Welcome to the GrowCD Website!
Career Counselling Courses for CDPs Online
Grow Career Development (GrowCD) - 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!
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.
GrowCD's Signature Online Programs
The AI & Career Development Conference Feb 2026
Career Development Skills Summer Conference CDS Series
Career Development Skills Summer Conference CDS Series
Join us for our annual conference as we explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world of work and the practice of career development in Canada.
Career Development Skills Summer Conference CDS Series
Career Development Skills Summer Conference CDS Series
Career Development Skills Summer Conference CDS Series
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.
Foundational Career Counsellor CDP Training
Career Development Skills Summer Conference CDS Series
GrowCD's On-Demand Professional Development
This is an online foundational course 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.
GrowCD's On-Demand Professional Development
Job Search Training for Job Seekers in Canada
GrowCD's On-Demand Professional Development
Are you a Career Advisor who wants to do Professional Development but live sessions don't always work for you? Explore our On-Demand Webinars and Courses.
Future Outlook Webinars
Job Search Training for Job Seekers in Canada
Job Search Training for Job Seekers in Canada
Future Outlook focuses on trends and the job market for the year ahead.
Job Search Training for Job Seekers in Canada
Job Search Training for Job Seekers in Canada
Job Search Training for Job Seekers in Canada
Looking for a job is not always easy in Canada. Learn on your own schedule (after work, when the kids are asleep, on transit on the way home) and work on your job search on your own. Courses will be available on-demand or in a guided format.
Specialized and Customized Webinars
Webinar Services
We specialize in creating customized webinars for employers wanting to provide specialized training their team and also employment programs wanting to supplement their topic offerings to clients (AI use, digital options etc.)
Past Online Appearances
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 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
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.”