The Automotive Business School of Canada at Georgian College was created in 1985 by the automotive industry to prepare young people to thrive and lead the businesses of the future.

We are still very much supported by the automotive industry across the country to prepare our graduates for business careers with new vehicle manufacturers, vehicle dealerships, the aftermarket parts and service organizations, and related organizations such as finance, technology and consulting businesses.

We offer a two-year diploma as well as an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration in Automotive Management. They are business programs specializing in the automotive industry with up to 12 months of paid co-op work experience. Our students are passionate about cars but don’t want to become engineers or mechanics. For more information, you can go online to www.absc.ca or contact us at absc@georgiancollege.ca.

Dear guidance counsellors,

Did you not have a chance to connect with us at the 2019 OSCA Conference on October 17-18? Here’s an overview of what CPA Ontario can offer you as a guidance counsellor and to your high school students:

Guidance counsellors

Request a resource package which includes resources for you, your guidance office, and students regarding the CPA designation. 

Receive knowledge on the CPA designation to advise students on the career opportunities available with the designation.

Join the FREE Teacher Colleague Program (TCP)  to get access to exclusive classroom resources available through our online portal, including case studies which can be used in your classrooms to develop students’ problem solving skills, and the ability to request classroom workshops from the student recruitment team.

High school students

 If you have students who are interested in developing their transferable skills, please let them know about CPA Ontario’s High School Ambassador Program (HAP). Registration is FREE and students can sign up here.

This year’s HAP benefits include:

• A chance to shine in the CPA video competition, CPA Showcase, with a top prize of $1,000
• An invitation to participate in CPA Ontario’s social media competition, CPA InstaChallenge, with chances to win various prizes in October, February and May
• A shot at winning up to $500 through the CPA Ontario essay competition, Write to Ignite
• An opportunity to attend No Limits, a full-day conference to network with CPA professionals, participate in panel discussions and much more (hosted at various locations, including Toronto, Kitchener/Waterloo, and Ottawa, depending on the year)
• Professional development opportunities through our HUBS articles
   

For any questions and inquiries regarding the FREE resources we can offer you and your students, please contact getinvolved@cpaontario.ca. 

We look forward to connecting with you!

Attention Ottawa Counsellors - Ryerson University is visiting Ottawa and we''d love to treat you to lunch!

Ryerson University is visiting Ottawa on Monday, November 4th and we'd love to see you. Join us from 12:00 - 2:00PM at Gezellig, 337 Richmond Road to learn what's new on Ryerson's distinctly urban campus, receive admission updates from the admissions and recruitment team and meet faculty representatives. To learn more and register, click here. 

Future Student Information Session in Ottawa - Sunday, November 3

Please help us spread the word to students and families in Ottawa and the surrounding area. Students, parents and guests are invited to meet Ryerson faculty, staff and alumni on Sunday, November 3rd at the Ottawa Art Gallery from 1-2:30PM to learn about programs, services and facilities. Click here for details and online registration. 

Every year from 2010 to 2015, more than 320,000 students enrolled in a postsecondary program in Canada. While most of these students successfully completed their studies and earned a certificate, diploma or degree, others dropped out or switched programs along the way.

This release includes seven data tables that show the pathways of post-secondary students over a five-year period. Students enrolled in five educational programs were studied: those working toward college certificates and diplomas, undergraduate degrees, master's degrees or doctoral degrees.

 This year’s theme is "explore the possibilities” and there are many ways to participate.

 Please check the Canada Career Month website www.careermonth.ca for additional information regarding how you can get involved. Follow Career Month on Twitter #careermonth and tweet out your favorite career development resources @careermonth. 

 

 

The Educators' Symposium is a unique opportunity for guidance counsellors and teachers to learn about the multitude of diverse careers in the innovative food sector while engaging with students, recent grads, and industry professionals

For more information, please click here

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for more information and registration.

Webinar #2 Developmentally Aligned Career Programming for PK-12 Students: The Conceptions of the Career Choice and Attainment Model
Date: Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:00 pm ? 1:00 pm ET
Presenter: Kimberly A. S. Howard, Boston University, USA
Cost: Free

Overview

The most effective learning activities are those designed with the development level of the learner in mind. It is expected that education curricula in academic subject areas, such as math, reading and science, are created and implemented in such a way that they are well matched to the cognitive abilities of the students in the classroom. The same principle should be applied to the area of career development. The Conceptions of Career Choice and Attainment (CCCA) model provides a six-level framework from which we can understand the way children reason about career-related processes, and how this reasoning changes over time.

