Inventory of Career Development Training Programs/Programmes de formation en développement de carrière – Jan 2012
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BC
Career Development
Practitioner Program
Douglas College
New Westminster
Campus
Continuing Education
700 Royal Avenue, New
Westminster, BC
Cheryl Jeffs, Director
Continuing Professional Education
Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies
T: 604-527-5161, F: 604-527-5426
E: jeffsc@douglas.bc.ca
Jen Tasse, Program Assistant
T: 604-527-5479
cfcsce@douglascollege.ca
The certificate program consists of 9 core courses with
optional electives and an optional practicum. Courses include:
 Ethics for Career Development Practitioners
 Resumes & Cover Letters
 Introduction to Career and Employment Counselling
 Theories, Models & Strategies
 Career Decision Making
 Career Transition Management
 Group Employment Counselling
 Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation
 One of two elective courses: Instructional Skills Workshop
or Labour Market Information
 Practicum (Optional)
W:
http://www.douglas.bc.ca/programs/continuingeducation/programs-courses/cfcs/careerdevelopment-practitioner.html
Continuing
Education
Certification
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
The Career Development
Practitioner Program is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
The Ethics and Models, Strategies and Theories courses in the
Career Development Program (CDP) meet the minimum
education requirements for Career Development Practitioner
certification in BC.
The program is offered as a combination of in-class and
online. This is a part-time program at the Douglas College New
Westminster Campus.
Program intakes: September and January.
BC
Career
Development
Practitioner
Certificate
Simon Fraser University
Continuing Studies
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5A 1S6
Kon Li, Associate Director - Career Programs
T: 778-782-8588
F: 778-782-5098
E: mpp-info@sfu.ca
The full-time, 440-hour program consists of nine modules
delivered over 4–5 months, including classroom studies and
two supervised practicums.
W:http://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/mpprog/careerprac
titioner.htm?gclid=CIu3JuhuZkCFRBbagodNmG54w
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The part-time, 440 hour program covers the same content as
the full-time program, and can be completed in 1-2 years.
Students attend classes one evening and one full Saturday
every week. Courses include:
 Career Development Theories and Code of Ethics
 Career Planning & Assessment
 Information and Computer Research
Continuing Studies
Certificate.
The Career Development
Practitioner Certificate
program is aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
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BC
Master of Arts in
Counselling
Psychology: Faculty of
Education
Simon Fraser University
Faculty of Education
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5A 1S6
Gillian Smith
T:778-782-3459
E: gdsmith@sfu.ca
W:http://www.educ.sfu.ca/gs/degreediploma/cou
nsellingpsychmamed.html
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Job Development and Diverse Groups
Employment and Job Search Skills
Group Facilitation
Program Development, Learning Facilitation, and
Future Development
Practicum I
Practicum II
The Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology consists of 500600 hrs of study. It is designed to meet the educational needs
of counsellors who might practice in a variety of settings.
Courses related to career development include:
 Vocational Counselling (EDUC 873-4)
 Individual Assessment Procedures (EDUC 862-4)
MA Counselling
Not yet formally aligned to
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
BC Post-Secondary
Certificate
The Career Facilitator
Certificate is aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of course
work plus a thesis. A student can develop a Directed Studies
course in conjunction with a faculty supervisor focused on a
particular area of interest in vocation counselling.
The program is offered on campus (Burnaby and Surrey
campuses) full or part-time.
BC
Career Facilitator
Certificate
Okanagan College
Continuing Studies
1000 KLO road
Kelowna BC
V1Y 4X8
T: 250-762-5445
Continuing Studies
Lorrie Forde, Program Administrator
Okanagan College - South Okanagan Similkameen
Region
583 Duncan Avenue West
Penticton, BC V2A 8E1
T: 250-492-4305 extension #3401
toll free 1-866-510-8899
F: 250-490-3953
E: lforde@okanagan.bc.ca
W: http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/Page9462.aspx
The Career Facilitator Certificate program is comprised of 7
courses totalling 252 hours of instruction. It is offered both on
campus in Penticton and by Distance Education.
Courses Include:
 LSF 01:Introduction to Interpersonal Communications
 CF 01:Foundations in Career Facilitation
 CF 02:Career Assessment
 CF 03:Group Facilitation
 CF 04:Professional Development & Labour Market
Research
 CF 05:Support Development
 CF 06:Placement & Follow-up
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Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Two of the program courses, CF01 - Foundations in Career
Facilitation and CF04 - Professional Development & Labour
Market Research, meet the minimum education requirements
of 20 hours of career development theory and 10 hours of
ethics for Career Development Practitioner certification in BC.
ONLINE
BC
Career Management
Professional Program
Life Strategies Ltd.
Offered in an
arrangement with
Yorkville University,
Fredericton, New
Brunswick
Dr. Roberta Neault
President Life Strategies Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
T: 604.856-2386
Toll Free: 1.866.681.2211
F: 604.856-2398
E: info@lifestrategies.ca
W: http://www.lifestrategies.ca/
or
Deirdre Pickerell,
T: 604-856-4314
E: deirdre@lifestrategies.ca
The Career Management Professional Program (CMPP) offers
20 separate courses in seven areas of specialization.
Certificates require the completion of 10—11 courses at 20hours per course (specific course requirements vary per
certificate). Courses are offered online, via an interactive,
facilitated e-learning format.
CMPP Certificate
through Yorkville
University
Continuing
Professional
Education
The Career Management
Professional Program is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
Certificate
The Case Manager program
is aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
CMPP Certificates include:
 Organizational/Career Development Specialist
 Career Transition Specialist
 Employment Facilitation/Work Search Specialist
 Rehabilitation Specialist
 Multicultural Specialist
 Personal and Professional Development / Life Skills Coach
 Global Career Development Facilitator
Each course is pre-approved by the Canadian Counselling
Association and the Canadian Association of Rehabilitation
Professionals for continuing education units. CMPP is also preapproved for the Global Career Development Facilitator
Credential.
ONLINE
BC
Case Manager
Life Strategies Ltd.
Dr. Roberta Neault
President Life Strategies Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
T: 604.856-2386
Toll Free: 1.866.681.2211
F: 604.856-2398
E: info@lifestrategies.ca
W: http://www.lifestrategies.ca/
or
Case management is a process that facilitates client access to
appropriate services and supports. This course is designed to
equip case managers to conduct needs assessments,
conceptualize cases, prioritize client needs, collaborate with
clients to develop action plans and select interventions, and
follow-up to ensure clients have achieved their identified
goals. The course will also provide tips and techniques for
managing time, systems, and data including case notes and
documentation, regardless of the data management system –
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Deirdre Pickerell,
T: 604-856-4314
E: deirdre@lifestrategies.ca
essential competencies for all case managers.
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
ONLINE
BC
Foundations for
Practice in Educational
and Vocational
Guidance
Life Strategies Ltd.
Dr. Roberta Neault
President Life Strategies Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
T: 604.856-2386
Toll Free: 1.866.681.2211
F: 604.856-2398
E: info@lifestrategies.ca
W: http://www.lifestrategies.ca/
or
Deirdre Pickerell,
T: 604-856-4314
E: deirdre@lifestrategies.ca
Developed from a set of core competencies which focus on
the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by all career
practitioners. Designed for counselors, coaches, practitioners,
and other professionals looking for an introductory
certification in the career development field. This course is
designed to meet the educational requirements (all core
competencies and the Career Development specialized
competencies) for the Educational and Vocational Guidance
Practitioner (EVGP) credential.
