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The Career Development Centre isset within the
framework of The Australian Blueprint for
Career Development Guiding Principles for
Career Development Services Career Information
Products National Standards for Career
Development Practitioners
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Why establish a career development centre?
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What do we do? for individuals for
groups for career development practitioners for
industry for other regions for informing the
statewide framework
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What have we achieved? 920 high level
participants Between 5 and 15 drop in
inquiries daily 13 workshops with 220
participants The establishment of a regional
career development practitioners
network Support for other regions to establish
Career Development Centres
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What have we achieved? Redundancy services
for business A data base of industry in the
region Workforce development services for
industry Support for Regional Skills Mobility
program
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Numbers of individual participants by age

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Males by age
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Females by age
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Cohorts
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Outcomes
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Feedback from organisations about the value of
the Career Development Centre
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Bev ClayfieldBranch Manager, SKILLED, Mount
Gambier

• Being a labour hire, workforce solution,
  privately owned company, (not government funded)
  it is vital that we gain candidates with the
  right attitude, good resumes and an idea of what
  industry or field they wish to target.  Potential
  Candidates for SKILLED who have attended the
  Career Development Centre go through our rigorous
  recruitment with a greater understanding of what
  value their skills are, which in turn lets us
  know what industries they are interested in and
  an attitude of confidence in themselves.  
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David MezinecTAFE SARegional Education Manager,
Limestone Coast

• The strength of the Career Development Centre is
  the holistic approach to the support and
  development of people anyone who walks through
  the door.  The enthusiastic and passionate staff
  display a commitment to building people and
  assisting them to achieve their aspirations. In
  such a way the CDC has been an asset in building
  the capacity of our Limestone Coast Community and
  achieving our workforce development needs.
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Peter FoxManager, Independent Learning Centre

• The CDC has been a central part of our career
  counselling process and with the skills
  development of our students for the world of
  work. The staff of the CDC have provided a great
  deal of support with designing and providing
  opportunities for our disadvantaged students to
  achieve SACE units and employment. The CDC is a
  valuable and integral component of our strategy
  to engage students in learning and earning
  pathways.

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Cathy HughesManager Mount Gambier Regional
CentreUniversity of South Australia

• Prospective university students occasionally
  present to us not really having any idea of what
  they want to study, but just sensing that they
  want to do something different with their life. 
  As the smallest UniSA campus we dont have
  specific career counsellors based here, so we
  often refer students to the CDC for local and
  confidential support.   The CDC definitely value
  adds to UniSAs presence in Mount Gambier, and
  we are very happy to support what is a mutually
  beneficial working relationship between our
  organisations.
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Troy BellTransition Broker, Limestone Coast

• The Career Development Centre works. As a
  community it is vital that we work closely
  together to improve the services offered to all
  our members. The Career Development Centre has
  provided invaluable support to teachers and
  students in the field of career planning.
  Teachers view the Career Development Centre as a
  reference point, so that advice and assistance
  can be sought from an independent source that is
  current, connected with industry and outside the
  education sector, which is specific to our region
  and free of jargon. Students can receive one on
  one support without the time restrictions or
  distractions that occur inside a schooling
  system.

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Jenny Watts-SampsonNational Disability
Coordination Officerhosted by the Centre for
Regional Engagement University of SA

• From my perspective as the National Disability
  Coordination Officer in the region the Career
  Development Centre offers a central location for
  information and resources to be provided for
  people with disabilities who want to succeed in
  further education and employment.  This
  information will assist any person with a
  disability or medical condition to make informed
  decisions and to know their rights and
  responsibilities around further education and
  employment.
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Brenton LewisGeneral Manager, Group Training
Employment

• Group Training Employment is proud to be a
  partner with the CDC in the Limestone Coast
  Region, we continually get students, unemployed
  and mature age people coming into our
  apprenticeship centre, not knowing where their
  career path is going, with a  poor or no resume
  at all, and a little lost as to their future. GTE
  directs them to the CDC, and on many occasions
  they have returned, with a smile and a new
  direction, or clear direction as to a vocation
  they wish to find employment in.
• I have found parents of students in particular,
  very grateful that their child has been referred
  to an organisation that does listen and actually
  cares about people

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Dennise Howell                          Team
Leader, Jobfind Centres Australia , Mt Gambier

• Jobfind Mt Gambier, utilise the skills of the
  staff at the Career Development Centre
  extensively. The girls there are fantastic with
  our mums returning to work. Through their non
  threatening skills assessment, they are able to
  encourage and coach these clients to recognise
  their talents. They assist with developing
  resumes that reflect the clients skills. Their
  career guidance and patience with these clients
  is invaluable.

