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Successful workforce development programs are built on a clear understanding of current and future community needs, which can best be obtained through pre-assessment. A community pre-assessment consists of collecting and analyzing data from funders, practitioners and potential beneficiaries to identify the needs … Continue reading
This paper from Marco Caliendo and Ricarda Schmidl of the University of Potsdam and the University of Mannheim reviews the effectiveness of active labor market programs (ALMPs) in supporting young job seekers in Europe. Due to high levels of youth … Continue reading
The IASE is a not-for-profit organization established in 1994 to promote supported employment in Ireland. The IASE promotes supported employment at a national level, to job seekers, employers, disability and other services, policy makers and the general public. The IASE … Continue reading
Supporting Employee Success is a free, bilingual online resource that was developed by occupational health professionals for the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace. The toolkit was commissioned by the Centre to provide employers and practitioners working … Continue reading
Skills Canada is a website to encourage and support a coordinated Canadian approach to promoting skilled trades and technologies among youth. Career development practitioners can utilize this website to assist their young clients in developing their essential skills, which include numeracy, … Continue reading
This career handbook developed to help job seekers prepare for their entry into the labour market provides tips and advice on job search, resume and interview preparation, and how to conduct oneself properly on the job. Continue reading
Find more than 600 career-related videos covering topics ranging from career planning and salary information, to human resource profiles of companies on CareerVideos.com. Continue reading
Introduce this site to clients who are interested in working in the construction industry. In 8 steps, the website covers a range of topics that job seekers would need to know to get started on their careers in construction, from job market information to career path options. Continue reading
A great resource for post-secondary students helping them plan for their career after school. The magazine offers college and university students tips and advice on successfully making the transition from school to work. Continue reading
Designed to assist people who are blind or visually impaired acquire skills they need to find and maintain employment. Using this tool, career practitioners can help individuals who are blind or visually impaired learn about self awareness, employment and interview processes, as well as useful tips and tools. Continue reading
Career practitioners can assist their clients craft an effective resumé and cover letter for their job search, creating an application package that would catch the attention of employers. Continue reading
An online interactive resource for job seekers and for anyone who wants to learn and improve their skills in technology, reading and math. Clients can access modules that include videos, diagrams, worksheets and quizzes on the site. Continue reading
A useful tip sheet for career practitioners to share with their clients who want to take charge of their own career development. The tip sheet allows job seekers, as well as workers, to self assess their career path and set lifelong career goals. Continue reading
Career practitioners and employers may use this guide to develop initiatives targeting Aboriginal recruitment and training in the construction industry. Continue reading
Learn more about different approaches and strategies to helping youth find their path to employment. Circuit Coach aims to assist career practitioners in their work with youth with relevant resources and training program materials, including tools and ready-to-use workshops. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with ten self-employment strategies, including 35 competencies that are crucial to successful self-employment, that would help them support their clients who are interested in self-employment and also explore self-employment as a career option for themselves. Continue reading
Serves to connect apprentices with employers based in Ontario. Though Ontario-focused, the site contains information about trades and resources that are useful to both employers and career practitioners in BC. Continue reading
A career resource tool for job seekers who are looking to explore career options or considering a career change. Career practitioners can work through this tool with their clients to help match their clients’ interests with specific occupation or industry. Continue reading
Designed to help youth with intellectual disabilities think about life after school and make successful transition from school to work. In this guide, career practitioners can find tips they can use as a planning tool to help their clients make plan for employment and life after school. Continue reading
Provides strategies and implementation tips for career practitioners helping clients with mental health issues find meaningful employment. This guide highlights various strategies and approaches to providing employment assistance to people suffering from mental illness. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with valuable information on how to approach career planning for individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome. The article explains both the challenges people with Asperger’s Syndrome face in the workplace and strengths they offer to employers. Continue reading
Rocket Fuel for Your Biz is an online learning module that is designed to assist individuals interested in self-employment learn the entrepreneurial process of planning, starting and operating their own business. This resource helps job seekers better understand what self-employment entails and is useful for career practitioners who have clients considering self-employment as a career option. Continue reading
Designed for career practitioners working in employment organizations, colleges and other post-secondary institutions. Developed to provide support to immigrants, Aboriginals, and Francophones in essential skills development, the guide includes case studies and testimonials highlighting innovative and effective essential skills interventions in colleges and in the workplace. Continue reading
Offers an insight into the role the technology play in delivering career development service. The article provides series of questions to assist service providers in designing and implementing effective online career development services. Continue reading
Designed to help job seekers who are interested in trades career and apprentices with their essential skills training in reading text, document use, and numeracy. The guide includes workplace activities that simulate workplace situations. Continue reading
Assist career practitioners and job coaches in delivering effective supported employment programs to people with severe disabilities. The guidelines provide definitions and explanations, as well as guiding principles of supported employment. Continue reading
An interactive tool for job seekers to use to find more about the nine essential skills that are required to succeed at work. Career practitioners can share this tool with their clients and help them discover if they have the essential skills that are needed to work in occupations of their choice. Continue reading
The discussion video released by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) cover the topic of Getting Young People into Work. A panel of experts in the UK’s education field discuss NFER’s Education to Employment research programme, the findings, and what can be done to address the barriers young people face in obtaining employment. Continue reading
Provides information about nine essential skills and program development materials for facilitating essential skills workshops. This guide covers nine essential skills and includes case studies, and essential skills workshop materials such as facilitation guides, handouts, answer keys and PowerPoint presentations in the appendix for practitioners. Continue reading
