Announcing fall webinars: Empower youth, culturally integrated storytelling, intersectional approach and more!

CERIC is thrilled to introduce a compelling series of learning opportunities this fall aimed at empowering career professionals, educators and counsellors with innovative insights and actionable strategies. Join us and elevate your practice, covering topics from diverse clients, youth and BIPOC-D empowerment, and much more!

• Empowering Youth for the Jobs of Today and Tomorrow | Mondays, September 23, October 28 & November 25, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET | Valentina Castillo Cifuentes & Farahnaaz Kanji

Equip young people with the skills and knowledge they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow. This free webinar series sponsored by RBC Future Launch delves into practical strategies and insights for career practitioners, focusing on how to prepare youth for an evolving job market. Enhance your practice by learning innovative approaches to guide the next generation in their career journeys.

• Culturally Integrated Storytelling: Empowering Diverse Clients for Life Transitions | Wednesdays, September 25, October 2 & 9, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET | Magdalena Mot

Explore how culturally integrated storytelling can be a powerful tool for career practitioners. This webinar series, in partnership with the Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT), provides practical techniques for helping clients navigate life transitions by recognizing and incorporating their cultural narratives. Enhance your practice by learning to use storytelling to empower and connect with diverse clients.

• New Cohorts Announced for “An Intersectional Approach to Supporting Career Development” Certificate Program | Starting September 16 or November 4, 2024

Recognizing and understanding diversity is important for career and employment professionals, particularly when considering those within the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities who experience disability (BIPOC-D). This 6-week facilitated online certificate program has been developed by the Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) in partnership with CERIC and will open two new cohorts in 2024, starting on September 16 and November 4, 2024. Limited spots are available.

• Submit your webinar series proposal for 2025!

We invite career practitioners to shape the future of professional development by submitting their webinar proposals for CERIC’s 2025 learning calendar. Our new submission form now integrates CERIC’s key areas of interest, making it easier than ever to align your ideas with our mission. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your expertise and contribute to the evolving landscape of career education. Consult the Audience Overview and Areas of Interest and submit your proposal.

Paid webinars will be recorded and individual certificates of attendance will be provided to all registered participants who attend the webinars live.

CERIC partners with associations and organizations across Canada and beyond to present webinars that offer affordable professional development. Previously, CERIC has also worked with the Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training BC, BC Career Development Association, Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers, Canadian Association for Supported Employment, Career Development Association of Alberta, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Career Professionals of Canada, Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada, Experiential and Work-Integrated Learning Ontario, First Work, Labour Market Information Council, New Brunswick Career Development Association, Nova Scotia Career Development Association, Ontario Association of Career Management, Ontario School Counsellors’ Association, Association Québécoise des professionnels du développement de carrière, Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec, Career Development Association of New Zealand and the US-based National Career Development Association.