Career education in Atlantic Canada : Éducation à la carrière dans les provinces atlantiques : recherche et recommandations : rapport final

Provide Training and Professional Learning for Educators and Administrators Establish a tailored needs-based approach so that all teachers have basic career and labour market awareness, career educators and guidance counsellors have specialized training reflective of the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners and administrators understand the role of career educat [...] To reach all students with career education programming, it is recommended that educators identify barriers and eliminate them so that the faces and voices of all students and their families are seen and heard and all share equitable access to vital career education. [...] Prior to and during the implementation of an evaluation plan, it will be critical that the Atlantic Provinces have accountability teams in place with the expertise and resources required to develop and oversee the implementation of the evaluation plan. [...] In a significant and positive step forward in examining how best to support student transitions to learning and work, CAMET contracted with the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) to understand the current strengths and gaps in the public school-based delivery of career development services across both Anglophone and Francophone sectors in Atlantic Canada. [...] This research project involved consultation and focus groups with key stakeholders in each Atlantic province to understand need and capacity, define the current situation with respect to policy, programming and access to labour market information and career education and uncover the level of consistency with respect to provision and implementation.