Stuck at home? Help your children discover their ‘why’
This period of self-isolation can be a trying time for parents and children. It can also be a golden opportunity for genuine bonding and quality communication. Are you brave and...
CERIC extends Graduate Student Engagement Program deadline to April 30
Full-time graduate students whose academic focus is career development are invited to apply to be part of CERIC's Graduate Student Engagement Program (GSEP) and to compete for the GSEP Award,...
Case Study: Job-shadowing program helps LGBTQ2+ students navigate workplace concerns
A University of Alberta program is connecting professionals with students to share career experiences through an identity-related lens....
Principles in Action: Environmental supports key to students’ self-directed career success
Students should be the drivers of their learning and career planning, but that doesn’t mean they have to do it alone....
Where there’s a WIL, there’s a way: Resources for experiential learning
Practical learning opportunities for students, under the broad banner of experiential learning (EL), come in many flavours. This may include formalized work-integrated learning (WIL) through co-op and internships, or other...
Using learning science in career education
Last fall, I made the transition from being a Career Educator to a Learning Skills Specialist. What is a learning skill, you ask? You may have heard the motto “learning...
3 tips to help parents become informed career influencers
Parents have surfaced as the most powerful and influential voice in the career journey for Generation Z, nudging peers and professors off the podium. This was evident in the findings...
Applications for CERIC’s Graduate Student Award due by March 31
Full-time graduate students whose academic focus is career development are invited to apply to be part of CERIC's Graduate Student Engagement Program (GSEP) and to compete for the GSEP Award,...
Resources for girls’ STEM career development
According to the United Nations (2016), female students are significantly less likely to graduate with a degree in the sciences than their male counterparts; as of 2017, women represented only...
How my pastoral training shapes my work as a guidance co-ordinator
In my early 20s, I decided to pursue a career working in the church as a pastor. I enrolled in a Master of Theological Studies program, unaware of the ways...