Western Canada's Career Development Conference 2025
Breaking Through Limiting Beliefs, Yet Again!
Full-Day Workshop: Deconstructing Clients’ Career Anxiety
May 8, 2025 - IN PERSON at SFU HARBOUR CENTRE
Symposium
May 9, 2025 - IN PERSON at SFU HARBOUR CENTRE & STREAMED ONLINE
Webinar Collection
May to June, 2025 - VIA ZOOM
Western Canada's Career Development Conference 2025 Overview
Welcome to Western Canada's Career Development Conference 2025, celebrating 28 years as one of the region’s most enduring and impactful events for career development professionals. This long-standing tradition has built a legacy of insight, inspiration, and community, offering tools and strategies that professionals can use to drive meaningful change in their practices and lives.
Whether you're a career development expert or someone looking to advance your own journey, this conference is designed to provide an exceptional array of resources and support. This year's theme, "Breaking Through Limiting Beliefs, Yet Again," revisits the timeless challenge of self-imposed barriers. Through this focus, participants will gain valuable insights and strategies for both their clients' and their own growth.
Event Structure:
All-Day Workshop - May 8, 2025
This hands-on workshop on May 8 will provide an immersive learning experience, helping participants refine their skills and build valuable connections through collaboration and peer-to-peer exchange.Career Development Symposium - May 9, 2025, Vancouver
The main symposium on May 9 will be held in Vancouver, with an online option for those who prefer to attend remotely. Featuring an impressive lineup of keynote speakers and sessions, this event covers a wide range of topics essential to career development, offering attendees actionable insights they can immediately apply in their work.Career Development Webinar Collection
Beginning May 15, a series of 12 webinars will continue the learning journey. Running through June 24, these sessions offer flexibility, allowing attendees to build on the conference experience at their own pace, from any location.
With 28 years of empowering professionals behind it, the 2025 Career Development Conference promises to deliver a diverse and enriching experience for everyone involved, whether in person or online. Join us to celebrate this milestone year and take your career to new heights.
What people said about Career Development Conference 2024
"Congratulations BCCDA Team on a job well done. I attended the symposium with 4 of my staff, and we all enjoyed and benefitted from the sessions and networking greatly. And the food, top notch!"
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"I just wanted to say thank you for the virtual conference option, so far it is really well done and managed. I have been a part of a few others and they are horrible in comparison."
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"Congratulations on an outstanding symposium. The presentations were so good that I cannot stop thinking about them. The food was excellent and everything ran so smoothly."
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"The speakers that were selected for the Summit were Superb!!!! Really enjoyed it! Thanks so much"
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"Thank you and your team for the great symposium you put together! I was able to participate and take advantage of it through the live streaming from Vancouver Island."
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