Students & Youth

In order to prepare for the future, a seminar was designed to enable teens to answer these two questions: What do I need to do to prepare for career success?...

Although the impact of income inequality and gender on education outcomes is much discussed in Canadian government-level policy debates, factors of race and racism are seldom measured or addressed. However,...

Many of us can identify with the questions students are asked when they graduate from high school. Family, teachers and peers ask, “What are you going to do next? An...

Campus career advisors are, by and large, enthusiastic, helpful, and excellent at their job. What’s important to remember, however, is that the career services office is a resource—they’re there to...

The last decade has witnessed an erosion of careers provision in English schools. OFSTED reported in 2013 that ‘arrangements for careers guidance were not working well in just over three...

Year after year, I watch in dismay as students obsess over getting straight A’s. The evidence is clear: Academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence. Across industries,...

Eighty-five percent of the jobs that today’s students will do in 2030 don’t exist yet, the Institute for the Future has predicted. That might seem like a high number to reach in...

According to the World Economic Forum, 65 per cent of children who entered primary school in 2017 will work in jobs that do not exist today. Given that, how can post-secondary...

In a global village and marketplace, international experience can be one element that gives our students a hiring advantage. As a means of promoting both personal and professional development, overseas...

One of the many unrealized promises of the last decade or so has been the idea that the types of credentials available to student would proliferate. The problem is that...