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Career Development Practitioner
(Online) (Postgraduate) (C416)
Program Details
Online- Program Code: C416
- Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
- Duration: I year (3 semesters)
- Method of Study: Online
- Starting Months: January
- Domestic Tuition: $5,421.00 *
- Fall 2026 Delivery: Semester 3: Online
Program Availability
| Semester | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Not Available | Not Available |
| Winter 2027 | Open | Not Available |
| Spring 2027 | Not Available | Not Available |
- PGWP Eligible: No
Get answers to your questions
Book info sessionProgram Description
Leadership Claims
Career Development Practitioner is the only Career Development graduate certificate program in the Toronto area.
Completion of this program can count toward 1 year of the 3-year work experience requirement for National Certification.
Program Overview
The Career Development Practitioner is a one-year online postgraduate program designed to prepare you to guide career exploration, skill acquisition, and job search and maintenance for a diverse range of clients. If you’re passionate about empowering others in their professional and life journeys, fostering strong collaborations for employment and career advancement, and making a meaningful impact in your daily work, this program is for you.
Full Description
The one-year Career Development Practitioner graduate certificate program prepares you to work in the career development sector, which includes non-profit/community-based, government, post-secondary and private/corporate organizations.
This fully online program may also appeal to you if you are a practitioner already working in the field who wants to gain additional formal training and job-coaching experience or to prepare you for your National Career Development Practitioner designation. This profession aims to mobilize clients for independent career exploration, skill development, job searching and maintenance. Career development practitioners bridge connections, create partnerships, and provide guidance on the following:
- job search
- career planning
- career choice and change
- expanding job access
- academic and training advising
- identifying and meeting staffing needs
As a career development practitioner, you may work with specialized and diverse groups, including youth, women, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees.
This program has been designed to meet the changing needs of the sector and will help meet the demand for trained career development practitioners in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. It's aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals - essential for the Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) Certification examination.
What can you expect from the Career Development Practitioner program?
This program combines in-class experiential training in counselling and coaching, theory and practice. Courses are offered online or in a blend of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (prerecorded) instruction.
The use of technology is required to participate in exciting ways that will build on previous knowledge and skills.
The final semester is dedicated to a supervised field education opportunity, ensuring that upon graduation, you will have practical experience recognized by employers.
To provide you with a rich learning experience, we offer a variety of teaching methods, including seminars, lectures, online learning, small-group work, guest speakers, and field visits.
Career Development Practitioner program highlights:
- 100% online learning means you can study remotely
- Synchronous learning is scheduled during evenings and weekends
- Designed for working professionals seeking career advancement or transition
- Aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals
- Gain practical experience with 300+ hours of field education experience in semester 3
What Career Development Practitioner key skills and knowledge will you gain?
- Job search and career exploration trends
- Individual and group facilitation/counselling
- Employer engagement strategies & relationship building
- Understanding employer needs & recruitment
- Ethics and professional practice
- Career development theory
- Diversity, accessibility, equity, and inclusion
- Technology and social media use
- Career & employment resources
Who are our Career Development Practitioner students?
Our students have completed a college diploma, a university degree, or have a combination of relevant work experience.
Our graduates come from a wide variety of programs of study, including:
- psychology
- sociology
- education
- social and community services
- business
- marketing
- human resources
Consider a career where you guide personal and professional growth, equipping individuals for job search success. This vital work improves well-being and the economy by forging stronger labour market connections through advocacy and collaborative partnerships.
Your Field Education Options
As a student in this program, you will complete over 300 hours of unpaid field education in semester 3. You will also be supported in developing relationships with our community partners to secure an unpaid placement opportunity in the GTA or in your preferred local community. (Please note: Placements must meet college approval.)
The George Brown Polytechnic faculty who teach in this program have extensive connections with employers in all parts of the sector, including community-based organizations, college and university career centres, internal corporate career services and career-management firms.
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Courses
Semester 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4000 | Trends in Career Development |
| CDPR4021 | Work Search and Professional Practice |
| CDPR4022 | Needs Assessment and Documentation |
| CDPR4023 | Theories in Career Development |
| CDPR4024 | Equity, Diversity, and Accessibility in the Workplace |
Semester 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4025 | Ethics in Career Development |
| CDPR4026 | Group Facilitation |
| CDPR4027 | Individual Counselling and Coaching |
| CDPR4028 | Employer Engagement |
| CDPR4029 | Digital Literacy + Practicum Prep |
| CDPR4030 | Informal Assessment Tools |
Semester 3
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4015 | Practicum |
| CDPR4031 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar |
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Apply evidence-based career development practices in advising diverse client groups.
