NEWS UPDATES

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Update on National Certification

The National Certification group has finalized the dates for the provinces to cease certifying and recertifying CCDPs. That date is March 31, 2025. CDPCBO will continue to certify practitioners in Ontario as CCDPs until February 15, 2025. CCDPs in Ontario, who are in good standing will be able to legacy their credential to the national group. For more information on the new National Career Development Certification program, please visit https://careercertification.ca

If you want to get certified before the March 31, there’s still time for you to get certified in Ontario. See Certification in Ontario to find out how.

If you are due for recertification, please see Recertification for available options.

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Update on our move to becoming an Ontario Professional Association

As we cease certifying in the new year, CDPCBO will change our incorporation to become a professional association for all CDPs working in Ontario, whether or not they have chosen to become certified. The new organization is called Career Development Professionals of Ontario and will use the acronym, CDP Ontario.

Throughout the fall, and into the new year, we will be holding Community Consultation Sessions across the province to talk about the professional association. If you are interested in getting involved, helping us set up a consultation in your area, or just learning more about the benefits of belonging to a member-based Ontario organization, please contact [email protected]

See upcoming dates and locations in our events schedule.

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When you throw a rock – even a small pebble – in a pond, it has an effect. And that effect goes beyond the point of impact where the rock hits the water. Every rock or pebble thrown in the pond also creates ripples and you never know how far those ripples might travel. So don’t underestimate the potential ripple effect of even a small action that you might commit to doing. So think about throwing a rock, a pebble… or maybe a boulder in the pond. If enough of us do it, our rocks might actually start to build upon each other and become stepping stones leading us to new heights as a profession.

~ Sareena Hopkins, Canadian Council for Career Development