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SUMMARY:CACEE Career Peer Coordinators Community of Practice (CoP) | Trai
 ning & On-boarding Peer Educators/Advisors (CPEs/CPAs)
DESCRIPTION:-- Session Overview --\n\nThe CACEE Career Peer Coordinators
  Community of Practice (CoP) invites you to attend their upcoming virtu
 al roundtable session:\n\nTraining & On-Boarding Peer Educators/Advisors
  (CPEs/CPAs)\nMay 9th, 2025 | 1 - 2 pm Eastern | via Zoom\n\nJoin us i
 n conversation with subject matter experts who will guide participants t
 hrough an examination of Training & On-boarding of Peer Educators/Adviso
 rs (CPEs/CPAs). Together, we will explore:\n\n* Best practices for equip
 ping new CPEs/CPAs with the necessary skills, knowledge, and confidence 
 to understand and excel in their role\n\n* Structures which help to max
 imize training and on-boarding programming\n\n* Essential topics to incl
 ude in training sessions and on-going professional development\n\n* Stra
 tegies to drive learning engagement, skill building, and retention\n\nBr
 ing your questions, experiences, challenges, and practices to what promi
 ses to be highly engaging and informative 1-hr dialogue! It is FREE to p
 articipate.\n\n-- Featured Speakers - --\n\nAkshay Arora (he/him)\nCaree
 r Services Advisor\nYorkville University\n\nAkshay Arora has 3+ years of
  experience in the career development landscape within Canadian post-sec
 ondary education. He is a member of CERIC’s Content and Learning Commi
 ttee and has collaborated on inclusive programming within Student Ambass
 ador and Peer Mentor initiatives. Akshay is passionate about culturally 
 integrated, inclusive programming that creates safer, more equitable spa
 ces. He leads with a systems-level perspective and is driven to be a cha
 nge agent in the field.\n\nRajat Virdi (he/him)\nStudent Activities Coor
 dinator, Student Services\nYorkville University  \n\nRajat Virdi curre
 ntly shoulders the position of Student Activities Coordinator at Yorkvil
 le University, BC Campus. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with
  a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Publishing (with Co-op Experie
 nce). With a strong background in outreach, events, and engagement, and 
 with an industry experience of 4+ years, he feels privileged to have wit
 nessed the profound impact that quality education and learning has on st
 udents' lives. Guided by this student-centric philosophy, he firmly beli
 eves that education extends beyond the confines of the classroom and is 
 driven by curiosity and a thirst for knowledge.\n\n-- Registration & Log
 istics -  --\n\nPlease register using the button below for this FREE v
 irtual roundtable session. Each participant will receive a confirmation 
 e-mail with the link to join the session via Zoom upon registration as w
 ell as a reminder e-mail 24 hrs leading up to the session.\n\n-- About 
 the CACEE Career Peer Coordinators CoP --\n\nThe Career Peer Coordinator
 s Community of Practice (CoP) brings together career leaders, educators,
  and coordinators who support peer educators—whether paid or volunteer
 —within career centres across Canada. This group serves as a space to 
 exchange best practices, discuss challenges, and collaborate on ways to 
 enhance career peer programs.\n\nThe CoP is co-led by:\n\nKeith Haimila\
 nPeer Education Coordinator | University of Alberta\nkeith.haimila@ualbe
 rta.ca\n\nJames Kuang\nCareer Advisor, Graduate Students and Postdoctora
 l Fellows | University of Alberta\njames.kuang@ualberta.ca\n\nand is adm
 inistered as a value add to professionals supporting the journey from po
 st-secondary studies to career success by the Canadian Association of C
 areer Educators and Employers (CACEE).  The CoP offers participants a C
 oP E-mail Forum to stay connected throughout the year, a minimum of 3 vi
 rtual sessions per year and the opportunity to connect at the CACEE Nati
 onal Conference or PD Events.  There is no cost to participate.\n\nWe l
 ook forward to having you participate in the roundtable sessions and the
  broader CoP throughout the year! Upcoming 2025 CoP Virtual RoundtablesÂ
  - Mark Your Calendar!\n\n-- Upcoming CoP Virtual Roundtables - Mark You
 r Calendar! --\n\nYou're Invited to Share Your Thoughts - If you have a 
 proposed topic or would like to share your expertise as a featured spea
 ker for a future session, please do not hesitate to reach out to either 
 of the co-leads of the CoP or the CACEE National Office at events@cacee.
 com\n\nNational Certification Information Session + Summer Check-in\nJul
 y 2nd, 2025 | 1 - 2 pm Eastern | via Zoom\n\nEngagement & Retention of P
 eer Educators\nSeptember 3rd, 2025 | 1 - 2 pm Eastern | via Zoom\n\nMaxi
 mizing the Impact of Peer Educators\nNovember 5th, 2025 | 1- 2 pm Easter
 n | via Zoom\n\n-- Questions --\n\nPlease do not hesitate to reach out a
 t events@cacee.com with any questions, to speak further about this ses
 sion, or for additional details about the CACEE Career Peer Coordinator
 s CoP.\n
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