Want to boost interest in skilled trades? Get parents on board
My dad was a pipefitter. (A fitter-welder if we’re getting technical). While I didn’t know exactly what that meant when I was a kid, he did tell me stories from...
Ed Hidalgo: ‘Every child should know there’s a place in the world for them’
The World of Work model was created by the Cajon Valley Union School District with guidance and support from teachers, business, education consultants and counselling professors and researchers. As Hartung et...
The importance of workplace belonging for immigrant youth
Immigrant youth are an important source of talent to Canada and increasingly a vital strategy for redressing Canada’s aging workforce. According to Statistics Canada (2017), young people ages 18–29 account...
Making career development ‘stick’ in K-12
The career development gap in schools can only be bridged by prioritizing and scaling programming....
Personal inquiry: A powerful career exploration tool for students
Current graduates are facing more challenges finding jobs this year. As we attempt to counsel students, our goal is to discover their career interests, develop appealing resumes and prepare them...
Dispelling expectation barriers: The magic of objective-setting
“Well, what is your job anyways?” (or, as interpreted by my inner voice, "What help/use are you?”). This feedback is never a great way to start a career conversation. It...
Why careers and employability learning matters in higher education
Several meta-analytic studies of career development interventions have shown that quality careers and employability learning has a positive impact on clients’ career decision making self efficacy, decidedness, career maturity, career...
Reimagining tomorrow’s agriculture to attract and retain youth
Canada’s farming sector needs an image shift to halt the exodus of young people....
How parents and carers can be supported to provide career development
Labour markets across the world were already experiencing profound shifts and changes before the onset of COVID-19 – a process which has since accelerated. With young people especially vulnerable to...
3 ways WIL facilitators can enrich student and employer experiences
Co-operative education placements, research internships and work experience positions offer unique opportunities for students and newcomers to the world of work. Participants apply previous course-based learning and professional experience in...