A Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) registered career development practitioner, Trent has been a professional member of the CDAA for 16 years and a Fellow member since January this year. With over 25 years’ experience in career development, Trent is currently an Assistant Director in the Workforce Australia for Individuals Division of the Australian Government Department of Employment & Workplace Relations. He has also been the Director of Career Education at Education Services Australia, and an Education Manager at Federation University. Trent spent 15 years as the Careers Teacher/ VET Coordinator at Ballarat Christian College, where he was the Head of Secondary School, RTO Manager and Acting Principal. Undertaking professional development in 2007, presented by Professor Jim Bright, Trent was first introduced to the Chaos Theory of Careers.  This inspired him to apply for the Australian Government’s scholarship for Careers Advisers, where he was one of the original recipients.  He used the scholarship to complete the Master of Education (Career Development) at the Australian Catholic University in 2009. Before moving into teaching, Trent spent 10 years in the Social Work field specialising in high-risk adolescents and youth employment, working in both local and state governments, as well as community agencies including UnitingCare as a Youth Alcohol & other Drug Counsellor. He completed a Doctor of Education degree through ACU , with his research deeply entrenched in the Chaos Theory of Careers, where he was able to combine his experience in social work with that of education.