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These April webinars for career development professionals cover topics including career assessment, AI, work-integrated learning, neurodiversity and much more!
Workforce Realities in Rural Communities: Understanding the Gaps (ASPECT BC)
April 1
Many rural communities face ongoing workforce challenges – employers struggle to find and retain workers, while skilled jobseekers remain underemployed. In this session, we’ll break down what’s working, what’s not and what practical steps can improve hiring and retention in rural areas.
ASPECT BC is also hosting two additional workshops in April: The Curious Case of Inclusivity: Building Stronger Training for Everyone (April 8) and The Future of DEI: What It Means for Your Workforce (April 15).
A path forward: Anti-racism in action, from individuals to organizations (CCDI)
April 1
This webinar will focus on practical steps to combat racism at both personal and organizational levels. Participants will learn concrete strategies to foster inclusion and bring about meaningful change in their communities and workplaces.
Preparing Post-secondary Students for Career Success: A Holistic Approach to Developing Employability Capital (CERIC & CACEE)
April 2, 9 & 16
Traditional employability models have often focused narrowly on skills and attributes, overlooking the broader range of personal resources – collectively known as “employability capital – and external factors that influence long-term career success. This webinar introduces the Employability Capital Growth Model (ECGM), a comprehensive framework that integrates nine forms of employability capital, external factors and time dimensions. It will equip career professionals to prepare students for sustainable careers and contribute to a thriving career ecosystem.
At the Cutting Edge: Exploring Career Wellbeing through the lenses of calling and career resonance (NICEC & CDI)
April 3
This session is on the topic of career well-being and its fundamental importance in underpinning our ability to manage our careers effectively. It will explore some key questions: What are the connections between career and well-being? How might career well-being differ from general well-being at work? How can the lenses of calling and career resonance help us to shape our understanding of career well-being?
Beyond “Test and Tell:” A Fresh Approach to Assessment in Career Development Practice (CERIC)
April 3, 10 & 17
Through this series, your assessment practices and assumptions will be challenged and enhanced. With a more nuanced understanding of “assessment” as a process, you will be equipped to expand your career, education and wellness assessment toolkit, considering both formal, published tools and informal approaches. We will discuss the importance of integrating assessment results from multiple sources, rather than relying on standardized, computer or AI-generated assessment reports.
Invitation to Conscious Service: A webinar for social service professionals (CharityVillage)
April 10
In this webinar, participants will explore the key invitations to the Conscious Service approach to engaging in direct service work, with a focus on: Invitation to Presence, Invitation to Discovery, Invitation to Enlightenment and Invitation to Compassion. Engage in reflection, interaction and embodiment practices.
AI Foundation (Resume Writing Academy)
April 11
Join us for a 90-minute “Fundamentals of AI” session that goes through the basics and history of AI, best practices for creating prompts, how AI fits in career development and ethical use considerations.
Pathways to Jobs: Microcredentials, Work-Integrated Learning, and Labour Market Information (Future Skills Centre)
April 15
The job market is evolving rapidly, and navigating career pathways requires access to the right skills, experiences and data. Microcredentials, work-integrated learning and labour market information are shaping how individuals gain relevant skills and connect with job opportunities.
Supporting Those Whose Skills are No Longer in Demand (NCDA)
April 16
Today’s world of work is changing so fast and that is affecting many peoples’ jobs and resulting in job loss in multiple industries. Should displaced workers try to find other employment, they may discover limited prospects with their current skillset. This session will include information and resources to help students and clients navigate the changing workplace.
Befriending the Brain – Using Technology to Assess and Support Workplace Reintegration (CPHR Manitoba)
April 23
Returning to work after an injury – especially one affecting cognitive function – requires a thoughtful, evidence-based approach. Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology now provide objective tools to assess cognitive readiness, optimize recovery pathways and support workplace reintegration. This session explores cutting-edge assessment methods to help leaders make informed decisions about accommodations, modified duties and performance expectations.
AI-Powered Workforce Development: Boosting Efficiency & Job Seeker Success (NAWDP)
April 23
This 30 Minutes of Excellence session explores AI’s transformative impact on workforce development, providing practical use cases, best practices and innovative solutions to enhance jobseeker support, streamline operations and improve program efficiency. Additionally, attendees will learn how AI tools promote increased digital equity and inclusion for both professionals and jobseekers.
How to Prep & Recruit the Talented Neurodivergent Workforce You’re Overlooking (NACE)
April 24
The unemployment rate of college grads with autism is 85%! This means your competitors are overlooking bountiful neurodivergent and qualified talent. Discover how to tap into this unique talent pool from experts who share their approaches, programs, insights, experiences and recommendations for successfully prepping, recruiting and retaining neurodivergent liberal arts grads.
Unravelling Online Job Postings: A Powerful Way to Decipher Canada’s Labour Market (CERIC & LMIC)
April 28
Online job postings (OJPs) are more than just a tool for connecting employers and jobseekers – they also offer a rich data source that reveals critical labour market trends and skill requirements. Focusing on the most in-demand skills, we will explore how OJPs can be transformed into actionable insights. This webinar will highlight LMIC’s 2025 research, showcasing an interactive dashboard that tracks job market trends across Canada and demonstrating how a novel approach can uncover relationships between skills and roles.
Working with Grief, Shame and Regret: Uncovering Career Transition Potential (CERIC & CCPA)
April 29, May 6 & May 13
Whether the reasons for seeking career services are tied to voluntary or involuntary job or life changes, chances are your service participants are dealing with loss. When these losses go unacknowledged, they can create barriers to moving forward. While the emotions and experiences of grief and loss may feel uncomfortable to explore, they hold transformative potential. What if grief, anger, shame, guilt or regret – rather than being obstacles – could serve as windows into new career possibilities?
Who will be the workers most affected by AI? (CICA)
April 30
This webinar offers a closer look at the impact of AI on women, low-skilled workers and other groups. It will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of work, with a particular focus on how different socio-demographic groups experience AI in their workplaces.