Certificate
The Foundations for Practice
in Educational and
Vocational Guidance
program is aligned to the
International Association for
Educational and Vocational
Guidance EVGP
competencies and the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
ONLINE
BC
Job Club Coach
Life Strategies Ltd. in
association with the
Career Professionals of
Canada
Dr. Roberta Neault
President Life Strategies Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
T: 604.856-2386
Toll Free: 1.866.681.2211
F: 604.856-2398
E: info@lifestrategies.ca
W: http://www.lifestrategies.ca/
or
Deirdre Pickerell,
T: 604-856-4314
E: deirdre@lifestrategies.ca
A Job Club Coach must be an effective group facilitator with
expertise in navigating the hidden job market, resume and
cover letter writing, and interview strategies. This course
addresses all these topics and more, equipping participants to
facilitate Job Clubs for diverse client groups.
Certificate
The Job Club Coach program
is aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
ONLINE
BC
Job Developer
Life Strategies Ltd. in
association with the Job
Developers Institute
Dr. Roberta Neault
President Life Strategies Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
T: 604.856-2386
Toll Free: 1.866.681.2211
F: 604.856-2398
Job developers have an important role to play in helping
clients find meaningful employment and creating strong
partnerships with employers; they make a crucial link
between the agencies supporting clients and the local
business community. Job developers need to be equipped to
support diverse clients while also meeting the needs of the
Certificate
The Job Developer is aligned
to the Canadian Standards
and Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
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E: info@lifestrategies.ca
W: http://www.lifestrategies.ca/
or
Deirdre Pickerell,
T: 604-856-4314
E: deirdre@lifestrategies.ca
employer. This course will outline best practices in job
development including understanding diverse clients,
preparing clients for employment, making effective clientemployer matches, maintaining effective relationships with
employers, and dealing with challenges and concerns that
may arise.
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
BC
Career Development
Practitioner Certificate
Program
College of New
Caledonia,
Continuing Education
(in partnership with
Douglas College)
Lynn Florey
3330 22nd Avenue
Prince George,
British Columbia, Canada,
V2N 1P8
T:250-561-5801 ext. 5801
(in Canada 1 800 371 8111)
E: askcnc@cnc.bc.ca
W: http://www.cnc.bc.ca/CNC_Programs/CDP.htm
The Career Development Practitioner Certificate Program
consists of six – 30 hour courses (total: 180 hours). It is offered
on a part-time basis. Classes held in Prince George on
alternating weekends (Friday evenings and all day Saturday).
Courses include:
 CECP 151 Models and Strategies
 CECP 154 Career Decision Making
 CECP 152 Career Transition Management
 CECP 153 Group Employment Counselling
 CECP 155 Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation
 CECP 157 Labour Market Information
Continuing
Education
Certificate
Career Development
Practitioner Certificate
Program is aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
BC
Master of
Education/Master of
Arts in Counselling
Psychology
University of British
Columbia
Department of
Education and
Counselling Psychology
and Special Education
Faculty of Education
Vancouver BC
Canada V6T 1Z4
Dr. William Borgen, Professor
Department of Educational and Counselling
Psychology and Special Education,
Faculty of Education,
The University of British Columbia
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
T: 604-822-5261
F: 604-822-3302
E: william.a.borgen@ubc.ca
W: http://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/cnps/cnps-maprogram-requirements and
http://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/cnps/cnps-med-program0
Both the M.A. and M.ED in Counselling Psychology contain a
substantive number of common core courses in counselling
theory and skill acquisition. In addition to basic counselling
theory, important aspects of the core include counselling skill
development under direct faculty supervision in one of the
Department's school or community-based training centres,
development of appropriate assessment skills using
standardized and non-standardized measures, and further
development of counselling skills in a final practicum.
Master of
Education or
Master of Arts in
Counselling
Psychology
Not yet formally aligned to
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Courses related to career development include:
 Career Counselling (CNPS 363);
 Psychological Assessment in Counselling (CNPS 532);
 Career Planning and Decision-Making Counselling (CNPS
574);
Offered on a full-time or part-time basis. Courses are on-
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
campus; selected courses are offered online. Cohort Programs
are also offered off-campus.
MA Program Requirements: Core for M.A. Program: 36-54
credits.
MEd Program Requirements: Core for M.Ed. Program: 42
credits (Plus 6 credits from the selected area of focus)
Program completion leads to eligibility for certification as a
Professional Counsellor under the guidelines of the Canadian
Counselling Association and membership the BC Association
of Clinical Counsellors.
BC
Masters of
Education/Master of
Arts in Counselling
Psychology
Dept of
Educational Psycholog
y&
Leadership Studies
University of Victoria
Dept of
Educational Psychology
&
Leadership Studies
Stacey Brownwell
Graduate Project Assistant
Counselling Psychology Program
Dept. of Ed Psych & Leadership Studies
Faculty of Education
T: 250-721-7883
E: eplsgrad@uvic.ca
or
Dr. John Anderson, Chair
T: (250) 721-7760
F: (250) 721-6190
E: eplschr@uvic.ca
The MEd and MA in Counselling Psychology programs provide
its students the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills
and understanding necessary to work as professional
counsellors in a variety of settings.
The program requirements for the MEd degree are a
minimum of 24 units of study and a comprehensive exam.
The MA degree is a minimum of 28.5 units of study and
includes a thesis and its’ oral defense.
Education Psychology and Leadership Studies
Univ. of Victoria
MacLaurin Building A445
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria, BC
V8W 2Y2
W:http://www.uvic.ca/education/psychology/prog
rams/graduate/counsellingpsych/courses/index.ph
p
BC
Department of
University of Northern
Masters of
Education or
Master of Arts in
Counselling
Psychology
Corinne Koehn
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Course ED-D 519H - Career
Development and
Counselling Across the Life
Span, is designed to fall in
line with the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
Career development material is embedded across the
curriculum. Courses relevant to Career Development include;
 ED-D 519H Career Development and Counselling Across
the Life Span
The Counselling specialization is designed to prepare
Masters of
Education/Master of Arts in
Counselling Psychology is not
yet formally aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
Master of
Not yet formally aligned to
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Education
Master of Education
Program
Counselling
Specialization
BLENDED
Alberta
University Certificate
in Career
Development
British Columbia
School of Education
Associate Professor
T: (250) 960-6264
E: koehn@unbc.ca
counsellors to provide professional services and leadership in
counselling and psycho-educational programs offered in
schools, post-secondary institutions, social service agencies,
and community health organizations.
General Inquiries
School of Education
Prince George Campus
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
CANADA
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca,
Alberta T9S 3A3
Canada
Education
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
the Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Students have the opportunity to choose the type(s) of
counselling they wish to focus upon, and to complete periods
of supervised clinical practice in practicum settings that are
relevant to their interests, based on availability. The program
includes an integrated core of required courses, elective
courses, and a thesis, project or comprehensive examination.
