2022 Annual Conference

Embracing Lifelong Career Development
May 16 -27, 2022
Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore
17.75 CEU Clock Hours Available

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APCDA invites you to attend this international conference where all presentations will be in English.  The audience will consist of delegates from many Asian countries and regions as well as other parts of the world.  This conference provides opportunities for networking, sharing among practitioners, and identifying new resources.  Breakout sessions will be divided into four tracks:

• Serving School Populations (K-12)
• Serving College Students
• Serving Working or Job Seeking Adults
• Research on Career Issues

The audience will include career and school counselors, counselor educators, workforce development professionals, human resource professionals, and career development practitioners at all age levels and in all settings (school, college and university, government, business, agency, corrections, and private practice). Delegates are encouraged to bring their own translators.

Conference Sponsors:

Click here for a Sponsorship Flyer. Contact APCDA.Conf2022@AsiaPacificCDA.org for more information.

Keynote Speakers:

Title: TBA

Ms Lynn Ng, Group Director, Careers Connect Group, Workforce Singapore

Nurturing an Ecosystem for Lifelong Career Development

Riz Ibrahim, Executive Director of CERIC, a Canadian charitable organization that advances education and research in career counselling and career development

Thinking Like an Employer to Help Your Clients Succeed

Elisabeth Sanders-Park, Author, Thought Leader, Speaker, Trainer, and President of WorkNet Solutions

Schedule

Tuesday, May 24	9 AM – 1 PM	Your choice of options tours of local career services
	2 – 5 PM	Professional Development Institute by Riz Ibrahim
Wednesday, May 25	9 – 10:30 AM	Keynote by Riz Ibrahim
	10:30 AM – 6 PM	Breakout sessions and lunch (included in registration fee)
	6 – 8 PM	Reception (included in registration fee)
Thursday, May 26	9 – 10 AM	Keynote
	10 AM – 5 PM	Breakout sessions and lunch (included in registration fee)
	5 – 6 PM	Annual Membership Meeting
Friday, May 27	9 – 11 AM	Breakout Sessions
	11 AM – 12:30 PM	Keynote by Elisabeth Sanders-Park and Closing
	2 – 5 PM	Professional Development Institute by Elisabeth Sanders Park
Saturday, May 28	8 AM – 4 PM	Optional Morning Tour: Gardens by the Bay and Lunch
	5 PM – 10 PM	Optional Evening Tour:  Taste of Singapore Food Tour

 

Conference Registration (opens January 1)

	Through February	Through April 24	April 25 & after
Professional Member	$350	$370	$400
Professional Non-Member	$370	$390	$420
Student/Retired Member or Presenter	$280	$300	$320
Student/Retired Non-Member	$300	$320	$340
Vendor Table	$350	$580	$620
Optional Pre-conference Tour of Government Services	$35	$35	N/A
Optional Gardens by the Bay Tour	$50	$50	N/A
Optional Taste of Singapore Food Tour	$75	$75	N/A
Optional Professional Development Institute (each)	$100	$100	$100

Optional Extras:

• Professional Development Institutes (PDI)
  The two 3-hour PDIs by the keynoters provide a more in-depth learning experience, where you will have the time to really learn the skills and content.
• Tour of Local Career Services
  Optional tours of local career services such as Enabling village, Center for Future-Ready Graduates at NUS or Singapore Management University Career Center.
• Morning Tour of Gardens by the Bay with lunch
  

  Visit the iconic tree-like vertical gardens-Super tree Grove designed with large canopies that provide shade in the day and come alive with special effects of light and sound at night. Next, enjoy a cool leisurely stroll through the Flower Dome and immerse in a world of perpetual spring. Replicating the cool and dry Mediterranean climate, the Flower Dome showcases exotic plants from 5 continents in 9 different gardens. Tour ends with a dim sum lunch.

• Taste of Singapore Food Tour
  

  Taste Singapore's rich food heritage and taste fabulous dishes with Malaysian, Chinese and Indian roots.

CEU Clock Hours Available: Our annual conference is an opportunity for networking, professional development, and to earn 12 CE Clock Hours from the US NBCC.  Add 6 more CE Clock Hours with the PDIs.

Refund policy: Registrations that are canceled at least 4 days prior to the event can be refunded.  After that time, there are no refunds.