Any student can get a scholarship – if they know when to look
Do your students need some good news? Here you go: Grade 12 is a student’s best opportunity for scholarships. There will never be another time in their lives where there are...
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Motivational interviewing: A client-centred approach to moving toward change
Ever work with a client and become frustrated when it appears they are not progressing? Are you baffled when you have worked extensively with a client on their job search...
4 reports that caught our eye the week of Feb. 7, 2021
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four reports that we found interesting this week: Labour Force Survey, January 2021 (Statistics...
COVID-19 underscores vital need for quality adult career guidance
Millions of adults have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate in Canada rose from 5.6% in February 2020 to 8.6% in December...
Connecting educators to industry to improve youth career literacy
Trusted and longstanding partnerships go a long way to creating and sustaining programming. At the Ottawa Network for Education, our unique model for engaging our public school boards has been...
Allyship in career development: An honour, privilege and responsibility
To be an ally, we must first know who we are and what shaped us....
Cannexus Week 2 wrap-up: ‘What you don’t choose, you don’t change’
What a week it's been – and what a conference! Over the two weeks of CERIC's first-ever virtual Cannexus21 conference, it was clear attendees were as eager and excited as...
Equitable, affordable child care key to ‘she-cession’ recovery
Efforts to rebuild Canada’s economy that do not also address systemic racism will continue to leave people behind....
4 reports that caught our eye the week of Jan. 31, 2021
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four reports that we found interesting this week: Career Guidance for Adults in a...
Signs of stabilization in career services, but challenges persist: Pulse Survey
Moving into 2021, some early signs of stabilization are showing within Canada’s career services sector while mental health and burnout are growing concerns, according to the latest CERIC Pulse Recovery...