T: (250) 960-6608
F: (250) 960-5536
E: education@unbc.ca
W: http://www.unbc.ca/education/
Counselling students are required to complete eight (8)
required courses, three (3) elective courses, and a
comprehensive examination. Application can be made to the
School of Education to enter a thesis or project route after
completion of at least 12 credit hours of course work. If
approved, the thesis route would consist of eight (8) required
courses, one (1) elective, and the thesis, while a project route
would consist of eight (8) required courses, two (2) electives,
and a project. The course requirements and courses for the
Counselling specialization appear below.
 EDUC 715 – Career Counselling
 EDUC 721-3 – Individual Assessment of Aptitudes and
Achievement
Dr. Geoff Peruniak,
Professor, Psychology
Centre for Psychology
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
T: 780-675-6235
F: 1-780-675-6186
E: geoff@athabascau.ca
W:http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/uccd/
The University Certificate in Career Development is a 30-credit
program. It is intended primarily for practitioners who have
some related work experience in a human services field. The
certificate builds on competencies already developed to
enhance the practitioner's effectiveness.
Required credits =12
Elective credits =18
A minimum of 15 credits must be obtained through Athabasca
University.
Maximum (PLAR) credits=15
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University
Certificate in
Career
Development
The University Certificate in
Career Development is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
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Development Practitioners
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compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Required Courses include:
 PHIL 333: Professional Ethics
 PSYC 300: Theories of Career Development
 PSYC 301: Career Development Resources
 PSYC 405: Creating a Working Alliance
There is a residency requirement for this program. Delivery
model is blended including: Individualized study, group study
and on-line enhanced.
ONLINE
Alberta
Bachelor of Arts,
Psychology with a
Career Development
Specialization
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca,
Alberta T9S 3A3
Canada
Advisors
Toll free:1-800-788-9041
Our three-year and four-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology
online programs are designed to develop or expand your
knowledge of the broad field of psychology. Both programs
will provide grounding in foundational courses central to
psychology as a science. The programs also provide you
options to focus your studies in applied areas of Career
Development and Inclusive Education.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree in
Psychology
The Specialization in Career
Development is aligned to
the Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
Master of
Counselling
The Master of Counselling
and Post-Masters Certificate
in Counseling: Specialization
in Career Counselling are
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
Both programs prepare you for general employment in a
number of fields (e.g., business management, government
research, program evaluation, human services, law, etc.). The
four-year program also prepares you for studies at the
graduate level.
BLENDED
Alberta
Master of Counselling
Post-Master's
Certificate in
Counselling
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca,
Alberta T9S 3A3
Canada
Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology (GCAP)
Paul Jerry
Program Director
Athabasca University
Direct T: 1-866-313-4373
E: paulj@athabascau.ca
The 36-credit Master of Counselling (MC) program is a
distributed learning, master's program designed to meet the
graduate academic requirements for the career paths of
professional counsellors or counselling psychologists. The
program incorporates core and specialization courses that will
ensure you attain competency in the fundamentals of
counselling psychology as well as a particular area of
specialization. All core program components follow a delivery
model of face-to-face, online discussions, teleconferencing,
and videoconferencing.
T: 1-888-409-2183 (toll free in N. America)
T: 1-780-428-7272 (direct to Centre)
F: 1-780-421-5046
The MC program includes seven core courses that focus on
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the fundamentals of counselling theory and practice. The
following core courses are required.
GCAP 631 Models of Counselling and Client Change (3
credits)
GCAP 632 Professional Ethics (3 credits)
GCAP 633 Infusing Culture into Counselling (3 credits)
GCAP 634 Assessment Processes (3 credits)
GCAP 635 Intervening to Facilitate Client Change (3 credits)
GCAP 671 Developing a Working Alliance (3 credits)
GCAP 691 Methods of Inquiry (3 credits)
You are also required to complete an Advanced Counselling
Practicum.
GCAP 685 Advanced Counselling Practicum (6 credits)
If you choose to complete a thesis as part of the Counselling
Psychology specialization, you are required to complete three
additional courses.
Students in the Counselling Psychology specialization may also
choose the course-based exit. Students in any of the other
specializations must choose the course-based exit route of
completing two courses in their area of specialization (three
courses for art therapy) and the following culminating course.
Alberta
Certificate in Career
Development
Diploma in Career
Development
Concordia University
College of Alberta
7128 Ada Boulevard
Edmonton
AB T5B 4E4
T: 780-413-7806
1-866-479-5200
Career Development Department
Faculty of Professional Studies
Kerri McKinnon: Director
Career Development & Program Promotions
Faculties of Professional and Continuing Education
T: (780) 413-7806
F: (780) 466-9394
E: careerdevelopment@concordia.ab.ca
W: http://careerdevelopment.concordia.ab.ca/
The Certificate in Career Development is a 19-credit program
consisting of the 5 core courses, 2 D-level courses and 2 Slevel courses (9 courses total).
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C510 Theories of Career Development
C535 Career Development resources
C540 Introductory Counselling Techniques
C545 Career Counselling Techniques
S540 Ethical Practice in Counselling
Certificate or
Diploma of Career
Development
The Certificate in Career
Development and
Diploma in Career
Development Programs are
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
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Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
The Diploma In Career Development is a 33-credit (5 core
courses plus160 hours of practicum) diploma program and
builds upon the above Certificate, providing the student with
an even stronger grounding in the theory and practice of
career development. Students must make up 16 credits from
a list of options plus a practicum.
Students who have been working in the field of career
development for a minimum of five years may apply for prior
learning credit on a course-by-course basis.
Courses are offered through distance studies and in-class
formats. Students may complete the majority of courses for
either the Certificate or the Diploma program through
distance study.
Alberta
Minor in Career
Development
In either Bachelor of
Arts or Bachelor of
Management
programs
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Masters of Counselling
Post-Graduate
Certificate in
Counseling
Post-Masters
Certificate in
Counseling
Concordia University
College of Alberta
7128 Ada Boulevard
Edmonton
AB T5B 4E4
T: 780-413-7806
Career Development Department
Faculty of Professional Studies
Kerri McKinnon: Director
Career Development & Program Promotions
Faculties of Professional and Continuing Education
T: (780) 413-7806
Toll Free: 1-866-479-5200
E: admits@concordia.ab.ca
W:http://careerdevelopment.concordia.ab.ca/min
or_career_development
Students entering their second year in either a Bachelor of
Arts or a Bachelor of Management program may select a
Minor in Career Development which has been offered since
the fall of 2009.
Minor in Career
Development with
either a Bachelor of
Arts or Bachelor of
Management
The Minor in Career
Development is aligned to
the Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
University of Calgary
Faculty of Education
2500 University Drive
NW
Education Tower 302
Calgary,
Alberta T2N 1N4
T:403-220-5110
Merrit Penny, Graduate Program
Division of Applied Psychology
Faculty of Education
University of Calgary
Education Tower Third Floor,
2500 University Drive, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
T: 403.210.9634
E: penny@ucalgary.ca
W: http://www.ucalgary.ca/gpe/programs/master-
Masters of Counselling
The course-based Master of Counselling program is a 36credit (12 half courses) program designed to be completed in
3 years.
