COVID-19 reveals opportunities and challenges in online learning
With nearly 70% of students being affected by the COVID-19 crisis worldwide, education looks very different than it did at the beginning of 2020. In Canada alone, over 6.6 million...
Work-integrated learning can boost innovation and help us face COVID-19
Work-integrated learning has always been a critical component of college education, but like many activities around the world, it has largely been put on hold as social-distancing measures came into...
How COVID-19 is transforming post-secondary recruitment
COVID-19 has compelled all educational institutions to adapt rapidly when recruiting new students and creating relationships with program applicants. While the digital landscape has been important in post-secondary recruiting for...
We need to provide students with space for self-reflection
Self-reflection has always been a cornerstone of career counselling and development but never has it been as critical as it is now. COVID-19 has changed our world. Our daily lives have been uprooted. We have...
CERIC releases new edition of French guide to computing careers for students and advisors
CERIC has released an updated version of its French-language guide to computing careers, responding to strong demand for computing graduates in Canada and a changing technology landscape. Authored by Randy...
SRDC report explores literature on when, where and how youth make career decisions
A report prepared by the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation as part of a CERIC-supported research project, titled The role of career education on students’ education choices and postsecondary outcomes:...
Can overworked school counsellors ethically meet student needs?
Dealing with constant crises leaves little time to help students with career development....
University career centres pivot to support students during pandemic
As soon as it became clear that everything was changing and that students and staff could no longer meet on campus, university career centres quickly moved their operations online. In...
Transfer pathways can alleviate student anxiety about career planning
A few years back, I was working on my master’s thesis, looking at the factors that influence student pathway choices. One of the many studies I read was Peter Dietsche’s...
Resources to help parents support teen career development
Editor's note: This article was originally published earlier this year. Recognizing that parents may be looking for assistance during the COVID-19 crisis with their children at home and potentially facing...