Our popular Career Development Matters t-shirts are available once again, now in orange! The shirts are intended to raise awareness of career development and start conversations about its value in schools, workplaces and neighbourhoods.
Now available, the latest edition of The Canadian Journal of Career Development (Volume 14, Issue 1) explores social justice competencies for practitioners, narrative approaches to career guidance, the role of hope in vocational identity, and the transition to retirement for emergency services workers.
Career Crafting the Decade After High School: Professional’s Guide dispels the “Career Myth” that those in their late teens and 20s should follow a linear, predictable route from high school to post-secondary training, and then on to permanent, full-time jobs. Straightforward and accessible, the guide provides practical counsel and effective tools that professionals can use to help reduce young adults’ anxiety and to assist them to take action in the face of uncertainty.
An accomplished businessman and community leader, Donald Lawson is the recipient of the 2015 Etta St John Wileman Award, in recognition of his lifetime of achievement in supporting the career development sector across Canada.
The theme of the Winter 2015 issue of Careering magazine is “Global Careers,” and is full of articles that will help you and your clients explore international opportunities:
Start off the new year by committing to your career development! You’ll join nearly 800 of your peers from January 26-28 in Ottawa at Cannexus15, Canada’s largest bilingual National Career Development Conference. Student, group and 1-day rates are available. Plus, benefit from a discount if you are a member of one our 36 supporting organizations.
Having lived through the trauma of war, family separation and loss, thousands of refugeee children arrive in Canada each year and struggle to fit into classrooms. Led by the University of Winnipeg’s Jan Stewart, a new study will aim to help these refugee youth navigate school and find meaningful careers. The study is funded by CERIC and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Canadians recognize that differences and similarities exist regarding career development in the workplace between regions in this country. However, newly released breakdowns of CERIC’s National Business Survey by location – Rural setting, Outside Major Cities and Major Cities – likewise show that perspectives on career development are also shaped by urban vs. more remote setting.
CERIC is pleased to offer a Black Friday discount on the Cannexus15 conference regular registration rate. Register for Cannexus before midnight ET on Monday, December 1 and receive $50 off the regular registration rate of $550 by using the promo code CXBLACK.
Following a successful Mini-Forum in Prince George, BC, CERIC is partnering once again with the British Columbia Career Development Association to host a Career Development Mini-Forum on January 16, 2015 in Nanaimo.
