Resources for girls’ STEM career development
According to the United Nations (2016), female students are significantly less likely to graduate with a degree in the sciences than their male counterparts; as of 2017, women represented only...
Alberta school has been preparing students for the ‘real world’ since Grade 8
For many David Thompson students, career education started back in Grade 8. The goal is to get middle school students thinking about what vocations interest them, and what skills they...
Purpose as a Framework for Post-Secondary Planning and Career Development
When counselors help students identify post-secondary occupational or career goals, they are creating the pathways through which purpose can develop. Career development interventions that foster students’ sense of purpose may...
How my pastoral training shapes my work as a guidance co-ordinator
In my early 20s, I decided to pursue a career working in the church as a pastor. I enrolled in a Master of Theological Studies program, unaware of the ways...
Four ways we can rethink youth employment journeys with data and technology
Digital tools and assessments can be used to “locate” any young person in terms of their work / volunteer experience, their skills, knowledge, and abilities, their interests, and so on....
Manitoba lacks work placements for post-secondary students, report says
A report is calling for more work placement programs for Manitoba students, especially at small and medium-size businesses....
Networking Newbies: LinkedIn for High School Students
LinkedIn is an extension of your digital footprint. Even more important, LinkedIn basically serves as your online resume. So while on LinkedIn, it is even more important for younger users...
How campus career centres can combat the rise in job scams
“I think I have been scammed!” Those are words no career centre wishes to hear from a student. A feeling of dread looms as you hear the details of how...
More support needed to help Canadians reskill at post-secondary institutions
A new survey shows Canadians trust post-secondary institutions will prepare them for future jobs, but more support is needed to remove obstacles....
What has been learned from 20 years of articles on lifelong learning?
I conclude, regrettably, that twenty years of research on widening participation and lifelong learning revealed a significant truth – despite all the efforts put in by practitioners and researchers over...