In 2014, CERIC will mark 10 years as a national charitable organization, advancing education and research in the field of career development in Canada. A full calendar of special events is planned to celebrate this anniversary milestone beginning with the Cannexus14 National Career Development Conference in January.

Just some of the exciting initiatives taking place during Cannexus include:

• Launch of CERIC’s new textbook Career Development Practice in Canada: Perspectives, Principles, and Professionalism
• Release of the CERIC-commissioned Environics Research findings on Career Development in the Canadian Workplace: National Business Survey
• Recognition for the winners of CERIC’s online competition, the National Challenge to Promote Career Development in Canada

With funding from The Counselling Foundation of Canada, CERIC began operations in 2004. CERIC provided a home for many important programs that preceded it, including the ContactPoint and OrientAction online communities and The Canadian Journal of Career Development. CERIC launched the Cannexus conference in 2007 and has seen it develop into the largest annual event of its kind in the country. It has also nurtured a variety of project partnerships that have created innovative resources for counselling and career development.

Over the past decade, CERIC has maintained its vision of increasing the economic and social wealth of Canadians through high-quality, effective and accessible career development. Since that time, it has evolved to meet the changing needs of Canada’s career development professionals, enabling and supporting thought leadership, knowledge and skill building, community collaboration and raising the profile of the field.

Watch for further announcements to commemorate CERIC’s anniversary throughout the coming year!