Mission Statement

The objects of the association are:

• to provide a central body to afford productive interaction with relevant associations, parents, teachers, administrators of government departments, employers, unions and the community generally, in all matters concerned with career education.
• to provide a forum for dialogue between members and to establish co-operative and harmonious relations with all bodies concerned with assisting people to make career and transition choices.
• to promote the need for full-time careers teachers in schools and the need for all teachers to understand and assist the aims of Career Education.
• to provide relevant career and educational material and disseminate this to Association members and to other interested parties.
• to sponsor lectures, seminars, discussion groups, etc. and disseminate the resulting information from such events.
• to evaluate relevant legislation, Career Education courses, training activities and proposals.
• to promote research in the area of career development.
• to provide an advisory service about career Education to members and other enquirers and to offer recommendations and suggestions.

Links to national associations
The CEAV has links with equivalent associations interstate. It is also part of CICA (Career Industry Council of Australia), a strategic alliance of Australian professional associations involved in career education. It is also a member of VETnetwork, the national VET in schools practitioners professional association.

MCEETYA goals
Ministerial Council for Education, Employment & Training and Youth Affairs articulated national goals of schooling.