- Utilize self-reflective and critical thinking skills to enhance counselling, teaching and learning strategies with groups and individuals.
- Develop a commitment to ongoing professional development to actively respond to changing labour market and professional requirements.
- Integrate appropriate career information resources and tools with career and employment strategies to enable clients to meet their employment goals.
- Perform needs assessments and develop subsequent interventions using techniques and skills that enable diverse ranges of clients to meet employment goals.
- Design consulting, advising and teaching strategies that incorporate trends and issues of the changing labour market to assist clients in job search and career transitions.
- Integrate emergent technologies into the full spectrum of Career Development processes and applications to maximize service delivery to clients navigating changing labour market requirements.
- Adhere to relevant legislation and social policy to plan programs, interventions and referrals for client groups.
- Use current work search tools and strategies to facilitate successful client job search.
Tuition & Fees
Domestic Tuition
$5,421.00 *
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2025. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2026 and at later dates. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
** Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2026. Tuition fees are subject to board approval. Material, student service and ancillary fees are estimated based on prior years. All fees are subject to change without notice. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Each year we award over $2 million dollars in scholarships, awards and bursaries to first-year students. Check out our financial aid web pages for ways to pay for college and the full list of available scholarships, awards and bursaries.
Admission Requirements
- Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any field
or - Applicants with a combination of partial postsecondary and/or a minimum of three years, full-time, relevant work experience* will be considered. A resume and references must be submitted for review.
* Relevant work experience includes:
- Experience in an advising capacity (career, employment, educational)
or - A client-facing role in a human services field
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts must provide English language proficiency test results or complete the George Brown Polytechnic English assessment to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. For more information please visit our English Proficiency Chart.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
Contact Us
School of Social & Community Services
Email: communityservices@georgebrown.ca
Career Development Practitioner Program Coordinator: Jahmoyia Smith
Email: Jahmoyia.Smith@georgebrown.ca
Program Description
Leadership Claims
Career Development Practitioner is the only Career Development graduate certificate program in the Toronto area.
Completion of this program can count toward 1 year of the 3-year work experience requirement for National Certification.
Program Overview
The Career Development Practitioner is a one-year online postgraduate program designed to prepare you to guide career exploration, skill acquisition, and job search and maintenance for a diverse range of clients. If you’re passionate about empowering others in their professional and life journeys, fostering strong collaborations for employment and career advancement, and making a meaningful impact in your daily work, this program is for you.
Full Description
The one-year Career Development Practitioner graduate certificate program prepares you to work in the career development sector, which includes non-profit/community-based, government, post-secondary and private/corporate organizations.
This fully online program may also appeal to you if you are a practitioner already working in the field who wants to gain additional formal training and job-coaching experience or to prepare you for your National Career Development Practitioner designation. This profession aims to mobilize clients for independent career exploration, skill development, job searching and maintenance. Career development practitioners bridge connections, create partnerships, and provide guidance on the following:
- job search
- career planning
- career choice and change
- expanding job access
- academic and training advising
- identifying and meeting staffing needs
As a career development practitioner, you may work with specialized and diverse groups, including youth, women, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees.
This program has been designed to meet the changing needs of the sector and will help meet the demand for trained career development practitioners in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. It's aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals - essential for the Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) Certification examination.
What can you expect from the Career Development Practitioner program?
This program combines in-class experiential training in counselling and coaching, theory and practice. Courses are offered online or in a blend of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (prerecorded) instruction.
The use of technology is required to participate in exciting ways that will build on previous knowledge and skills.
The final semester is dedicated to a supervised field education opportunity, ensuring that upon graduation, you will have practical experience recognized by employers.
To provide you with a rich learning experience, we offer a variety of teaching methods, including seminars, lectures, online learning, small-group work, guest speakers, and field visits.
