Career Advisor – It’s all about your Working Life

By Amber Taverner

Career Advisor is the new, interactive tool designed using key concepts developed by Dr. Barbara Moses, best selling author of What Next? – The Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your Working Life. Whether you are struggling with issues of work/life balance, job burn out or boredom, or thinking about a change in your career direction, Career Advisor provides you with the support you need to map out your own personal journey and handle the tough career challenges.

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Canadian Events

Hamilton School-Work Transition Conference: Strengthening The System – A Conference for Educators, Employers and Parents, Industry-Education Council of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON. August 27, 2003

The 15th OAYEC Annual General Meeting & Conference, Ontario Association of Youth Employment Center – OAYEC, Alliston, ON. September 29 – October 1, 2003

Education Training Career Fair – Toronto, INEO Group., Toronto ON. October 2 – 4, 2003

Education Training Career Fair – Montreal, INEO Group., Montreal QC. October 15 – 18, 2003

Fall at the Forks – The Fifth National Forum on Prior Learning Assessment and Qualification Recognition, Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment – CAPLA, Winnipeg MB. October 19 – 22, 2003

Upcoming International Events

Quality Development in Vocational Counselling and Training, International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Bern, Switzerland. September 3 – 6, 2003

Guidance, Career Development and Social Inclusion, International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, A Coruña, Spain. September 15 – 17, 2003

 

Monthly Job Developers Online Network Group @ Contact Point C-SPACE

Join fellow practitioners for our monthly Job Developers’ Networking and Chat sessions at C-SPACE. These sessions are facilitated by Contact Point Volunteer Lisa Hoekstra. Discuss strategies and tips; broaden your networks!

 

  • Wednesday August 20 (3:00pm – 4:00pm EST)Topic for Discussion: Working with Employment Counsellors – challenges, successes, what works best

 

Monthly Job Developers Online Network Group @ Contact Point C-SPACE

Join fellow practitioners for our monthly Job Developers’ Networking and Chat sessions at C-SPACE. These sessions are facilitated by Contact Point Volunteer Lisa Hoekstra. Discuss strategies and tips; broaden your networks!

 

  • Wednesday September 17 (3:00pm – 4:00pm EST)Topic for Discussion: How Job Developers Use Technology

Global Lounge

Attention Career Services Professionals around the world.

Are you interested in networking with others in the broader “careers” world – Human Resources, Career Counselling, Guidance, Educational Psychology, and Vocational Rehabilitation? We are inviting international users and organizational representatives to participate. What’s new in the UK? What’s hot down under? What’s the best career link out of Finland?

Are you interested in discussing career issues from a global or international perspective? If so, the Global Lounge at C-SPACE is the place for you!

 

  • Wednesday September 18 (10:00am – 11:00am and 6:00pm – 7:00pm EST) .

Super Chat – Stage 2

The Summer 2003 issue of the Contact Point Bulletin features articles on Stage 2 – Exploration of Donald Super’s theory on Career Development.

Are you interested in learning more about the Exploration stage? Are there topics explored in a particular article that you would like to discuss further? Would you like to share your own ideas about this particular stage and how it impacts individuals between the ages of 14-24? Come join us for this unique opportunity to chat with the authors of Super Series stage 2 and network with others working with this group.

 

  • Wednesday September 23 (4:00pm – 5:00pm EST) .

The times listed for C-Space chats are in Eastern Standard Time.

To check from other time zones click here and compare Toronto (EST) time versus your local time.

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Regional Voices

From the Atlantic Region

Youth Ventures – Assisting Young Entrepreneurs

“Youth Ventures”, an innovative and highly successful program, is up and running once again this year.  It assists students across Newfoundland and Labrador aged 12 to 29 who are interested in starting their own business.  Through a team of 24 coordinators located across Newfoundland and Labrador, this program provides students with access to entrepreneurial assistance regardless of where they live. These coordinators provide assistance in coming up with a business idea (if needed), writing a business plan, developing appropriate marketing, and directing the ‘entrepreneur’ to appropriate sources of financing and mentoring.  Some of the businesses that were started through this program in the past now operate year round and even employ other students!

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Book Club

By Elena Pizzamiglio

Luck Is No Accident, Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life and Career
John D. Krumboltz, Ph.D. and Al S. Levin, Ed.D.
Impact Publishers, 2004
ISBN: 1-886230-53-6

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New Programs and Initiatives

By Barbara Simmons

Grads2Work – Department of Counselling & Career Coaching, George Brown College

A week after classes officially ended in April 2005, George Brown College’s Department of Counselling & Career Coaching launched Grads2Work—a job finding club designed for our newly minted graduates. The selection process included completion of an application form and a personal interview. Participant selection was based on individual work search needs, group compatibility and level of commitment to attend.

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Conference Sketch

Career Development: the Next Generation

Career Development: the next generation was held in Toronto at the University of Toronto Career Centre on May 16, 2005. This small one-day conference sponsored by the University of Toronto Career Centre, CERIC (the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling) and The Counselling Foundation of Canada, was a huge success. Featuring a handful of workshops and two dynamic keynote speakers, this event attracted more than 125 delegates from across the province, much to the surprise of the organizers from the University of Toronto who had anticipated a much smaller number of registrants.

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The Job Market – A Balanced Perspective

By Roger Sauvé

Clients need to stay informed about the positives and the negatives of the job market. Even though there is certainly a lot of turbulence out there, it seems that workers and especially parents are doing what needs to be done to pursue the lifestyle they want and/or simply stay afloat. The economy is helping.

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