Support veterans with the tools and insight they need to successfully navigate military-to-civilian career transitions. This course equips you to translate military experience, address transition challenges, and guide clients with confidence.  Purchase this course on its own or as part of the six-course Fundamentals of Career Practice Certificate.

Description

This three-course series examines the complexities of military-to-civilian employment transitions. Participants will learn about military culture and services, recognize biases that affect client services and employment, and use tools to identify clients’ values and transferable skills. Participants will gain skills in translating military terminology into civilian language, understanding military documents, and using career planning tools like MySet, My Skills, and MNET. The course includes a list of veteran-friendly employers and resources, outlines an eight-step job search process tailored for veterans, and provides strategies for supporting clients as they navigate job loss grief, and military-to-civilian career transitions.  

Competencies to be Developed (Competencies based on National Competency Profile for Career Development Professionals)

• Diversity and Inclusion (4.1) – Respect diversity and inclusion 
• Professional Development (6.2) – Engage in lifelong learning 
• Awareness of Diverse Worldviews (13) – Developing tailored approaches for client populations 
• Career Resources (14.1) – Maintain and deliver career resources 
• Career Resources (14.2) – Maintain current knowledge of labour market 
• Client Work Search Strategies (15.1) – Work with clients to develop résumés 

Learning Opportunity

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

1. Identify the mandate of the Canadian Armed Forces and recognize rank structure. 
2. Identify the unique careers available within the Canadian Armed Forces. 
3. Describe the Department of National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces Ethical Principles and Values. 
4. Differentiate between an individualist and a collectivist worldview and understand the collective mindset and its impact on veterans. 
5. Identify four typical categories of military transition clients. 
6. Recognize the five aspects of the Social Determinants of Health in relation to military transition to civilian life. 
7. Identify the three conditions of release from the CAF. 
8. Recognize important issues facing the Canadian Military Family and the impact on a CAF member’s career. 
9. Understand the impact of grief on military transition clients. 
10. List internal military resources available to transitioning members. 
11. Understand how Redirection, an extension of Super’s Career Theory, relates to military transition experiences. 
12. Understand the Career Decision-Making model. 
13. Use tools and strategies to support clients as they identify their values and transferable skills. 
14. Describe an eight-step job search process for veterans in career transition. 

Course Structure

This course is self-paced and will take approximately 5.5 hours to complete.

Part of the Fundamentals of Career Practice Certificate

This course is one of six that make up the Fundamentals of Career Practice Certificate. Complete all six to deepen your core competencies and earn a comprehensive credential that supports inclusive, client-centred career development.

Purchase this course on its own or as part of the six-course Fundamentals of Career Practice Certificate.

Assessed Learning

Completion of this learning plan will award you an Assessed Learning NSCDA Microcredential to recognize your achievement.