Master of
Counselling
The Master of Counselling,
Post-Graduate Certificate in
Counselling, and PostMasters Certificate in
Counseling: Specialization in
Career Counseling are
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Practitioners.
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Students also are permitted to take GCAP courses at the
University of Lethbridge or Athabasca University, on a space
available basis, for full transfer credit to their programs at the
University of Calgary.
Students are also required to complete 2 practicums.
Post-Graduate
Certificate in
Counseling
Post-Masters
Certificate in
Counseling
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Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
counselling-mc-campus
Specialization in Career Counselling courses include.
 CAAP 621: Career Counselling Theory and Practice
(Required for this Specialization)
 CAAP 623: Processes and Resources for Facilitating
Career-Life Transitions
 CAAP 625: Systemic Community Change
 CAAP 627: Career Development in Organizational Settings
 CAAP 637: Group Process
 CAAP 629: Multicultural Issues in Career Development
Post-Graduate Certificate in Counseling
The 18-credit (6 half courses), Post-Masters Certificate in
Counseling program allows individuals with a master’s degree
in counseling, applied psychology, or equivalent to develop
additional expertise in a particular area of specialization
including career counseling.
Post-Masters Certificate in Counseling
The 12-credit (4 half courses), Post-Masters Certificate in
Counselling program allows individuals with a master’s degree
in counselling, applied psychology, or equivalent to develop
additional expertise in a particular areas of specialization
including career counselling.
The program is offered on a full-time and part time basis.
Both programs are designed to accommodate distance
learning, although some additional institute or weekend
seminars may be involved
ONLINE
Alberta
Career and Academic
Advising Certificate
University of Calgary
Continuing Education
University of Calgary Continuing Education
T: 403-220-2866
Toll-free: 1-866-220-4992 (outside of Calgary)
E: conted@ucalgary.ca
University of Calgary Main Campus
As a career development professional or academic advisor,
providing information, advice and guidance to help individuals
navigate transitions in education, work and life balance is
vibrant and rewarding. The Certificate in Career and Academic
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Certificate in
Career and
Academic Advising
This certificate program,
when taken together with
the course, Ethics for
Professional Practice, ADL
213, is recognized by the
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Advising is intended for individuals working in career
development at employment and immigration agencies, or
academic advisors in secondary schools or post-secondary
institutions. Gain the communication and assessment skills to
facilitate, motivate and work successfully with a diverse
population.
EDT 220
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
F: 403-284-9242
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30
pm
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
CDAA (Career Development
Association of Alberta) for
CCDP designation.
This short-format certificate is best suited to students who
already have significant experience in the field of career
development, are looking for a way to expand their
knowledge and, at the same time formalize their experience
and expertise within a certificate framework.
This interactive and relevant program can be completed in
less than one year entirely online from anywhere with a
reliable Internet connection. Intake is year round and courses
can be taken in any order unless noted otherwise.
120 Hours
ADL 110
ADL 210
ADL 211
ADL 212
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Alberta
Masters of Counselling
University of Lethbridge
Post-Graduate
Certificate in
Counseling
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4
Post-Masters
Certificate in
Counseling
Susan Pollack
Program Manager
Master of Counselling Program
Graduate Studies and Research in Education
Faculty of Education
Toll-free 1-800-666-3503
T: 403-329-2256
F: 403-317-5070
E: master.counselling@uleth.ca
W: http://www.uleth.ca/edu/mastercounselling/home
Diversity in Adult Learning
Career Development Foundations
Helping Skills in Career and Academic Advising
Assessment Practice in Career Development
Master of Counseling
The course-based Master of Counselling program is a 36credit (12 courses) program designed to be completed in 3
years. In Stage 1, the focus is on the fundamentals of
counselling theory and practice. In Stage 2 the focus is on
working directly with clients and specializing in an area of
counselling. The program is delivered on a full time basis.
Specialization in Career Counselling courses include.
 CAAP 6621: Foundations of Career Development
 CAAP 6623: Processes and Resources for Facilitating
Career-Life Transitions
 CAAP 6625: Leadership Skills: Facilitating Community
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Master of
Counselling
Post-Graduate
Certificate in
Counseling
Post-Masters
Certificate in
Counseling
The Master of Counselling,
Post-Graduate Certificate in
Counselling, and PostMasters Certificate in
Counseling: Specialization in
Career Counseling are
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Practitioners.
Province/
TerritoryTerritoire
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Institution
Titre du programme
Contact Information
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d'achèvement
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Change
CAAP 6627: Career Development in Organizational
Settings
CAAP 6637: Group Counselling and Process Skills
Post-Graduate Certificate in Counseling
The 18-credit (6 course), Post-Graduate Certificate in
Counselling program allows individuals with a master’s degree
in counselling, applied psychology, or equivalent to develop
additional expertise in a particular area of specialization
including career counselling.
Post-Masters Certificate in Counseling
The 12-credit (4 course), Post-Masters Certificate in
Counselling program allows individuals with a master’s degree
in counselling, applied psychology, or equivalent to develop
additional expertise in a particular areas of specialization
including career counselling.
The program is offered on a full-time and part time basis.
Programs are designed to accommodate distance learning,
although some additional institute or weekend seminars are
required.
ONLINE
Saskatchewan
Certificate in Career
Pathing
Saskatchewan Indian
Institute of
Technologies
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
Leslie Martin
Community Resource Manager
T: 306-477-9229
E: Martinl@siit.sk.ca
W: http://www.siit.sk.ca/content/certificatecareer-pathing-online
Certificate in Career Pathing (CCP) is an 8 module (600 hour)
program that trains career development officers or those who
wish to pursue careers in Aboriginal employment
development work or other related fields. It includes a range
of techniques and theoretical approaches that complement
the work performed within First Nations and non First Nations
employment agencies and career centres.
In partnership with the
University of Regina
Continuing Education
Relevant Career Development courses include:
 CPP 300: Career Development
 CCP 600 Labour and Market Demand
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Certificate
Not yet formally aligned to
the Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Province/
TerritoryTerritoire
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BLENDED
Manitoba
Career Development
Practitioner Certificate
Program
University of Winnipeg
The Division of
Continuing Education
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
CCP 800 Workforce Mentorship
The program’s is offered as an on-line, part-time program.
The purpose of the Career Development Practitioner
Certificate Program is to provide professional training to
career development practitioners, enabling them to more
effectively assist individuals to manage their career paths.
Ashlie Wilson
Program Coordinator
T: 204-982.1179
E: a.wilson@uwinnipeg.ca
W: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/dce-ps-ptcareerdevelopmentpractitioner
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Certificate in
Career
Development
The Career Development
Practitioner Certificate is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
Career
Development
Practitioner
Certificate
Career Development
Practitioner Program is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
The goal of the Career Development Practitioner Certificate is
to provide practitioners across Manitoba with clarity of role,
relevant certification to establish a standard of
professionalism, and the knowledge, skills and attitudes they
need to meet their job requirements and effectively deliver
career services throughout the province.
