Career Services
Project
Calgary Regional WIL Secretariate and Platform
This project sought to revitalize the Calgary regional labour market by developing a more inclusive and comprehensive model for coordinating work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities.
Event
Advancing Career Services: Virtual Stakeholder Engagement Forum
The Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre, is hosting a virtual forum for career development professionals (CDPs) in post-secondary education. The session will open with a fireside chat featuring Trevor Buttrum, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers, who will discuss the evolving role of career services in higher education, highlighting key challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities for advancement.
Project
Lighting Up the North
The Lighting Up the North project from Yukonstruct aimed to strengthen the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem by supporting initiatives that build skills, tools and resources. The project funded seven unique initiatives with community partners to support the needs of entrepreneurs and innovators in the region.
Project
Career Development Professional Centre
The Career Development Professional Centre (the Centre) is a pan-Canadian initiative designed to enhance the capacity, professional identity and impact of career development professionals (CDPs).
Project
Winnipeg Newcomer Employment Hub
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce launched the Winnipeg Newcomer Employment Hub (the Hub), as part of its Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity & Equity (CODE) program, to address barriers newcomers face in finding employment.
Project
Practitioner Data Initiative: Building Data Capacity
Blueprint created the Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI), a pan-Canadian project that responds to data challenges nonprofits face.
Project
Digital Transformation of Employment Programming
The project tested digital infrastructure for online employment programming consisting of professional development/employment training content delivered through e-learning courses.
Research
How International College Students Use Career Supports
To fully harness the potential of international students and maximize the investments made in their education and settlement, it is crucial that those who stay in Canada after graduation transition smoothly into the labour market.
Research
International Students’ Transition to Work
International college students tend to have poorer employment outcomes than their Canadian-born peers. Except for those in STEM fields, international college graduates earn 15 to 23 percent less after graduation. They face multiple labour market barriers, including challenges with networking, language, discrimination, and job interviews.