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Monday, January 24
 

13:15 EST

Career Guidance for Adults in Canada: An International Perspective
COVID-19 and ongoing megatrends are having an impact on the Canadian labour market, highlighting the crucial need for effective career guidance for adults to support retraining and career transitions. This presentation will share insights from a forthcoming OECD report on career guidance for adults in Canada. The report analyzes new survey data of service users across countries, including Canada, covering aspects of quality, access, governance and provision. It suggests areas and concrete actions for future improvement based on international best practice.
 
Learning Outcomes:
  • An overview of the career development system in Canada, in international perspective
  • An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the career development system in Canada
  • Recommendations to improve the system based on international best practice

Speakers
avatar for Katharine Mullock

Katharine Mullock

Labour Market Economist, OECD
Katharine Mullock is a labour market economist in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Her work focuses on helping countries develop policies to adapt to changing skills needs. She has drafted... Read More →
avatar for Magdalena Burtscher

Magdalena Burtscher

Policy Analyst, OECD
Magdalena Burtscher is a Policy Analyst in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As part of the Skills Team, she helps countries develop policies to adapt to the changing skill needs arising... Read More →



Monday January 24, 2022 13:15 - 14:00 EST

15:45 EST

(On-demand session released) Intelligent Careers in Theory and Practice
The presentation will cover the emergence of intelligent career theory and practice in four chapters, beginning with the first article on the topic in 1995 and ending with new research and application opportunities for 2022 and beyond.

Learning Outcomes:
  • An in-depth appreciation of the intelligent careers approach
  • Awareness of the contrasts across related career development approaches
  • Opportunities for using "intelligent careers" in your own practice

Speakers
avatar for Michael Arthur

Michael Arthur

Manager, Intelligent Careers Group
Michael Arthur is a co-author and editor of The Boundaryless Career, Knowledge at Work and, most recently, of An Intelligent Career: Taking Ownership of Your Life and Your Work. He also writes for Forbes.com.
avatar for Violetta Walker

Violetta Walker

Executive, Intelligent Careers Group
Violetta Walker has spent 17 years in HR management in higher education, at Columbia, Harvard and the University of Washington. She holds an MA and EdM from Columbia University and an MBA from Suffolk University, Boston.


Monday January 24, 2022 15:45 - 16:30 EST
 
Tuesday, January 25
 

11:00 EST

Dying to Live: Breakthrough Stress Reduction/Wellness/Mental Health Strategies
Over 90% of all illnesses are lifestyle-related and over 50% of the global workforce is highly stressed. Also, mental health has become a critical consideration for our well-being. There is good news – we can do something about it. In this highly interactive session, Dr. Keis will share leading-edge research on wellness (mental health) improvements and stress reduction.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify key causes of our stress levels    
  • Research and impact stress has on our health    
  • Specific strategies to increase your (mental) health & wellness

Speakers
avatar for Ken Keis

Ken Keis

President & CEO, Consulting Resource Group International Inc.
Ken Keis, PhD, is a foremost global authority on behavioural assessments, an expert in leadership, purpose and wellness. He has authored 4+ million words of content including 500 articles, four books and a dozen assessments.


Tuesday January 25, 2022 11:00 - 11:45 EST
 
Wednesday, January 26
 

10:00 EST

(On-demand session released) Building the Dream Career
Career Development is the sum total of your life including work, personal and everything in between. In today's society, how do we create a life that is less miserable? The side hustle is an option, but does it really make us happy? What does it look like to create a legendary career where all your dreams come true?

Learning Outcomes:
  • To get rejected and use resiliency to master your career
  • Seven streams of income and seven streams of personal development
  • Align with your top four values and others that synergize

Speakers
avatar for Laurette Lee

Laurette Lee

Director, Phoenix Career Development
Laurette Lee is the CEO of Phoenix Career Development. She has been in the field for seven years. Her company teaches Canadians theory, practice and choose-your-own-adventure sessions.


