1. We recommend that the CLFDB's National Apprenticeship Committee examine ways to expand the apprenticeship system into a wider range of occupations and develop linkages with the education and training system so that apprenticeship becomes part of a coherent transition system.


Counselling

  1. We recommend that a survey of clients -- actual and potential- be made to determine the extent and characteristics of their need for counselling and whether this need is being met in terms of both quantity and quality.

  2. We recommend that career and employment counselling be provided on the basis of clients' actual needs, not the kind of income support they receive. This means that the type of needs assessment currently provided by CECs should be available to all those who require it.

  3. We recommend that local boards identify and prepare local directories of counselling resources, indicating specific services provided and specializations in specific clienteles including the designated equity groups. If adequate services are not available, local boards should establish them.

  4. We recommend that the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Foundation develop a framework for evaluation of counselling, taking into consideration the specific nature of counselling services and their outcomes.

  5. We recommend that the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Foundation develop and promote national training and occupational standards for career and employment counsellors and work with training providers to develop a curriculum that allows trainees to meet the standards.

  6. We recommend that professional associations and government departments develop extensive in-service training programs aimed at upgrading the career and employment counselling capabilities of counsellors.