Students & Youth

When entering the workforce for the first time as a teenager, you experience a predicament whereby employers will only hire you if you have work experience but unfortunately can’t get...

Today’s youth population – now at an unprecedented 1.2 billion, with 88% living in developing countries – is coming of age in a world marked by rapid change and complexity....

Recently, a group of my students reached out with a surprising concern. They had heard that my institution had issued layoff notices to faculty members and wanted to ensure I...

In a world shaped by rapid technological change, education must be more than the transmission of knowledge – it should equip learners for real-world challenges. While today’s educational system lays...

When it comes to sparking curiosity about careers, what better way to engage young people than through a platform they already love? At Careers Wales, an organization that provides free...

Higher education institutions are tasked with producing graduates capable of offering organizations a strategic competitive advantage. Consequently, employers seek to attract, develop and retain early career talent to become the...

 The Government of Canada recently introduced changes to international student permit applications, study permits and pathways to permanent residency after graduation. For 2024, the intake cap on international student applications...

Since the pandemic, we’ve seen significant changes in the mental health landscape within the Surrey School District – the largest district in British Columbia. Many young people and adults have...

Unpaid internships used to be a trusted route to securing a paying job. An organization would welcome a young person (the intern), allow them to experience the workplace, then decide...

The shape of work is changing.  There used to be decades of clear career paths, ladders and tracks to climb. When you arrived at the best job, that was it...