Resources for Ontario Career Development Professionals
Here are some valuable websites and resources for career development professionals and their clients based in Ontario 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
- Career Development Practitioners’ Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO): A non-profit corporation which oversees the certification process in Ontario.
- FirstWork: Support network for career practitioners working in the youth employment sector.
- Ontario School Counsellors Association (OSCA): leadership and support in Guidance and Career Education for Guidance Teacher-Counsellors.
Education and Training for Career Practitioners
- Conestoga College: Career Development Practitioner Program.
- Fanshawe College: Career Development Practitioner Program.
- Mohawk College: Career Consultant Certificate.
- University of Ottawa: Masters of Education (MA(Ed) / MEd) with Concentration in Educational Counselling.
- George Brown College: Life Skills Coaching
Careers and Employment for Clients
- Job Market Trends and News: Local and regional labour market events and announcements.
- Ontario’s Labour Market: Information on current trends and future outlook for approximately 200 occupations common to Ontario.
- Ontario Skills Passport (OSP): Descriptions of Essential Skills and work habits important for success in work, learning and life.
- Workforce Planning Boards: Resources relevant to training, employment and labour force information in communities throughout Ontario.
- Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESL) Ontario: Career Development Resource Centre.
- Employment Ontario: Provincial employment support services.
Education and Training for Clients
- Ontario Colleges: Information on earning a college degree, diploma, certificate or apprenticeship in Ontario.
- Ontario Universities: Information about applying to and attending university in Ontario.
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Do you know of another Ontario-specific resource for career practitioners or their clients? Please share it in the comments.