Volunteering: Build Skills and Create Opportunities
During this National Volunteer Week session, we will explore how volunteering can strengthen your résumé, build confidence, and help you connect with organizations and mentors.
Rebecca Finds a Great Work Experience With the Ryga Arts Festival
Rebecca (name changed to protect privacy) is a young songwriter who is passionate about the arts. She has cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, and uses a wheelchair. Looking for work experience that suited her interests, she joined our Creative Employment Options program.
Digital Literacy is the First Step Towards Employment
In today’s workplace, digital literacy — being able to use a computer, knowing how to use email and navigate the internet — is a must. Often, the first step to achieving employment is ensuring your digital literacy skills are up to par.
Technology and Employment
Neil Squire’s employment programs work in collaboration with programs across our five areas of focus — Innovation, Digital Literacy, Employment, Assistive Technology, and Collaboration — to ensure that our participants have the skills and access to technology to thrive in the workplace.
Ceinwen’s Hard Work Leads to a Meaningful New Job
Having graduated from university with a degree in International Studies, Ceinwen joined our Creative Employment Options program looking to find work where they could make a difference in their community. Ceinwen has ADHD and a learning disability, which can make it difficult to retain information.