The Nova Scotia Career Development Association (NSCDA) is a not-for-profit professional organization with approximately 600 members from across the province, and Canada. The NSCDA’s goal is to strengthen the role of the career development profession within Nova Scotia by providing both guidance and the tools to ensure members can maximize their potential.

NSCDA members include Career Development Practitioners (CDPs), Certified Career Development Practitioners (CCDPs), and people working within the field of career development using a variety of other titles that reflect their positions, including:
    Social Workers
    Business and Labour Representatives
    Employment Support Workers
    Employment Counsellors
    Job Search Coaches
    Occupational Therapists
    Private Career Practitioners
    Teachers Instructing Career Development Classes
    School Counsellors
    Human Resources Staff
    Rehabilitation Specialists
    Career Development Specialists
    Youth Workers
    Disability Workers
    Managers of Career Development Delivery Services

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide leadership and support to members and the broader career development community in Nova Scotia.

VISION STATEMENT
Career development is recognized as a career of choice in Nova Scotia; Certified Career Development Practitioners are recognized as professionals; and NSCDA is recognized as a leader in the career development sector.

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