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What We Offer: Research As an organization, we wo

What We Offer: Research

As an organization, we work collaboratively with our members, government, and workforce development partners to conduct demand-driven research to push forward positive change.⁣
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Learn more about our research efforts! ➡️ Check out the First Work page on our Link in Bio and then tap on What We Do.

What We Offer: Advocacy The insights and expertis

What We Offer: Advocacy

The insights and expertise provided by our network of employment service providers influence all our advocacy efforts, keeping Ontario’s young people at the heart. Advocacy is not limited to issues directly affecting the employment services sector but includes efforts to support overall youth well-being.

Our overarching advocacy objectives are to:

✨ Increase Government insight and communication with the youth employment sector, both provincially and federally.

✨ Amplify the voice and expertise of the youth workforce development sector.

✨ Highlight the positive impact of the youth employment service providers on local communities.

Learn more about First Work's advocacy ➡️ Check out the First Work page on our Link in Bio and then tap on What We Do.

First Work’s Aspire (@youth_aspire) – a leadin

First Work’s Aspire (@youth_aspire) – a leading career initiative designed by youth for youth – is proud to announce the release of a blog by Karuna Adhikari, an integral member of our Youth Council. Karuna is a first-year engineering student who completed a Youth Job Connection program with JVS Toronto and is familiar with how our network can help youth jumpstart their careers. She loves anything to do with computer programming, and wants to make sure all youth have access to information, resources and opportunities

With post-secondary applications around the corner for Ontario’s youth, Karuna’s blog considers the value of pausing to consider options for your future based on what truly interests you! Learn from Karuna's reflections on the process of choosing her own post-secondary pathway and what she wishes she knew this time last year.

Stay tuned for more from our Youth Council for personal stories and advice on networking, volunteering, mentorship, and career navigation.

➡️ Read Karuna's blog by checking out "Aspire Blog" in our Link in Bio!

Youth in Ontario can benefit from the job tracker

Youth in Ontario can benefit from the job tracker tool in #GPSforYourCareer !

GPS for Your Career is a support tool that will help job seekers identify potential career paths, find learning opportunities that are available to them, and find courses that will help them find employment.

Features like the job tracker tool (found under the Work tab) make finding a job on a career pathway easier. By categorizing jobs into saved, applied, interviewed, and hired buckets, the GPS for Your Career platform makes job-seeking more manageable!

Give it a try - See Link in Bio (Look for GPS for Your Career)

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