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Do you know your S&Gs?

GET INVOLVED INRevitalizing the Canadian Standards & Guidelines (S&Gs) for Career Development Practitioners

by S&G Working Group of theCanadian Council of Career Development Associations (slides prepared by Mark Franklin, Pat Parisi Feb.2011)

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Overview

What is the S&G revitalization project?– Who’s involved? What’s your role?

What are the S&Gs? What’s the purpose of the S&Gs? Why would you care? What led to this revitalization project? Focus of revitalization: diversity, technology, and others What’s next? Call to action:

– Learn more…– Practitioner Focus Groups and how to get involved…– Adding your input…

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What is the S&G revitalization project?

S&G project first begun in late 1990s, resulting in current edition, 2004

Since 2004…– Changes in the career development field– Move toward professionalization– Desire for framework and consistency as the number of training programs

grow Being conducted by Canadian Career Development Foundation

– Funded by New Brunswick Career Development Action Group and New Brunswick Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour

You’re participation is vital – get involved in FOCUS GROUPS

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What are the S&Gs?

At a Glance: The Standards and Guidelines have been organized into nine (9) components as follows:

1.Snapshot (an overview of the Standards and Guidelines)2.The Core (contains all core competencies, that all career

practitioners should possess)Specializations (the unique competencies for each area of

specialization and the Shared Specialization Competencies (SSC) pertaining to that area)

3. Assessment4. Facilitated and Individual Group Learning5. Career Counselling6. Information and Resource Management7. Work Development8. Community Capacity Building9. Code of Ethics, Glossary, and Appendices

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Here they are! www.career-dev-guidelines.org

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Purpose of S&Gs

Define career development as a legitimate specialization

Provide a foundation for designing career development-practitioner training

Provide quality assurance to the public Recognize and validate the diverse skill sets of

practitioners working in the field Create a common voice and vocabulary for career

development

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How are the S&Gs used?

For professional associations– determine requirements for provincial/territorial certification

For educational institutions and trainers– design professional training programs

For career services organizations and others who hire career professionals

– establish hiring criteria– develop job descriptions

For individual practitioners– shows scope of professional competencies– helpful self-assessment tool– http://www.savie.qc.ca/Carrieres/An/Accueil.asp

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How are the S&Gs used?

Competencies Outcomes Best practices Developing training curriculum Job description / job posting Employment contract http://www.bccda.org used S&Gs as foundation for

accreditation, training, and creating certification standards. Other provinces?

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What led to this revitalization project?

Working group established by the Canadian Council of Career Development Associations to partner with CCDF in consulting with practitioners in diverse settings across Canada to ensure the revised/new content is widely reviewed and endorsed

Only 40% of career professionals use the S&Gs* -- points to need for education

Move toward professionalization, and provincial certifications

* “Pan-Canadian mapping study of the career development sector”

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Revitalization project focus

Technology, e.g. online and phone services Diversity, e.g. cross cultural Career counselling

– S&G working group is working with other groups such as the Career Development Chapter of the CCPA on this theme

Input and involvement of career professionals across Canada

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1.Diversity How should diversity be handled in the S&Gs? As a

“core competency” or an “area of specialization” or something else?

Working with diverse client groups – not only ethnicity and home country: – newcomers– internationally-trained professionals– indigenous people– low socio-economic status– people with disabilities– people from different world religions– sexual orientation

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1.Diversity

Questions and issues related to diversity:– Multi-cultural communication– Settlement issues– Immigration knowledge (cultural awareness, knowledge of

immigration process)– Employability assessment for newcomers– Referral knowledge– Credential Evaluation– Knowledge of regulated professions

and regulatory bodies

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2.Technology Related to client service - career advising and counselling

– web-based– email – phone, Skype / video chat– group services by teleconference and webinar– new area of specialization?

Related to career professionals– new and emerging technologies creating opportunities for national connectivity– social networking media– teleconference and webinar, e.g. Maestro

Issues and questions:– privacy– efficacy vs face to face– increased demand for skills and/or training in

emerging technologies– What can we learn from others?

E.g. https://ismho.org/suggestions.asp

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3.Career counselling

Issues– Distinguishing between career counselling and other activities

conducted by career practitioners such as career advising – Changes in the field since S&G inception– As provincial certification grows, what about consistency?

Plus, issues between diversity, technology and career counselling

– Emerging trend for skilled counsellors adept with new technologies / training required?

– Differing needs in different provinces and cities

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What’s next? How can you get involved?

Review the S&Gs http://www.career-dev-guidelines.org/

Participate! – Join an “Practitioner Focus Group” in your region– See listing next two slides– Register and you will receive a consultation

document for your review

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S&G Revitalization Practitioner Focus Groups

BC– Tuesday, March 8th, 2011, 12:15-1:15 p.m.– Hosted by: BC Career Development Association, Canadian

Career Development Foundation– BC Career Development Conference 2011 - Pinnacle 2 Room. – Register: Suzanne Klinga sklinga@shaw.ca

Manitoba– Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.– Hosted by: The Alliance of Manitoba Sector Councils,

Manitoba Labour Market Skills Division.– 1000 Waverley Street, Winnipeg–  Register:  lisa@amsc.mb.ca or call (204)272-2962

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S&G Revitalization Practitioner Focus Groups

Ontario - Toronto– March 11th ,2011 from 10am to noon– ONESTEP Head office:  3100 Steeles Ave West,

Suite 503, Concord, ON L4K 3R1– Register: events@onestep.on.ca

Ontario - Teleconference – March 21, 2011,  10am - noon– Register: events@onestep.on.ca

Ontario - London– Place and Dates: TBA– Hosted by: WIL Employment Connections – Info: Wendy Richards wendyr@wil.ca

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Thank you!

The S&G Revitalization Working Group is Deb Armstrong Nancy Arthur Lynn Bezanson Clarence DeSchiffart Mark Franklin Kim Hollihan Sareena Hopkins Gillian Johnston Suzanne Klinga Wendy Nailer Roberta Neault Rob Straby

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AddendumFull S&G breakdown