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 ...
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.c...
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.
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