Creating a workplace learning and skills culture in 2023
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....
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Client-led service and the value of social work in career development
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,...
The right culture can create a winning recruitment and retention formula
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...
Canadian companies are struggling with retention – but they don’t have to be
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: A game changer for employment services?
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...
A fresh look at responsive career pathways: Insights from Cannexus
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...
Without culture change, inviting employees to bring their authentic selves to work is just performance
There is a consistent disconnect between the intention of workplaces and the impact on employees. While we hold compassion for leaders who have had to navigate an ever-changing, fast-paced world,...
A tribute to Dr. Mark Pope, counselling’s ‘Sacred Weaver’
Author’s note: I have been asked to write this tribute based on my personal/ professional relationship with Mark and my co-authored article in the Journal of Counseling & Development in...
Cracking the ‘bamboo ceiling’ in career development
We’ve heard of the “glass ceiling” preventing capable and skilled women looking toward leadership roles. However, there is another ceiling that also exists that is even harder to crack: the...
Using micro-transitions to create a healthier work-life balance
At first, work from home (WFH) functioned well for many. For some, it meant staying in their pyjamas all day, being in the comfort of one’s home, saving on gas...