Canada’s international students are becoming less diverse
Federal International Education Strategy aims to attract to students from diversity of countries, as well as to a greater variety of regions and schools....
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Student career aspirations in the face of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the career plans and pathways of many Canadians. To better understand the perspective and experiences of postsecondary students, Academica reached out to our StudentVu panel,...
Canadian youth are facing a mental health crisis post-pandemic
Research shows that mentorship can have massive positive effects on youth mental health, but there’s not enough of it happening to help young people recover from the pandemic’s economic and...
Micro-credentials offer short, focused gateway to new opportunities
Every day, you help jobseekers find a professional path that they might not otherwise have considered. Sometimes that shift requires reskilling or upskilling through academic programs – a potentially time-intensive...
Youth who grew up in care have the right to post-secondary education
Student-centred wraparound supports are needed to help increase social mobility of former youth in care....
Increasing career opportunities through experiential learning
In this article, we discuss an important channel through which current graduate students can hone and develop skill sets that will increase the impact of their education: experiential learning. In...
Concordia internal mentorship program bridges student-staff divide
It takes a city to run a university. Medical professionals, lawyers, realtors, administrators, event co-ordinators – you name it, there’s a job posting for it. I came to this realization...
Investing in career guidance: Helping youth out of the pandemic
Effective career guidance helps young people to realise their potential and prevent unemployment. It also stands to play a crucial role in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic....
5 podcasts to help kids start learning about careers
It can be tough to know how to broach the big, wide world of careers with young children. It may not even seem necessary; certainly, we’re not expecting kids to...
Job board websites can make the search process easier for new grads
Including salary and seniority information, and removing expired postings, are helpful job board practices for jobseekers....