Roberta Neault Joined Team Canada in Norway 2019

This year, Roberta was excited to once again join Team Canada for the 2019 International Symposium for Career Development and Public Policy hosted by the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy and Skills Norway.The full team included representatives from across Canada - Tricia Berry, Department of Education & Early Childhood Development, Government of New Brunswick; Marc Gendron, Labour Market Information Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC); Sareena Hopkins, Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF) / Canadian Council for Career Development (3CD); Valérie Roy, Alliance des centres-conseils en emploi (AXTRA); and Lisa Taylor, Challenge Factory.

This year's symposium themes included:

1. Context and Challenges for Career Development Policy
2. Aims for, and Access to, Career Development
3. Integrating Career Development into Wider Society
4. Leading Innovative Change for the Future

Prior to the symposium, Team Canada prepared a country paper summarizing the career development context here is Canada. The country paper can be downloaded by clicking here. If you're interested, other participating country papers can be accessed here. 

Symposium organizers then reviewed all country papers and produced synthesis papers on each theme which can be downloaded here. 

Once all teams were assembled together in Norway, they worked collaboratively to learn from each other and make recommendations to improve career practice globally. Their work is detailed within the Communique which can be downloaded here. 

Team Canada will be preparing a action plan to help guide career development policy, programs, and practitioners over the next few years.