Certification Model Developed by Stewardship Committee
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| MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENECE | CCDP-–Certified Career Development Professional PathwaysA) Related 1 year certificate (minimum 200 hours) + 5,600 hours of related experience in the past 4 years, ORB) Related 2 year diploma + 4,200 hours of related experience in the past
3 years, OR C) Related 3-4 year degree + 2,800 hours of related experience in the past 2 years, OR D) Related Master’s degree + 1,400 hours of related experience in the past year, OR E) Employment Pathway – Must be currently employed in the field + 8,000 hours of related experience in the past 10 years of which 4,000 hours of this experience must be in the past 5 years Additional information: • Degrees in a related field include social sciences, humanities and education • If applicant has unrelated degree, needs to demonstrate that 6-10 courses are relevant to career development (psychology, sociology, education, counselling, social work) • If an applicant holds multiple sources of related education, the highest education will be used to calculate the number of hours of related experience required • Education must be from a government approved or authorized institution in Canada. If out of Canada, an equivalency document through ICAS or WES must be provided. • Work experience in a related career development field: at least 50% of the hours must have been paid work with up to 50% through other work (i.e., volunteer, job shadowing, work practicum). • The hour count is based on 50 weeks per year |
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| MANDATORY COURSE CONTENT AREAS | Content Areas: (not necessarily separate courses)1) Ethics (10 hours)2) Career Development Theory (20 hours)
Additional information: • The courses must be from an approved educational institution (list to be developed) • PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment Recognition) through the approved institution(s) will qualify |
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| DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCIES AND SPECIALISATIONS | Demonstrate proficiency in the 4 core competencies plus 2 of the specializations (your choice) from the Canadian Standards and Guidelines (S&Gs) Core competencies:
• Professional Behaviour • Interpersonal Competence • Career Development Knowledge • Needs Assessment and Referral Qualifying work experience related to: • Direct client services related to career and/or employment • Indirect client services related to leadership and/or research in the career development field • Must provide evidence by writing a short description of how these have been addressed through work or documented training • Must provide supporting documentation where possible, e.g., documentation from supervisors, supporting documentation by co- workers, course descriptions, course evaluations, work samples, etc. |
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| REFERENCES | Provide 3 references
• At least one must be supervisory/managerial • All referees must have known the applicant for at least 1 year • The period the referee refers to must be within the past 3 years • At least 2 of the referees must currently work in the field |
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| MEMBERSHIP IN A PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | • Maintain membership (in good standing) in an approved Professional Career Development Association
• Proof of current membership (and expiry date) will be required • Association criteria and list to be developed |