The Scots will also face Switzerland and Poland in qualification Group 2.
“The ultimate goal is to repeatedly play on the European and the world stage,” Kerr told BBC Scotland.
“It’s the only way that we’re going to develop as a nation. We’ve already achieved success in terms of reaching the Euro finals. So now it’s about trying to do one better and go to the World Cup finals.
“The first thing is you have to be realistic. The format in comparison with the Euros is different. It’s only one team that automatically qualifies.
“Within our group, Switzerland are a Pot A team, we’re the Pot B team, so it’s going to be difficult, but we have the players, we have the capabilities.
“A key word that I would use in everything that we do moving forward is to have a professional approach in everything that we do.
“We’re in a situation right now where we have about 17 or 18 players that are playing outwith Scotland in a professional environment, but we also need to make sure that our domestic product is good as well and that we can try and retain our best players.
“That might mean that the clubs can’t do that initially, but certainly that’s an aspirational goal – to have a professional environment.
“It’s not just finances, it’s human resource that’s really, really important. To get all the clubs to buy in to having a women’s section, a women’s team would be fantastic.”