Annual General Meeting
SHAPING OUR FUTURE!
Friday, May 22, 2015
Humber College, North Campus
What’s Happening!
The Future of CCIA - Annual General Meeting Dialogue
Canadian Career Information Association has been a valuable means of bringing together individuals who
share a common interest in the development, distribution and use of career resources. As this year’s
theme suggests, it is time to consider some of the factors that will shape our future as career practitioners.
As part of the day’s activities at our Annual General Meeting, the Executive Committee will table some very
important information which will directly impact the future of CCIA.
We strongly urge all members to attend and be a part of this highly critical decision-making dialogue.
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AGENDA
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
KEYNOTE & WORKSHOP SESSION
LUNCH & RESOURCE SHARING
CERTIFICATION BOARD OF ONTARIO PRESENTATION
Shaping our Future!
May 22, 2015
10:00 am – 3 pm
Humber College – North Campus
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ~ (MEMBERS ONLY)
The Co-Chairs of CCIA, Angella Nunes and Christine Colosimo, were invited to represent CCIA at
the Career Development Practitioners Certification Board of Ontario advisory committee meetings.
Other representations on the Board include ONESTEP, Association of Career Professionals
International (ACPI), Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) and Career Life Skills.
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CDP Professional Certification
Announcement from the Career Development Practitioners Board of Ontario
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Raising the Profile of Career Development in Ontario
Toronto, Ontario - April 8, 2015 - The pan-Canadian movement to
certify Career Development Practitioners (CDPs) is well under way. The
Career Development Practitioners’ Certification Board of Ontario
(CDPCBO) is pleased to announce the successful launch of the Ontario
certification model on April 1, 2015. Ontario is the fifth province to
implement a certification model for practitioners, based on the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners (S&Gs).
In a recent survey of 1500 Canadians, The Canadian Education and
Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) and The Counselling
Foundation of Canada found that half of those who have not had
professional help with their career development say they would have
sought it if they could do it over again. With increased public awareness
of the need for professional help in making key life decisions,
certification of the profession could not come at a more opportune time.
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The Canadian Council for Career Development (CCCD), of which
CDPCBO is a member, states:
“Certification provides a mechanism to validate and recognize the competence of
practitioners working in the field and to legitimize the complex and evolving field of practice.
Through the standardization of competencies, certification delivers quality assurance for
employers, funders, and the public. The certification process takes into account both formal
and informal learning and experience to unify practitioners with a common voice and
vocabulary for career development.”
If you are a career development practitioner, learn the
requirements, processes and history of certification in Ontario.
You may be eligible to apply for certification based on various
categories of education and experience, including a time-limited
“grandparenting” category for those currently working in the
field. CONTACT
Career Development Practitioners
Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO)
116 Viceroy Rd., Unit B1, Concord
Ontario L4K 2M2
Please visit our website www.cdpcbo.org to see full details.
Contact us at [email protected] if you would like us to make a
presentation for your organization.
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[email protected]
www.cdbcbo.org
Report on our last PD Event
Breaking Barriers for Employment
From the feedback that we received, this was a very timely
topic which was well delivered. The first session was highly
interactive workshop led by Heather Powell-Sidhu:
‘Strengthening Skills when working with Barrier Clients.”
In the afternoon, we had a triad of speakers who addressed
the topic of Workplace Accommodations: Possibilities for
Employment despite dis-Abilities, from the perspective of
their roles. Additionally, we had an employee with a disability
who shared her story.
In the Picture (Left to Right): Demetra Nikolakakos (JVS),
Robin Ivory (Canadian Business SenseAbility), Marcia
Dunbar (Career Edge), Samantha Stephens (employee).
As in the past, the resources that were shared by
participants at this event can be accessed on our website.
http://ccia-acadop.ca
CCIA Executive Committee
Angella Nunes
Christine Colosimo
Anna De Grauwe
Katherine St. Louis
Fredy Mejia
Kerri Zanatta-Buehler
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Membership Co-ordinator
Information Co-ordinator
Program Co-ordinator
Program Co-ordinator
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