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July 6, 2026Retain and Gain: Career Management for the Public Sector Playbook
July 6, 2026
Author(s)
Lorraine Godden, Nicki Moore, Heather Nesbitt and Stefan Merchant
Publisher
CERIC
ISBN
978-1-988066-85-1
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Exploring Possibilities! Journeying Through Career-Related Learning in Grades 4–6: A Teaching Toolkit
Synopsis
Career development is a lifelong process that begins in the early years. In elementary school, engaging in career conversations is not about getting children to make decisions about what job they will have in the future. Rather, it is a time when we ask our young learners to begin the process of investigating themselves, finding out more about their interests and aptitudes, and considering what type of life they feel they might want to lead.
Young children are already developing skills and engaging in experiences that build their capacity for successful learning and positive, harmonious career and life outcomes. However, many elementary school teachers may not be fully aware of how their day-to-day teaching activities connect to their important role in developing these critical career-related skills and attributes with their students. Exploring Possibilities! Journeying Through Career-Related Learning in Grades 4–6: A Teaching Toolkit helps to shine a light on the value and many ways of undertaking career-related learning in elementary schools.
Underpinned by research and data collected from educators, parents, students and industry partners, Exploring Possibilities! will help educators understand the ways that their teaching practices develop foundational career-related skills, such as healthy habits of mind and being, social and emotional skills, self-confidence and self-efficacy. The hope is that this teaching toolkit will inspire educators to go on a journey to explore the possibilities in career-related learning for children in Grades 4-6.
This guide introduces internal career centres as workforce infrastructure – a way to intentionally connect existing career, learning and talent efforts into a co-ordinated system that supports mobility, capability-building and adaptability at scale. Designed for real-world conditions, the playbook helps organizations strengthen what they already have, rather than starting from scratch.
The frameworks and tools are adaptable across sectors, organization sizes and maturity levels.
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About the authors
Taryn Blanchard
Taryn Blanchard is Director, Research and Innovation Strategy at Challenge Factory, bridging research, consulting and AI to turn evidence into practical workforce tools. With a PhD in Anthropology, she translates complexity into human-centred career strategy.
Sheila Rider
Sheila Rider is an Associate and Trusted Advisor at Challenge Factory. Formerly a CHRO, she supports career development through strategic workforce design, leadership capability and practical change that enables people to thrive at work.
Lisa Taylor
Lisa Taylor has advised national governments, shaped workforce policy, and guided multinational organizations through complex transformation. Her insights appear in The Globe and Mail, Forbes and OECD reports. She is Founder and CEO of Challenge Factory.
More from the researchers
Visit the project page on CERIC’s website to download additional reports produced by the authors in the development of the teaching toolkit:
- Supporting Career Development in Children: A Literature Review
- Supporting Career Development in Children: Curriculum and Policy Review
- Supporting Career Development in Children: A Review of Business and Industry Partnerships
We would love to hear what you think of the book, especially how you are using it to inform your work with young children. Please share your insights on how the book has impacted your practice with the research team via email to lorraine@ironwoodconsulting.ca