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Any social services organization makes addressing barriers its mission. This is exactly how Homeward Bound was designed – a program launched by WoodGreen that supports homeless or inadequately housed single mothers to...

For the first decade of my professional life, my networking philosophy was essentially, “good for them; not for me.” My networking experiences fell somewhere along the spectrum from mildly awkward...

In today's fast-paced and high-stress work environment, it's not uncommon for individuals to experience workplace-induced emotional trauma. Workplace stress can have significant and long-term effects on individuals, including emotional trauma....

As a lifelong techie, I've been watching the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring and education in recent years with great interest. These past two months, it’s suddenly been...

Nearly half of adult Canadians (48%) have literacy skills that fall below a high school level, which negatively affects their ability to function at work and in their personal lives....

In career development service delivery, client-led work is key. It is the fulcrum balancing the before and after of an individual’s journey to success. What happened before no longer matters,...

While cocktail Fridays, games rooms, meditation rooms and massages might attract some employees, those numbers are dwindling – and fast. A recent Twitter thread that has been making the rounds...

B.C.-based upskilling institution Jelly Academy recently conducted a survey in partnership with InnovateBC to learn more about “The Great Resignation.” If this term is unfamiliar to you, it refers to...

ChatGPT is a language generation AI model developed by OpenAI that can generate human-like text responses to prompts provided by users. It can produce essays, poems, scripts, or even translate...

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Future Skills Centre (FSC) facilitated a dedicated stream of programming called Future Skills @Cannexus that brought together career development professionals (CDPs) and policymakers from across...