Developed to assist employment service providers in designing and implementing effective cross-sectoral workplace essential skills training programs for workers in the community. The guide documents promising essential skills training practice in Chilliwack, BC, and provides step-by-step instructions on essential skills training program development, from determining goals and objectives to sustaining the program. Continue reading
Designed to assist job seekers through the career planning process. Career practitioners may find this guide useful when helping their clients achieve their career goals by planning their careers and discovering more about themselves. Continue reading
A smartphone app for youth jobseekers who are interested in starting their own business. This app has quizzes and challenges that allow young job seekers to learn about basic business skills and entrepreneurship. Continue reading
Provides information about resource trades occupation and apprenticeship programs for job seekers who are interested in trades career. The website includes videos, employer information, testimonials, and links to other useful resources. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with useful information for assisting people from diverse populations find meaningful employment. The guide addresses challenges each group face by providing different ways to deal with those challenges. Continue reading
Provides an overview of different apprenticeship training programs across Canada. For each designated trade, this chart offers education and entrance requirements, and information about training, assessment, and accreditation process Continue reading
A five step career planning system that would be useful for career practitioners when assisting their clients with career planning. This interactive website consists of resources, tools, tips, and activities for each step. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with self-assessment materials that they can use to assist clients in their career planning process. This easy-to-use handbook is for those who want to find out what they can do and what they want to achieve in their career by identifying their skills and abilities. Continue reading
Designed to assist job seekers improve their essential skills for work through job shadowing. This guide consists of three modules that focus on three essential skills in reading, document use, and math. Continue reading
Provides career development professionals and youth organizations with FoodShare’s program development information for youth employment. This innovative internship program gives marginalized, at-risk youth in the community with an opportunity to develop employability skills and achieve their personal goals through learning, mentoring, workshops, and on-the-job training. Continue reading
Designed to help Aboriginal Canadians learn and practice essential skills. Career practitioners are provided with materials, including activity sheets, templates, and information on essential skills, that can be used to help Aboriginal Canadians looking for employment develop essential skills. Continue reading
Designed to assist job seekers who are interested in self-employment. Career practitioners can use the Small Business Readiness Assessment guide to help their clients explore self-employment as a career option, and test their clients’ readiness for starting a small business. Continue reading
Provides information on evidence-based supported employment programs implemented in the United States. Career practitioners and employers may want to utilize the videos to learn more about the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model that has been effective in helping people with disabilities find job placements. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with resources and materials they can use to help their clients maintain their jobs. The book includes step-by-step guide on how to keep jobs, tools for assessing personal and work skills, case studies, checklists, and tip sheets. Continue reading
Provides comprehensive resources on customized employment for people with disabilities. Career practitioners can utilize these resources to learn more about the process of customized employment, customized entrepreneurship, and customized employment planning. Continue reading
Designed to assist career practitioners working with youth, including youth with disabilities. The guide helps youth-serving practitioners understand learning disabilities in youth and learn more about the support programs and existing research. Continue reading
Provides synthesis of competencies for career practitioners who work with youth clients. The core competency areas such as knowledge, communication with youth, and workforce preparation that are identified in this guide help youth service practitioners in their professional development. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with sector-specific job development approach that can be used to help foreign-trained professionals find employment. The article outlines step-by-step sector-specific job development process. Continue reading
Designed to assist job seekers in their job search. Career practitioners may utilize this tool to help their clients find information on different occupations, educational requirements, and wages based on geographic locations across Canada. Continue reading
Offers Finding Talent, Integrating Talent, and Cross-Cultural Teamwork training videos that are relevant to employers who are interested in hiring immigrants. Career practitioners may also use the training videos to assist their immigrant clients prepare for work. Continue reading
Provides career practitioners with assessment tools and training materials. Career practitioners can use the tools and training materials to develop training programs based on the essential skills strengths and weaknesses of their clients while employers can use the resources to provide essential skills training for their employees at work. Continue reading
Shows examples of successful customized employment for people with disabilities in the community. Through this video, career practitioners and employers can see how much impact the customized employment have on the lives of people with disabilities and their families. Continue reading
Designed to assist youths in applying the essential skills they have gained through life experience to occupational areas. This practitioner’s kit would help youths discover and identify their interests and essential skills so that they would be better prepared to use their skills in the workplace. Continue reading
Provides an in-depth information on customized employment that is of use to career practitioners. It includes step-by-step instructions on designing and implementing customized employment plans and workbooks career practitioners may find useful when working with clients. Continue reading
Helps people find out what kind of skills they need for careers of their interest. Career practitioners may want to use this site with their clients to show them the online videos featuring job episodes and skills that are pertinent to specific occupation. Continue reading
Developed to help adult learners build on their essential skills that are developed through the leisure/home-based activities and apply them at work. The kit has tips and tools for career practitioners to use including activities on essential skills that can be incorporated into their own programs. Continue reading
Provides information about job search, sector analysis, employers and industry assocations, and profiles of BC communities. Career practitioners assisting local clients and job seekers in BC may find this comprehensive guide very useful as resources, information, and analysis provided are specific to the province. Continue reading
A practical tool equipped with self-assessment test function that allows students and workers to assess their essential skills level and practice the skills they need to improve on. Career practitioners and employment counsellors can utilize this tool to help their clients identify their strengths and weaknesses in their skill areas. Continue reading
Competencies Plus… My Tools to Succeed is a program that helps Canadians discover their essential skills and apply them at work through visualization and creation of self-portraits of their essential skills. This guide assists practitioners in facilitating and effectively delivering Competencies Plus program to their clients. Continue reading
