Professional associations promote professional standards and best practice in career development. Members benefit from opportunities to network with colleagues, update knowledge and skills, and access a range of tools and resources.
Discover how you can make valuable professional contacts and tap into a wealth of useful information by accessing the resources in this section.
Here you’ll find a list of provincial associations for career practitioners, as well as links to national online journals. National associations appear under Related Links.
The BC Career Development Association of BC (BCCDA) is a professional association formed from the merger of the Career Management Association of BC and ENET Society (Employment Network Education and Training for Rehabilitation and Career Development Practitioners Society). The BCCDA is dedicated to advancing the career development profession in B.C.
The Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT) is an association of community-based trainers. It promotes the interests and activities of members, strengthening capacity to provide services to people with barriers to employment.
Counsellors may be interested in joining one of the following professional associations.
- If you work as a school counsellor, the BC School Counsellors’ Association (BCSCA) offers a listserv, magazine, conferences and workshops.
- If personal counselling forms part of your services, the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) provides regulation, granting the title Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). It also offers continuing education, networking opportunities, a referral list and more.
- If you deliver vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities, the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada – British Columbia Society (VRA) provides registration, continuing education credits and training events.
Are you a co-operative education coordinator? The Association for Co-operative Education in British Columbia/Yukon (ACE) provides support and a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences.
Journals
The Canadian Journal of Career Development provides articles on current theory and best practices in career development. Career practitioners are invited to share information and expertise.
Access a range of online journals, newsletters and e-zines from the ContactPoint website.
