How can today’s students be future-ready?
The year is 2031. Children who started kindergarten in 2019 are now graduating from high school. They are entering a new world and preparing for jobs we can only imagine...
As a student, volunteering was key to my career development
As a recent grad, I reflect on my post-secondary and employment journey often. The truth is, I didn’t always know I would be working in the non-profit sector. That’s because...
Canada’s global leadership in co-op and work-integrated learning
While I was the President of CEWIL (Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning) Canada this past summer, I was extremely honoured to be one of the first signatories to a first-of-its-kind...
Principles in Action: Elementary career education equips students to navigate complex world of work
Students have many co-authors, including teachers, who provide important context as they develop a vision of their possible future selves alongside their families. Ed Hidalgo explains how a career development...
Preventing career regret among university students
I studied chemical and biological engineering in my undergraduate. Although it is an exciting field with a lot of career opportunities for many, it was definitely not a good fit...
Bridging the academia-industry gap to boost graduate employability
The changing perception of higher education institutions, from being hubs of intellectualism to centres of human capital development, has led to an increased emphasis on setting graduate employability as a strategic goal of higher education. However, graduate...
Client Side: What I learned from quitting my job to study cannabis in my 30s
When Amanda Felske decided to leave full-time work to return to school to study cannabis as a mature student, she had to navigate financial and time-management challenges....
Helping students connect the dots in their career development
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld walks into a car rental agency to pick up a car he reserved only to learn that the agency didn’t hold a car for him. Jerry famously...
Career development will help equip children to take on climate change
Young people are struggling to find their place in a world with such an uncertain future. They feel powerless in the face of the climate change giant, which they know...
Infusing narrative into curriculum and practice: Strategies for educators and practitioners
The future of work continues to shift – and most of us are not ready for the impact it will have on our work lives. Most individuals, including today’s university...