Course Details - Additional Qualifications

Course Name: Guidance & Career Education, Part 2
Part: 2
Description: This course is a continuation of the topics, skills, and learning started in Guidance & Career Education Part 1, for the professional practice of Guidance Counsellors and Career Educators in Ontario. You will have the opportunity to further develop many aspects of working in a guidance related role, gather and reflect on resources, enhance skills, and grow your capacity. You will apply theoretical understandings in order to assess programs and practices in Guidance and Career Education. You will be able to deepen your understanding of various learning environments and diverse learners, while enhancing ways to work with various personnel, groups, and entities. We will work towards an enriched understanding of the role of Guidance and Career educators in students’ pathways through school and beyond. Our technologically infused educational landscape continues to evolve and grow; we will therefore leverage digital tools effectively in our learning pathway. Critical to the implementation of this course is the modeling of a positive learning environment that reflects care, diversity, and equity. This course supports the enhancement of professional knowledge, ethical practice, leadership, and ongoing learning.  The French language and the English language communities will also need to implement these guidelines to reflect the unique contextual dimensions and needs of each community. Each of these language communities will explore the guideline content from distinct perspectives and areas of emphasis. This flexibility will enable both language communities to implement Guidance and Career Education as understood from a variety of contexts.  Each module will have three parts. Each part will have an assignment, project, or task. Some tasks are individualistic, others will involve working with others, including OCT Guidance/Careers teachers outside of this course (so plan to make at least one connection to a practicing counsellor at the onset of this course). Each task/assignment/project will have a completion timeline listed at the beginning of the course, in the form of a course timeline.  It is expected that these modules should take approximately 120 hours to complete.  A culminating activity will round out the course requiring approximately 12 hours of dedicated working time to complete.  Please note: Throughout the presentation of the course, there will be three (3) virtual class meetings, designed as a place for collaboration and debriefing. These evening, virtual meetings will not be mandatory, but it is highly recommended that participants attend.   The dates for these sessions are outlined below, but may have some flexibility should there be conscenus among the collective about specific dates.  A conversation will be had at the outset of the course to confirm meeting details. They will be one hour each in duration.  The sessions are scheduled to take place during the following times: Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Links for the virtual sessions will be shared with participants via the course instructor.  Access to the virtual classroom space will not be available until February 10, 2025. This is a Part 2 AQ course, and as such, applicants must meet Ontario College of Teachers’ (OCT) criteria of successfully completing at least 1 year (minimum 194 days) of teaching experience – to be confirmed by HR/Superintendent of the applicant’s respective employer.  Access to this form will be made available to you by way of email once your completed registration form has been received.  Please note, you will be required to make your payment in full at the time of registration.  Please familiarize yourself with our refund policy prior to registration.  It is the responsibility of the applicant to submit the completed and signed form to finalize your registration in this course.   DDSB Applicants: please submit the form (completed with your own personal information) to employee.records@ddsb.ca. Your teaching days will be verified by HR and signed by a Superintendent.  Please forward your SIGNED form to aq@ddsb.ca NON-DDSB Applicants: please email your completed and signed form to aq@ddsb.ca
Instructors for the current Session: Spring 2025: Deanna Daley