Upcoming Virtual Events
OACM Member Connection Calls
Next Call: September 23, 2020
Topic:
Your Call, Your Challenge
Previous Topic: Indigenous Individuals and Employment, with Guest Speaker, Elder Catherine Tammaro
We are excited to offer you this member-only* benefit continuing for 2021.
Each month we will be hosting and facilitating Member Connections Calls to bring our members together for engaging dialogue to connect and support each other as career professionals:
Each month we will be hosting and facilitating Member Connections Calls to bring our members together for engaging dialogue to connect and support each other as career professionals:
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WHEN:
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST WHERE: Zoom web/tele-conference |
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This call will be an open forum for you, our Members, to bring your own items to the group for discussion. Please join the call this week which could include:
We hope to ‘see’ you there.
- A client challenge: ask for input from your peers to help with a challenging client situation
- A resource: crowd-source some ideas for tools and resources to help you in your practice, or share a great new resource, webinar, or tool you have discovered
- A client referral: share a potential client to find an OACM career coach with the right fit
- A job lead: share full or part-time opportunities in the career development field that might be of interest to other Members
We hope to ‘see’ you there.
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SEP
14 The New National Competency Profile for Career Development Practitioners by Ontario Association of Career Management Free |
Join OACM for a special presentation on the new National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals.
About this event
The New National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals: What You Need to Know
The National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals is has just been made available for career practitioners across Canada to see, use, and reference in their daily work. While the National Profile is a subset of competencies within the Pan-Canadian Competency Framework for CDPs, the National Profile is being published early for use in training, professional development, and for provincial certification programs.
Join us for OACM's Annual General Meeting and special keynote speakers Sareena Hopkins, Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), and Gillian Johnston, Director at the Career Development Practitioners Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO). They will provide an update on this important initiative that will be of interest to any current or emerging career professional.
WHERE: Virtual Event through Zoom
COST: FREE
TIME: 12:00 – 1:30 pm EST
About this event
The New National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals: What You Need to Know
The National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals is has just been made available for career practitioners across Canada to see, use, and reference in their daily work. While the National Profile is a subset of competencies within the Pan-Canadian Competency Framework for CDPs, the National Profile is being published early for use in training, professional development, and for provincial certification programs.
Join us for OACM's Annual General Meeting and special keynote speakers Sareena Hopkins, Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), and Gillian Johnston, Director at the Career Development Practitioners Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO). They will provide an update on this important initiative that will be of interest to any current or emerging career professional.
- What is the new profile and how was it developed?
- What does this mean for career practitioners in Ontario?
- What are the next steps for implementation?
- Q&A
WHERE: Virtual Event through Zoom
COST: FREE
TIME: 12:00 – 1:30 pm EST
- 12:00 - 12:10 Sign in and Welcome
- 12:10 - 12:30 Annual General Meeting
- 12:30 - 1:30 National CDP Competency Profile Presentation
Sareena Hopkins, Executive Director, CCDF
As Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), Sareena provides strategic leadership in Canada and internationally in areas of research and development, policy and capacity building.
Sareena has facilitated International Symposia on Career Development and Public Policy, contributed to the development of policy frameworks for the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training and the Council of Ministers of Education Canada and has served in an expert advisory role for the Forum of Labour Market Ministers’ Labour Market Information Council and RBC. In addition to her role with CCDF, Sareena is founding Executive Officer of the Canadian Council for Career Development (3CD) and was awarded the International Gold Medal for Leadership in Career Development in 2014.
As Executive Director of the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), Sareena provides strategic leadership in Canada and internationally in areas of research and development, policy and capacity building.
Sareena has facilitated International Symposia on Career Development and Public Policy, contributed to the development of policy frameworks for the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training and the Council of Ministers of Education Canada and has served in an expert advisory role for the Forum of Labour Market Ministers’ Labour Market Information Council and RBC. In addition to her role with CCDF, Sareena is founding Executive Officer of the Canadian Council for Career Development (3CD) and was awarded the International Gold Medal for Leadership in Career Development in 2014.
Gillian Johnston, CCDP, Director, CDPCBO
Gillian has worked in the field of career development since 1977 as a counsellor, counselling coordinator, Ontario regional counselling consultant and counsellor educator. She is the past Coordinator of the Career and Work Counsellor Programme and Career Development Practitioners graduate certificate at George Brown College and currently is a part time professor. As a Director of CDPCBO, Gillian is engaged in assessing applications for certification for Ontario CDPs, delivering Ethics and Career Development Theory training and representing CDPCBO and its members across the province.
Gillian has been actively involved in the creation of the new National Competency Framework for Career Development Practitioners as a member of the National Stakeholder Committee and the National Certification Steering Committee. In addition, she was one of the four-member team creating the new National Code of Ethics for CDPs. She was the Ontario representative on the creation of the National Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners from 1998-2002 and from 2010-2011 worked on the addition of Diversity standards and guidelines. She was co-founder and co-chair of the Ontario Alliance Career Development Practitioners from its inception to 2002.
Gillian has been a well-respected leader in the field regionally and internationally and has been awarded numerous honours including the National Career Development Association (USA) International Award for her work in introducing the profession in the United Arab Emirates.
Gillian has worked in the field of career development since 1977 as a counsellor, counselling coordinator, Ontario regional counselling consultant and counsellor educator. She is the past Coordinator of the Career and Work Counsellor Programme and Career Development Practitioners graduate certificate at George Brown College and currently is a part time professor. As a Director of CDPCBO, Gillian is engaged in assessing applications for certification for Ontario CDPs, delivering Ethics and Career Development Theory training and representing CDPCBO and its members across the province.
Gillian has been actively involved in the creation of the new National Competency Framework for Career Development Practitioners as a member of the National Stakeholder Committee and the National Certification Steering Committee. In addition, she was one of the four-member team creating the new National Code of Ethics for CDPs. She was the Ontario representative on the creation of the National Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners from 1998-2002 and from 2010-2011 worked on the addition of Diversity standards and guidelines. She was co-founder and co-chair of the Ontario Alliance Career Development Practitioners from its inception to 2002.
Gillian has been a well-respected leader in the field regionally and internationally and has been awarded numerous honours including the National Career Development Association (USA) International Award for her work in introducing the profession in the United Arab Emirates.
