CERIC co-sponsors first Manitoba Aboriginal Literacy Symposium
The Counselling Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) have joined Literacy Partners of Manitoba as the Eagle +
Cannexus Preliminary Programme Now Online!
Delegates have over 100 great sessions to choose from including:
Control, Opportunity & Leadership: A Study of Employee Engagement in the Canadian Workplace
By Shawn Bakker
Employee engagement is best described by its results. Engaged employees demonstrate higher levels of performance, commitment and loyalty. Disengaged employees do not. Given most organizations strong focus on performance, employee engagement has become a popular topic.
Career Buzz Radio Explores CERIC Survey on Career Development
CERIC Marketing Director Sharon Ferriss provided insights from CERIC’s survey with Environics Research on Public Perceptions about Career Development and the Workplace,
CERIC Hits the Road!
CERIC is continuing its series of cross-Canada road shows this fall, introducing ourselves to stakeholders and seeking out opportunities for strategic alliances.
Next up, we will be visiting:
LGBTQ Counselling Internship Opportunity
Family Service Toronto (FST) is offering a unique opportunity for an LGBTQ Counselling Internship, for up to 12 months, in its David Kelley LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS Counselling
Conference Sketch: Cannexus 2011
By Maija Wiik
“Book your accommodations now and make them for the conference hotel” was the advice from Jaz to a Cannexus novice from Vancouver in August 2010 while discussing details on the phone. “It will be freezing cold in Ottawa and you will not want to be outside much.”
Arriving at the Westin Hotel, next to the winter wonderland of Rideau Canal and kitty-corner to Parliament Hill peeking from behind snow banks, in a salt covered taxi on the eve of the conference, I was grateful for the guidance!
Green Jobs for Canadians
By Khaled Islaih
As governments, groups and individuals around the world work to ease the impact of climate change on our lives and planet, new environment-friendly policies, products and lifestyles are emerging. This worldwide environmental awareness is accelerating demand for new jobs, new practices and new skills. In fact, it is creating a new economy driven by an emerging workforce and green technologies.
Are the Voices in My Head Hindering My Career Advancement? Exploration of Cognitive Scripts and Career Identity
By Sonny K. H. Wong
The Canadian labour market has become more complex over the last few decades. The unemployment rate is an indicator of economic recovery. However, it does not address the effects job loss has on individuals in society.