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Being a young jobseeker during COVID-19 isn’t easy, especially with many supports only available virtually. Youth are facing a competitive job market and may have been forced to change work...

Unemployment rates rose by six percentage points from 2019 to 2020, roughly twice the increase seen among older Canadians....

More than 77 million Americans volunteer a total of 6.9 billion hours a year doing everything from fighting fires to raising funds for cancer research. These efforts help others and support communities....

Research shows that mentorship can have massive positive effects on youth mental health, but there’s not enough of it happening to help young people recover from the pandemic’s economic and...

Student-centred wraparound supports are needed to help increase social mobility of former youth in care....

Effective career guidance helps young people to realise their potential and prevent unemployment. It also stands to play a crucial role in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic....

It can be tough to know how to broach the big, wide world of careers with young children. It may not even seem necessary; certainly, we’re not expecting kids to...

UK report finds that, post-pandemic, young people from lower income families have less optimism, less career ambition and feel less equipped to compete in the job market....

When someone says they’re taking a gap year, the typical image conjured may be backpacking through Europe. Another popular reaction may be to panic and worry that a gap year...

Different delivery models can address the bandwidth challenge and create an engaging experience while recognizing the local particularities of learners....