Resources for British Columbia Career Development Professionals
Here are some valuable websites and resources for career development professionals and their clients based in British Columbia. If you are a career professional looking for provincial labour market tools, practitioner training, and client supports, bookmark these sites for quick access.
Associations for Career Development Professionals
- BC Career Development Association: Provincial career development association.
Education and Training for Career Practitioners
- Douglas College: Career Development Practice Certificate Program.
- Life Strategies: Career Management Professional Program.
- Simon Fraser University: Career Development Practitioner Certificate Program.
- UBC: Career Development (HR site).
Careers and Employment for Clients
- Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC: Employment and volunteer opportunities in the settlement sector.
- BC Jobs: British Columbia job board.
- Career Trek: Videos of 95 careers in BC.
- LocalWorkBC: Source for local jobs in BC.
- Welcome BC: Employment information for immigrants, newcomers and temporary foreign workers.
- WorkBC: Labour market trends, Blueprint Builder online career planning tool, career profiles and more.
- Government of BC : Government of BC career development for employees.
Career Education and Training for Clients
- Education Planner: Compare post-secondary programs in BC.
- Industry Training Authority of BC: Determine appropriate trades for apprentices.
- Private Career Training Institutions Branch: Find a private career training institution in BC.
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Do you know of another BC-specific resource for career practitioners or their clients? Please share it in the comments.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this list.
As some of you know, I’ll be moving from Belgium to beautiful British Columbia this summer. Having access to this list of resources will be incredibly beneficial in bringing me ‘up to speed’ in my new home province and will ensure I am presenting my clients with excellent resources to conduct their job search. Thank you CPC!
What perfect timing! I’ve never been to BC but it seems that most people who go there don’t want to leave.
Thanks for compiling this list, Janet. It certainly will be helpful to Maureen and many other practitioners, I believe.
I hope so! It’s exciting to see how many great resources there are in BC.
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