Career Development Practitioner program highlights:
- 100% online learning means you can study remotely
- Synchronous learning is scheduled during evenings and weekends
- Designed for working professionals seeking career advancement or transition
- Aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals
- Gain practical experience with 300+ hours of field education experience in semester 3
What Career Development Practitioner key skills and knowledge will you gain?
- Job search and career exploration trends
- Individual and group facilitation/counselling
- Employer engagement strategies & relationship building
- Understanding employer needs & recruitment
- Ethics and professional practice
- Career development theory
- Diversity, accessibility, equity, and inclusion
- Technology and social media use
- Career & employment resources
Who are our Career Development Practitioner students?
Our students have completed a college diploma, a university degree, or have a combination of relevant work experience.
Our graduates come from a wide variety of programs of study, including:
- psychology
- sociology
- education
- social and community services
- business
- marketing
- human resources
Consider a career where you guide personal and professional growth, equipping individuals for job search success. This vital work improves well-being and the economy by forging stronger labour market connections through advocacy and collaborative partnerships.
Your Field Education Options
As a student in this program, you will complete over 300 hours of unpaid field education in semester 3. You will also be supported in developing relationships with our community partners to secure an unpaid placement opportunity in the GTA or in your preferred local community. (Please note: Placements must meet college approval.)
The George Brown Polytechnic faculty who teach in this program have extensive connections with employers in all parts of the sector, including community-based organizations, college and university career centres, internal corporate career services and career-management firms.
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Courses
Semester 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4000 | Trends in Career Development |
| CDPR4021 | Work Search and Professional Practice |
| CDPR4022 | Needs Assessment and Documentation |
| CDPR4023 | Theories in Career Development |
| CDPR4024 | Equity, Diversity, and Accessibility in the Workplace |
Semester 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4025 | Ethics in Career Development |
| CDPR4026 | Group Facilitation |
| CDPR4027 | Individual Counselling and Coaching |
| CDPR4028 | Employer Engagement |
| CDPR4029 | Digital Literacy + Practicum Prep |
| CDPR4030 | Informal Assessment Tools |
Semester 3
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4015 | Practicum |
| CDPR4031 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar |
Tuition & Fees
Domestic Tuition
$5,421.00 *
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2025. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2026 and at later dates. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
** Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2026. Tuition fees are subject to board approval. Material, student service and ancillary fees are estimated based on prior years. All fees are subject to change without notice. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Each year we award over $2 million dollars in scholarships, awards and bursaries to first-year students. Check out our financial aid web pages for ways to pay for college and the full list of available scholarships, awards and bursaries.
Admission Requirements
- Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any field
or - Applicants with a combination of partial postsecondary and/or a minimum of three years, full-time, relevant work experience* will be considered. A resume and references must be submitted for review.
* Relevant work experience includes:
- Experience in an advising capacity (career, employment, educational)
or - A client-facing role in a human services field
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts must provide English language proficiency test results or complete the George Brown Polytechnic English assessment to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. For more information please visit our English Proficiency Chart.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Apply evidence-based career development practices in advising diverse client groups.
- Utilize self-reflective and critical thinking skills to enhance counselling, teaching and learning strategies with groups and individuals.
- Develop a commitment to ongoing professional development to actively respond to changing labour market and professional requirements.
- Integrate appropriate career information resources and tools with career and employment strategies to enable clients to meet their employment goals.
- Perform needs assessments and develop subsequent interventions using techniques and skills that enable diverse ranges of clients to meet employment goals.
- Design consulting, advising and teaching strategies that incorporate trends and issues of the changing labour market to assist clients in job search and career transitions.
- Integrate emergent technologies into the full spectrum of Career Development processes and applications to maximize service delivery to clients navigating changing labour market requirements.
- Adhere to relevant legislation and social policy to plan programs, interventions and referrals for client groups.
- Use current work search tools and strategies to facilitate successful client job search.
