education

Helping Youth Find a Meaningful Career Path in Langley

Helping Youth Find a Meaningful Career Path in Langley

“Education is a business issue.  Without an educated workforce, businesses won’t be able to thrive and succeed in the future." The Langleys are the fastest growing communities of the Lower Mainland. According to the Statistics Canada Census, Langley grew at a rate of...

Humanities and Social Sciences Can Equip Youth for Future Work

Humanities and Social Sciences Can Equip Youth for Future Work

In-demand skills in Canada include leadership, cultural competence, resiliency, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication. Universities, historically, were created to satisfy a thirst for knowledge with the belief that society would benefit from scholarly...

How Reboot Plus Bridges High School Students into Post-Secondary

How Reboot Plus Bridges High School Students into Post-Secondary

“The cool factor of being able to go to college provided significant buy-in and engagement for my students." Adam Outhwaite is a Careers Teacher with the New Westminster School District. His school Administrator introduced him to the Reboot Plus program offered...

5 Ways Our Villages Can Help Youth Stay on Track to Graduate

5 Ways Our Villages Can Help Youth Stay on Track to Graduate

A Village of Opportunity “It takes a village to support students navigating the transition from High School.  It is important we take the opportunities as they come to develop skills for the students’ futures.” Debbie Holmes is a Work Transitions Specialist with the...

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...

Four Ways Reboot Plus Is Engaging Youth In Their Career Development

Four Ways Reboot Plus Is Engaging Youth In Their Career Development

Hope-Centred Career Development “If you could go back in time and tell your 18-year-old self where you are now, would they believe you?” This is one question posed to an employer by a youth participating in Reboot Plus, a program is designed to re-engage youth, who...