Kick start a conversation with new professional conduct-learning scenarios

June 10, 2024 - Defence Stories

Looking for ways to promote discussion and learning related to conduct and culture in your team? The Chief Professional Conduct and Culture (CPCC) recently updated the Professional Conduct Scenarios web page to include more scenarios based on current issues and provide more ways to find scenarios that meet your training and education needs.

What's new?

This update includes:

• 56 new scenarios—bringing the total number of scenarios to 148.
• New themes, including artificial Intelligence, social media, and CAF sexual misconduct key issues highlighted in the Statistics Canada 2022 Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.
• Mutually inclusive filters that allow members to filter scenarios by:
  • Types of misconduct
  • Ethical principles
  • Ethical values
  • Cultural themes

GBA Plus themes: age, culture, disability, education, gender, geography, income, indigenous, language, race/ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, other

What does this mean for Defence Team members?

Professional conduct scenarios present an opportunity to discuss and learn about the ethical principles and values that are the foundation of our organization’s culture. Through these scenarios, Defence Team members will explore how Defence ethics affect our collective conduct, practices, and mindsets.

The aim is to help clarify expected behaviours of Defence Team members, spark reflection, and enable respectful dialogue. Each scenario includes a brief description, a facilitator’s guide, and facilitation questions to guide a discussion.

The updated website directly supports the implementation of CPCC’s Culture Evolution Strategy by including scenarios related to cultural themes such as leadership, teamwork, identity, and service. The scenario-based learning also aligns with several recommendations from the Deputy Ministers’ Task Team on Values and Ethics Report to the Clerk of the Privy Council, which encourage dialogue, training, and internal communication on values and ethics within departments and agencies across the Government of Canada.

Future updates and support

As the functional authority on Defence values and ethics, CPCC will continue to update the website with new scenarios and features that reflect current societal and DND/CAF-specific dilemmas and challenges.

If there are scenarios you would like to see added or if you have questions about the content, please contact CPCC’s Training and Education Team at CPCCTraining-EntrainementCCPC@forces.gc.ca.