The Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) congratulates the Commonwealth Government on the development of the National Career Development Strategy Green Paper. This is a timely and important document that provides a framework to demonstrate the central contribution that career development services play in supporting individuals, building skilled and dynamic workforces, and improving the opportunities for all Australians. The CDAA is Australia's largest and only national cross-sectoral association of career development professionals. CDAA supports the development of effective policy and its successful translation into practice in key sectors including education and employment. This article presents a summary of CDAA suggestions and recommendations. It also describes key priorities and the proposed direction for the National Career Development Strategy. Possible direction for the commonwealth government and ongoing and future role for the state and territory governments are discussed.