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Career Advisor & Career Professional Development
CDS 2025 GrowCD's Career Development Skills Conference
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Career Development Skills & Education Online
Welcome to Grow Career Development (GrowCD), your destination for professional development in career development education and career advisor training. We’re dedicated to advancing the field of career development and empowering the professionals within it.
Our mission is to reshape traditional career development training by offering innovative, accessible, and immediately useful professional development for Career Advisors, Youth Workers, Settlement Counsellors, and Career Development Professionals CDP across Canada. We provide industry-relevant skills, career coaching tools, and practical knowledge designed to help you grow in your career and make a meaningful, lasting impact on your clients’ lives.
Interactive Live Online Sessions & On-Demand Content
Discover a dynamic learning environment designed exclusively for Career Practitioners, and those invested in career advising. Grow Career Development offers interactive live sessions and flexible on-demand content, providing a seamless fit for busy professionals who value impactful, accessible learning.
Whether you’re an experienced CDP staying ahead of industry trends or a new Career Advisor eager to enhance your skills, our courses are crafted to support your growth and help you create meaningful change in the lives of your clients.
Advocate for Professional Growth
Led by Wanda Kusumajuda Pichette, CCDP, an experienced Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) based in British Columbia, these webinars are guided by over 15 years of her rich experience in government-funded employment programs and colleges. Wanda specializes in empowering various demographics, including skilled newcomers to Canada, international college students, individuals with physical disabilities, youth facing barriers, survivors of violence/trauma, and executives, to secure meaningful employment opportunities across British Columbia.
Wanda's dedication to career development education excellence is underscored by her completion of the Career Development Practice Certificate at Douglas College in Vancouver. Committed to staying at the forefront of her field, she diligently upgrades her skills to remain abreast of current trends and industry insights. Her expertise is widely recognized, as evidenced by her regular presentations on career development topics at provincial and national conferences in Canada, including BCCDA CDC & CANNEXUS. Furthermore, Wanda is a valued contributor to prominent platforms such as the Canadian Immigrant website, Charity Village, and CareerWise by CERIC, where she shares her knowledge through insightful articles on career advancement and job search strategies.
For those eager to learn more about Wanda's expertise and connect with her directly, please feel free to visit her LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/in/wandakp.
Past Online Sessions
Leveraging AI for Career Advancement in Nonprofits Webinar
May 9, 2024, CharityVillage LIVE Webinar
706 attendees! Explored innovative ways to unlock the potential of AI in propelling careers within the nonprofit sector.
Virtual Session Coaching Clients on Salary Negotiation
Jan 29, 2024, CANNEXUS24 by CERIC Canada’s Largest Bilingual Career Development Conference. This 30-minute on-demand virtual session covers ways to prepare our clients for salary negotiation as well as strategies related to the current economic climate.
Speaking LIVE at the 2023 Career Development Conference
May 30, 2023 BCCDA CDC Web Conference
1-hour Webinar to explore 8 Self-Employment Options for Career Development Development Practitioners at the 2023 Career Development Conference
LIVE 3-Hr Coaching Clients on Salary Negotiation Workshop
Fri, Dec 2, 2022 - 1 to 4 PM PST
Explores salary negotiation at 3 key stages of employment i.e., at the interview (pre-employment), while employed for salary increases (during employment) and ‘last resort’ salary negotiation with employer before deciding to seek other employment (pre-departure).
LIVE Innovative & Effective Strategies for Coaching Clients on Salary Negotiation Webinar
May 3, 2022, BCCDA CDC Web Conference
A 1.5-hour webinar about salary negotiation techniques with 139 attendees and 16 questions answered during the session
LIVE Practical Marketing Tips for Government-funded Employment Programs
April 14, 2021, BCCDA BC Career Development Association Webinar
A 1-hour webinar during the pandemic about Practical Marketing Tips for Government-funded Employment Programs featured on the BCCDA website with 79 attendees.
Career Advisor Courses | Basic to Intermediate
Career Advising Essentials I & II
Would you like to become a Career Advisor or are you already a Career Practitioner but do not have formal education or training? Join this practical skills course in January 2025!
Testimonials
"Great content, the facilitator provided experiential examples."
"This is possibly the best webinar I've been in. So informative, very insightful. Thank you Wanda!"
"The most important part I wasn't feeling bored. The presenter shared the information with knowledge and LOVE to share :) "
"A well-researched workshop"
"Wanda has an enthusiastic, streamlined and fun approach to her training sessions! You always walk away having learned something new."
“Wanda, your presentation was professional, well presented, well planned, well timed and something for everyone to learn. Thank you.”