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As a career coach, one of my main roles is to help my clients develop the professional skills and abilities required to achieve their goals. It’s a process that takes time and planning, but I love ...

Earning your degree and landing that first position in your career field of choice might seem like an exciting finish line to what’s been many years of academic preparation and training. But in ...

Developing a professional development plan for each team member is essential for fostering growth and achieving business objectives. Begin by understanding the individual's career aspirations and ...

Professional Development Plans provide a roadmap for employees to gain knowledge, skills and abilities that will benefit them in their role as well as benefit the department in meeting its goals.

With 2016 upon us, you’ve probably set business goals for the year ahead: launch the new product, grow sales by 20%, or complete the acquisition. You may even have set personal New Year’s Resolutions, ...

The B.C. government wants to intervene in teachers' professional development programming to make sure it is helping educators provide the best possible instruction to students – a plan that has left ...

Several weeks ago, I was leaving for work when I noticed that, upon starting the car and plugging in my iPhone to the USB charger, the mapping app popped up on the screen and automatically directed me ...