Publications

The CVA currently has three publications: a blog, newsletters and occasional papers. In addition, CVA has published journals between 1965 and 2002.

Blog

The CVA blog is about providing information on CVA’s activities, initiatives and events.

Strengthening competency-based development in British Columbia: CVA delivers DACUM I training to WorkSafeBC

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Vancouver, July 2025 — The Canadian Vocational Association (CVA-ACFP) delivered a DACUM I training workshop in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a select group of professionals from WorkSafeBC. The five-day training, led by John Avery (President of CVA-ACFP and DACUM trainer) and Bruno Chauvel (CVA-ACFP DACUM trainer), marked a significant milestone in the advancement of competency-based methodologies within WorkSafeBC, British Columbia’s provincial agency responsible for promoting workplace health and safety, preventing injuries, and supporting return-to-work programmes for injured workers.

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Newsletters

The CVA Newsletter surveys and covers recent developments, major decisions, coming projects regarding education and training in Canada and internationally.

 

Occasional Papers

The CVA publishes occasional papers to provide a forum for a broad spectrum of vocational education issues. The views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the Association. Each paper is usually intended to provide an in depth treatment of a specific topic. The occasional papers have been generated to encourage discussion on an emerging issue and to document either regional, national or international achievements.

All Occasional Papers

CVA/ACFP Journals

The bilingual CVA/ACFP Journal was published by the association from 1965 to 2002.
The CVA Journal was produced under the direction of a bilingual editorial committee and a professional editor and was supported for a number of years by the federal government. In its final years, it was financed solely by the association. It was the only national bilingual journal produced to support best practice and research in the field of vocational education and acted also as a forum for a wide variety of emerging issues in the field. It is still used as a reference today with many libraries holding complete sets of all CVA Journals ever produced.

All Journal Editions

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