✨OSCA/ACOSO CONFERENCE
Leadership Starts Here: Empowering Leaders, Inspiring Change
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
We look forward to seeing delegates, sponsors, and exhibitors soon!
📅 Sunday, November 9–Monday, 10, 2025
📍 Location: Hilton - Mississauga,Meadowvale
✨What to Expect:
- Inspiring Keynotes from Drew Dudley and Neil Pasricha—two powerhouse voices on leadership, authenticity, and optimism
- Skilled Trades Plenary (OYAP/PAJO, Skills Ontario, Honour the Work, Support Ontario Youth) where delegates will have a chance to have their questions answered!
- Dynamic Workshops on the latest trends, tools, and strategies in Guidance and Experiential Education
- Awards Recognition Ceremony celebrating excellence among colleagues and students
- Exciting Prize Draws including a weekend getaway and free registration for our 2026 conference—just for completing your Exhibitor/Sponsor passport!
PARKING NOTE:
Attendees will receive a QR CODE each morning, and it will be available at the hotel to register their vehicle for complimentary parking. Guests staying at the hotel overnight will use the hotel procedure for parking. Please carpool or use public transit if you can—we expect the parking to be tight MONDAY with our SOLD OUT event!
NEW WEBINAR! Tuesday, November 18th @ 10:00 AM
Bridging the Gap: New Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Workplace-Level Graduates
Students who complete workplace-level high school courses often face limited opportunities to pursue post-secondary education. Humber Polytechnic is working to change that! Join us for a focused webinar on Humber’s Exploratory Pathways Programs, designed specifically to support students from workplace-level streams. These innovative programs provide a structured, inclusive, and supportive entry point into post-secondary education, helping students gain the skills, confidence, and academic foundation needed to succeed. This 60-minute webinar is designed for guidance counsellors, student success teams, and educators who work with high school students in workplace-level courses. Together, we can reimagine postsecondary access and build bridges to success for students who need them most. Register Today!
⭐ Join OSCA/ACOSO’s Winter AQ Courses — Part 1, Part 2, and Specialist — Guidance and Career Education
📅 January 12th – March 6th
Registration Deadline : January 6th
Ready to elevate your impact in student support and career guidance? Our Additional Qualification (AQ) courses are designed for educators who want to lead with empathy, expertise, and real-world insight.
Why Choose OSCA/ACOSO?
🧠Expertise You Can Trust: We’re leaders in the field of guidance and career education.
🧑🏫 Front-Line Instruction : Learn from an experienced Guidance Teacher-Counsellor actively working in schools.
🤝Authentic Peer Learning: Short, live sessions foster meaningful discussion and shared experiences.
Whether you're starting your journey or advancing to the Specialist level, our AQ courses offer the depth, flexibility, and relevance you need.
Spots are limited – secure yours today ! OSCA ACOSO AQ Course Registration
What our students are saying…
“This AQ Part 1 course is my favorite AQ course so far. The live classes with role-playing set this course apart; my co-workers who have done this course did not have an opportunity to do this in their virtual courses. Angela has been an amazing instructor—her kindness, calmness, and clarity are conveyed in her lessons and messages and reminds me of how an experienced guidance teacher/counselor should be like. Thank you for a great course! I am looking forward to taking part 2 soon.”
“Angela is an excellent teacher. She is very knowledgeable and adapts to the group. It is my second time taking a class with her. I find her content relevant and interesting. She is very respectful of our own knowledge and time, making her Live Classes exactly 1 hour so it is easy to plan around, and the discussions were enriching.”
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⭐Inscrivez-vous aux cours QA d’hiver offerts par l’OSCA/ACOSO – Partie 1, partie 2 et spécialiste – Orientation et formation au cheminement de carrière
📅 12 janvier – 6 mars
Date limite pour l’inscription : 6 janvier
Êtes-vous prêts à renforcer votre impact en matière de soutien aux élèves et en orientation de carrière ? Nos cours de qualifications additionnelles (QA) sont conçus pour les éducateurs qui souhaitent diriger avec empathie, expertise et une perspective pratique et réaliste.
Pourquoi choisir l’OSCA/ACOSO ?
🧠Une expertise fiable : Nous sommes leaders dans le domaine de l’orientation et de la formation au cheminement de carrière.