Contact Us
School of Social & Community Services
Email: communityservices@georgebrown.ca
Career Development Practitioner Program Coordinator: Jahmoyia Smith
Email: Jahmoyia.Smith@georgebrown.ca
Get answers to your questions
Book info sessionCareer Development Practitioner
(Online) (C416)
Program Details
New Online- Program Code: C416
- Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
- Duration: 1 year (3 semesters)
- Method of Study: Online
- Starting Months: January
- Domestic Tuition: $5,350.00 *
- Spring 2026 Delivery: Semester 2: Online
Program Availability
| Semester | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Not Available | Not Available |
| Winter 2026 | Closed | Not Available |
| Spring 2026 | Not Available | Not Available |
- Work-Integrated Learning:
Practicum in semester 3
- PGWP Eligible: No
Get answers to your questions
Book info sessionProgram Description
Leadership Claims
Career Development Practitioner is the only Career Development graduate certificate program in the Toronto area.
Completion of this program can count toward 1 year of the 3-year work experience requirement for National Certification.
Program Overview
The Career Development Practitioner is a one-year online postgraduate program designed to prepare you to guide career exploration, skill acquisition, and job search and maintenance for a diverse range of clients. If you’re passionate about empowering others in their professional and life journeys, fostering strong collaborations for employment and career advancement, and making a meaningful impact in your daily work, this program is for you.
Full Description
The one-year Career Development Practitioner graduate certificate program prepares you to work in the career development sector, which includes non-profit/community-based, government, post-secondary and private/corporate organizations.
This fully online program may also appeal to you if you are a practitioner already working in the field who wants to gain additional formal training and job-coaching experience or to prepare you for your National Career Development Practitioner designation. This profession aims to mobilize clients for independent career exploration, skill development, job searching and maintenance. Career development practitioners bridge connections, create partnerships, and provide guidance on the following:
- job search
- career planning
- career choice and change
- expanding job access
- academic and training advising
- identifying and meeting staffing needs
As a career development practitioner, you may work with specialized and diverse groups, including youth, women, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees.
This program has been designed to meet the changing needs of the sector and will help meet the demand for trained career development practitioners in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. It's aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals - essential for the Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) Certification examination.
What can you expect from the Career Development Practitioner program?
This program combines in-class experiential training in counselling and coaching, theory and practice. Courses are offered online or in a blend of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (prerecorded) instruction.
The use of technology is required to participate in exciting ways that will build on previous knowledge and skills.
The final semester is dedicated to a supervised field education opportunity, ensuring that upon graduation, you will have practical experience recognized by employers.
To provide you with a rich learning experience, we offer a variety of teaching methods, including seminars, lectures, online learning, small-group work, guest speakers, and field visits.
Career Development Practitioner program highlights:
- 100% online learning means you can study remotely
- Synchronous learning is scheduled during evenings and weekends
- Designed for working professionals seeking career advancement or transition
- Aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals
- Gain practical experience with 300+ hours of field education experience in semester 3
What Career Development Practitioner key skills and knowledge will you gain?
- Job search and career exploration trends
- Individual and group facilitation/counselling
- Employer engagement strategies & relationship building
- Understanding employer needs & recruitment
- Ethics and professional practice
- Career development theory
- Diversity, accessibility, equity, and inclusion
- Technology and social media use
- Career & employment resources
Who are our Career Development Practitioner students?
Our students have completed a college diploma, a university degree, or have a combination of relevant work experience.
Our graduates come from a wide variety of programs of study, including:
- psychology
- sociology
- education
- social and community services
- business
- marketing
- human resources
Consider a career where you guide personal and professional growth, equipping individuals for job search success. This vital work improves well-being and the economy by forging stronger labour market connections through advocacy and collaborative partnerships.
Your Field Education Options
As a student in this program, you will complete over 300 hours of unpaid field education in semester 3. You will also be supported in developing relationships with our community partners to secure an unpaid placement opportunity in the GTA or in your preferred local community. (Please note: Placements must meet college approval.)
The George Brown Polytechnic faculty who teach in this program have extensive connections with employers in all parts of the sector, including community-based organizations, college and university career centres, internal corporate career services and career-management firms.
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Courses
Semester 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4000 | Trends in Career Development |
| CDPR4021 | Work Search and Professional Practice |
| CDPR4022 | Needs Assessment and Documentation |
| CDPR4023 | Theories in Career Development |
| CDPR4024 | Equity, Diversity, and Accessibility in the Workplace |
Semester 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4025 | Ethics in Career Development |
| CDPR4026 | Group Facilitation |
| CDPR4027 | Individual Counselling and Coaching |
| CDPR4028 | Employer Engagement |
| CDPR4029 | Digital Literacy + Practicum Prep |
| CDPR4030 | Informal Assessment Tools |
Semester 3
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4015 | Practicum |
| CDPR4031 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar |
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Apply evidence-based career development practices in advising diverse client groups.
