The NSCDA Certification Program for Career Practitioners has been named a finalist for the Professional Certification Program of the Year at the e-Assessment Awards 2025 and as you can tell, I am feeling proud! I had the opportunity to contribute to this project as a consultant, working alongside Dan McFaull, the team at North Pacific Inc., and NSCDA’s dedicated team. Together, we co-designed and validated a competency-based certification model rooted in recognizing prior learning and supported by robust, real-world assessment tools.
Launched on December 10, 2024, the National Career Development Certification (NCDC) program has set a new national standard for Career Development Professionals (CDPs) across Canada. It ensures that all certified CDPs meet consistent, measurable standards of excellence and ethical practice, which is not only raising the professional standards of CDPs but also benefiting job seekers, students, employees, and employers nationwide.
This international recognition by the e-Assessment Association underscores the value of thoughtful, inclusive, and forward-looking approaches such as RPL/PLAR for professional assessment and certification. The awards will take place in London this June, and I’m so happy to see Canada’s work in this space being celebrated on the global stage! Wish the team all the very best!
Congratulations to the incredible team at NSCDA Lindsay Guitard Tara Deveau, BRM CCDPcm Ashley Halverson Teresa Francis Kathy McKee Sareena Hopkins CCDF-FCDC and many others who've played a big part and to all the partners including the Advisory committee and the Technical Working Group and the 515 recently certified CDPs!
It’s a beautiful thing when your work in advancing a profession makes a real impact.
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