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Career Development Theories Course and Training Day – Register Now!
ENET is very pleased to announce that it has partnered with Life Strategies Ltd. to offer a 20-hour course on career development theories that will satisfy the “theories course” requirement for the grandfathering option of the Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) credential. The 2-day course will be offered on December 2 – 3, in conjunction with ENET’s December 3rd training day – register now to avoid disappointment. (Note: if you don’t need a full theories course but are interested in emerging career theories and models, you can attend the regular ENET training day on December 3 only – and join us for the Netty Awards celebration at lunch).
For full course outline click here
For Training Day agenda click here
CMA & ENET Merger Announcement
The CMA and ENET Board’s of Directors are excited to announce they have both voted unanimously to merge these two organizations. Board members from both groups are in favor of the proposed amalgamation, which would create one society to represent the BC career development community – The BC Career Development Association (BCCDA).
As we enter into this process, we are now soliciting feedback from members of CMA and ENET, as well as other members of the BC Career Development community. We want to know what opportunities you see this merger providing, and also to solicit your concerns so that we can take those into account during our planning. We have therefore created a joint online survey, open for completion from August 20th to September 15th, 2008.
This quick survey of three questions should take only a couple minutes to complete. Please click on the link below, which will take you directly to this confidential survey. As an added bonus, the first 150 survey respondents will be entered into a draw for a complimentary one year individual membership.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=F7CUPiYBCOlCZ9BpqOaarg_3d_3d
For more information on the merger click here
VRA and ENET are excited to present Dr. Norm Amundson on Thursday September 18, 2008 in Kelowna, BC
For this special event, Dr. Amundson will touch on two topics: Perceptions of Mattering by People with Mental Illnesses & Workplace Attractors
Date: September 18, 2008
Time: 8:30am – 4:00pm
Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts (Salloum Room), 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC
Door Fee: $50 for ENET & CARP members (show your membership card), $75 for non-members
Please pre-register prior to September 14, 2008 by emailing info@enetsociety.com. For further information please see the full agenda.
Training Day Resources Now Available
The July 2nd Training Day Resources are now available for ENET members in the members only section of the ENET website. Simply sign in and click on Training Day Resources in order to access the presentation materials.
Governments of Canada and British Columbia Sign New Training and Skills Development Agreements
10 hours Ethics Course Opportunity – July 2, 2008
Through a special arrangement with Jody Hawley, the July 2nd ENET Training Day will meet the course requirements under the grandfathering option for the CCDP. This course, “Professional Ethics for Career Development Practitioners,” can be completed by attending the full ENET training day (Wednesday July 2nd), participating in additional small group discussions on the ENET Training Day (prior to and following the afternoon session), completing the required readings (prior to the Training Day) and submitting a final assignment (due August 5, 2008).
For the full course outline click here
The course is $75.00 plus the cost of the ENET Training Day ($20.00 for ENET members and $40.00 for non-members). All readings will be provided free of charge at the time of registration.
Pre-registration for this option is necessary by June 30, 2008. Please email ENET Educational Society to register at info@enetsociety.com. Payment can be made via credit card or cheque.
New Policy: Training Day Pre-registration
Due to a disappointing turn-out at the February Fraser Valley training day, and uneven attendance at some of the other regional events, we have now decided to institute pre-registration for all regional training days with the exception of the Lower Mainland.
Please see our pre-registration policy for more information
ENET Book Club:
April Book: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction by Gabor Mate
A look into society and addiction, what makes people prone to addiction, and how to free oneself from it.
Available at major book retailers such as Amazon and Chapters.
Date: April 28 – May 2, 2008
New Member Service:
Career Practitioner Marketplace (login required)
As ENET is committed to expanding the services we offer our members, we are proud to announce the launch of the Career Practitioner Marketplace. Members will now have the ability to post and browse through the resumes/profiles of other members who are currently seeking work. This service is not only a benefit to members seeking employment but also to those seeking employees – agency members will be able to target their recruitment efforts to individual members actively looking for work. Entries can be edited at any time by the posting member. Please note that entries will remain active for 15 days.
2007 Netty Award Winners
On December 5th the 2007 Netty Award Winners were announced. ENET would like to thank all the nominators and congratulate all the Netty Award nominees. In addition, a big thank-you to our Netty Award committee for all their hard work in coordinating the awards.
Making the Case: Demonstrating the Impact of Career Services
The Making the Case: Demonstrating the Impact of Career Services is a BC Career and Workforce Development Alliance resource which was presented at the ASPECT conference to stimulate research within our sector in BC. The purpose of this brief summary is to present highlights of a paper that was written by Deirdre Pickerell and Roberta Neault (funded by ASPECT) to inform front-line career and employment service providers, funders, and policy-makers about the limits of some research currently being conducted in our field and to present practical strategies for more effective research practices. The summary document has been posted on the ENET website, with ASPECT’s permission.
Alliance Update
Read the latest update from the British Columbia Career & Workforce Development Alliance detailing the June 2007 LMDA consultation, ongoing research, and details on “Building Your Internal Capacity.”
Membership Referral Program
Participate in the ENET membership drive and be entered to win fabulous prizes!!!
When a current ENET member refers an individual or agency (which results in a one-year membership in ENET) he / she will be entered into our prize draw – a new individual membership results in one prize entry / a new agency membership results in four prize entries. The Membership Referral Program will run between August 1st and October 15th, 2007. The prize draw will take place on our December Training Day (December 5th, 2007) when we announce the Netty Award winner. Be sure to attend to see if you win! Please note: new subscriber memberships are not included in the prize draw.
Bring-a-Friend Campaign
Now members can bring a non-member friend with them to the September and October ENET Training Days and the friend will only have to pay the member admission price of $20. This is a great opportunity for members to introduce collogues to ENET and all the benefits that membership offers.
Career Management Association of BC Asked to Take Lead on Certification of Career Development Practitioners in BC
At their meeting on June 7th members of the BC Career Information Partnership (BCCIP) agreed that the Career Management Association of BC (CMA) will be asked to begin implementing a model that supports and enables certification of career development practitioners in BC.
ENET Joins Other Associations to Form the BC Career and Workforce Development Alliance
In response to Federal Government’s March budget that outlined a full devolution of employment and training programs (and associated dollars) to the province, industry associations join together to mobilize sector stakeholders.