- Utilize self-reflective and critical thinking skills to enhance counselling, teaching and learning strategies with groups and individuals.
- Develop a commitment to ongoing professional development to actively respond to changing labour market and professional requirements.
- Integrate appropriate career information resources and tools with career and employment strategies to enable clients to meet their employment goals.
- Perform needs assessments and develop subsequent interventions using techniques and skills that enable diverse ranges of clients to meet employment goals.
- Design consulting, advising and teaching strategies that incorporate trends and issues of the changing labour market to assist clients in job search and career transitions.
- Integrate emergent technologies into the full spectrum of Career Development processes and applications to maximize service delivery to clients navigating changing labour market requirements.
- Adhere to relevant legislation and social policy to plan programs, interventions and referrals for client groups.
- Use current work search tools and strategies to facilitate successful client job search.
Tuition & Fees
Domestic Tuition
$5,350.00 *
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2024. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2025 and at later dates. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
** Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2025. Tuition fees are subject to board approval. Material, student service and ancillary fees are estimated based on prior years. All fees are subject to change without notice. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Each year we award over $2 million dollars in scholarships, awards and bursaries to first-year students. Check out our financial aid web pages for ways to pay for college and the full list of available scholarships, awards and bursaries.
Admission Requirements
- Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any field
or - Applicants with a combination of partial postsecondary and/or a minimum of three years, full-time, relevant work experience* will be considered. A resume and references must be submitted for review.
* Relevant work experience includes:
- Experience in an advising capacity (career, employment, educational)
or - A client-facing role in a human services field
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts must provide English language proficiency test results or complete the George Brown Polytechnic English assessment to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. For more information please visit our English Proficiency Chart.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
Contact Us
School of Social & Community Services
Email: communityservices@georgebrown.ca
Career Development Practitioner Program Coordinator: Jahmoyia Smith
Email: Jahmoyia.Smith@georgebrown.ca
Program Description
Leadership Claims
Career Development Practitioner is the only Career Development graduate certificate program in the Toronto area.
Completion of this program can count toward 1 year of the 3-year work experience requirement for National Certification.
Program Overview
The Career Development Practitioner is a one-year online postgraduate program designed to prepare you to guide career exploration, skill acquisition, and job search and maintenance for a diverse range of clients. If you’re passionate about empowering others in their professional and life journeys, fostering strong collaborations for employment and career advancement, and making a meaningful impact in your daily work, this program is for you.
Full Description
The one-year Career Development Practitioner graduate certificate program prepares you to work in the career development sector, which includes non-profit/community-based, government, post-secondary and private/corporate organizations.
This fully online program may also appeal to you if you are a practitioner already working in the field who wants to gain additional formal training and job-coaching experience or to prepare you for your National Career Development Practitioner designation. This profession aims to mobilize clients for independent career exploration, skill development, job searching and maintenance. Career development practitioners bridge connections, create partnerships, and provide guidance on the following:
- job search
- career planning
- career choice and change
- expanding job access
- academic and training advising
- identifying and meeting staffing needs
As a career development practitioner, you may work with specialized and diverse groups, including youth, women, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees.
This program has been designed to meet the changing needs of the sector and will help meet the demand for trained career development practitioners in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. It's aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals - essential for the Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) Certification examination.
What can you expect from the Career Development Practitioner program?
This program combines in-class experiential training in counselling and coaching, theory and practice. Courses are offered online or in a blend of synchronous (live) and asynchronous (prerecorded) instruction.
The use of technology is required to participate in exciting ways that will build on previous knowledge and skills.
The final semester is dedicated to a supervised field education opportunity, ensuring that upon graduation, you will have practical experience recognized by employers.
To provide you with a rich learning experience, we offer a variety of teaching methods, including seminars, lectures, online learning, small-group work, guest speakers, and field visits.
Career Development Practitioner program highlights:
- 100% online learning means you can study remotely
- Synchronous learning is scheduled during evenings and weekends
- Designed for working professionals seeking career advancement or transition
- Aligned with the National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals
- Gain practical experience with 300+ hours of field education experience in semester 3
What Career Development Practitioner key skills and knowledge will you gain?
