CDAA Commended Products 

These CDAA Commended career products demonstrate a standard of quality against clear and transparent criteria:

BEYOND
https://beyond.edu.au/

BEYOND is a free digital careers platform designed for students, teachers, and parents. They offer comprehensive careers resources and tools to help students find a better path and assist teachers in delivering high-quality careers education. Built by career advisers, BEYOND features a state-of-the-art careers ecosystem, transforming the way careers education is delivered in schools. 

The platform empowers schools with curriculum-aligned lessons, state-of-the-art digital resources, and data-driven insights, ensuring students are well-prepared for their futures.

CDAA Commended Until: August 2026

Ponder Program
https://studyworkgrow.com/programs/ponder-program/

The Ponder Program is used in hundreds of secondary schools across Australia to effortlessly teach Career Management skills to Years 7-12. With a fully research-backed framework (one of the first to gain CDAA Commended status), 40 weeks of lessons including videos, slide-decks, student workbooks, activities, and year-level adjustments, Ponder makes it easy for Career Advisors to run a comprehensive careers program at school.

With regular PD sessions, annual content updates, and a community of educators to join, you’ll be glad you looked at it. 

CDAA Commended Until: August 2026

CareerPlanet
https://careereq.nz/career-planet/

CareerPlanet is an online career inquiry tool for college students. It gently encourages students to realise their responsibilities towards one another and the planet by acknowledging our interdependence with a larger universe.

The CareerPlanet questionnaire prepares students for content-rich career conversations. It incorporates six exercises and inventories that draw out what matters to them and their potential contribution to the world of work. With this information career advisers have holistic data to help the student determine their next steps. 

By completing this assessment, young people, university students, and early career professionals take an important step: pausing to reflect on how they want to contribute to the world and in which career pathways they can apply their interests, motivations, and skills.

It will:

• Accurately reflect their interests and aspirations 
• Help clarify the kind of future they want and understand why 
• Support informed decisions and identify next steps 
  

For more information about CareerPlanet and gaining a license to use it, check here: https://www.careereq.nz/career-planet
For more information, contact Kaye Avery by email or phone: 006421474765

CDAA Commended Until: July 2026

Arrive & Thrive
https://arrivethrive.com.au/

Arrive & Thrive is a social enterprise career education company based in Melbourne, delivering employment and life design workshops to young people and supporting career counsellors in this process. The workshops focus on career management skills and personal development specific to young people's needs.

They have supported over 45,000 young people and counting across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Each workshop is developed with young people in mind, ensuring the right blend of education, activities and entertainment. 

Career Central
https://au.careercentral.school/

Career Central is a leading cloud-based student career management system developed by and for School Careers Advisors. Students can build career self-awareness, complete career and personal strength quizzes, create a flexible CV, connect with programmes, explore jobs, training, and course options, and develop career pathway plans.

Staff can view individual career profiles, quickly search for and view similar groups of students, message targeted groups of students, record student interview notes and assign tasks to students, generate student data stats and lists, and more.

CDAA Commended Until: October 2027

Career Tools
https://www.careertools.com.au/

Career Tools is an evidence-based all-in-one career development resource utilised by over 1200 Australian secondary schools. Built by careers advisors, for careers advisors, Career Tools allows for purposeful tracking and easy provision of impactful careers advice. 

Members receive their own customisable and branded school careers website so that teachers, students, parents and the wider school community can access up-to-date careers information and communications. School staff and students are also equipped with a secure area with a range of features.

CDAA Commended Until: August 2027
   

CareerIntelligence
https://careereq.nz/career-intelligence/

This online assessment for career development coaching with clients or employees offers practitioners a self-and-career evaluation designed to help individuals connect with what motivates them and evaluate how they see their work skills and interests.

CI is an ideal resource for identifying career choice, ‘job fit’, redeployment potential, professional development, and career planning. Career development coaching, identification of ‘ideal role’, evaluation of current role status/alignment and the establishment of long term career planning objectives.    

By completing this assessment, working adults have the opportunity to reflect on their interests, work values, motivations and evaluate their skills.

It will:

• Help clarify their career direction and what would bring meaning – career purpose
• Accurately reflect their interests and aspirations to bring – Focus
• Support development and career planning — Learning
  

For more information about CareerIntelligence and gaining a license to use it check here: https://www.careereq.nz/career-intelligence
Contact Kaye Avery by email or phone: 006421474765

CDAA Commended Until: July 2026

Timemakers
https://timemakers.com.au/

The Timemakers Employability Program offers scalable, evidence-based employability solutions for Education Providers who teach international students.

Our resources are ready-to-implement for academic staff to embed practical career education in their institutions. This means less time on development and more time supporting students.

