Level up your learning: Canada Career Month webinars roundup
How are you celebrating North American Career Week and Canada Career Month this November? If professional development on your radar, there are a wealth of options to choose from. Check...
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UDL: 10+ resources on Universal Design for Learning in career development
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an inclusivity-focused approach to education. The main goal of UDL is to give all students equal chances of success by removing barriers to learning...
Career exploration offers teens hope for the future – even if they learn what they don’t like
Imagine, for a moment, your 17-year-old self. Think about where you were, the things that made you happy, what was important to you. How were you spending your time? How...
Class of 2024: A high school senior on stress, career advice and what comes next
Senior year of high school can be an exciting yet overwhelming time. The weight of the future is ever-present as students grapple with the question of what to do after...
Career development resources for high school educators and counsellors
High school students face important decisions around the pathways they want to pursue after graduation. Teachers and counsellors play a key role in guiding and supporting them on this journey....
Breaking the binary: How context shifts students from panic to possibility
In my last year of high school in Ontario, as many students do, I applied to several universities. That was a couple of decades ago now, but I recall being...
3 reports that caught our attention the week of Oct. 22, 2023
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week. Nonprofit Sector Survey (Ontario Nonprofit Network)...
Workplaces need to take action on 2SLGBTQIA+ hate. Here’s how
We’ve come a long way in the fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights. Our dignity as two-spirit, queer and trans people is recognized more often in our homes and workplaces than it...
Resume writing and trauma: Working through the freeze state
Have you ever had a client who needed to write their resume but found themselves completely stuck and unable to even get started? Do they keep putting it off –...
Workforce development programs need to adapt to help newcomers succeed
In the third quarter of 2022, there were nearly one million job vacancies in Canada. To address the growing rate of unemployment, and slow population growth rates, the Government of...