Zabeen Hirji chats with participants at CivicAction’s YouthConnect event in 2017. YouthConnect helps youth prepare for the future of work through free online skills-building events focused on job searching, networking, and financial literacy. Careering

10 Questions with Zabeen Hirji, Future of Work Executive Advisor at Deloitte

January 19, 2021By

Zabeen Hirji is a strategic advisor to the business, government and universities sectors, and a director on corporate and not-for-profit boards. Prior to that she had a distinguished career at RBC, including Chief Human Resources Officer from 2007–2017. Current roles include Executive Advisor Future of Work at Deloitte, Board Chair of CivicAction, a city-building organization, and executive-in-residence at Simon Fraser University. Hirji is a long-standing champion of building inclusive prosperity through…

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Charting the Course: Mapping the Career Practitioner Role in Supporting People with Mental Health Challenges

August 4, 2021By
Project Partners: Nova Scotia Career Development Association (NSCDA) and Neasa Martin & Associates Language: English COMPLETE - 2013 Employment is broadly recognized as an important cornerstone of social inclusion providing identity, purpose, meaning, social connections and the resources needed to participate in one’s community. People living with mental health issues face the highest unemployment rate…
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Charting the Course: Mapping the Career Practitioner Role in Supporting People with Mental Health Challenges

August 4, 2021By
Project Partner: Nova Scotia Career Development Association(NSCDA) and Neasa Martin & Associates Languages: English COMPLETE - 2013 Employment is broadly recognized as an important cornerstone of social inclusion providing identity, purpose, meaning, social connections and the resources needed to participate in one’s community. People living with mental health issues face the highest unemployment rate of…
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2019

Post-secondary students with disabilities face gaps in career education services

May 10, 2019By

While there has been progress in advancing inclusion for students with disabilities in Canadian colleges and universities, there is still work to be done to reduce structural barriers, discrimination and alienation from access to career education and work-integrated learning, according to the Final Report of a CERIC-funded project undertaken by the National Educational Association of…

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2020

CERIC to publish edition of popular Retain and Gain Playbook to support career management in the public sector

June 23, 2020By

Developing a skilled, inclusive, agile and equipped workforce is a necessity for public sector employers across Canada. To help meet this need, CERIC is developing a Playbook for managers at federal, provincial and municipal levels focused on career management. It is targeted to front-line managers looking to implement better career management approaches with their teams…

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Free info session on Apr. 24 to outline changes to Wileman Award 

April 12, 2023By

As CERIC announced earlier this year, the career development community’s flagship award is evolving to become more inclusive and accessible. A free information session on Monday, April 24 will discuss changes to the Etta St John Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development, how to nominate a colleague and provide time to answer any…

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Design Thinking for Career Development

April 30, 2021By
Updated May 2020 Design Thinking for Career Development 564.25 KB 1 file(s) Topics covered in the literature search include: Definition of design thinking Research and best practices on design thinking Design thinking for career planning and career management Design thinking and equity and inclusion Employee engagement and design thinking Design thinking for entrepreneurship AGSM, (2018).…
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Cannexus Pre Conference Workshops Announced

December 15, 2008By

CERIC is pleased to announce 2 pre-conference workshops at Cannexus 2009. The workshops will take place on Sunday April 5, 2009. Registrants have the opportunity to sign up for either CHOICE A: “SHOW ME THE MONIES!” or CHOICE B: “REWRITING ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT”. Each workshop is $150.00 (inclusive of taxes). 

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