career development

A Community Rallies to Help Young People Find Purpose

A Community Rallies to Help Young People Find Purpose

“This program is one of the highlights of my career. It was an absolute joy to make a difference with the work that we do.” Lisa Schwerzmann is the Associate Dean of the Fanshawe College School of Access Studies and Regional Delivery. She shares her experiences of the...

Alternative pathways to success – so many possibilities

Alternative pathways to success – so many possibilities

“I feel like Reboot Plus should be integrated into high school. This should be a high school course. I now have options in front of me." Reboot Plus connects students to the world of work and possibility by having students meet professionals in fields of their...

How Reboot Plus Helps Youth Reach their Potential

How Reboot Plus Helps Youth Reach their Potential

 "What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a teen in high school, this question can cause anxiety about the future. Especially if you’re disengaged and unsure as to why you’re even in school. A young person knows only a limited number of job titles, yet, if you...

Reboot Plus is Expanding Education in Surrey High-schools

Reboot Plus is Expanding Education in Surrey High-schools

Reboot Plus, a program is designed to re-engage youth, who are not finished or not on track to graduate from high school, in their education and career development. This program aims to re-engage at-risk youth in education and career development by providing them...

Researching Reboot Plus

Researching Reboot Plus

Carla Hotel, MA, MEd (Counselling Psychology), and Danielle Quigley, Ph.D. of Douglas College in New Westminster, B.C., are researchers of the Reboot Plus Program. Offered in partnership through Douglas College Training Groupand PEERs Employment & Education...

A Professional Infuses Youth With Hope

A Professional Infuses Youth With Hope

The Reboot Plus Program offers an alternative path for students who are not on track to graduate from high school. Working to reengage students in education and skills development, the program supports them to explore their interests and abilities and matching...

How Reboot Plus Can Help Youth Discover Their Career Path

How Reboot Plus Can Help Youth Discover Their Career Path

It can be difficult to understand why one should be concerned with finishing high school when there is no clear vision of what lies beyond. With funding from the Future Skills Centre, Douglas College Training Group, the Burnaby Board of Trade, and PEERS Employment...

Sharing Career Insight With Students of the Reboot Plus Program

Sharing Career Insight With Students of the Reboot Plus Program

Vanessa Marshall works as an Artist Manager at DNEG (VFX company) and part time as a Course Instructor at Vancouver Film School teaching networking, social media and branding. Her main function as an Artist Manager is to build relationships with her team and support...