Give Alberta Youth A Head Start On A Career
Jim Carter, CAREERS: The Next Generation (CAREERS) Board Chair, is pleased to announce the Donor Matching Campaign. “This incredible opportunity allows you to double your donation, having an even bigger impact on Alberta youth. Although globally we are faced with many challenges, together we can ensure young Albertans have the education and skills required to get rewarding careers in the current and future labour market. Alberta’s youth are up- and- coming highly skilled professionals in the trades and technologies, and will be in high demand.” says Carter.
Did you know what you wanted to do with your life in high school? This is one of the biggest questions facing Alberta’s youth. CAREERS, with our school partners, provides high school students the opportunity to begin to answer that question. Getting hands-on experience in a variety of in-demand occupations as an intern gives youth a head start. CAREERS co-founder Eric Newell and his family, and the entire CAREERS Board of Directors have pledged $ 650,000 of their own money to match donations in support of youth internships.
By contributing, you are giving youth the opportunity to start their career journey as paid interns in the workplace, linking learning to earning. Our passion is to see youth succeed with a good education linked to the start of a rewarding career. Our hope is that the Matching Campaign inspires industry and individuals to donate in support of youth discovering a career,” says Newell.
Meet Dhruv Patel, one of many students impacted by CAREERS programs. He was always interested in technology, but it wasn’t until his data-science internship in Grade 11 that he knew this was the industry for him. “After that summer, I had the most amazing senior year of high school – winning at the national science fair, having a true impact in my community and winning an award to pay for my entire undergraduate education! This flame would not have been possible without that opportunity with CAREERS,” says Dhruv. He is now pursuing a career in Mechatronics Engineering. He has also developed his own apps and new technologies, and started a non-profit in Fort Mcmurray to teach other interested students.
Meanwhile, in Whitecourt, Kennedy Bahm was discovering her passion as a welder. An internship facilitated by CAREERS and Hilltop High School provided her the direction she needed.
Now, at just 21-years-old, she is in her final year at NAIT to become a journeyperson. “I have worked hard to prove myself in this industry and continue to be a huge champion for women in skilled trades. Thank you to everyone who believed in me, providing the opportunities, experience and encouragement that put me on the path to a career I love,” says Kennedy.
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