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The Study and Go Abroad Fair offers students an opportunity to meet with universities and colleges from around the world, including Canada. They can learn about degrees, certificates, admission requirements and scholarships. Embassies, education consortia and volunteer/community engagement companies will also be attending. Free webinars will be held on a range of topics. Dates: Friday/Saturday, February 25 & 26 Website for more info (including exhibitors/webinars): https://www.studyandgoabroad.com/vef
It’s time to #SparkYourCareer as Build a Dream in partnership with Spark Power hosts an electric career discovery expo for students all across Canada! · Virtual Reality Experience · Breakout Presentations "Choose Your Own Path” · Q&A Sessions · 1:1 Opportunities to Chat with the Experts Explore Careers In: · Engineering · Renewable Energy · High Voltage · Low Voltage · Sustainability Hear from the experts! · Explore opportunities in electrical, engineering and technology careers. · Panelists will provide insider information on these exciting careers at Spark Power. · Resume and interview tips to give you the edge! · Breakout rooms, prizes and more!
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Post Secondary Information Grade 10 students thinking about university are invited (along with their supporters) to an information session on admission requirements, financing their education, and advice on how to get started preparing for university.
Thursday, February 24, 2022 6 to 8 p.m. ET University of Waterloo – MS Teams Live  The Youth Network Project is a new initiative by the Intersectionality and Diversity program at the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD).The Youth Network Project focuses on supporting queer and trans students through activities such as outreach to and networking with gay-straight alliances (GSAs), educational workshops and queer and trans Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (QTBIPOC) specific resourcing. The Youth Network Project will assist in building connections that will mitigate feelings of loneliness and isolation brought on by the pandemic.
Built for QTBIPOC students in Ontario, this free online program is a chance for students and educators to learn more about how our unique identities impact our lives and the world around us through educational workshops teaching students peer-to-peer support strategies, critical thinking, and empowerment. Facilitators will provide a dynamic, interactive space for youth to gain deeper empathy and compassion for their peers, community members, through engaging activities such as art, poetry, writing, and other mediums. 
Resources Although career development theories underline the central role of information in career choice and studies show that guidance practitioners are among the main information sources of people making career choices, the actual information practices of these practitioners in their career interventions remain fragmented. Moreover, the studies on the theme of career choice associating information, information sources and information practices (whether it is among guidance practitioners or individuals in career choice) offer little conceptualization on these notions.
Education CERIC, along with its partner associations, will be offering a variety of webinar series in the next few months to support the career development community on a range of timely topics. Register now to advance your professional development!
It’s not every day you hear about a high school student interested in entering the funeral business, but Christine McKie, Principal at Crowsnest Consolidated High School in Alberta, can tell you about two. At the rural Alberta school, students are exposed to professionals across a wide range of careers, from pharmacists to pilots to – yes – funeral directors. What McKie calls a "human library" of professional connections, cultivated by divisional Career Practitioner Lettie Croskery, is only one part of Crowsnest’s commitment to preparing its roughly 280 students for life outside of school. In addition to job shadowing, individual career guidance and industry presentations, the school has spread the provincially mandated careers course over three years, so that students have weekly exposure to career-related learning.
 The Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) presents a series of webinars on emerging labour market information in Canada, sharing research and analysis which supports career practitioners in their work to ensure Canadians have the necessary information and insights to succeed in a changing, dynamic world of work.
 Many clients begin coaching after making progress in therapy, at which point they tackle dissatisfaction in their occupation. One could infer that career coaching is the after effect of taking strides towards mental health. However, recent studies have shown that the feeling of being unable to leave a non-desired occupation (NDO) and/or workplace, known as either singly or doubly "locked-in," strongly correlates with adverse mental health outcomes (Canivet et al., 2017). Given this, mental health professionals are encouraged to routinely screen patients and make referrals to career coaches as a primary tool in addressing mental illness.
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AQ Part 1, Part 2 and Specialist (Part 3) courses – Spring Session- April 4-June 3, 2022 The Ontario School Counsellors’ Association offers Additional Qualification Courses in Guidance and Career Education Parts I, II and Specialist (Part III) in Winter, Spring and Summer and Fall. OSCA’s online, interactive courses are user friendly and allow real-time practice of the skills needed for the effective Guidance Teacher-Counsellor. We have a virtual classroom where we meet in real time to practice counselling skills, listen to guest speakers, and watch videos. This feature is very popular and it really makes OSCA’s AQ experience prominent.
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