2022 Content & Learning Survey of Career Development Professionals

As an organization with a strategic mandate of building career development knowledge, mindsets and competencies, CERIC is committed to understanding the varied learning needs, preferences and behaviours of people working in career development. Your participation in this survey is greatly appreciated and will help inform CERIC’s future learning and professional development opportunities. A selection of the results will also be shared with the career development community to support efforts in the field to advance learning for your professional development. Your answers will be confidential and will only be shared in aggregate. You do not need to be familiar with CERIC’s learning initiatives to complete this survey.

Your survey completion will offer you the chance to be added to a draw for a chance to win 1 of 2 free registrations to CERIC’s Cannexus23 Conference (value of $375 per registration) or 1 of 3 free CERIC webinar registrations (value of $159 per registration).

The survey will take between 15 to 20 minutes. If you have any questions regarding the survey, please reach out to CERIC Lead, Content, Learning and Development Lindsay Purchase at lindsay@ceric.ca.

The survey is also available in French.

Professional development

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* 1. How much time per month (on average) do you typically spend on professional development (both formally and informally)?

Less than 1 hour

1 to 3 hours

4 to 6 hours

7 to 10 hours

More than 10 hours

Not applicable

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* 2. Considering your budget, time and workload, how often do you use the following types of learning for your professional development:

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Less than once per month	Not applicable
Academic journals	Academic journals Daily	Academic journals Weekly	Academic journals Monthly	Academic journals Less than once per month	Academic journals Not applicable
Books	Books Daily	Books Weekly	Books Monthly	Books Less than once per month	Books Not applicable
Conferences (virtual or in-person)	Conferences (virtual or in-person) Daily	Conferences (virtual or in-person) Weekly	Conferences (virtual or in-person) Monthly	Conferences (virtual or in-person) Less than once per month	Conferences (virtual or in-person) Not applicable
Online articles/blogs	Online articles/blogs Daily	Online articles/blogs Weekly	Online articles/blogs Monthly	Online articles/blogs Less than once per month	Online articles/blogs Not applicable
Online courses *	Online courses * Daily	Online courses * Weekly	Online courses * Monthly	Online courses * Less than once per month	Online courses * Not applicable
Online newsletters	Online newsletters Daily	Online newsletters Weekly	Online newsletters Monthly	Online newsletters Less than once per month	Online newsletters Not applicable
Peer-to-peer learning (e.g. mentoring, networking, communities of practice)	Peer-to-peer learning (e.g. mentoring, networking, communities of practice)  Daily	Peer-to-peer learning (e.g. mentoring, networking, communities of practice)  Weekly	Peer-to-peer learning (e.g. mentoring, networking, communities of practice)  Monthly	Peer-to-peer learning (e.g. mentoring, networking, communities of practice)  Less than once per month	Peer-to-peer learning (e.g. mentoring, networking, communities of practice)  Not applicable
Podcasts	Podcasts Daily	Podcasts Weekly	Podcasts Monthly	Podcasts Less than once per month	Podcasts Not applicable
Print magazines	Print magazines Daily	Print magazines Weekly	Print magazines Monthly	Print magazines Less than once per month	Print magazines Not applicable
Workshops (virtual or in-person) **	Workshops (virtual or in-person) ** Daily	Workshops (virtual or in-person) ** Weekly	Workshops (virtual or in-person) ** Monthly	Workshops (virtual or in-person) ** Less than once per month	Workshops (virtual or in-person) ** Not applicable
Webinars	Webinars Daily	Webinars Weekly	Webinars Monthly	Webinars Less than once per month	Webinars Not applicable
Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos)	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Daily	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Weekly	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Monthly	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Less than once per month	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Not applicable

*A course that is conducted completely online, whether synchronous or asynchronous, free or paid. Some are offered by educational or training institutions, while others are produced by experts in their field."

** Workshop learning is conducted with a group of learners and a trainer. It’s often interactive. Often, workshops are for a group of colleagues, with the goal of getting everyone to the same level of understanding and skill on a topic.

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* 3. What additional types of learning would you like to access for your professional development?

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* 4. What specific websites, blogs, magazines, newsletters and/or academic journals do you read most often for your professional development? (Leave blank if not applicable)

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* 5. We understand that restrictions related to COVID-19 may have affected how you access learning and/or your learning preferences. If there were no health restrictions in place, please rate how you would expect your participation in the following types of learning to change over the next two years.

