OSCA/ACOSO 2023 Fall Conference
TWO WEEKS AWAY!
REGISTRATION CLOSES OCTOBER 10!
$299 FOR RENEWED SUBSCRIBERS 

Delegate registration link:

2023 OSCA Fall Conference - OSCA - Ontario School Counsellors Association

CHOOSE YOUR WORKSHOPS IN SCHED BEFORE THEY FILL! 
SCHED Conference Password is in your registration confirmation email. 

• Download the App: https://oscaacoso2023conference.sched.com
• Make an account
• Make your profile PUBLIC to be visible to other attendees and to enable the chat feature
• Select your workshops

Use SCHED to:

• View the conference schedule,
• View your custom schedule
• Evaluate workshops and other daily events
• Chat with fellow attendees (your profile must be public for this to occur)
• Access venue maps for workshop locations
• Communicate with presenters, sponsors and exhibitors.

Our AMAZING Workshop Selections!

Session A

A-1 Supporting Emotion Regulation with Mindfulness in the Guidance Office

A-2 Manufacturing: Careers with Potential

A-3 Building a Toolkit to Help Your Students Develop Financial Capability

A-4 How to Handle our Hardest Students

A-5 Métis Nation of Ontario Educational Supports and Programs

A-6 Engaging and Supporting Underrepresented Students in the Scholarship Process

A-7 Dual Credits: An Effective Transition Strategy

A-8 Preparer les eleves aux carrieres de demain

A-9 Sponsor/Exhibitor Showcase

Session B

B-1 Découvrir la réalité virtuelle en salle de classe

B-2 Ontario Learn and Stay Grant

B-3 What’s New from OCAS

B-4 Preparing Students for the Careers of Tomorrow

B-5 Be the Hero of Your Story

B-6 Humour, Resilience & Change

B-7 An Indigenous Lens on Guidance Education

B-8 A "Resourceful" Approach to Promoting Apprenticeships

B-9 Sponsor/Exhibitor Showcase

Session C

C-1 Levelling up with Ontario Colleges

C-2 Supporting Students with Informed Pathway Planning

C-3 This is the Job - a DE&I Youth Initiative

C-4 Preparing for Postsecondary: Funding Opportunities for the Next Chapter

C-5 Fostering Student Mental Health and Engagement

C-6 Making the Invisible Visible: Supporting Students with Invisible Disabilities

C-7 Prolonged Exploration: The Benefits of Delayed Career Specialization

C-8 Le CAVFLO en 2023-2024

C-9 Sponsor/Exhibitor Showcase

OUR KEYNOTES

Dr. James Makokis and Anthony Johnson

"The Amazing Couple”

Dr. Makokis and his partner, Anthony Johnson, were crowned winners of the Amazing Race Canada Season 7, where they received international recognition for their advocacy of marginalized individuals by making the world aware of the impact of discrimination and the mistreatment of anyone labelled as being "different."

Save the Date: New OSCA/ACOSO Webinar
The Post-Secondary Application Process: Myths and Realities
Tuesday, October 24 @ 1:00 PM

It's application time for our graduating students! Applying for post-secondary education can be a daunting process for students and families, and educators are an important resource. Guidance Counsellors especially, are looked upon to advise and assist in the application process. In this session, join representatives from an Ontario college and university as they walk you through the steps of application and admissions processes, followed by an overview of financial aid opportunities from Student Awards Network manager Kelly Winger. REGISTER HERE!

To promote career development and make the latest practices and research more accessible, CERIC has now introduced a submission form that allows you to submit your proposal to host a series of webinars. By taking the lead, you’ll not only shape the conversation but also gain exposure within the field.

Our straightforward form and comprehensive guidelines ensure a seamless submission process. Spaces for our 2024/2025 calendar will be limited, so don't wait – join us in our mission to make career development knowledge and guidance accessible to all.

We gathered key information to help you prepare your webinar proposal:
- Submission criteria
- Areas of interest
- CERIC’s audience

Good afternoon OSCA Community Members,

On behalf of Western University, I am writing to share that Western and Brescia University College have begun a process that will see Brescia fully integrate into Western’s campus community as of May 2024.

Together, Western and Brescia have identified an opportunity to extend Brescia’s legacy while responding to an increasingly diverse undergraduate student body. 

Effective immediately, Brescia University College will no longer be accepting students for Fall 2024. We know many of your students will have interest in programs in Family Studies and Foods and Nutrition that have long been established at Brescia. Those programs will continue to be offered to students at Western. As we look ahead, we are excited to establish broader pathway programs to help your students access and prepare for university education. We look forward to sharing more on these new initiatives as they are developed.  

Western and affiliates look forward to supporting your students, and we welcome questions from the guidance community. You can join our email list, or contact our team at welcome@uwo.ca to learn more.

Sincerely,

Kim Randall

Director of Recruitment and Communications (Interim)

Western University

Ontario Universities’ Fair (OUF)
The OUF is coming up. Make sure your students attend!

The OUF gathers Ontario’s universities in one place. It's a once-a-year, free event, where attendees can talk directly with university representatives.

The OUF takes place October 21-22, 2023, from 10 am to 5 pm, daily, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the South Building. Admission is free.
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Foire des universités de l’Ontario (FUO)
La Foire des universités de l’Ontario (FUO) arrive à grands pas. Assurez-vous que vos élèves y seront!

La FUO réunit les universités de l’Ontario en 1 seul endroit. Il s’agit d’un événement annuel gratuit qui permet aux participantes et participants de s’entretenir directement avec des représentantes et représentants des universités.

La FUO aura lieu les 21 et 22 octobre 2023, à l’Édifice Sud du Palais des congrès du Toronto métropolitain, de 10 h à 17 h. L’entrée est libre.

Join us at Level Up! — Ontario’s very own provincial skilled trades fairs offered by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Students from grades 7-12 will be attending these two-day events looking for opportunities. We are asking members of the landscape and horticulture industry to join us for this exciting opportunity to promote the many career opportunities within the profession that can make an impact on our changing environment.

Landscape Ontario will be participating in six (6) trades fairs across the province and we are inviting 1-2 employers to join us at our booth to talk face-to-face and answer questions about the industry, what employers expect, future career prospects and more.

If you would like to participate in an event in your area, please sign up via the button below

Many conversations I have with young adults start with a statement like this: "I am stuck. I have no idea what I am passionate about. What if I make the wrong career choice and I am not passionate about the work?"

What I increasingly see among young adults is decision paralysis – or what I have started to call Passion Paralysis. This paralysis stems from the fear and trepidation that many young adults experience in trying to narr

|Dillon Koopmans|

Indigenous youth across Canada face serious challenges when it comes to employment. It’s a complex problem, and will require integrated, collaborative solutions. At a time when unprecedented numbers of Indigenous youth are entering the workforce, it’s critical that employers look at everything that a young Indigenous person brings to the workplace and to their community.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2016, the unemployment rate for Indigenous youth was 23%, compared with 15.1% for non-Indigenous youth. Recent data on the COVID-19 downturn show that although youth encountered a challenging summer job landscape in 2020, the labour market was much more favourable in 2021. Employment was slower to recover for Indigenous peoples overall, so it’s great to see Indigenous youth employment trending upward.