CERIC — the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting career counselling related research and professional development opportunities across Canada. We support the creation of career counselling related learning and development materials for a cross-sectoral professional service community.

We celebrate professionals and aspiring professionals in the field and, as pacesetters in the sector, seek to enable innovative thinking to benefit us all.

Mission

To encourage and provide education and research programs related to the development, analysis and assessment of the current counselling and career development theories and practices in Canada.

Vision

To increase the economic and social wealth and productivity of Canadians through improved quality, effectiveness and accessibility of counselling programs, especially in the areas of career counselling and career education.

Objectives

• To advance education and knowledge in the field of career counselling by developing and delivering conferences, seminars, academic courses and training to the general public.
• To educate and increase the public's understanding of career counselling by collecting and disseminating educational material on that topic.
• To support career counselling research by providing a research fellowship program.

Board of Directors

CERIC is directed by a pan-Canadian volunteer Board of Directors reflecting a broad sectoral representation in the field of career counselling. For more information about our Board, click here.

CERIC has two advisory sub–committees to: determine the most effective way that CERIC can support the growth and development of practical and academic career related research in Canada and its application; and, determine and recommend to the Board the most effective way by which CERIC can support the creation of career counselling related learning and development material in Canada.

In addition, CERIC has a number of ad hoc committees playing an important role in providing input on areas such as Marketing, Web Services and Editorial Content.

Academic and Practical Research Committee

Setting priorities and guidelines for research efforts. For more information about our Academic & Practical Research Committee, click here.

Professional Development and Ongoing Learning Committee

Setting priorities and guidelines for learning opportunities. For more information about our Professional Development & Ongoing Learning Committee, click here.

Ad hoc Committees

Editorial
Provides input on new content for the CERIC group of periodical publications.

Web Services
Provides feedback on usability and functionality for CERIC's web based assets.

Marketing
Suggests general, affiliate and other online opportunities to enhance the awareness and usage of CERIC assets such as ContactPoint, OrientAction, Canadian Journal of Career Development (CJCD), Cannexus as well as CERIC projects and publications.

Conference Program Committee
Assists in identifying new sponsors, networks, partners and advertisers; provides suggestions for promotion and marketing; and provides input on programming of topics, potential speakers, and themes.