What Should I Do With My Life?

In the spirit of the the New Year, many individuals take the time to reflect on the direction of their lives and career. Many may wonder, "what should I do with my life?" In Po Bronson's book of the same title, he explores stories of individuals searching for their "true calling," exploring their identity.

See http://www.pobronson.com/index_what_should_I_do_with_my_life.htm for more information including sample chapters highlighting 10 of the books 50 stories, an excerpt from the audio book, and author commentary/notes.

Holiday Greetings

Warmest holiday greetings to our LearnOnline students. It has been an exciting year for us at Life Strategies. We have a new website, newsletter, and blogs, and have added four new certificate programs and partnerships this year – Job Developer, Job Club Coach, Case Manager, and Educational and Vocational Guidance Practitioner. We’ve also welcomed several new instructors to the team – check out the “Meet the Team” section on our website. We saw a 39% increase in student registrations and the winter 2011 semester looks busy as well.

If you’re looking for free resources check out the Resources tab on our website at http://www.lifestrategies.ca/. Also, did you know that our LearnOnline community has a blog? Follow us at http://learnonline-reconnect.blogspot.com/ to stay informed of new resources, latest news, and tips and strategies for working effectively in our field.

If you’re looking for continuing professional education in 2011, we hope you’ll keep us in mind. Consider our one week e-courses, two to six week certificate programs, or speciality certificates within the Career Management Professional Program comprising 10 or 11 two-week courses. We are also always happy to customize courses for intact groups, in-person, blended, or fully online.

For those of you in our career development related programs you may be interested in an opportunity to contribute to revisions for the Canadian Standards & Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners. Attend an in-person focus group at CANNEXUS (Ottawa, ON) – Tuesday January 25, 2011. This is an invitation only event; register at http://s-and-g.eventbrite.com/. Watch for other consultations throughout the country.

If you’re planning to attend CANNEXUS, the Career Development Conference in BC, or the National Career Development Association conference in San Antonio, Texas, please look us up. It’s always lovely to connect in person!

With our best wishes for a relaxing holiday season and a new year that fulfills all your hopes and dreams.
Roberta, Deirdre, Cassie, Cheryl, and the LearnOnline team of instructors

IAEVG National Correspondents Meet in India

With the 2010 IAEVG - Jiva International Conference being held in Bangalore, India, IAEVG National Correspondents met to discuss the state of careers guidance in their part of the world. Life Strategies' own Roberta Neault was in attendance and wanted to share some highlights.

• In Canada, research/evaluation of career work within other countries is being undertaken
• In India, the Promise Foundation (http://www.thepromisefoundation.org/) is working to introduce guidance/counselling in secondary education through training teachers
• In the UK, an all-age guidance service will be introduced in 2011
• In Australia, in order to provide more professional services across the country, national career standards are being introduced
  

To learn more about IAEVG, international conferences, and the national correspondents see http://www.iaevg.org/iaevg/index.cfm?lang=2