2020 Training for Career Development Professionals
CDA of PEI, in partnership with Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) is offering training courses. There are 25 seats available and 20 seats are eligible for a partial subsidy for eligible employers to fund their Career Development Professional staff to attend. (Funded by the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning through the Canada-PEI Labour Market Agreements).

Training courses provided are Career Development Foundations and Ethical Practice in Career Development. Training for a third course in Career Development Theories to be offered at a later date.

This training supports Career Development Professionals on PEI to meet Canadian standards, carry new strategies into their work with clients, and connect to a broader community of practice on the Island across Canada and around the world.
   
The training reflects Canadian standards for effective and ethical practice, current and emergent labour market trends, and best practice internationally.

These courses  targeted to Career Development Professionals will help promote the full employability of Islanders by raising the bar and establishing a professionalized, vibrant, and high quality career service across the Province. 

*Deadline to Apply to be announced for 2020*

Please note: Participants must be members of CDA of PEI or willing to become members. Join CDA of PEI
Tuition:
Tuition Per Eligible Participant (Funded by the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning through the Canada-PEI Labour Market Agreements)

  • Career Development Foundations           = $225
  • Ethical Practice                                            = $150 
  • Tuition cost for employers/employees   = $375

**CDA of PEI charges an additional administration fee of $75 per registrant**                                                        = $75

Total cost for both courses                   = $450

Course Descriptions: 
 
Career Development Foundations        Apply Now
Dates: January 27th – March 8th, 2020
Length: 30 hours 

Course Overview:
Career Development Foundations provides an introduction to the main concepts used in the practice of career development. It includes the scope of the career development field, its concepts, the competencies (skills, knowledge and attitudes), and processes needed to work effectively in this field.
Because this course is a facilitated online course, all participants must progress through the modules at the same time. This course is offered through the Moodle training platform, 
 
Competencies
Career Development Foundations is aimed at the acquisition and/or improvement of the following core competencies described in the S & Gs:
  • C3. Career Development Knowledge
  • C3.1.3 Describe how change and transition affect clients moving through the career development process
  • C3.1.5 Identify major components of the career planning process



 
Ethical Practice in Career Development          
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Dates: March 23rd – September 27th, 2020
Length: At your own pace

Course Overview: 
Ethical Practice in Career Development provides participants with the theoretical and reflective foundation necessary for ethical service delivery.  This course will prepare participants to meet the core requirements for ethical practice as set out in our field’s competency standards and Code of Ethics.  While the course is self-paced and self-guided, the CCDF team is accessible to participants for both technical and content support. Participants can continue to access all course materials via their VOCO portal even after they have completed the course. This course is offered through the VOCO training platform

​Competencies
Ethical Practice in Career Development is aimed at the acquisition and/or improvement of the following competencies described in the S & Gs:
Core Competencies C-1: Professional Behaviour
C1.1.1 Follow the Code of Ethics and apply the Ethical Decision-Making Model
C1.1.2 Demonstrate professional attributes



 
 
Career Development Theories
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(Participants must have completed both Career Development Foundations and Ethical Practice in Career Development)
Dates: TBA
Length: At your own pace

Course Overview:
Career Development Theories will help enable career practitioners to build a critical mass of knowledge and skill as a foundation on which to base their practice in career development.  The course sets out to make career development theories both understandable and relevant by constantly relating them to the actual practice of career and employment service delivery. Links are made throughout the training between staff’s own realities and the theories so that participants’ practice becomes grounded in a theoretical perspective that is congruent and meaningful to them. As with all VOCO courses, the CCDF team is accessible to participants for both technical and content support and participants can continue to access all course materials even after they have completed the course.
 
Competencies 
Career Development Theories is aimed at the acquisition and/or improvement of the following S & Gs competencies:
  • Core Competencies C-3: Career Development Knowledge
  • C3.1.1: Describe how human development models relate to career development.
  • C3.1.2: Describe major career development theories.
  • C3.1.4: Describe how life roles and values impact career development.
  • C3.1.5: Identify major components of the career planning process.
  • Specialized competencies S-3: Career Counselling
  • S3.1.1: Explain major theories and models pertaining to counselling.
  • S3.1.2: Explain major theories and models pertaining to career development.
  • S3.1.3: Explain major models pertaining to change and transition.
  • S3.2.1: Develop a method of practice that is grounded in established or recognized ideas.

Organizations/potential students that are not eligible for funded placement may apply for a self-funded placement (limited space available). Tuition cost for non-subsidized placements are $750 + $75 = $825











     

​      Learning Objectives
          At the end of Career Development Foundations,                            participants will be able to:   
  • Define Career Development and its resonance to your own experience and culture 
  • ​Make linkages between Career Development and Employability 
  • Describe the 4M Career Development Model and explain its importance in guiding clients 
  • Situate Career Development  in the context of change and uncertainty 
  • Define their personal purpose with respect to work 
  • Explore different strategies to support each of the 4 elements of the Career Development Model and adapt their application if necessary to reflect cultural perspectives 
  • Apply the concept of resilience to Career Development Articulate a plan for integrating elements of the course content into their work with clients






     
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      Learning Objectives
          At the end of Ethical Practice in Career Development,                    participants will:
  • Have knowledge of the importance of ethics in practice and the complexity of an ethical dilemma; 
  • Understand the relationship between personal ethics and professional ethics and the potential bias involved; 
  • Have knowledge of a variety of career development ethical issues in the context of professional competency and conduct, client relationships, and professional relationships within the 5 major areas of ethical behaviours: counselling, professional responsibility, testing/assessment, research, and consultation/private practice; 
  • Be practiced in following the Code of Ethics and the Ethical Decision-making Model as outlined by the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development; 
  • Be prepared to practice ethical fitness within their individual practice and at their workplace, as well as being smart ethical coaches for their colleagues; 
  • Have the capacity to identify their own professional ethical attributes (strengths and challenges) and establish a learning plan for continuous development.