Wednesday January 26, 2022 10:00 - 11:00 EST

13:30 EST

Virtual Services: Competencies CDPs Need for the Future | Services virtuels : les compétences dont les IDC ont besoin pour l’avenir
Career development practitioners (CDPs) have responded to the pandemic by transitioning their in-person services to virtual delivery as a response to COVID-19. Some have thrived in this new virtual environment, but many have struggled. Based on the Future Skills Centre research of BC's employment services sector, this session will provide recommendations for CDPs to develop their virtual service delivery competencies.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand emerging issues related to virtual services    
  • Self-evaluate competencies needed for virtual services    
  • Respond to building virtual service competencies within an organization
Les intervenants en développement de carrière (IDC) se sont adaptés à la pandémie de COVID-19 en faisant passer leurs services en personne à une prestation virtuelle. Certains ont bien réussi dans ce nouvel environnement virtuel, mais beaucoup d’autres ont eu de la difficulté. Basée sur la recherche du Future Skills Centre dans le domaine des services d’emploi de la Colombie-Britannique, cette séance fournira des recommandations pour aider les IDC à développer leurs compétences en matière de prestation de services virtuels.

Objectifs d’apprentissage :
  • Comprendre les questions émergentes liées aux services virtuels
  • Autoévaluer les compétences nécessaires pour les services virtuels       
  • Répondre à la création de compétences en matière de services virtuels au sein d’une organisation

Speakers
avatar for Janet Morris-Reade

Janet Morris-Reade

CEO | Chef de la direction, ASPECT BC - Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
Janet Morris-Reade is the CEO of ASPECT BC (Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training). She works to provide leadership, education, advocacy and public awareness in support of community-based workforce development service providers.Janet Morris-Reade est... Read More →
avatar for Roberta Borgen (Neault)

Roberta Borgen (Neault)

President | Président, Life Strategies ltd
Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault), CCC, CCDP, GCDF-I, President, Life Strategies Ltd., Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, Project Director, CCDF is co-developer of the career engagement model and an award-winning career development thought leader in Canada and internationally.Roberta... Read More →
avatar for Deborah Bromley

Deborah Bromley

President | Présidente, ETHOS Career Management Group
Deborah Bromley is President & CEO of ETHOS, working in the industry for over 31 years. She has worked in government, non-profit and for-profit organizations in program development and delivery, as a career practitioner and program officer.Deborah Bromley est présidente et chef de... Read More →


Wednesday January 26, 2022 13:30 - 14:15 EST
 

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  • Career Education K-12 Students (Information scolaire et professionnelle de la maternelle à la 12e année)
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  • Experience/Work-Integrated Learning (Apprentissage par l'expérience/inégration au milieu du travail)
  • Global Perspectives on Career Development Research & Practice (Perspectives mondiales sur la recherche et la pratique en développement de carrière)
  • Indigenous Career Development (Développement de carriére chez les Autochtones)
  • Labour Market Information (Information sur le marché du travail)
  • Leadership Development (Développement du leadership)
  • Management & HR Issues for Career/Employment Centre Directors (Questions de gestion et de ressources humaines pour les directeurs de carrières/centres d’emploi)
  • Mature Worker Career Development (Développement de carrière pour les travailleurs âges)
  • New Technology & Tools for Career Professionals (Nouvelle technologie et outils pour les professionnels de carrière)
  • New Technology & Tools for Career Professionals | Nouvelle technologie et outils pour les professionnels de carrière
  • Online Career Service Delivery/Remote Learning Approaches (Approches pour les services d'orientation professionelle en ligne et l'apprentissage à distance)
  • Pandemic Recovery (Pandémie et le processus de rétablissement)
  • Self-Care for Career Professionals (Soin de soi pour les professionnels du développement de carrière)
  • Supporting Clients with Disabilities (Soutien aux clients atteints d'handicaps)
  • Workforce Planning & Development (Planification et développement de la main-d'œuvre
  • Workforce Planning & Development (Planification et développement de la main-d'œuvre)
  • Working with Newcomer and Refugee Communities (Services aur nouveaux arrivants et réfugiés)