Required courses:
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Ontario
Career Development
Practitioner Program
(Post Graduate)
Career Development
Foundations Program
Conestoga College
299 Doon Valley Drive
Kitchener
ON N2G 4M4
Rob Straby, Co-Coordinator
Career Development Practitioner Certificate
Career Foundations Certificate
School of Health Sciences and Community Services
299 Doon Valley Drive
Kitchener ON N2G 4M4
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Career Development and Counselling Theories (36
hours)
Career Development and Counselling Process (36
hours)
Career Development and Counselling Challenges (36
hours)
Using Labour Market Information in Employment
Counselling (36 hours)
Facilitating Client Learning (36 hours)
Assessment Instruments (36 hours)
Work Search (36 hours)
Ethical Practice in Career Development (18 hours)
Career Development Practitioner
Length: 695-hour Ontario College Graduate Certificate
program
Location: Internet based distance education with Webinar
support
Start: September, January and May
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T: 519-748-5220 ext. 3680.
E: rstraby@gmail.com
W:http://www.conestogac.on.ca/fulltime/program
.jsp?SchoolID=3&ProgramCode=0869&v=1201&p=
o
Program designed for individuals who are or would like to
work in roles such as employment counsellor, career
information practitioner, or career development practitioner.
Entrance requirements include a college diploma or
undergraduate degree. Those without this previous education
may be able to gain entry to the program through the Career
Foundations Certificate program.
Career Foundations
Certificate
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
The Career Development
Foundations Program is not
fully aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
Career Development Foundations Program is a five-course
program which is intended for individuals with a minimum of
two year’s work or volunteer experience in the career
development field but, who have no post-secondary
education
Both Programs are offered as full or part time programs. Both
are web-based on-line distance learning programs.
Ontario
Career and Work
Counsellor Program
George Brown College
200 King Street East
Toronto ON M5A 3W8
Contact Centre: 416415-2000
Toll-free: 1-800-2652002
Greg Morrow, Coordinator
Career and Work Counsellor Program
Centre for Community Services and Development
Campus: St. James
Address: 200 King Street East, Toronto,
ON, M5A 3W8
T: 416-415-5000 Ext. 2185
1-800-265-2002 ext. 2185
F: 416-415-2646
E: gmorrow@gbrownc.on.ca
W:http://www.georgebrown.ca/Marketing/FTCal/c
omsrv/C109.aspx
This program is geared toward individuals wanting to work in
the field of career counselling – or those who are already
working in a related field but lack the appropriate education.
The course schedule has been revised to allow completion in
just 16 months (12 months for fast-track entrants). The
program runs year-round and is delivered in modular fashion
in semesters 2, 3 and 4.
Through classroom study and supervised placements,
students are prepared to deliver career counselling services
that are professional, informed and current. Students learn to
advise and counsel others on career planning, career change,
career revision and school-to-work transition, as well as
career change related to injury, illness, inappropriate career
choice or job loss. Topics covered include job-search
preparation, career management, human rights legislation
and diversity.
The career-work focus of this program reflects the rapidly
changing field of career counselling, and addresses the
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Diploma: Career
and Work
Counsellor
The Career and Work
Counsellor Program is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
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TerritoryTerritoire
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Titre du programme
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d'achèvement
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
special, diverse requirements of the Greater Toronto Area.
The program is offered both full-time and part-time oncampus.
Ontario
Career Consultant
Certificate
Mohawk College
PO Box 2034
Hamilton ON L8N 3T2
(905) 575-1212
Pat Macdonald
Associate Dean
School of Continuing Education
T: 905-575-2404
E: patmacdonald@mohawkcollege.ca
or
Lidia Siino, Program Manager
T: 905-575-1212 ext 3576
E: lidia.siino@mohawkcollege.ca
W:http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Discover/CE/ce
hs/careerdev.html
The Career Consultant Certificate is a 312-hour program
Ontario College
designed for individuals with experience in career
Graduate
development who wish to enhance their skills, as well as those Certificate
in human
service areas wishing to add these competencies to their
employment profile.
The Career Consultant
Certificate is aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
Entry requirements include a college diploma or an
undergraduate degree in a related area. Courses Include:
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CREDCAR01:Theories of Career Development
CREDCAR02:Career Development Resources
CREDCAR03:Work Search: Tools and Techniques
CREDCAR04:Individual Helping Relationships
CREDCAR05:Group Facilitation Skills
CREDCAR06:Career Development- Measurement &
Assessment
CREDCAR07:Socio-economic Change and Response
CREDCAR08:Diversity in the Workplace
The program is offered on-campus on a part-time basis
Ontario
Masters of Education
(MA(Ed) / MEd)
Concentration in
Educational
Counselling
University of Ottawa
Tabaret Hall
75 Laurier Ave. E.
Ottawa,
ON, Canada K1N 6N5
T: 613-562-5700
Toll-free:: 1-877-8688292
F: 613-562-5323
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
115 Séraphin Marion St.
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 6N5 Ottawa, Ontario
T: (613) 562-5742
F: (613) 562-5992
W:http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabi
d=1727&monControl=Programmes&ProgId=553
The Masters of Education: Educational Counselling program is
geared to individuals seeking a career in a professional
setting, planning to start a private practice, or aiming for
accreditation under an association or society. The program
also caters to the needs of practicing teachers who provide
career guidance or academic counselling to students of all
ages.
Candidates in Educational Counselling are required to take a
total of twelve courses (36 credits), and a minimum of seven
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Masters of
Education (MA(Ed)
/ MEd)
Concentration in
Educational
Counselling
Masters of Education
(MA(Ed) / MEd)
Concentration in Educational
Counselling is not yet
formally aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
.
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of these courses must be within their concentration.
In addition to the two compulsory courses, EDU 5190 and EDU
5199, students must take a minimum of seven courses in the
concentration, including the following six courses:
EDU5270 ETHICAL AND LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF COUNSELLING
(3cr.)
EDU5271 COUNSELLING: THEORIES AND PRACTICES I (3cr.)
EDU5471 MICRO-COUNSELLING (3cr.)
EDU5473 THEORIES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
EDU6473 INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELLING I (3cr.)
EDU6474 INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELLING II (3cr.)
Note: Students cannot enrol in more than one internship in
any one session.
And at least one of the following:
EDU5274 TESTS AND MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATIONAL
COUNSELLING (3cr.)
EDU5372 MODELS OF CONSULTATION AND CASE
MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING (3cr.)
EDU6271 COUNSELLING: THEORIES AND PRACTICE II (3cr.)
EDU6371 SELECTED TOPICS IN EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING
(3cr.)
EDU6372 MODELS OF CONSULTATION AND CASE
MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING (3cr.)
EDU6373 EDUCATION OF MARGINALIZED YOUTH (3cr.)
EDU6470 MULTICULTURAL COUNSELLING (3cr.)
EDU6472 SEMINAR AND PRACTICUM IN GROUP COUNSELLING
(3cr.)
EDU6670 COUNSELLING ET ORIENTATION AUPRÈS DES
GROUPES MINORITAIRES (3cr.)
The program is offered in both French and English. It is offered
on-campus as a full or part-time basis.
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
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Québec
Québec
Baccalauréat en
sciences de
l’orientation
Maîtrise en
orientation
Doctorat en
orientation
Université Laval
Québec, Qc
G1K 7P4
Directeur du programme
Yann Le Bossé
Courriel : Yann.LeBosse@fse.ulaval.ca
A 90 credit program over three years. This bachelor degree
prepared individuals to work in employability with different
organizations who do not asked to be member of a
professional association like the College of Counsellors of
Quebec (OCCOQ), where you need to have a master degree to
be a member.
