Human Resources committee  Yes. The eight-week length of time for a summer job might be ideal for a high school student or someone who is transitioning from high school to post-secondary, but most post-secondary breaks between the fall-winter semester and the subsequent fall semester are 16 weeks. The ty

Human Resources committee  If I could speak to that as well, I think one of the proposals that we were recommending was financial support for not-for-profit and community organizations. That's one of the challenges. We see that historically there are certain industries that typically are familiar with paid

Human Resources committee  There were 1,590 work terms during the period we were reporting on.

Human Resources committee  We don't have them readily available, but that is something we could follow up on with the committee to see if that's available in our statistics database.

Human Resources committee  If I could speak to that question, there are different models of co-operative education programs that different institutions offer. For example, at Conestoga College, my institution, some of our programs are mandatory co-op, meaning when a student applies to that particular acade

Human Resources committee  I'd like to say that co-ops mimic the labour market in that there is a competitive aspect to the job search. Students apply for jobs. They have agency, in that they can choose which positions suit their maybe desired career goals, but they do have to compete for those. They're

Human Resources committee  Sure. One of the advantages of paid co-op work terms is that because students are earning an income and they're going to work for an extended period of four months, sometimes back to back for 12 months, they will consider relocating for work. That does provide an opportunity to

Human Resources committee  In terms of some statistics, in the Northwest Territories, we have 1,590 work terms reported. That's a significant quantity. One of the jobs of the staff at our post-secondary institutions is to go out and talk to employers, to promote. Really that's an opportunity to expand th

Human Resources committee  I'm here representing CEWIL Canada, but my day job is as the director of co-op, career, and work-integrated learning at Conestoga College, which is down the street from the University of Waterloo. This has been my field of work for the past 18 years. What I would say, as a prac

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Anne. I would like to highlight a few key elements of the brief submitted by CEWIL Canada to this committee. Our engaged practitioner-members are dedicated to supporting the school-to-work transition and can provide valuable consultation to both this committee and fut