By Kayla Altman Major obstacles to employment still persist for persons with disabilities – here’s some practical advice for removing them
CERIC’s flagship award is evolving to celebrate those who have made a significant impact in enhancing the field of career development, regardless of role or position within an organization. Now called the Etta St. John Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development, the changes seek to build on the award’s proud history while evolving…
By Michaela Burton, Natalie Geiger and Mahadeo Sukhai How to meet the needs of students with a wide range of cultural experiences, socioeconomic backgrounds, and cognitive and physical abilities
An Indigenous career development leader, Trina Maher is the recipient of CERIC’s 2024 Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony at Cannexus, Canada’s Career Development Conference in Ottawa on Jan. 29. In honouring Maher, Jennifer Browne, Chair of the Selection Committee, said “her commitment to building…
People in positions of power need to get comfortable with discomfort and actively work to break down barriers for those who are disenfranchised Alex Hosselet After graduating and starting my career years ago, I quickly realized two things as I entered the business world. The first was that it was not a level playing field.…
By Mario Gravelle Report generated by CERIC based upon findings from the On-line Survey on Public Perceptions about Career Development and the Workplace The Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) has released findings of a survey conducted by Environics Research Group asking Canadians about their job satisfaction, their perceptions about their workplaces and…
The story of one community’s exploration of geographic solutions to geographic poverty Anne Gloger It was lack of services in the inner suburban community of East Scarborough, ON that prompted the design and development of a new kind of organization. The East Scarborough Storefront was created by the community for the community to ensure that…
