About APCDA

Vision:

APCDA is a forum for sharing career development ideas and practices in the Asia Pacific region and engaging the world about these insights.

Mission:

  1. To promote collaboration among career practitioners throughout the Asia Pacific region
  2. To inspire existing and potential career practitioners to deliver theory-based and research-driven career development services
  3. To promote research in the field of career development
  4. To advocate for workforce policies and practices that foster inclusion and access to decent work for all
APCDA held its Annual Member Meeting in June, 2024. This video will give you current information about our leaders, activities, and concerns.

APCDA celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in July, 2022.  Please join us in remembering our first 10 years by watching this YouTube video:

If you want to explain APCDA to anyone or any group, here are some tools:

APCDA Introduction as a PDF file.

APCDA Introduction as a PowerPoint for downloading.

The following areas are considered to be part of our service region:  Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA (including Guam), Vanuatu, and Vietnam. 

Areas currently represented on our Area Council are shown in bold.