- Job search and career exploration trends
- Individual and group facilitation/counselling
- Employer engagement strategies & relationship building
- Understanding employer needs & recruitment
- Ethics and professional practice
- Career development theory
- Diversity, accessibility, equity, and inclusion
- Technology and social media use
- Career & employment resources
Who are our Career Development Practitioner students?
Our students have completed a college diploma, a university degree, or have a combination of relevant work experience.
Our graduates come from a wide variety of programs of study, including:
- psychology
- sociology
- education
- social and community services
- business
- marketing
- human resources
Consider a career where you guide personal and professional growth, equipping individuals for job search success. This vital work improves well-being and the economy by forging stronger labour market connections through advocacy and collaborative partnerships.
Your Field Education Options
As a student in this program, you will complete over 300 hours of unpaid field education in semester 3. You will also be supported in developing relationships with our community partners to secure an unpaid placement opportunity in the GTA or in your preferred local community. (Please note: Placements must meet college approval.)
The George Brown Polytechnic faculty who teach in this program have extensive connections with employers in all parts of the sector, including community-based organizations, college and university career centres, internal corporate career services and career-management firms.
Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities
Courses
Semester 1
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4000 | Trends in Career Development |
| CDPR4021 | Work Search and Professional Practice |
| CDPR4022 | Needs Assessment and Documentation |
| CDPR4023 | Theories in Career Development |
| CDPR4024 | Equity, Diversity, and Accessibility in the Workplace |
Semester 2
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4025 | Ethics in Career Development |
| CDPR4026 | Group Facilitation |
| CDPR4027 | Individual Counselling and Coaching |
| CDPR4028 | Employer Engagement |
| CDPR4029 | Digital Literacy + Practicum Prep |
| CDPR4030 | Informal Assessment Tools |
Semester 3
| Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CDPR4015 | Practicum |
| CDPR4031 | Work-Integrated Learning Seminar |
Tuition & Fees
Domestic Tuition
$5,350.00 *
Additional Costs
* Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2024. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2025 and at later dates. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
** Amounts listed are the estimated total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first three semesters of programs starting in Fall 2025. Tuition fees are subject to board approval. Material, student service and ancillary fees are estimated based on prior years. All fees are subject to change without notice. This fee does not include books, which are to be purchased by the student separately.
Financial Assistance
This program is approved for OSAP funding, provided the applicant meets OSAP eligibility criteria.
Each year we award over $2 million dollars in scholarships, awards and bursaries to first-year students. Check out our financial aid web pages for ways to pay for college and the full list of available scholarships, awards and bursaries.
Admission Requirements
- Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any field
or - Applicants with a combination of partial postsecondary and/or a minimum of three years, full-time, relevant work experience* will be considered. A resume and references must be submitted for review.
* Relevant work experience includes:
- Experience in an advising capacity (career, employment, educational)
or - A client-facing role in a human services field
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with international transcripts must provide English language proficiency test results or complete the George Brown Polytechnic English assessment to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. For more information please visit our English Proficiency Chart.
How to Apply
Domestic students should apply through Ontario Colleges.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Apply evidence-based career development practices in advising diverse client groups.
- Utilize self-reflective and critical thinking skills to enhance counselling, teaching and learning strategies with groups and individuals.
- Develop a commitment to ongoing professional development to actively respond to changing labour market and professional requirements.
- Integrate appropriate career information resources and tools with career and employment strategies to enable clients to meet their employment goals.
- Perform needs assessments and develop subsequent interventions using techniques and skills that enable diverse ranges of clients to meet employment goals.
- Design consulting, advising and teaching strategies that incorporate trends and issues of the changing labour market to assist clients in job search and career transitions.
- Integrate emergent technologies into the full spectrum of Career Development processes and applications to maximize service delivery to clients navigating changing labour market requirements.
- Adhere to relevant legislation and social policy to plan programs, interventions and referrals for client groups.
- Use current work search tools and strategies to facilitate successful client job search.
Contact Us
School of Social & Community Services
Email: communityservices@georgebrown.ca
Career Development Practitioner Program Coordinator: Jahmoyia Smith
Email: Jahmoyia.Smith@georgebrown.ca