Career Development Courses & Training
Why Choose Grow Career Development? Flexible Online Learning!
Grow Career Development (GrowCD) is your destination for professional development in Career Development CDP training and Career Counseling Education. We’re dedicated to advancing the field of career development in Canada and empowering the professionals within it!
We are committed to providing exceptional online learning experiences that empower Career Advisors, Youth Workers, Settlement Counsellors and Career Development Professionals CDP to achieve their career goals. Our platform offers interesting and flexible career development training taught by an experienced award-winning Career Development Educator. Join our community today and start your journey to success!
GrowCD courses are focused on skill upgrading. They offer practical ready-to-use knowledge. Each course or session is focused on providing real-world applicability and key practical career advising tools that can enhance effectiveness in assisting clients or students.
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Live Sessions or Video Lectures
Live Sessions or Video Lectures
Live Sessions or Video Lectures
This Career Development Training is online with live sessions or video-based on-demand lectures to make the courses more fun, interesting & interactive. This type of career advisor training is unique and is not commonly available.
Companion Reference Guides
Live Sessions or Video Lectures
Live Sessions or Video Lectures
Download a reference guide for each course to have a framework to keep & review later.
Learn Anywhere You Are
Live Sessions or Video Lectures
Learn Anywhere You Are
Fit in learning anywhere you are, on your lunch break or while you're out at a coffee shop, by logging in on your phone or other mobile device.
GrowCD's Signature Online Programs for CDPs
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
This is an online foundational course that has been modernized for new aspiring Career Counsellors as well as current Career Development Practitioners already working in the field but do not have the foundational education or training.
Fall Digital Career Counselling Conference
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
The Digital Career Counselling Conference was created to help Career Development Practitioners, Career Counsellors, Employment Advisors and Career Services professionals confidently navigate digital changes with practical, strategic approaches they can apply immediately in their daily career counselling work.
Pre-Spring AI & Career Development Conference
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
Summer CDS Career Development Skills Conference
Join us for our annual February conference as we explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world of work and the practice of career development in Canada.
Summer CDS Career Development Skills Conference
Career Counsellor, CDP & Career Advisor Training Online
Summer CDS Career Development Skills Conference
Every year we host the CDS Career Development Skills Conference in the summer when employment offices are typically less busy. We focus on skills building and try to focus on what is currently in demand according to the economic climate.
Career Counselling Courses for CDPs Online
Led by Wanda Kusumajuda Pichette, CCDP, a Nationally Certified Career Development Practitioner, an experienced career counsellor and advocate for professional growth, our team is committed to supporting your success.
We provide industry-relevant skills, career coaching tools plus strategies and practical knowledge designed to help Career Practitioners grow in their career and make a meaningful, lasting impact on their clients’ lives!
Our mission is to reshape traditional career development training by offering innovative, interactive, accessible, and immediately useful professional development for Career Counsellors, Case Managers, Youth Workers, Settlement Counsellors, Job Developers, Career Advisors and Career Development Practitioners CDPs across Canada.
Interactive Live Online Sessions & On-Demand Content
Discover a dynamic learning environment designed exclusively for Career Practitioners, and those invested in the career advising field. Grow Career Development offers interactive live sessions and flexible on-demand content, providing a seamless fit for busy professionals who value impactful, interesting and accessible learning.
Whether you’re an experienced CDP staying ahead of industry trends or a new Career Counsellor eager to enhance your skills, our Career Advising Essentials courses are crafted to support your growth and help you create meaningful change in the lives of your clients.
Past GrowCD Online Courses
Proactive Approaches to Prevent Long Term Unemployment in Employment Programs
Fri, June 26, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM PST
This session explored upstream strategies within employment programs that help Career Advisors design proactive systems that spot clients at risk of long-term unemployment before files stall.
Ethical Considerations & Implications of Using AI for CD Practitioners
Fri, June 28, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM PST
This session delved into the transformative impact of generative AI in the career development field.
Practical Uses of AI For Career Development Practitioners & Career Advisors
Practical Uses of AI For Career Development Practitioners & Career Advisors
Fri, July 12, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM PST
This session highlighted practical applications for both career advisors and program managers.
Past Online Appearances
Ask Me Anything: Make Volunteering Work for You - Volunteer Week 2026
Virtual Session Newcomers to Canada: Navigating Challenging Internal Career Transitions
Sep 15, 2026, CharityVillage Volunteer Week Sep 14-16, 2026 As one of their Volunteer Experts across Canada, answered the question, "How can I use volunteer experience on my resume or in a job interview?" live streamed on YouTube.
Virtual Session Newcomers to Canada: Navigating Challenging Internal Career Transitions
Virtual Session Newcomers to Canada: Navigating Challenging Internal Career Transitions
Jan 29, 2025, CANNEXUS25 by CERIC Canada’s Largest Bilingual Career Development Conference. This 30-minute on-demand virtual session covered how to help newcomers to Canada with the internal turmoil that is connected to career transition.
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 Basic CDP Skills: Salary Negotiation 101
July 7, 2023 - 1 to 4 PM PST
Salary negotiation training for Career Development Practitioners in partnership with BCCDA
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
LIVE Practical Marketing Tips for Government-funded Employment Programs
April 14, 2021, BCCDA 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 Development Content & Articles
Article Featured in the Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Article Featured in the Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Article Featured in the Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Tues, Apr 11, 2023
Check out my article in the latest April 2023 edition of the Canadian Immigrant magazine about successfully passing the work probationary period "You've landed your first job in Canada, what next?"
Article on the Charity Village Website
Article Featured in the Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Article Featured in the Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Wed, Sep 7, 2022
People often think that those who work in nonprofit organizations are not able to earn comfortable living wages. This is not true. The recognition of skills and employee experience still applies here. Salary negotiation can happen anywhere, nonprofit organizations included.
Article on the CareerWise by CERIC Website
Article Featured in the Canadian Immigrant Magazine
Article on the CareerWise by CERIC Website
Tues, July 12, 2022
When there is a high demand for skilled workers, such as during the current major labour shortage, skilled job applicants can happily flex their salary negotiation muscles. However, while it is an accepted practice for people to negotiate their salaries upon hiring, statistics show that very few people do it in Canada.