CDAA – Leading the way By Paula Wischoff Yerama, CCDP, Executive Director, Career Development Association of Alberta
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id you know the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners
Guidelines need to be more inclusive of the
Foundation (CCDF), Canadian Council for
diversity of CDPs and the clients they serve.
Career Development (3CD), provincial
Career professionals from across Canada are currently collaborating to set a new
(https://career-dev-guidelines.org/) are
standard for practice in the field. This
almost 20 years old? Formally launched
exercise not only highlights the pride
in early 2001, after extensive consultation
and professionalism of the field but the
with a broad cross-section of career
diversity of service providers delivering
development practitioners across Canada,
these services. In a February 4, 2020
the Standards and Guidelines mapped out
CERIC article entitled “NEVER BEEN
the knowledge and skills required to work
MORE NEEDED: DEVELOPING A NEW
within the career development sector. In
COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR CAREER
the past several years CDPs across Canada
PROFESSIONALS” Kathy McDonald and
have identified the need to update and
Philip Mondor provide an update on
renew the Standards and Guidelines to
the project. The article highlights that
reflect the evolving nature of work and
validation of the new CDP Competency
the diversity of contexts in which career
Framework will take place between January
development services are provided.
and March 2020 and that over the next 16
Specifically, they said the Standards and
months the Canadian Career Development
and territorial partners, and the network of existing certifying bodies and others will work together to create a new PanCanadian Voluntary Certification Program for Career Development Professionals. One of the hallmarks of the multi-phased process is broad stakeholder review with formal ratification and endorsement by the project’s National Stakeholder Committee. “Ultimately, the designation evolving from this professional certification will be recognized as the pre-eminent credential of CDPs across Canada and their essential role in promoting positive health, social and economic outcomes of individuals, institutions and communities.” The new CDP Competency Framework will underpin targeted training and professional development, promote clarity of role and
The Career Development Association of Alberta is proud to host the seventh annual
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World-Class Keynote Speakers | Industry Recognized Exhibitors Multiple Streams of Concurrent Sessions Expert Panel Presentations | Consultation Sessions
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segments of the new CDP Competency Framework, please visit: https://bit.ly/cdpcanada. This year’s annual Alberta Career Development Conference (ACDC) will feature concurrent sessions and expert
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Bringing together 300 career development and related professionals for two full days of learning, laughing, and leading.
panel presentations related to the new CDP Competency Framework and the PanCanadian Voluntary Certification Program for Career Development Professionals. As Alberta’s professional association for career development and related practitioners we are proud to support these national initiatives and to engage the diverse career