🧑🏫Instruction de première ligne : Apprenez auprès d’un(e) enseignant(e)-conseiller(ère) en orientation chevronné(e) qui travaille activement en milieu scolaire.
🤝Un véritable apprentissage collaboratif : Séances courtes et en direct qui favorisent des discussions enrichissantes et le partage d’expériences.
Peu importe si vous débutez votre parcours ou si vous visez le niveau spécialiste, nos cours QA offrent la profondeur, la flexibilité et la pertinence dont vous avez besoin.
Les places sont limitées – réservez la vôtre dès aujourd’hui ! Inscription cours QA OSCA ACOSO
Ce que nos élèves disent…
« Ce cours QA partie 1 est jusqu’à présent mon cours QA préféré. Les cours en direct avec des jeux de rôle distinguent vraiment cette formation. Mes collègues qui ont suivi ce cours en mode virtuel n’ont pas eu l’occasion de vivre cette même expérience. Angela a été une formatrice exceptionnelle – sa gentillesse, son calme et sa clarté sont évidents dans ses leçons et ses messages. Elle incarne l’enseignant(e)-conseiller(ère) idéal(e). Merci pour ce super cours! J’ai hâte de bientôt suivre la partie 2. » [traduction libre]
« Angela est une excellente enseignante. Elle est très compétente et s’adapte au groupe. C’est la deuxième fois que je suis un cours avec elle. Je trouve son contenu pertinent et intéressant. Elle respecte beaucoup nos connaissances et notre temps, assurant que les cours en direct durent exactement une heure, ce qui facilite la planification, et les discussions étaient enrichissantes. »
DISCOVER YEAR | We'd Love to Visit Your School
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Now is the time of year when your students are likely exploring and planning for their pathway options for after high school! If you have any upcoming post-secondary fairs, Discover Year would love to come and meet your students.
Please let us know about your upcoming events, and we will look into sending a representative. Thank you for welcoming us!
Learn More!
Did you know that for the past two years, students have named guidance counsellors as the second most likely source of information about the Loran Award. This shows how crucial you are to encourage applicants! Loran relies on you to identify these amazing young people, help them recognize their own potential, and guide them to apply for this transformative opportunity.
 
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The Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE) is pleased to open our Call for Presenters for this spring’s conference, Technological Education: Pathways to Possibility, taking place at Caesar’s Convention Centre in Windsor, May 7-9, 2026. At the conference we will have a dedicated stream of professional development for guidance counselors to continue learning about skilled trades and Technological Education and invite you to consider presenting at our conference by completing our Spring 2026 Call for Presenters (deadline is November 15th). We also encourage you to attend our conference (stay tuned for registration opening in January). Click here for other OCTE updates, events, and opportunities.
This event on Nov. 6 brings together post-secondary, high school and elementary students with landscape professionals to design and build natural schoolyards and play spaces. Volunteers are needed. To get involved, reach out to Christy Sebastian (csebastian@landscapeontario.com) and visit the website to learn more about this unique event.
The Government of Canada recently introduced changes to international student permit applications, study permits, and pathways to permanent residency after graduation. For 2024, the intake cap on international student applications was projected to result in about 360,000 approved study permits, a 35% decrease from 2023; 305,900 international students are expected to arrive in 2025, according to this CTV News overview of immigration changes in Canada in 2025. Here are resources that career professionals can use to help current and prospective international students navigate the new regulations.
Thank you for sharing Discover Year with your students!
We're happy to send you Discover Year flyers for your guidance office and to share with your students. Please click here to request flyers.
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Career professionals play a key role in helping people unlock their future. Career guidance is even more important for historically marginalized communities facing greater barriers in the labour force. Check out these articles, videos, books, and more that aim to help career professionals practise culturally responsive career development.
Even with past global career development conferences under our belts, arriving in Belfast for the Global Career Services Summit (GCSS) in March 2025 felt especially timely—the pace of change in AI, the shifting geopolitical landscape, and the urgency around student futures made this year’s conversations hit differently. Here’s what surprised us, what stuck with us, and what we think Canadian CDPs need to be thinking about now. From agility and data to AI and leadership, the themes of this year’s summit offered both urgency and opportunity.
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