	Decrease participation	Maintain participation	Increase participation	Not applicable
Conferences (virtual)	Conferences (virtual) Decrease participation	Conferences (virtual) Maintain participation	Conferences (virtual) Increase participation	Conferences (virtual) Not applicable
Conferences (in-person)	Conferences (in-person) Decrease participation	Conferences (in-person) Maintain participation	Conferences (in-person) Increase participation	Conferences (in-person) Not applicable
Conferences (hybrid – offering both virtual and in-person presentations)	Conferences (hybrid – offering both virtual and in-person presentations) Decrease participation	Conferences (hybrid – offering both virtual and in-person presentations) Maintain participation	Conferences (hybrid – offering both virtual and in-person presentations) Increase participation	Conferences (hybrid – offering both virtual and in-person presentations) Not applicable
Courses (virtual)	Courses (virtual) Decrease participation	Courses (virtual) Maintain participation	Courses (virtual) Increase participation	Courses (virtual) Not applicable
Courses (in person) *	Courses (in person) * Decrease participation	Courses (in person) * Maintain participation	Courses (in person) * Increase participation	Courses (in person) * Not applicable
Courses (blended – offering both virtual and in-person courses)	Courses (blended – offering both virtual and in-person courses) Decrease participation	Courses (blended – offering both virtual and in-person courses) Maintain participation	Courses (blended – offering both virtual and in-person courses) Increase participation	Courses (blended – offering both virtual and in-person courses) Not applicable
Workshops (virtual)	Workshops (virtual) Decrease participation	Workshops (virtual) Maintain participation	Workshops (virtual) Increase participation	Workshops (virtual) Not applicable
Workshops (in-person)	Workshops (in-person) Decrease participation	Workshops (in-person) Maintain participation	Workshops (in-person) Increase participation	Workshops (in-person) Not applicable
Webinars	Webinars Decrease participation	Webinars Maintain participation	Webinars Increase participation	Webinars Not applicable
Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos)	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Decrease participation	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Maintain participation	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Increase participation	Videos (e.g. YouTube, TED Talks, social media videos) Not applicable

* Face-to-face learning is an instructional method where course content and learning materials are taught in person to a group of students.

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* 6. Please rank which of the following types of online courses you would be more likely to use for your professional development: (1: most likely; 3: least likely)

Paid, formal courses. These would typically last a semester or similar.

N/A

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): short, free online courses available for anyone in the world to enrol.

N/A

Micro-credentials*

N/A

* Micro-credentials: are rapid training programs that represent assessed achievement of a subset of learning. This short-term learning experience can occur within a recognized post-secondary program, in the workplace or in other settings.

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* 7. Please rank the following sources of learning in terms of how often you use them for your professional development. (1: most often; 6: least often)

National associations (e.g. CACEE, CPC, VRA CANADA, etc.)

N/A

Provincial/territorial associations (e.g. BCCDA, NSCDA, ONECA, etc.)

N/A

Post-secondary institutions

N/A

Online learning platforms (e.g. LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Coursera, etc.)

N/A

Your employer

N/A

Third party trainers (e.g. ETHOS Career Management Group, Career/Life Skills, Purpose Co.)

N/A

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* 8. How likely would you be to use digital badges* to demonstrate your skills?

Very unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very likely

* A digital badge is a visual representation of a credential, or other type of informal or formal achievement, that is displayed and verified online. The badge is often linked to a page that explains what it represents, how it was earned and other information.

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* 9. Aside from the learning format and topic, what affects your decisions on what professional development you engage in? (Select top 3)

Accessibility (e.g. for mobility, vision, hearing, sensory needs, etc.)

Availability of Continuing Education Credits (CECs)

Cost

Credibility of source

Language learning is delivered in

Time I have to engage in professional development

2022 Content & Learning Survey of Career Development Professionals

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* 1. How much time per month (on average) do you typically spend on professional development (both formally and informally)?

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* 2. Considering your budget, time and workload, how often do you use the following types of learning for your professional development:

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* 3. What additional types of learning would you like to access for your professional development?

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* 4. What specific websites, blogs, magazines, newsletters and/or academic journals do you read most often for your professional development? (Leave blank if not applicable)

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* 6. Please rank which of the following types of online courses you would be more likely to use for your professional development: (1: most likely; 3: least likely)

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* 7. Please rank the following sources of learning in terms of how often you use them for your professional development. (1: most often; 6: least often)

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* 8. How likely would you be to use digital badges* to demonstrate your skills?

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* 9. Aside from the learning format and topic, what affects your decisions on what professional development you engage in? (Select top 3)

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* 10. What issues, topics or themes would you like to learn more about to support your work?