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Now is your time! Your community needs you.
Now more than ever YOUth are spearheading initiatives and advocating for the change they want to see in the world. CCYP’s Thought Leaders in Residence Program was designed to help you make it.
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A really interesting article and something employers and employment serving organizations in our region should consider when developing meaningful labour market opportunities for everyone @WorkforceWE @SouthEssexCC @weecdev @Leam_Chamber https://twitter.com/MichaelH_KEYS/status/1306031175278960641
Instead of focusing on the skills gap, it’s time to focus on closing the opportunity gap—not only for the benefit of individuals who have been shut out of the labor market, but for society as a whole: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/09/09/the-labor-market-doesnt-have-a-skills-gap-it-has-an-opportunity-gap/
Social determinants and inequities in health for Black Canadians: A Snapshot - http://Canada.ca #@settlement.org #@_psi.org https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health/social-determinants-inequities-black-canadians-snapshot.html
3 new government appointed Youth Advisors will be working directly with Minister @MonteMcNaughton to support young people already in the middle of their #training as well as those who are currently looking toward the world of #skilledtrades #apprenticeship https://www.collisionrepairmag.com/think-of-the-children-ontario-appoints-new-youth-advisors-to-skilled-trades-effort/