As part of the third collaborative edition between CERIC and the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the Spring-Summer 2020 issue of Careering magazine highlights “Rural Workforce Development.”

You will find articles from both sides of the border exploring creative solutions to labour shortages, the challenges of unequal broadband access, how to ensure the viability of the agriculture industry, trends in rural workforce development and much more. Several articles also analyze the impacts of COVID-19.

Articles in this issue:

• Broadband in rural communities key to economic development, by Ray Orb
• Immigration pilot program takes aim at labour shortages in Manitoba, by Sandy Trudel
• How to create effective online career workshops, by Diane Moore

…and much more, including:

• Canada’s agriculture sector must adapt to overcome chronic labour shortages
• Making it work: Strategies from a rural school district’s sole counsellor
• Looking to diversity to meet labour needs in Canada and the US
• Principles in Action: Shattering the career path myth lowers students’ anxiety about the future
• Case Study: Employment fit and friction in a rural creative enterprise
• 10 Questions with David Blustein
• Cannabis legalization demands creative career services response in BC Interior
• Client Side: I had my career mapped out – until a new experience opened my eyes
• How COVID-19 is affecting rural communities across Canada
• Infographic: COVID-19 and Canada’s post-secondary students
• Reimagining tomorrow’s agriculture to attract and retain youth
• Context matters in rural workforce development: 7 important facts
• Public, private, and civil society sector collaboration: Essential components of Canada’s future prosperity
• North American rural workforce development: Poised for growth
• The future of agriculture in the United States

Careering is Canada’s Magazine for Career Development Professionals and is the official publication of CERIC. It is published three times a year both in print and as an emagazine, including select content in French. Subscribe to receive your free copy. You can also access past issues for free online.

The Fall 2020 issue of Careering will be on the theme of “Career Superpowers.” Please send a brief description of your idea to Editor Lindsay Purchase, lindsay@ceric.ca, no later than June 30. Article deadlines will be set for this summer in conjunction with writers.