| Passport to Prosperity is a province-wide campaign to increase employer awareness of and participation in school-work programs. The campaign is an employer-led recruitment effort to provide opportunities for students to explore career options and develop workplace skills and experience. Work experiences vary in length, depending on the type of program that students select and the level of time and effort employers are willing to provide. School-work opportunities include workplace tours, job shadowing, mentoring, cooperative education, school-work transitions, and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program. Work experiences help students develop good work habits and behaviours, employability and citizenship skills. Students should also gain experience in managing resources, working with others and working with technologies. The work experience is an opportunity for students to see how their in-school learning is applied in the workplace. Why should employers get involved? As changing demographics place increased strain on the supply of skilled resources, school-work programs can help build the talent pool. Employers can help the next generation of workers make the transition into the labour market and develop critical employability skills while giving existing employees the opportunity to improve their own skills in communication, team work and management. School-work programs offer employers a cost-effective solution to recruiting, training and retaining younger workers. |
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