Partners in Education Breakfast 2010 was a success!

Nearly 700 guests representing various businesses, government and community organizations, boards of educations, colleges and universities attended Partners in Education Breakfast 2010. Read More.

IEC Honored Businesses and Educators

IEC has honored 25 businesses/organizations and 21 Teachers in Hamilton that have shown outstanding commitment to career mentorship and education at the 2010 Partners in Education Breakfast that was held was November 24, 2010. Read More.

Education was better in 2010

In 2010, education has improved in Ontario in terms of factors like class sizes, test scores and student support, according to the Ministry of Education. Read More.

Two Hamilton employers awarded

Two Hamilton employers have received the 2010 Provincial Employer Champion Awards for their outstanding involvement in providing experiential learning opportunities for high school students. Read More.

Passport to Prosperity: 2010 Achievements

Almost 350 local businesses have registered on www.employerregistry.ca, our provincial online community, and made a commitment to work with our schools.What does that mean? Read More.

Volunteer Speakers Spotlight

Many teachers are utilizing Speakers Bureau as a resource to invite professionals from different fields to speak in their classroom. Find out why. Read More.

For the love of food!

Which high school offers staff and students a full and varied lunch menu that is prepared by students? Which high school offers students an authentic opportunity to experience the Hospitality and Tourism industry? Find out here. Read More.

Developing Future Business Leaders

Nine of St. Jean de Brébeuf C.S.S. students were ranked in the top twenty at The City of Hamilton Small Business Enterprise Centre Business Plan Competition 2010, which was held on June 7, 2010 at The Lakeland Centre. Read More.

Building Careers from the Ground Up

In an open house held on January 12, 2011, Building Careers from the Ground Up Construction Program of the HWDSB and Habitat for Humanity exhibited the house that the OYAP Construction students took part in building in the last semester.Read More.

An Amazing Learning Experience at my Co-op Placement

I am a Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School student who had the opportunity this semester, to have a Coop placement at my elementary school, St. Agnes.Read More.

Lawyering It Up at Ross & McBride Law Firm

 I know that most students who take co-op have a preconceived view that you will be doing the “work no one else wants to do.” That I can say is not true in the least. For me at Ross and McBride Law Firm, I got to experience the life of a lawyer. Read More.

Activity and Learning Happens in Co-op at St. Agnes Elementary

I am a Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School in grade 12 . I'm in the Specialist High Skills Major program in the Non-Profit sector. I spent three months at St. Agnes Elementary School completing a Co-op placement. Read More.

‘Take part in building our future’

‘Take your part in building our future and in the future the students will bring up your name’. That is the advice Naseem Jamil, owner of the T & R Auto Service, gave to employers in a recent interview with Cable 14. Read More.

‘A good thing for both the mentor and the mentee’

Natalia Serniak is one of the employers that actively participate in youth career mentoring. In her previous role at Staybridge Suites as an Assistant General Manager, she used to take co-op students, who are interested in the Hospitality industry to give them the opportunity for a first hand experience on what it looks like to work in the sector . Read More.

The Future of the Green Economy

The green economy is a rapidly growing sector affecting a wide array of industries and occupations. In an effort to define the green economy and related industries and jobs, Local Boards in three areas: Hamilton, Grand Erie and Niagara have partnered to examine the impact of the green economy on this economic region.Read More.

Where will the jobs be in 2011?

Wondering where the jobs are in the New Year we just embarked on? Monster.ca career advice examined a number of recent surveys and reports that predict hiring trends in Canada and listed the following jobs that they labeled as ‘hot careers for 2011 and beyond. Read More.

Jobs added in December

Employment rose up for the second consecutive month in December, with an increase of 22,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 7.6%. Compared with December 2009, employment increased by 2.2% (+369,000), following a decline of 1.1% the previous year. Read More.

Information for Apprentices and Employers

Regulatory amendments were recently approved by the government concerning the training and certification of individuals who install residential (low rise) sheet metal air handling or ventilation systems. Read More.

What You’d Better Know To Make It to Pay Day!

Like most 18-year-olds, when Randy Georges was hired for part-time kitchen help in a popular restaurant, his first thoughts probably centered around whether he’d fit in with his co-workers, if he’d be able to do the work well and keep the job, and of course, how much money he would be earning. 

Nowhere in his main list of concerns were the issues of safety.

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