CERIC welcomes its 2021/2022 Board of Directors
CERIC is pleased to welcome the members of its Board of Directors for the upcoming year. The volunteer Board guides CERIC in its mission as a national charitable organization to advance career development in Canada. André Raymond, Director, Career Services and Continuing Education at Laval University in Quebec City, returns as Chair of the Board.
Reflecting a broad cross-section of leaders, the complete list of Board members for 2021/2022 includes:
- André Raymond, Laval University, Quebec City, QC (Chair)
- Candy Ho, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC (Vice-Chair)
- John Horn, BC Pension Corporation, Victoria, BC (Past Chair)
- Sue Watts, Employment + Education Centre (EEC), Brockville, ON (Secretary/Treasurer)
- Lorraine Godden, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
- Darlene Hnatchuk, McGill University, Montreal, QC
- Meghan Lavallee, Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, Winnipeg, MB
- Valérie Roy, AXTRA, Montreal, QC
- Rob Shea, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
- Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory, Toronto, ON
- Barbara Wilson, Thrive Career Consulting, Toronto, ON
- Donald G. Lawson, The Counselling Foundation of Canada, Toronto, ON (Honorary Director – Ex-officio)
- Bruce Lawson, The Counselling Foundation of Canada, Toronto, ON (Executive Officer – Ex-officio)
Members of CERIC’s three Advisory Committees – Practical & Academic Research; Content & Learning; and Advocacy & Community Engagement – have been appointed by the Board for the next year. Members of these committees play an important role in implementing CERIC’s two strategic mandates: promoting career development as a priority for the public good, and building career development knowledge, mindsets and competencies.
The focus of CERIC’s work is education and research in career counselling and career development that increases the economic and social well-being of Canadians. This includes funding projects that produce innovative career development resources. CERIC also annually hosts Cannexus, Canada’s largest bilingual career development conference, publishes the country’s only peer-reviewed journal, Canadian Journal of Career Development, and runs the CareerWise / OrientAction news sites.
Announcing fall webinars: Anti-racism, Succession, Ethics, Resiliency & Assessment
CERIC along with its partner associations will be offering a variety of webinar series in the next few months to support the career development community on a range of essential topics. Covering critical issues such as ethics in the wake of COVID, career centre succession planning and anti-racist counselling practices, these webinars will give you the latest knowledge you need to succeed. Plan to “head back to school” and refresh your learning this fall.
The upcoming calendar includes:
- Contrary to Popular Belief, Ethics is NOT Boring: New and Evolving Considerations in the Wake of COVID! presented by Dr. Jody Hawley & Terena Delaney, in partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) Canada | October 6, 13, 20, 2021
- Assessing the Impact of Career Services: Tools for Informing Practice and Communicating Value presented by Dr. Julia Panke Makela, University of Illinois, in partnership with the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) | October 21, 28, November 4, 2021
- Positively Resilient: How to Remain Energetic, Optimistic and Well-Balanced in Post-Pandemic Times – and Help Others Do the Same! presented by Dr. Jason Cressey, in partnership with the British Columbia Career Development Association (BCCDA) | November 9, 16, 23, 2021
- Aligning Careers and Leadership Succession Plans for Today’s Digital and Post-COVID Economy: Key Pitfalls and Pivots presented by Dr. Nicole Jackson, Sacred Heart University, in partnership with First Work | November 12, 19, 26, 2021
- Beyond Diversity: Supporting Career Practitioners to Have Inclusive Anti-Racist Practices that Empower Clients Who Are Racialized, presented by Jodi Tingling, in partnership with the Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA) | November 18, 25, December 2, 2021
Webinar series cost $119 for members of the partnering association and $159 for non-members. For the webinar series, registered participants will receive a password-protected video recording of each session. The recordings will remain available for one month after the final webinar in the series to allow you to catch up if you miss any weeks. Individual certificates of attendance will be provided to all registered participants who attend the webinars live.
CERIC partners with associations and organizations across Canada and beyond to present webinars that offer timely, convenient and affordable professional development. Previously, CERIC has also worked with the Canadian Association for Supported Employment, New Brunswick Career Development Association, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training BC, Ontario School Counsellors’ Association, Experiential and Work-Integrated Learning Ontario, Career Professionals of Canada, Ontario Association of Career Management, Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec, Association québécoise des professionnels du développement de carrière, Labour Market Information Council and the US-based National Career Development Association.
Free webinar Sept. 9 to share insights into career management in Canada’s public sector
Author Lisa Taylor will be offering a free webinar on Sept. 9 based on her popular new book that supports government managers in developing and engaging employees. Retain and Gain: Career Management for the Public Sector Playbook sold out on Amazon on its launch date and was downloaded more than 2,000 times in the first two months of release, demonstrating that career development, public sector careers and implications for public policy are critical topics in 2021.
In this interactive webinar, future of work strategist Lisa Taylor will share how the Playbook has been received as she has worked with groups across the country to introduce this unique resource to executives, managers and employees. Having interacted with close to 1,800 public sector employees in a short period of time, Taylor will share some of the “behind-the-scenes” conversations, findings and uses that have been unearthed.
Aimed at both public sector managers and career professionals counselling Canadians about opportunities in the public sector, the webinar will address:
- What career management looks like in the post-pandemic hybrid workplace
- How career management strategies can help to advance diversity, equity and inclusion
- Shifting demographics and the implications for career management today
- Concrete practical starting points for putting career management into action
- How public servants at all levels affect the career development of Canadians
A sought-after expert on today’s fast-changing world of work, Taylor is President of Challenge Factory and the Centre for Career Innovation. She offers invaluable leadership and insights on how to gain strategic workforce and career advantage with a focus on talent equity, demographics and new market dynamics.
The Playbook, which was released in May, identifies 40+ low-cost tips, activities and actions that public sector managers can take starting today (some in only 10 minutes a day) to attract, engage and retain staff. Written in an innovative “travel guide” format, the Playbook integrates a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) throughout and recognizes the unique context of public sector workplaces. It is available for purchase or can be downloaded for free at ceric.ca/publicsector. This Playbook follows two earlier Retain and Gain editions Career Management for Small Business and Career Management for Non-Profits and Charities.