minimum required by Australian career development practitioners.
The Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners can be downloaded from the CICA website 
A Scoping paper - Shaping a career development culture: Quality standards, quality practice, quality outcomes 
(610.2 KB) and outcomes of the national consultations - Moving Forward (324.2 KB), provide the background to the development of the standards.
CICA are currently developing guidelines for career information and services.