Why You Should Attend

In this free webinar, Kimberly A.S. Howard will introduce the key features of the CCCA model and how it can be used by school-based professionals and youth development practitioners to identify the types of interventions that encourage children to develop more sophisticated reasoning about career development and occupational goals.

Webinar Learnings

• The importance of considering cognitive developmental level when designing career education programs for children and youth
• The key features of the CCCA model
• The nature of career reasoning demonstrated by students in each of the 6 CCCA levels
• How to align their career programming to meet students'' career development needs

For more information and to register go to: https://ceric.ca/events/ career-theories-oct-25-nov-1- 4-2019/

You're Invited to Ryerson University's Teacher & Guidance Counsellor Days

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Join us on campus for Ryerson’s bi-annual Teacher and Guidance Counsellor Day, in either Fall or Spring. Visit our distinctly urban campus for a day of professional development and learn what makes Ryerson unique. Enjoy a hot breakfast, receive admission updates, and network with fellow education professionals. Learn more and register today!

Saturday, November 9, 2019

This is an event not to be missed! Visit Ryerson's distinctly urban campus for the chance to tour our campus and facilities, chat with future professors, current students and more! See for yourself what makes Ryerson Canada's leading university for innovation and career relevant learning. Learn more and register today!

The Future Further 2020 site is now live!

Future Further provides information about supports and services for Indigenous students interested in, or already attending, an Ontario university.

Students can find information about:

• academics
• admissions
• financial aid
• housing
• Indigenous student services
• student life and well-being

Future Further also features videos of Indigenous role models who have achieved success in postsecondary education in Ontario. Students can learn about how to connect with Indigenous university representatives in a city near them. Visit www.futurefurther.ca.

L'édition de 2020 du site Web « Future Further » est maintenant en ligne!

 (Nota : Il s'agit d'une ressource offerte en anglais seulement.)

Le site « Future Further » fournit de l'information sur les soutiens et services offerts aux étudiantes et étudiants autochtones intéressés à fréquenter ? ou fréquentant déjà ? une université de l'Ontario.

 L'on y trouvera des renseignements sur :

• les programmes d''enseignement
• l'admission
• l'aide financière
• le logement étudiant
• les services aux étudiantes et étudiants autochtones
• la vie étudiante et le bien-être

Le site « Future Further » comprend également des vidéos de modèles autochtones ayant connu des succès dans leurs études postsecondaires en Ontario. Les étudiantes et étudiants peuvent savoir comment joindre une représentante ou un représentant autochtone d''une université dans une ville près de chez eux.

Rendez-vous au site www.futurefurther.ca.

 

Category
Contribution to Guidance and Career Education

When to Apply
Nominations for this certificate may be accepted all year long.

History
The Award of Merit was first presented in the spring of 1972. In 1977 the OSCA Board of Directors passed a resolution to rename this award The Olive Diefenbaker Award of Merit to honour the late Mrs. Diefenbaker''s contribution to Guidance and Counselling in the Province of Ontario. The first awards were presented by her daughter during the 1977 Annual Conference at Niagara Falls in November. The citation on The Olive Diefenbaker Award of Merit reads: "In recognition of long and dedicated service to guidance and counselling in the Province of Ontario"

This award is to recognize retiring individuals who have made a contribution to the Counselling and Guidance Profession in Ontario

Criteria
This award may be presented to teacher-counsellors, teachers, administrators, trustees and/or members of the community

An OSCA member must nominate the retiree

The nominee should:

• Be retiring
• Have been involved in Guidance and Career Education in Ontario for a minimum of five years.
• Have demonstrated leadership in guidance through active participation in professional development, counsellor education, administrative support, promotion of guidance, professional writing, research, or in contributing to professional guidance and counselling organizations.

The awards will be mailed to the nominator for presentation by the nominator or by another OSCA member appointed by the nominator. These awards are often presented at retirement functions rather than the Awards Banquet. However, the names of the recipients of The Olive Diefenbaker Awards may be noted in the official program of the OSCA Conference.

Procedure

• Nominations for this award must be submitted by an OSCA member
• Nominations should be received six weeks in advance of the presentation date in order for sufficient timing for certificate arrival .

Nominate a retiring colleague.