Students & Youth

This funding — announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and channeled through the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) — will go to local and national projects for single parents,...

Last fall, I made the transition from being a Career Educator to a Learning Skills Specialist. What is a learning skill, you ask? You may have heard the motto “learning...

Ruthless labor exploitation? Generational betrayal? Understanding the job crisis in academia requires a look at recent history....

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada launches the first-ever Co-op & Work-Integrated Learning Month today, celebrating Canada’s standing as a world leader in co-operative education and work-integrated learning (WIL)....

Young people need to be given the opportunity to meet a wide range of people from the world of work who can help bring learning to life and show them...

Both the education ministry and the BC Teachers’ Federation agree there is a shortage of both teachers and teachers on call. But they disagree on how serious the problem is,...

The skills gap means companies are increasingly considering candidates from non-traditional paths. Could targeted, bite-sized chunks of education help you get a job?...

This paper, from the newly released winter issue of Canadian Journal of Career Development, proposes a three-faceted model of core competencies that undergraduate students can develop through participation in experiential...

A study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce finds that over the course of a career, a liberal arts education is remarkably practical, providing a median return on...

A podcast from the University of Alberta explores the career paths of alumni, and also offers job search advice....