CERIC is announcing its 2021 webinar calendar and will be offering a variety of webinar series in the next few months to support the career development community on a range of timely topics. Register now to plan ahead for your professional development in the new year. The winter/spring webinar schedule features: Integrating Motivational Interviewing into…
by Anu Pala Career assessments are challenging to utilize for visually impaired and blind individuals, but they don’t have to be. I have accessed various career assessments both as a participant as well as a facilitator and am aware of the challenges, but also know that they can be accessible.
HR needs mechanisms in place to prevent bias in performance management practices Janelle Benjamin With the movement for social justice in full swing, many workplaces feel compelled to do something, anything, to demonstrate that they are diverse and inclusive and support the notion that #BlackLivesMatter. With each new Chief Diversity Officer job posting, companies in…
Five practices for creating inclusive work environments Julie-Christine Cotton and Annie Pullen Sansfaçon Everyday life in professional environments rarely escapes the heteronormative and cisnormative structures[1] that dominate Quebec society. Indeed, workplace washrooms, dress codes, administrative records and even email salutations usually adhere to the gender binary of man or woman. It is no surprise that professional…
The ContactPoint Bulletin is a quarterly publication of CERIC and a great venue for sharing career development best practices, information and strategies. Guidelines The Bulletin aims to be an inclusive career services resource that provides quality original content from different perspectives in the field of career development and from across the nation. Articles that…
The ContactPoint Bulletin is a quarterly publication of CERIC and a great venue for sharing career development best practices, information and strategies. Guidelines The Bulletin aims to be an inclusive career services resource that provides quality original content from different perspectives in the field of career development and from across the nation. Articles that…
Workforce development can bridge the gap between businesses with labour shortages and skilled workers without post-secondary degrees Denisse Alejo The benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are undisputed, and now, more than ever, workplaces are paying attention to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability and other dimensions when hiring. However, despite an…
This spring, CERIC will offer three webinar series to help career professionals in their professional development. The first webinar series will give CDPs a roadmap to support neurodiverse clients effectively. The second series will guide them to establish a trauma-informed practice. Lastly, the third one will help career development practitioners to have an inclusive approach…
As a milestone anniversary approaches, the S&Gs are undergoing a significant update with collaboration, inclusivity and transparency top of mind Kathy McDonald Did you know the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners (S&Gs) are close to 20 years old? The S&Gs were created in the late 1990s by a broad cross-section of career…
“An invaluable platform for networking, learning and professional growth,” and a “warm and inclusive community of professionals,” were just a few of the ways that the 1,900 attendees described the latest edition of Cannexus, Canada’s Career Development Conference. Cannexus saw career development professionals from throughout this country and across the globe come together from Jan. 29-31,…