Tél.: 418-656-2131
Information :
Doris Leclerc
Tél. : 418 656-5441
Courriel : Doris.Leclerc@fse.ulaval.ca
Université Laval
Québec, Qc
G1K 7P4
Tél. : 418-656-2131
Jimmy Ratté, professeur titulaire
Directeur des programmes d'études supérieures en
sciences de l'orientation
Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, local 530
Université Laval
Québec, Qc, G1V 0A6
Tél. : (418) 656-2131 ext. 7081
Téléc. : (418) 656-2885
Courriel: Jimmy.Ratte@fse.ulaval.ca
Information:
Guylaine Gaumond
Tél. : (418) 656-7852
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The master's program includes 45 credits including 18
credits allocated to practical training. There are now four
profiles, three of which providing access to the College of
Counsellors of Quebec (OCCOQ). We have a profile with
internship and dissertation, a profile with internship and
intervention project report and a third profile with memory
and internship.
Baccalauréat en
sciences de
l’orientation
Master Degree in
Career Guidance
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
L’Ordre des conseillers et
conseillères d'orientation et
psychoéducateurs et
psychoéducatrices du
Québec (OCCOPPQ)
developed a series of
competencies for the
« conseillers d’orientation »
in cooperation with the four
universities. Using the
intervention process as a
base for their thinking, they
identified 6 elements which
lead to a list of 39
competencies to be acquired
through a university
program. While the
approach used to develop
the S&Gs was different, it
seems, at first glance, that
there is a fair amount of
compatibility between the
two sets of competencies.
Internship and dissertaion,
internship and intervention
project report and memory
and internship provide
access to the professional
corporation and meets the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
The fourth, a
research profile, does not
lead to the professional work
as counselor.
Province/
TerritoryTerritoire
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Institution
Titre du programme
Contact Information
Program Description
Coordonnées
Déscription du programme
Completion
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d'achèvement
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Téléc. : (418) 656-7347
Courriel : Guylaine.Gaumond@fse.ulaval.ca
Québec
Baccalauréat en
développement de
carrière
Université du Québec à
Montréal
Montréal, QC
Tél. : 514-987-3000
Dr. Edwidge Desjardins, Directrice
Courriel : Desjardins.edwidge@uqam.ca
This is a 90 credit program offered over three years. The
overall objective of the program is to train professionals in
career development. In general, the specialist in career
development is concerned with the development of human
resources and dynamic relationship between education,
occupation and work. Specifically, it will be able to help
people who feel the need to prepare, undertake, continue or
to reconsider a plan of study and career. He will design and
implement training programs that will facilitate the
employability development of human potential, career
development and adaptation of individuals to their
environment for study and professional life. This program
leads to a diploma giving access to the labor market and also
promotes a theoretical and scientific to university graduate
programs.
Information:
Tél. : 514-987-3627
Courriel : dev-car@uqam.ca
This training should enable students to achieve at least three
fundamental objectives:
1) the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes that make
them suitable for an intervention by a certified professional
degree in career development;
2) the opportunity to pursue higher education in the field of
career development at UQAM or another university to
become a professional career development and bear the title
of counselor if he becomes a member of College of
Professional Advisors and counselors and psycho-educational
Quebec;
3) the opportunity to undertake specialist studies in a field
related to career development.
This program provides training for which the foundations are
the theories of career development and counseling theories. It
promotes the integration of multidisciplinary knowledge via
education, psychology, management, human resources,
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Bachelor Degree in
Career
Development
Les objectifs du programme
s’en inspirent du Guide
canadien des compétences
pour les professionnels en
développement de carrière.
Le programme répond au
Guide des compétences de
l’OCCOQ.
Province/
TerritoryTerritoire
Program Title
Institution
Titre du programme
Contact Information
Program Description
Coordonnées
Déscription du programme
Completion
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d'achèvement
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
economics and sociology. Courses are conducted in different
settings: community intervention, management of human
resources, socio-professional integration in schools and in
private practice.
Québec
Maîtrise en éducation,
profil carriérologie
Université du Québec à
Montréal
Montréal, QC
Tél. : 514-987-3000
M. Juan Wood
Tél. : 514-987-3000 poste 3883
A 45 credit program which includes an 18 credit practicum.
The master’s degree is needed to be accepted as a member of
the OCCOPPQ and work as a “conseiller d’orientation
Information
Pierrette Cyr
Tél. : 514-987-3882
The Master’s degree in career guidance with placement and
progress report, without memory, aims to train a professional
in career and guidance that will be able to help people,
individually and in groups, in all stages of their journey career.
In addition, under certain conditions, this profile meets the
admission standards of the professional advisors of the
orientation of Quebec.
Admissions are in the fall only and the program has a quota of
30 places per year.
Candidates who meet the general and special conditions for
admission are invited to a meeting on written tests, among
other things, knowledge of French as well as reading
comprehension in the English language and motivation to
undertake the program.
The application for admission must include at least two letters
of support from a supervisor or teacher.
In addition, candidates without academic record must submit
a dossier outlining their experience with the corresponding
certificates. An interview with the subcommittee of intake and
assessment will be required where the record has at least one
of the following:
- A GPA between 2.8 and 3.0 to 4.0 or between 3.0 and 3.2 to
4.3;
- unfavorable letters of support;
- The absence of a bachelor's degree.
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Master Degree in
Career Guidance
Les objectifs du programme
s’en inspirent du Guide
canadien des compétences
pour les professionnels en
développement de carrière.
Le programme répond au
Guide des compétences de
l’OCCOQ.
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Applications will then be ordered according to the following
weights:
- Quality of academic record or quality of experience: 50%;
- Test scores and interview (if applicable): 50%.
Registration status and length of study:
Full-time: two years
Part-time: four years
Québec
Baccalauréat en
information et
orientation
professionnelle
Université de
Sherbrooke
2500, boul. de
l’université
Sherbrooke, QC
J1K 2R1
Tél. : 819-821-8000
Marcelle Gingras
Courriel : Marcelle.Gingras@USherbrooke.ca
This is a 90 credit program offered over three years.
The Bachelor of orientation at the University of Sherbrooke
offers a solid background in counseling with an emphasis on
developing professional skills. It aims to provide an
understanding of theoretical orientation, bio-psychosocial
development of the human being, career development, the
worlds of education and labor, and professional ethics.
Bachelor Degree in
Career Information
and Guidance
This degree can also develop basic skills in methods of
intervention such as the orientation relationship with
individual or group, animation, educational and vocational
information and psychometric assessment.
It also includes educational activities on specific aspects of the
intervention in orientation: job search and training,
recognition of prior learning, career development in
organizations, guidance-oriented approach, development of
orientation programs, etc.. which give some flexibility to its
owners or holders.
Note that the co-op option is offered only to people who
begin a bachelor's degree in the fall semester.