Our program builds clarity, confidence, and competence as international students prepare to enter the Australian workforce. We deliver relevant market information from resume and cover letter writing and interview skills to understanding Australian workplace expectations. This allows students to make informed decisions about what works best for their specific circumstances.

With over 9,000 students having used our resources in the last 10 years, Timemakers is bridging the gap between study and a rewarding career in Australia for international students in Australia. 

CDAA Commended Until: August 2027

careerED^TM Practice Excellence Program
https://careered.com.au/

careerED™ offers professional development to anyone providing career guidance in educational settings, corporate organisations, private practice or community and employment services. They are committed to enabling their program participants to offer the best quality career advice.

The Practice Excellence Program offers a broad range of courses aligned to the key competencies required for professional career advisory practice, supporting you to manage your own professional development and to improve outcomes for the people you support.

CDAA Commended Until: August 2026

Life Career Roadmap
https://life-career-roadmap-hub.passion.io/app/products

The Life Career Roadmap app is a comprehensive App designed to guide skilled migrants in navigating their career journey in Australia. Gain exclusive access to the Ready4Work Job Readiness Course, which equips you with essential skills and strategies for resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, LinkedIn optimisation, and the nuances of Australian workplace culture. What's more, you'll receive personal feedback on your progress. 

Empower yourself to achieve your career goals and thrive in your new home with our expert guidance and support.

CDAA Commended Until: July 2026

StudyAdelaide Employability Programs
https://studyadelaide.com/whats-happening 

StudyAdelaide’s role is to increase awareness of Adelaide as a study destination and deliver programs to ensure international students have a rewarding experience in Adelaide. This includes connecting students into the community and workplaces.

StudyAdelaide runs three acclaimed employability programs to empower international students and graduates for success in the Australian job market. These programs include The Job Shop workshops, The Career Advantage program, and Leadership Empowerment.

myfuture
https://myfuture.edu.au/

myfuture is Australia’s national career information service, targeted and tailored to the education community, providing users with free access to trusted, impartial and reliable career information based on research and evidence. Since 2002 myfuture has been helping young people to build self-awareness, enhancing their career decision-making skills, and preparing them for post-school transitions.

myfuture is managed by Education Services Australia (ESA) and funded by Australian state and territory Departments of Education.

CDAA Commended Until: October 2027

BECOME
https://www.become.education/

BECOME is a teacher-led program purpose built for years 5 - 10 with ready to go curriculum-aligned lessons. It is underpinned by a dynamic student web app that draws students in and opens their minds to possibilities. The program's insights dashboard enables educators to tap into data on students aspirations as they change.

BECOME enables a whole school approach to careers education starting in the critical primary years. It builds awareness of self as well as of the world of work, and provides a safe place for students to take charge of their future.

Morrisby Program
https://www.morrisby.com/

Morrisby has been a market leader in psychometric career guidance products for decades. It provides online career guidance and career education products. The Morrisby Profile is a career matching tool suitable for those in Year 9 and older. 

Available to schools and independent career practitioners alike,  the Morrisby Profile measures strengths, career interests and personality then blends this information to support career research and career decision making. Candidates have a lifetime access to the system.

CDAA Commended Until: August 2027

Career Minded
http://www.careerminded.com.au/

The Career Minded career exploration program is designed specifically to assist Australian senior secondary students connect with university courses and career pathways that are genuinely suited to who they are. Using our unique PIVOTAL Approach™ to career exploration, we offer a highly personalised experience.

After completing our online assessments, each student receives a detailed feedback report, an interactive workbook, access to our comprehensive university guide, a personalised feedback video, and the option for a one-on-one Zoom feedback call with one of our highly qualified Australian career exploration experts - all designed to support confident, well-informed decision-making.

Developed in Australia for Australian students, Career Minded is ideal for those who want to get it right - and for families who want to give their child every opportunity to make clear, future focused choices that reflect their personality, interests, strengths, and goals.

CDAA Commended Until: June 2027

CareerSmart
https://www.careereq.nz/career-smart/

CareerSmart provides valuable insights and a structured approach to career conversations, empowering students to make more holistic and meaningful career decisions—it offers a comprehensive assessment for career practitioners. Once licensed to use CareerSmart, practitioners have their own portal from which they can send out questionnaires, receive and store the reports. All reports will have the practitioner, school or organisation’s logo on the front.

By completing this assessment, young people in years 12 and 13, university students and early career protagonists take an important step: pausing to reflect on their interests, the things that matter to them, their motivations, and skills. It will:

• Accurately reflect their interests and aspirations – Your What
• Help clarify the kind of future they want to create and why – Your Why
• Support informed decisions and identify next steps — Your How

For more information about CareerSmart and gaining a license to use it check here: https://www.careereq.nz/career-smart

For more information, contact Kaye Avery by email or phone: 006421474765

CDAA Commended Until: July 2026