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There was a time when a University degree assured one a of good job, good pay and a comfortable life.   Sadly this is just not the case any more.   Today, the unemployment rate for young people in Canada is close to 15% – triple that of the general population.  (5%) The real crisis though is the increasing number of university and college grads who are  underemployed  – scraping by on low-paid, part-time jobs that don't require a degree.   Although there are no official statistics in Canada, it's estimated that after graduating, one in three 25 to 29 year olds with a college or university degree ends up in a low-skilled job.   And to make things worse, 60% graduate with an average debt of $27,000.  Mired in debt, and working in dead end jobs, their launch into adulthood is being curtailed.  Some are calling those of university age "the lost generation." Youth unemployment and underemployment is a ticking time bomb with serious consequences for everyone. Is a Universit

Attendance Review of Teams Assign 5 & 6 - Cover Letter and Resume. Instructions For Today!  1. Make all edits to Assign 5 and 6 inside of Teams.  2. Click on the 3 dots inside your Teams Assignments. Download final copies of Assign 5 and 6 to your computer. 3. Open Office365 One Drive. Upload your final copies of Assign 5 and 6 to your Office365 OneDrive LABELLED! > Under a  'Careers 9 Folder' and documents labelled Cover Letter 2023 & Resume 2023.  To complete the assigned tasks above you must show me the following prior to departure today!  A) Your Teams - Is your cover letter and resume edited and finalized? Assign 5 and 6 inside of Teams.  B) Your One Drive - is both your resume and cover letter in your 'Careers 9 Folder' in your One Drive!  Library to complete the above tasks! 

  WorkSafe Unit Review - via Kahoot.  The Future of Work: 2 min video Thoughts on this mini peek into the future of tech/work?  Class Discussion. Next Up:  Alternative Living Review After having fully reviewed the article above complete the below paragraph response journal question: Q: Should I do a degree/post secondary study and/ or pursue a regular career, or do something different instead? Why? Why not? (No wrong or right answer here!) I am looking for - proper punctuation, grammar, structure.  Remember: What I am looking for: 5 sentences min including an intro, body (2-3 points) and concluding/summative statement. In your words :) Due today. 

WorkSafe Unit Review - via Kahoot.  YOU NEED TO USE YOUR OWN REAL NAME - so that I can record your score on this quiz!!!!!  You may use your phones or the Ipads!  Gender Pay Gap Debate - check in & marks review and check in! Teams  Note: Please especially review your Resume assignment in Teams - if you have NO MARK then YOU HAVE EDITS TO MAKE! We will have some time (very little) in future classes - to do so. 

Attendance as emailed. Topic: Volunteering/Work Experience Options a Review - Travel for FREE! Next class -reminder - Jan 12 - we will complete our Gender Pay Gap Debate - FYI.  Also - NOTE FOR STUDENTS - There will be a short WorkSafe quiz on Jan 12 as well - multiple choice - short :)  TTOC to review and discuss the following links and videos -  Re:  Alternate work options; work to live? Or live to work?  What is a work exchange? Def: Trading your skills and services for room and board with hosts around the globe. Review websites and show videos below on each option. What is Woofing? WWOOF - 2 minute "What is WWOOFing"  video. https://wwoof.net/ What is Work Away?  -  https://www.workaway.info/ What is WORKAWAY? | budget travel experiences ✈️  - Video What is HelpX?  - pretty similar to Work  Away. Video https://www.helpx.net/ Other ways to get paid to travel: Teaching ESL - check out Daves ESL Cafe site  http://www.eslcafe.com/  for great job options! Some require ESL cert

Jan 4 2023 & Jan 6 2023 Mental Health Training - final session for Mental Health Sessions with RSS counselors is Jan 6 2023 as an FYI.