ONLINE LEARNING COURSES

BCCDA is pleased to bring online courses in Career Development provided by the Canadian Career Development Foundation !

CCDF’s VOCO Training Centre offers educators and career development professionals a series of accessible, self-paced courses to learn new skills, access innovative new approaches and tools, connect with fellow professionals and fulfill course requirements for certification as Career Development Professionals (CDPs). 

The courses meet core and specialized competencies outlined in the Canadian Career Development Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners and the requirements of provincial certification bodies.

The courses are offered online through an easy-to-use learning VOCO portal where the pace and approach to learning is up to you. Please contact CCDF with any questions about the course or for technical support.

Online Learning Courses in Career Development

Career Development Theories 

This course provides participants with an informed foundation and theoretical context for their

career development practice. No matter what side of the “I like or don’t like theory” continuum

you stand, we’ve developed an interactive and engaging course that supports you in integrating

current thinking to your own theoretical approach to practice. No matter what side of the “I like

or don’t like theory” continuum you stand, we’ve tried to bring you an interactive and engaging

course that addresses both perspectives on theory. This course is approved for CCDP certification. 

Use Code "BCCDA" to get a  5% discount.

 Use Code "BCCDA" to get a 5% discount

Ethics in Career Development Practice 

The goal of this course is to enable you to develop the theoretical and reflective foundation

necessary for ethical service delivery.  This course will prepare you to meet the core

requirements for ethical practice as set out in the Competency Framework for Career

Development Professionals (CDPs) and, specifically, the Code of Ethics.  The course will also

provide you with an ethical decision-making model to guide your approach to ethical dilemmas. This course is approved for CCDP certification. 

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 Use Code "BCCDA" to get a 5% discount

Engage: Dynamic Ways of Connecting 

Explore the career development process from an actively engaged perspective. Combining ideas from Norm Amundson’s award-winning career development book “Active Engagement” and Andrea Fruhling’s creative career coaching approach, learners will gain a deeper understanding of a more creative, client-centered career development process from start to finish.  Please refer here for details.

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 Use Code "BCCDA" to get a 5% discount

Work Search

Work Search course prepares Career Development Professionals to help students/clients transition in to jobs, find/create meaningful work, and develop personalized plans for effective work search.  Please refer here for details. 

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 Use Code "BCCDA" to get a 5% discount

Career Development Process 

This course builds the core skills and specialized techniques needed to effectively build a working alliance with clients and deliver career services using proven and effective models. It supports learners in practicing the skills underpinning the working alliance and client engagement in the context of the career service delivery model. Please refer here for details.

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Using Labour Market Information in Career Services

This course prepares participants to better access, understand and apply labour market information (LMI) in their work with clients. Integrating both formal and informal LMI, this course teaches strategies to find, make sense of and apply LMI in meaningful ways to support better career development with students and clients.  Please refer here for details. 

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 Use Code "BCCDA" to get a  5% discount