Québec
Maîtrise en
orientation
Université de
Sherbrooke
2500, boul. de
l’université
Réginald Savard
Courriel : Reginald.Savard@USherbrooke.ca
A 45 credit program which includes a practicum. The master’s
degree is needed to be accepted as a member of the
OCCOPPQ and work as a “conseiller d’orientation
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Master Degree in
Career Guidance
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
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professionnels en
développement de carrière
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Sherbrooke, QC
J1K 2R1
Tél. : 819-821-8000
This Master’s degree allows the student to acquire knowledge
(know) and articulate criticism, theory and practice. It can also
develop personal skills (skills) and professional (skills)
necessary for the practice of guidance.
The graduate training in counseling offered at the University
of Sherbrooke has the following main characteristics:
• It is the orientation as an educational act, which affects the
psychological characteristics (interests, values, attitudes,
beliefs, needs) of the person.
• It considers the orientation as a complex field of
intervention, specific and consistent.
• It is based on an interactionist conception counseling or of
the person and of his career, it is constantly oscillating
between the poles "individual" and "environment".
• It focuses on training in the intervention and focuses on key
areas generally associated guidance: counseling, educational
and vocational information and psychometrics.
• It encourages each candidate to fit actively and realistically
in the workplace of their choice, including by judicious choice
of themes for his work, his essay or memory, or for preferred
customers during internships.
• It allows the student to integrate his training in order to
make the most of his personality
Québec
Master in Counselling
Psychology (Non
Thesis)
McGill University
Room 614, Education
Building, 3700 McTavish
Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A
1Y2
Tél. : 514-398-4241
Alexander Nowak, Graduate Program Advisor
There are two types of Master’s (non-thesis) programs. The
first stream has a Professional Internship and the second
stream has a Project requirement.
Information :
Tél. : 514-398-4245
The aim of the M.A. (non-thesis) in Counselling Psychology
(Professional/Internship) is to produce graduates who are
trained in the major applied areas of Counselling who will be
qualified to work in a variety of settings where educational,
vocational, personal, and developmental counselling is
offered who have had an extensive supervised internship in
either a clinical or educational setting
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Master Degree in
Counselling
Psychology
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
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compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
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This degree requires two years (four semesters) and one
summer term of full-time study. This program qualifies
graduates for membership into the Ordre des conseillers et
conseillères d'orientation du Québec (OCCOQ). Regarding
specific requirements for professional practice, students are
advised to consult with the licensing bodies of the province,
territory, or state where they wish to practice after their
studies. For students planning on remaining in Quebec, please
consult the Accreditation section of our website for links on
the various accrediting bodies of Counselling Psychology for
more information on licensing and professional activities in
the field of mental health and human relations for
psychologists and counsellors in Quebec.
The aim of the second stream M.A. (Non-Thesis) in
Counselling Psychology – Project is to produce graduates with
introductory academic preparation for research or clinical
careers in counselling psychology.
Training is provided in the research domain through
coursework in data analysis and a research project. Clinical
preparation is initiated in the program through coursework in
ethics, intervention, assessment, psychological testing, and
multicultural issues, and through a practicum.
The program is intended to give students research
preparation for doctoral training. The degree alone does not
fulfill the requirements for membership in the orders that
certify either guidance counsellors (OCCOQ) or psychologists
(OPQ) in Quebec.
This degree is typically completed in four semesters over two
years. Graduates of this stream typically enter a doctoral
program.
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
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BLENDED
New
Brunswick/
Nouveau
Brunswick
Employment
Counsellor Training
Strategy
Stratégie pour la
formation des
conseillers et
conseillère d’emploi
New Brunswick
Department of PostSecondary Education,
Training and Labour
(delivered by the
Canadian Career
Development
Foundation)
Jon Fairweather
Provincial Employment Counselling Consultant
470, rue York Street, Box 6000
Fredericton N-B
E3B 5H1
Seven training modules as follows
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E/Courriel : jon.fairweather@gnb.ca
T/Tél. : 506-444-2398
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Éducation
postsecondaire,
Formation et Travail
Nouveau Brunswick
(offrir par la Fondation
canadienne pour le
développement de
carrière)
New
Brunswick
Masters of Education
in Counselling
University of New
Brunswick
Fredericton NB E3B 5A3
T: (506) 463-4600
Counselling & Career Development Theories (111)
Counselling & Career Development Process (121)
Counselling & Career Development Challenges (131)
Using Labour Market Information in Employment
Counselling (141)
Facilitating Client Learning (151)
Assessment Instruments (211)
Work Search (311)
All modules are available for non-governmental Career
Development Practitioners.
Sept cours:
 Théories en développement de carrière et en
counselling
 Procédés en développement de carrière et en
counselling
 Défis en développement de carrière et en counselling
 Utilisation de l’IMT en counselling d’emploi
 Faciliter l’apprentissage du client
 Instruments de mesure
 Recherche d’emploi
Carolyn King
Administrative Assistant
Faculty of Education
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5A3
T: 506-453-4600
F: 506-453-3569
E: edgrad@unb.ca
W : http://www.unbf.ca/education/grad/med.html
The Masters of Education in Counselling program is intended
for individuals who wish to specialize in counselling in the
public school system or in community agencies. Research
includes counseling processes, therapeutic relationships,
growth psychology, vocational development and counseling in
a multicultural context.
All requirements for the course-based program plus a thesis is
45 credit hours.
Courses related to Career Development include:
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The course
modules have been
officially
recognized by the
International
Association for
Educational and
Vocational
Guidance (IAEVG).
Successful
completion of a
combination of
these modules can
lead to a
certification as an
Educational and
Vocational
Guidance
Practitioner
Masters of
Education in
Counselling
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
All modules are fully
rationalized with the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
The Masters of Education in
Counselling is not yet
formally aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
.
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Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
ED6076 Career Counselling Strategies
ED 6078 Vocational/Career Development
The program is offered on-campus on a full or part-time basis
with a few courses offered on-line.
ONLINE
New
Brunswick
Career Management
Professional Program
Yorkville University,
1149 Smythe Street
Fredericton
NB E3B 3H4
T:(506) 454-1220
Toll Free: 866-838-6542
Offered as a joint
initiative with Life
Strategies Ltd
Faculty of Behaviour science
Continuing Education
W: http://www.yorkvilleu.ca/programs/faculty-ofbehavioural-sciences/continuing-professionaleducation/career-management/
Contact:
Dr. Roberta Neault
President Life Strategies Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
T: 604.464.2382
Toll Free: 1.866.681.2211
F: 604.464.2387
E: info@lifestrategies.ca
W: http://www.lifestrategies.ca/
or
Deirdre Pickerell,
T: 604-856-4314
E: deirdre@lifestrategies.ca
The Career Management Professional Program is designed to
meet the professional development needs of career
practitioners, career/employment counsellors, human
resource management professionals, counsellors,
rehabilitation professionals, and practitioners in related fields.
It is Canada’s first approved training provider for the Global
Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) Credential. All courses
are offered online, giving students across Canada and
internationally, as well as those in remote areas, an
opportunity to access professional development and skills
upgrading in their own communities. Courses are offered
online, via an interactive, facilitated e-learning format.
Each CMPP certificate requires completion of four core
courses, two electives, and an applied project (with the GCDF
and the Personal and Professional Development / Life Skills
Coach certificates which have specific course requirements).
