Current approaches to career education risk impeding students’ exploration
Thinking we know what is best for youth without considering their lived experiences can inhibit their visions of their future selves....
Resources to support the career development of people with Down syndrome
In Canada, about one in every 750 live births is to a baby with Down syndrome, one of the most common congenital anomalies in the world. It occurs when someone...
The power of a national community of practice
If the term community of practice is relatively recent and relatively academic, the basic idea behind it – people working together toward a common goal – certainly is not. At...
CareerWise Weekly: Pandemic retraining | Career assessments | Essential skills – March 16, 2021
COVID pushing people in hard-hit fields to retrain for new job, Career exploration: Free career assessment resources, Four pieces of career advice it's okay to ignore, Hiring a Chief Diversity...
3 reports that caught our eye the week of March 14, 2021
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week: Women, work and COVID-19: Priorities for...
4 tools for beginner video creators
Whether you’re an independent practitioner, working in academia, the non-profit or the public sector, video creation can take repetitive tasks out of your schedule and leave you more time for...
Hiring a Chief Diversity Officer isn’t enough to make workplaces safer for racialized employees
HR needs mechanisms in place to prevent bias in performance management practices....
Career development and essential skills: Setting the stage for success
Career development practitioners (CDPs) have a vital role in Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery. COVID-19 has changed the way businesses operate and as a result, labour trends are shifting. With these...