As we draw closer to the end of another school year, I want to extend heartfelt wishes to all
Guidance Teacher Counsellors for a well deserved and relaxing summer break. Your dedication
and commitment to your students have not gone unnoticed. May this summer bring rejuvenation, relaxation and memorable times with friends and family. Thank you for your
unwavering commitment to guidance education, your impact resonates more than you can
imagine. Enjoy your break!
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Alors que nous approchons de la fin d’une autre année scolaire, je souhaite à tous les
conseillers et conseillères d’orientation une pause estivale bien méritée et relaxante. Votre
dévouement et votre engagement envers vos élèves ne sont pas passés inaperçus. Que cet été
apporte un moment de rajeunissement, de détente et de moments mémorables entre amis et en
famille. Merci de votre engagement indéfectible envers l’éducation en matière d’orientation,
votre impact résonne plus que vous pouvez imaginer. Profitez de votre pause!

Join us for two days of exceptional professional development, spectacular keynotes and active networking. Over 35 workshop options and up to 65 partner organizations in attendance. Celebrate 60 years of Guidance and Career education in Ontario!

Subscription renewals are now open to 2024-2025! Why wait until September when school starts up and things become very busy? Included with a one year subscription is the weekly OSCA News: stay up to date with all things guidance and career education, OSCA Today: the professional magazine of the association delivered online and hard copy, a free copy of ethical guidelines, many online resources on the OSCA website, a fall conference celebrating 60 years of Guidance and Career Education in Ontario and a monthly webinar series. This year over 1,000 registrations participated, in 11 webinars.

Subscriptions may be renewed by going to the OSCA website's "subscribe now" section. Before you renew your subscription, please check with your Board of Education to see if they have purchased or plan to purchase bulk subscriptions with OSCA for 2024-2025. If so, you will need to obtain the payment by pass code to be used and applied at the time of renewing a subscription.

Ontario’s universities are excited to host a collection of in-person and virtual events this fall where students can speak directly with university and student representatives. These events are free and anyone may attend. Please make a note of the following events and dates and consider posting them on your school website.
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Les universités de l’Ontario sont très heureuses de présenter une collection d’événements virtuels et sur place cet automne, où les élèves peuvent échanger directement avec des représentantes et représentants des universités et des étudiantes et étudiants. Ces événements sont gratuits et tout le monde peut s’y joindre. Veuillez prendre note de ces événements et de leurs dates. Vous pourriez également les afficher dans le site Web de votre établissement.

Submit your nomination/application for the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation's 2024 Scholarship Awards.

Each year, the Foundation proudly supports the next generation of landscape and horticulture professionals with a wide range of scholarships available to Ontario post-secondary students and registered apprentices.

We, at OSCA, wish to congratulate the following students within each pathway for being selected as 2024 Anthony Di Lena Student Award recipients. Tremendous thanks to all those who nominated candidates for consideration. Difficult decisions were made in reviewing all 42 nominations. We look forward to seeing the success stories of your students in 2025 as you consider those moving from secondary school to the Apprenticeship, College, Community Living, University and World of Work Pathways!

Now is the time to nominate a deserving colleague for an OSCA award. Perhaps it is that person who has created a great resource that has allowed students to create their own pathway? Maybe you know a guidance counsellor who is the go-to person at your school? Perhaps a deserving community partner that provides excellent support for your school?

You have until September 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM to nominate someone, but why not do it now?
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Chacun et chacune de nous connaît un collègue innovateur, qui accomplit avec enthousiasme son travail auprès des élèves de son école. Pourquoi ne pas reconnaître leur contribution à notre profession en posant leur candidature à l'un des prix de l'ACOSO? Pour poser la candidature de quelqu'un, appuyez sur le lien de la mise en candidature. Toutes les mises en candidature doivent être soumises en ligne d'ici le 26 septembre 2024 à 4h.

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The Morgan D. Parmenter Memorial Award | Le prix commémoratif Morgan D. Parmenter

This award is presented to recognize a person who has made a most significant contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario.
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décerné pour reconnaître la personne qui a apporté une contribution significative à l''orientation et la formation en cheminement de carrière en Ontario.

Genograms, or a family tree, are used by some career professionals to help clients gain valuable information about their career by looking at career patterns in a family unit. For those seeking more knowledge on this specific type of genogram, this listicle will provide further information on the tool as well as links to templates and explanatory articles.

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question that potentially irritates careers advisors just as much as it does teens. It's a question that exasperates me so much that I've undertaken a PhD to investigate what questions and techniques we should use with adolescents. Let me explain why this is so important to me.

Working with teenagers for more years than I care to mention has taught me some of their unique idiosyncrasies. As I researched the reasoning behind this, I became increasingly intrigued by the development of the teenage brain. This is an area starting to gain more scientific attention. Although teenage behaviour has been maligned throughout history?with Aristotle, Socrates and Shakespeare all lamenting the lazy, hot-headed nature of teenagers?science only discovered in the early 2000s that all adolescents go through a period of brain restructuring that leads to some of the stereotypical behaviour we associate with this phase.

We have all seen rising anti-2SLGBTQIA hate in Canada and abroad; this sentiment lives in discussions surrounding trans athletes, queer refugees, drag performers and rampant rates of online abuse. This growing intolerance has solidified as hate-fuelled legislation, organized protests and sobering rates of targeted violence – evidenced by a 64% increase in hate acts against this community from 2020 to 2021.

Historical and contemporary discrimination against 2SLGBTQIA Canadians has led to inequitable socio-economic outcomes. In the workplace, we see these disparities manifest in several ways – from glaring underrepresentation in our workforces, to high rates of targeted harassment toward existing queer employees.

Many burned-out workers have likely dreamed of hiring a career coach or résumé writer. Now, LinkedIn is introducing chats with generative AI career experts based on real people. Other new AI tools within the platform will help people write résumés and cover letters or evaluate their qualifications for jobs posted.

LinkedIn has ramped up its generative AI tools in the past year and is moving to incorporate the tech into even more of its offerings. On Thursday, the career site announced new features like a pilot for AI-powered expert advice, an interactive chat to break down information in LinkedIn courses, and more AI features that can be used to search for and apply for jobs for its premium users in English. The changes showcase a massive push by LinkedIn to capitalize on generative AI. (LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, which has invested heavily in OpenAI, which in turn is powering the platform’s AI offerings.) And as LinkedIn continues its drive to become more than just a job site, people may spend their time there socializing or learning new skills through video courses.

Celebrate OSCA’s 60th Anniversary by joining us at our two day Conference November 3 and 4, 2024. We are preparing our guidance teacher-counsellors, teachers and youth for the future age of skilled trades, digital learning/jobs, and artificial intelligence with focused workshops and keynotes. A gala banquet and awards ceremony with entertainment is sure to be a hit! Visit our website for more information and to register for these limited spots!