All courses are eligible for 3 CEU’s toward the Canadian
Counselling and Psychotherapy Association’s Certified
Canadian Counsellor (CCC) designation, and 10 or 20 CEU’s
(depending on the specific course) toward the Canadian
Association of Rehabilitation Professionals’ Registered
Rehabilitation Professional (RRP) designation.
The CMP Program has many exciting specializations to choose
from including:
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Career Transition Specialist
Employment Facilitation / Work Search Specialist
Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Multicultural Specialist
CMPP Certificate
The Career Management
Professional Program is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
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TerritoryTerritoire
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Nouveau
Brunswick
Maîtrise en
orientation
Maîtrise ès arts en
orientation
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Nova Scotia
Master of Education in
Counselling
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Organizational / Career Development Specialist
Personal and Professional Development / Life Skills
Coach
Rehabilitation Specialist
Université de Moncton
www.umoncton.ca
Moncton, NB E1A
Sans frais : (800) 3638336
Clémence Michaud, Responsable
Tél. : 506-858-4133
This 66 credit program's overall goal is to prepare the student
to facilitate the personal development and career
development of various populations by effective interventions
both on an individual level and group level. It aims to train the
student in an approach that focuses on development and
prevention.
Maîtrise en
orientation
S&Gs are given to all
students and the
department uses them to
evaluate their program.
Some teachers use them as
well to evaluate their
courses. Try to ensure the
competencies are covered in
the program.
Acadia University
Wolfville
NS B4P 2R6
T: 902-585-2201
W:
ttp://www.acadiau.ca/i
ndex.html
John Sumarah
E-mail: john.sumarah@acadiau.ca
The Counselling Program has a school counselling stream and
an agency counselling stream. Normally, the full-time program
is designed to be completed within a 14 month period
beginning in the summer of year one and ending in mid
August of the following summer. As such, the workload can be
intense. Students are advised to manage their time well in
order to meet the demands of this program. Each individual
needs to consider if this demanding schedule is compatible
with their other commitments.
Master of
Education
The Master of Education in
Counselling program is not
formally aligned to the
Canadian Standards and
guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
General Inquiries
T: (902) 585-1229
F: (902) 585-1071
E: graded@acadiau.ca
W: http://education.acadiau.ca/medcounselling.html
The part-time program is designed as a cohort group allowing
for a schedule of professional courses over a three year
period. The program intends to provide competent
practitioners who have solid academic and research
orientations who are able to adapt to changing and
diversifying roles of counsellors. The program operates from
an integrative theoretical orientation.
Students are exposed to a wide variety of counselling
approaches including existential, person-centered, cognitivebehavioural, narrative, and family-systems. The core courses
are designed to provide students with the skills and
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TerritoryTerritoire
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Titre du programme
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Development Practitioners
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knowledge to enable them to work as counsellors or
consultants, in private, institutional and academic settings.
Courses in career development include:
 Work and Life Planning Counselling (EDUC 5543), and
 Career Counselling (EDUC 5563).
The program is offered on a full-time or part-time basis and
offers ‘cohorts’ at various distant sites around Nova Scotia
based on demand/need. Most courses offered on-campus;
with 2 courses available on line.
ONLINE
Nova Scotia
Introduction to
Employment Services
(IES) Certificate
Program
Dalhousie University
College of Continuing
Education
Dalhousie University
1459 LeMarchant
Street, Suite 2201
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Susanna Burns, Program Director
T 902-494-1478
F 902-494-3662
E susanna.burns@dal.ca
The Introduction to Employment Services (IES) certificate
program offers both new and experienced career service
providers four online courses that are designed to expand
knowledge of, and appreciation for, the foundations of career
development services in Canada.
Dawne Walker, Program Manager
T 902-494-8837
F 902-494-3662
E dawne.walker@dal.ca
IES Certificate
The IES Certificate is aligned
to the Canadian Standards
and Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners.
Masters of
Education in
Counselling
Psychology
The Master of Education in
Counselling Psychology
program is not formally
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
The four Courses in the Introduction to Employment Services
certificate program are:
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Theories of Career Development
The Experience of Unemployment
The Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Professional Ethics for Career Development
Practitioners
IES courses are delivered online using BbLearn. For more
information: http://collegeofcontinuinged.dal.ca
Newfoundlan
d/Labrador
Master of Education in
Counselling
Psychology
Memorial University of
Newfoundland
Faculty of Education
PO Box 4200
St. John's NL A1C 5S7
(709) 737-8000
Dr. Mildred Cahill
T: 709- 737-6980
E-mail: mcahill@mun.ca
The Master of Education in Counselling Psychology program
provides a broad-based sequence of studies and supervised
experiences that will prepare graduate students to be
knowledgeable and skilled practitioners who can function in a
variety of settings. Courses that relate to career
development include:
 Introduction to Career Education (ED 3211) and
General Inquiries:
School of Graduate Studies
IIC-2012, Inco Innovation Centre
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TerritoryTerritoire
Program Title
Institution
Titre du programme
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Program Description
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d'achèvement
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, A1C 5S7
T: 709-737-2445/8200
Fax: 709-737-4702
Email: sgs@mun.ca
Canadian Standards and
Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière
Career Education and Career Counselling (ED 6706).
Students on the thesis option must complete 30 credit hours
and students on the comprehensive-course route must
complete 38 credit hours. All master students must complete
an Internship of 600 clock hours with 240 hours of direct
service with clients.
http://www.mun.ca/educ/grad/counselling.php
Program completion leads to eligibility for certification as a
Professional Counsellor under the guidelines of the Canadian
Counselling Association.
The program is offered on a full or part-time basis. Most
courses are offered on-campus; some are online.
BLENDED
Nunavut
Territory
Career Development
Practitioner Program
Nunavut Arctic College
Brandi LaRochelle
Career Development Coordinator
The Career Development Practitioner Certificate Program
includes 12 courses that provide career development
practitioners already working in the field, such as Department
of Education Career Development Officers (CDOs), and those
wishing to enter the field with proficiency in the following
Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Practitioners
(S&Gs) competencies:
Nunatta Campus
P.O. Box 600 , Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0
T: 867- 979-7217
F: 867-979-7102
Core
 Professional Behaviour
 Interpersonal Competence
 Career Development Knowledge
 Needs Assessment and Referral
Work Development (including Work Search Strategies)
Community Capacity Building (including Group
Facilitation)
E: brandi.larochelle@arcticcollege.ca
The Certificate Program is consistent with Canadian
provincial/territorial and international career development
practitioner certifications and will enable graduates to be
recognized across jurisdictions and become active
contributors to the larger career development profession.
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Certificate in
Career
Development
The Career Development
Practitioner Certificate is
aligned to the Canadian
Standards and Guidelines for
Career Development
Practitioners.
Province/
TerritoryTerritoire
Program Title
Titre du programme
Institution
Contact Information
Program Description
Coordonnées
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Completion
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d'achèvement
Participants are required to participate in and successfully
complete 10 courses or the equivalent of 30 credits by taking
8 core courses and selecting 2 of the 4 elective courses.
Successful participants will be required to complete each
course with a minimum standard grade point average of 50%
and a minimum standard grade point average of 60% for the
entire program.
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Guidelines for Career
Development Practitioners
Guide canadien des
compétences pour les
professionnels en
développement de carrière