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Whether you want to excel at work, prepare for a career transition, keep your mind sharp, or simply satisfy your curiosity, you’ll need to learn new skills to reach your goals. Learning new skills can open a range of possibilities by making you adaptable, current, and relevant. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to acquire new skills. Here are 10 ways to get free professional development. 10 Ideas for Getting Free Professional Development Take free online courses. They’re out there! Check out the big MOOC (Massive…
Dr. Isabeau Iqbal is a career coach who works with ambitious perfectionists ready to move forward in their career. She helps people take action, make decisions, reduce overwhelm, and overcome procrastination so they can feel a deep sense of fulfillment at work and in their career. As a Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths Coach, Isabeau facilitates CliftonStrengths (aka “StrengthsFinder”) workshops for teams and groups that are excited to explore and better use their strengths in their work partnerships and teams. She is also certified with the International Coaching Federation and was selected as one of…
The practice of case management is a professional and collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates services required to meet a client’s career development needs and goals. As a career professional, you play an active role in meeting the diverse and complex needs of your clients. Whether you are a coach, consultant, counsellor, or educator, you likely manage a caseload of clients. As such, you have a legal and ethical duty of care for your clients. Part of this duty of care involves careful, thorough, and effective case management.…
On July 1, 2022, Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) incorporated as a national not-for-profit associationdedicated to the advancement of the career development sector in our country. This step forward in CPC’s evolution ensures the longevity of an organization that—since 2004—has been the community of practice for career development professionals serving the Canadian labour market. What is a Community of Practice (CoP)? Community of Practice.ca tells us: A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems, or an interest in a…
As career practitioners, we work with clients daily, yet we may never know what these individuals have experienced in the past. Trauma can evolve from a distressing event—a job restructuring, injury, the loss of a loved one, an accident, or even a transition from one country to another. A trauma-informed care approach is necessary for safe and supportive crisis intervention and service delivery. It acknowledges that a client has experienced some form of trauma in their life. What is Trauma? Trauma involves the event, experience, and effect. Trauma is an…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Career Professionals of Canada Announces New Not-For-Profit Association Canada’s largest national non-profit association for Career Development Professionals. New Hamburg, Ontario, July 1, 2022 – Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) today announced the creation of a new not-for-profit association for the career development sector, becoming Canada’s first national association supporting Career Development Professionals from coast-to-coast-to-coast. “CPC is a caring and sharing community of career professionals. We are excited to re-introduce our association to the sector as a not-for-profit organization. This move positions CPC to be a national leader…