Students & 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...

The career development gap in schools can only be bridged by prioritizing and scaling programming....

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

How a school counsellor in a small Texas town employs creativity, flexibility and intentionality to promote career readiness....

Faith Jensen had long planned to be a small-animal vet, but classes and work-integrated learning exposed exciting alternative pathways....