The Blueprint is Canada’s national learning outcome framework of the competencies (skills, knowledge and attitudes) citizens of all ages need to improve lifelong to prosper in career and life in the 21st century. The Blueprint is a companion piece to the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Practitioners for career professionals.
The Blueprint has its origins in the U.S. National Career Development Guidelines. Career, curriculum and human resources specialists in public and private agencies from every region of Canada collaborated for over a decade to produce the Blueprint, which continues to evolve. The Australian Blueprint for Career Development is modelled on Canada’s Blueprint. Other countries are moving to create their own national frameworks of career management competencies based on the work of U.S. Canadian and Australian pioneers.
