EDUC 9N566 - Guidance and Career Education, Specialist
Programming Description
Guidance and Career Education, Specialist is preparing you for a leadership role. You will reflect on ethical decision-making, dismantling systemic barriers, and integrating Indigenous perspectives into your practice. Throughout the course, you will connect policy to practice, explore emerging trends, and develop strategies to lead responsive, learner-centred programs that adapt to evolving school and community needs.Learner Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will• examine the Ontario College of Teachers’ Standards of Practice, Ethical Standards, and the Ontario Leadership Framework
• analyze how these frameworks inform ethical leadership and decision-making in guidance and career education
• design and evaluate inclusive guidance and career education programming
• integrate Learning for All and Creating Pathways to Success into program planning and delivery
• foster collaborative relationships with learners, families, colleagues, and community partners
• promote equity, inclusion, and learner success within school and system initiatives
• apply approaches that support learner well-being, including mental health, resiliency, and social-emotional learning
• assess and integrate emerging trends and technologies into professional practice
• lead anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy (CRRP) in guidance and career education
• develop and implement policies that support truth, reconciliation, and decolonization through Indigenous perspectives
Notes
TIME COMMITMENT: As required by the Ontario College of Teachers all additional qualification courses are 125 hours. This time allotment includes ongoing and active participation in the online discussion area and the completion of readings, assignments and tasks.
OSAP Eligibility: This course qualifies for OSAP funding as a micro-credential.
Prerequisites
1. OCT MEMBERSHIP showing completion of Part 2
2. CONFIRMATION OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE FORM Signed by a Supervisory Official* from your School Board confirming that you have two years (388 days) of teaching experience since becoming a certified teacher, one year (194 days) of which is in the subject area of this course.
