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Career Building

portrait par Ali Ashrafi

Ali Ashrafi (he/him)

Career Profiles

Ph.D. Candidate

I am enrolled in a PhD program that focuses on Human Studies.
Heinz Plaumann leading a training session

Heinz Plaumann (he/him)

Career Profiles

Co-founder and CEO

I run a business that offers career, life coaching and training to a wide age range of people.
Engineers and architect looking at blueprints

Careers in Building and Design

Lessons

Students explore careers that involve designing and building structures and devices.

Portrait de Andrea Goldson-Barnaby

Andrea Goldson-Barnaby

Career Profiles

Head of the Food division

I teach and do research on the topics of Food Chemistry and Food Processing.
Illustration of the Earth

Summer Symposium Series: Climate Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career focused on climate change and sustainability would let you help people by working to help solve the biggest problems of our time.

Student going over materials and plans

Summer Symposium Series: Engineering Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.

Anthony Mantione

Anthony Mantione

Senior Economist

I work to improve the availability and accessibility of information to help Canadians make informed decisions about their careers.
Engineer inspecting a solar panel

Careers In Sustainability

Lessons

Students explore non-traditional careers related to sustainability and sustainable development.

Celebrity talk show

Career Talk Show

Lessons

Students will research a career (or career sector) and role-play being a person in that career being interviewed by a talk show host.

Electrical engineers at work

Engineering a Future Career

Lessons

Students explore the different branches of engineering and discover the similarities and differences between them.

Girl at lemonade stand

Create Your Own Small Business

Lessons

Students will learn the fundamental skills and attitudes needed to set up and run a small business.

Students working together on a laptop

Learning About Technological Careers

Lessons

Students will research careers and post-secondary pathways related to their current course. 

Student presenting to peers

Demonstrating Skills in Technological Careers

Lessons

Students will learn and demonstrate skills required in a career of interest.

Boot on a shovel

Is This For Me? Reflecting On Occupational Fit

Lessons

Students engage in self-reflection as they consider occupational fit and how various career options align with their personal strengths and preferences.

Fleet of autonomous trucks driving on reserved lane

A Case Study of Autonomous Trucks

Lessons

Learn how artificial intelligence is affecting the trucking industry as a way to explore how technology and society are related.