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Staying updated on the latest labour market developments, inclusion strategies and career development theories is vital for supporting jobseekers in a rapidly shifting economy. This month’s selection of webinars offers career development professionals (CDPs) valuable insights into subjects such as supporting financial literacy, Indigenous inclusion and culturally responsive career guidance. Explore these upcoming learning opportunities to expand your professional toolkit this August.
CERIC Learning Hub Webinars
On-demand
Participants can learn at their own pace with 25 on-demand webinars in the CERIC Learning Hub, including topics such as labour market trends, career development practice and client coaching strategies. It is designed with both free and paid options, and participants can track their progress and earn certificates online.
Supporting Apprentice Financial Well-Being: Tools, Insights and Resources for Success (Canadian Apprenticeship Forum)
Aug. 12, 2026
Financial literacy can shape whether apprentices complete their training and build lasting careers in the trades. This session will examine the money pressures apprentices encounter across their training journey, alongside the budgeting tools, banking products, financing options and funding programs available to support them.
Creating Capacity to Support Mental Health at Work (WorkAbility)
Aug. 12, 2026
Supporting employee mental health is often assumed to require significant budget- however, this session makes the opposite case, walking through low-cost strategies that strengthen an organization’s capacity to respond. Participants will examine the business rationale for prioritizing mental well-being and gain straightforward tools they can put in place in their organizations right away.
AI-Ready Career Advising (Asia Pacific Career Development Association)
Aug. 13, 2026
Madina Akhmetova, Assistant Director, Career Services at the University of the Pacific, leads this session on adapting advising practice for a labour market reshaped by artificial intelligence. It is designed for career service professionals and will explain to advisors what is happening to the jobs and career pathways their students are preparing for, and equip them with specific frameworks and protocols to use in their next appointment.
Sustaining Employment for Long Term Unemployed Clients with Wraparound and Post Hire Support (Grow Career Development)
Aug. 14, 2026
For clients coming out of long-term unemployment, landing and sustaining a new job means navigating challenges such as new performance expectations, workplace communication, scheduling and a return to routine. Drawing on motivation and brain science, this session will cover post-hire counselling techniques that help clients interpret workplace feedback and rebuild competence and autonomy through the first three to four months.
From Commitment to Action: Understanding the Inclusion Journey and Advancing Meaningful Progress (Indigenous Works)
Aug. 27, 2026
Although plenty of organizations want to advance Indigenous inclusion, few can say clearly where they currently stand or what real progress would look like for them. Aimed at human resources leaders, DEI practitioners and organizational leaders, this session will introduce the Seven-Stage Inclusion Continuum, a framework running from indifference through to full integration that helps organizations assess themselves honestly.
Roots, Routes and Rights: Career Guidance Across Cultures (Career Development Institute)
Aug. 28, 2026
This session from the UK’s CDI will centre on culturally responsive career guidance and how identity, migration, family expectations and lived experience shape career pathways. Participants will examine the tensions that can emerge between individual career aspiration and cultural context, and consider how practitioners can navigate those conversations with sensitivity, respect and honesty.
