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Help for military to civilian transitions<\/strong><\/p>\n The Military to Civilian Employment: A Career Practitioner\u2019s Guide<\/em> is now available, having launched at the Cannexus16 National Career Development Conference. An average of 5,000 Armed Forces personnel exits the military each year, many of whom seek to use their unique skill set in the civilian labour market. The guide will equip career professionals with what they need to know to assist veterans.<\/p>\n Highlights of the guide include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Produced by CERIC in partnership with Canada Company, the guide is available in both English and French. It can be purchased in print, ebook or downloaded for free at the CERIC website.<\/p>\n More information at ceric.ca\/military<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The PhD goes beyond the Academy <\/strong><\/p>\n Academia is not the end of the road for PhDs, according to a recently published Conference Board of Canada report entitled Inside and Outside the Academy: Valuing and Preparing PhDs for Careers<\/em>. Whether PhDs are choosing to work in alternative careers due to issues of precarious employment within universities, or because their skill set is in demand in a variety of occupations, the Conference Board reports that fewer than 20% of PhDs in Canada are employed as full-time tenure-track professors.<\/p>\n The report examines the social contribution of PhDs, the knowledge and skills PhDs have gained, the need for professional skills development, and describes existing national and international programs.<\/p>\n If you have not already encountered PhD clients transitioning from academia to the workplace, chances are seemingly high that you will.<\/p>\n Read the report at conferenceboard.ca<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Syrian refugee employment challenges and opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n As Canada begins to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees, career development professionals have a unique opportunity to assist and advocate for the influx of individuals set to enter the workforce.<\/p>\n New Canadians face difficult challenges related to employment and often experience underemployment as a result of language barriers, lack of an established social network, qualifications not being recognized and cultural misconceptions. Underemployment of newcomers was estimated<\/a> to cost Canada more than $20-billion in 2012, according to a report from CIBC.<\/p>\n With support from CERIC and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), a research team led by the University of Winnipeg will investigate four cities in Canada to examine best practices for career development and integration of newcomers, in particular refugee youth. The project aims to create strong support networks, co-create new projects and services, and prepare counsellors and teachers to provide career development through the education system.<\/p>\n Learn more about this project at ceric.ca\/projects<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Assisting students with career decisions in the computing disciplines <\/strong><\/p>\n In partnership with Mount Royal University, CERIC will fund a new project to improve career counselling for students interested in information and computer technology. The project will produce both a Practitioner\u2019s Guide and Student\u2019s Guide.<\/p>\n Over the past 15 years, computing has undergone significant change, resulting in five sub-disciplines (or career areas). These five disciplines, defined by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), are: computer science (CS), information systems (IS), computer engineering (CE), software engineering (SE) and information technology (IT).<\/p>\n Research and practice have shown that there is considerable overlap between the computing sub-disciplines, but universities tend to offer distinct computing degrees that typically do not blend curricula between the different disciplines. For students, this poses a strain, as majors need to be chosen early on in their post-secondary education process. The outcome of this project for students will be to support their career selection process, so that they may make career choices that are more in line with their values and interests.<\/p>\n Learn more about this project at ceric.ca\/projects<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Labour market experiences for people with disabilities in Canada <\/strong><\/p>\n Statistics Canada recently released two reports on the experiences of Canadians with disabilities based on the 2012 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), stating that 13.7% of Canadians aged 15 years or older reported some type of disability which limited their daily activity as a result. At the same time, 0.6% of Canadians were identified as having a developmental disability (e.g. autism, cerebral palsy or Down syndrome).<\/p>\n The Developmental Disabilities Among Canadians Aged 15 Years and Older <\/em><\/a>report found that the prevalence of developmental disabilities is highest among young adults. More than half of this population was found to have less than a high school education and less than one quarter were employed, often in part-time and poorly paid positions.<\/p>\n A Profile of the Labour Market Experiences of Adults with Disabilities Among Canadians Aged 15 Years or Older<\/a><\/em> found that most people with disabilities who had workplace accommodations requested modified\/reduced hours, which was reported as being a barrier to employment advancement. Skills development and education were found to be the two factors that led to more successful employment. The report calls for more research incorporating employer and service provider perspectives to progress toward full participation of people with disabilities in the labour market.<\/p>\n Read the reports at statcan.gc.ca<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n