Info & Publications
To stay connected to what’s happening, the following links provide provincial and federal news releases, industry reports, as well as research and position papers developed by ASPECT.
BC Government and Non Profit Initiative
Visit www.cnpm.ca/sectroundtable.htm for resource material, such as presentation notes, papers, and reports.
The proceedings report, along with the discussion paper and several of the presentations that was held at the Round Table on Government and Non Profit Relations on May 30, 2007 in Victoria, are now available.
Multicultural Resources
Final Report on the Regional Dialogues
Produced by The Canadian Coalition of Community-Based Employability Training (CCCBET) - December 2009
Final Report on the BC Dialogue
Produced by The Canadian Coalition of Community-Based Employability Training (CCCBET)- November 2007
Unsettled: Legal and Policy Barriers for Newcomers to Canada
Canadian Labour and Business Centre Handbook – Immigration & Skill Shortages
Living and Working in a Multicultural Society
A toolkit for community and immigrant service providers, employers and professional associations. Written by Jody Johnson for the Burnaby School District.
- Manual for managers, immigrant service providers and others working with multicultural groups.
- Handbook for staff and community groups
Federal Reports
- NACC EI Budget Analysis March 2010
- Report of the Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grant and Contribution Programs December, 2006
- The Voluntary Sector Advisory Committee’s Final Report September, 2006
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)Final Report Program Management Review: Grants and Contributions
- HRSD Fact Sheet – Employment Programs Operations National Policy Directives February 2004 (25k PDF)
- Working Together – To Strengthen Learning and Labour Market Training (470k PDF)
- CCCBT Feedback to HRDC on Knowledge Matters (14k PDF) July 2002
- Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations - Industry Canada
ASPECT Documents
- ASPECT Request for Proposals - Update and Adaptation of Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information 2010
- Community Based Trainers Week Letter to MLAs 2009
- ASPECT Presentation to the BC Government Standing Committee on Finance – 2008
- The Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners – Assessment Tool developed by ASPECT (146k PDF) Updated March 2004
- ASPECT Study Analyzing the Impact and Challenging the Assumptions (110k PDF) – August 1999
- Visit the Online Store for ASPECT publications
In the News
- Red Tape Throttles Charities (20k PDF) by Carol Goar, Toronto Star
- A Welfare 'Savings' Boomerang, The Tyee
- Brar Targets Jobs Program Sale, The Tyee
- For the latest sector news, visit the News Blog…
Standards
Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners
Encouraging practitioners to reflect on their own professional aspirations
ASPECT's Involvement in the Standards and Guidelines
ASPECT supports the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners as it provides a credible framework from which to offer quality service. ASPECT commits to the adoption and use of the Standards and Guidelines in the work that we do, where applicable, and encourages the same of our members/stakeholders.
ASPECT developed an assessment tool to assist career development practitioners to measure their personal competency level and the knowledge required for their current work against the functions and competencies outlined in the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners
Download the self-assessment tool developed by ASPECT (146k PDF)
BC Career Development Practitioner Certification
ASPECT was involved in the BCCIP sub-committee for the Standards and Guidelines and development of a certification model. BCCIP posted a call for proposals for the management of the Certification of Career Development Practitioners in early 2007.
Congratulations to the BC Career Management Association the successful proponent to Certification of Career Development Practitioners. ASPECT has agreed to be part of an Advisory Committee for the development of this certification.
The Career Management Association launched the BC Career Development Practitioner Certification (CCDP) on March 5th, 2008. Application forms and information were posted on their website on March 6th, 2008. The organization is now the BC Career Development Assocation.
If you are interested in certification or engaging your staff in the process, there are a variety of steps you can take to acquaint yourself with the process:
- Check out the Standards & Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners website and the Savie tool Taking Charge
- Refer to the BCCareer Development Association certification page for the five key documents:
- Review Criteria
- Glossary of Terms
- FAQ document
- Application Form
- Reference Form
- Discuss certification, with staff and with others through the Workapedia website.
