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BENEFITS

Since 1997, the Rotary Career Symposium has established itself in the community by helping students and adults seek out valuable information on career and post-secondary education options. We challenge other communities across Canada to recognize the essential need to foster a relationship between business and education leaders, and encourage them to play an active role in building a knowledgeable and skilled workforce. Every year evaluations are taken from the attendees, educators, exhibitors and speakers. Those evaluations are analyzed and recommendations are made for the following year.

Benefits for Students

  • Students are more informed about career options
  • Greater optimism about their futures
  • Allows them to network with other students, speakers, exhibitors and volunteers
  • Opportunity to hear first hand experiences from in-the-field practitioners
  • Encourages life-long learning
  • Exposes them to opportunities throughout the Province of Manitoba
  • Gain the skills needed to become more employable
  • Improved understanding about the demand of industry and the workplace

Benefits for Business

  • Demonstrate community involvement
  • Opportunity to explain the training and education that is needed to fill specific jobs
  • Opportunity to meet future employees and to showcase trades and skilled work

Benefits for Educational Institutions

  • Post-secondary institutions have the opportunity to promote their school’s facilities, programs and services to potential students
  • Participating businesses will often refer attendees to a specific college, university, or vocational institution where they can develop their employability skills

Benefits for Educators

  • Offers the largest comprehensive career symposium in Canada which compliments the career and transition education happening in Manitoba schools
  • Assists educators in providing additional tools to help their students plan for the future
  • Exposes a tremendous learning opportunity for teachers to find out more about labour market demands
  • Provides networking potential among educators, as well as, exhibitors, speakers, students and parents

Benefits for Parents

  • Opportunity to learn with their child in an interactive environment
  • Gain knowledge about the changing labour market landscape
  • Exposure to their own potential opportunities

Benefits for Stakeholders

  • Committee members build relationships and enhance networking opportunities
  • Hundreds of volunteers and thousands of volunteer hours are committed to this project
  • Powerful example of community involvement by all volunteers that creates a positive impact on the community at large

Benefits for Society

  • Encourages life-long learning by promoting career and education choices
  • Develops more informed decision makers

 

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