Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to engage in some professional development? Wondering how to make room for it? Have you considered learning online?Deirdre’s working on a PhD from Fielding University in the US, offered in a blended model. I teach for both Yorkville and Athabasca University, in both cases in courses that are fully online. Life Strategies offers scheduled and customized courses – online, blended, or at your own workplace for groups of 10 or more.
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If you’re a career practitioner, there are more professional development options than ever before – within Life Strategies, we’ve added several new certificate programs this year and it may be challenging to sort through which one is the best fit for you. It’s not too late to register for our new Foundations in Educational and Vocational Guidance program, starting on January 19th. This is our shortest comprehensive coverage of core competencies for career development practitioners.
To help you decide between certificate options, here’s a quick comparison of features (all are facilitated e-learning, equivalent to 10 hours of learning each week).
Career Management Professional (CMP)
- 6 specialty certificates, aligned to Canadian Standards and Guidelines
- 20+ courses to choose from; each certificate requires 10 two-week courses (20 weeks)
- Modularized approach, so 2nd specialty certificate may only require a few additional courses
- Theories (20 hours) and Ethics Essentials (10 hours) aligned to BCCDP certification
- Preapproved CEUs from CCPA, VRA, GCDF
- Next start: See schedule for specific courses; courses can be taken in any order
Global Career Development Facilitator (within CMP)
- 11 two-week courses
- Preapproved for GCDF Canada through CCE
- Aligned to Canadian Standards and Guidelines and GCDF Competencies
- Theories (20 hours) and Ethics Essentials (10 hours) aligned to BCCDP certification
- Next start: See schedule for specific courses; program is modularized so courses can be taken in any order
Foundations for Practice in Educational and Vocational Guidance Practitioner
- 1 six-week course
- Preapproved for Educational and Vocational Guidance Practitioner credential through IAEVG
- Aligned to EVGP Competencies
- Great overview of career development basics for all career practitioners, teachers, and HR professionals providing career support
- Next start: January 19, 2011
- 1 four-week course
- Develops skills for needs assessment, goal-setting, action-planning, follow-up, evaluation, and documentation
- Next start: February 2, 2011
Global Career Development Facilitator (through NECA)
- 1 twelve-week course
- Preapproved for GCDF US through CCE
- Offered in partnership with NECA
- Next start: February 15, 2011
- 1 four-week course
- Preapproved by Job Developer’s Institute
- Next start: February 23, 2011
B Level Psychometric Assessments
- 2 three-week courses
- In partnership with Yorkville University
- CPE 510 and CPE 521, together, are equivalent to a graduate level course in tests and measurements
- Meets B Level qualification requirements
- Next start: CPE 510 – March 2, 2011 / CPE 521 – April 13, 2011
- Level 1 – 1 three-week course; Bridging – 1 one-week course
- Meets qualifications for Personality Dimensions Facilitator (Level 1) Certification
- Instructed by Master Trainers and authors of the Toolkits for Trainers series
- Next start: March 30, 2011
- 1 four-week course
- Preapproved by Career Professionals of Canada
- Meets requirements for application at reduced fee for
- Certified Resume Strategist
- Certified Interview Strategist
- Next start: April 27, 2011
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