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Chrissi Smith Migration Workforce Development
Officer LCRDB Immigration South Australia

• The Career Development Centre has made a
  significant difference in the lives of the
  skilled migrant population in the Limestone Coast
  through the provision of employment assistance
  such as upgrading of CVs, career advice and
  planning, interview techniques etc.  This
  valuable input is a major contributor in enabling
  skilled migrants (the spouses in particular) to
  find work in the area which in the long term
  plays a key role in retaining them and their
  families thus supporting the ongoing economic and
  social vitality and viability of the region. 

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Di Ind  Director, Di-Monty Training Solutions,
Mount Gambier

• The CDC in Mount Gambier is an outstanding
  example of how people within our community can
  work together to help improve our community. The
  services provided by the CDC prove that there has
  been a gap of services provided for people from
  any age who need help with career development. I
  have a favorite saying of mine that I use all the
  time with my clients. Find what you love and
  love what you do - The CDC  and its dedicated
  staff help people achieve this goal.

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Tracey Richardson Interwork Ltd, Mt Gambier

• CDC has been a fantastic service for Interwork
  Ltd and our clients.  We have used your services
  and expertise many times in Resume preparation,
  career planning/ options/ advice.
•   CDC regularly advises our clients on career
  opportunities and provides concise information on
  Employers and local industry. Interwork Ltd
  believes that this is an invaluable service and
  will continue to utilise this service in the
  future.

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Samantha BrownVET/Pathways CoordinatorMount
Gambier High School

• In regards to the CDC they are keen to provide
  information to students and to support them in
  resume, job interview and personal preparation.
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• Ali was excellent in talking to the group of
  girls that participated in the MGHS/TAFE SA pilot
  program 'Give It A Go Girls' - Women in
  Agriculture. A number of the girls booked in to
  organise their resumes and be better prepared for
  when job opportunities arise.
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Jo FisherVET Coordinator, Grant High School

• Grant High School has appreciated the support we
  have received from the Career Development Centre.
  It is great to be able to have current career
  information that the community has access to used
  in the school. We hope to continue our connection
  with the CDC in the future and look forward to
  having some of staff "trained" in writing good
  resumes and cover letters early in the year.

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Greg Muller, Chief Executive Officer, City of
Mount Gambier
Council is pleased to write to convey its sincere
thanks and best wishes to all involved in the
very successful achievements of the Career
Development Centre at Mount Gambier. The Career
Development Centre has grown from strength to
strength and has become the benchmark and model
for other facilities elsewhere in this State. The
"one stop shop" features of the Centre are a
marvellous achievement and a very efficient and
respectful way of dealing with clients. Council
is very pleased to publicly recognise the
outstanding achievements to our community from
South Australia Works and more particularly the
Career Development Centre.
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Feedback from participants on why the CDC is
useful
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Local job market dataResume and application
assistanceCourse and training package
informationCareer options and guidanceConfidence
in my abilitiesResume updateLocal jobs
informationHow to keep my dream job and get
another to make ends meetFriendly
serviceRecognising skills and where they can be
usedJob and person specification
assistanceSmall business information
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Using existing skillsCareer options (Plan
B)Financial assistance for trainingCareer
adviceCasual job optionsThe importance of high
school education on future career
outcomesSkills/career matchCold callingJob
search tipsPlaces to ask about work interview
tipsPersonal presentation
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Career researchContacts and networksCareer
change adviceWhat I can use my skills
forSomeone to discuss ideas withUniversity
application assistancePart time study optionsUp
skillingGap year optionsCareer redirection
after work injuryStudy optionsImportance of
educationDirection
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Where to next?A continued focus on the
individualWorkforce services for industryValue
adding to existing servicesSupport for career
development practitionersFurther development of
workshopsInvolvement in policy development
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Thank you