NL Youth Employment & Education Summit

The NL Youth Employment & Education Summit was presented by Choices For Youth and supported by the NL Workforce Innovation Centre (NLWIC). It took place November 23-24, 2022 in Corner Brook, NL.

The Summit as collision point for the private sector, post-secondary institutions, training agencies, and government departments, and featured the launch of the results of a three-year community-based research project and training initiative focused on youth education, employment and social enterprise in rural regions across NL. Together, our goal is to learn how we can strengthen regional economic development through training and employment while engaging and retaining young people in our province.

Video from the NL Youth Employment & Education Summit

Conditions for Youth Employment Success: Results of Engagement with 650+ Youth over Two Years

Fireside Chat with Corey Foley and Kirkland Hobbs

Innovative Approaches to Youth Employment & Training – What’s Working

Rural Economic Development – What’s Required to Drive Innovation & Investment

Applied Research on Supportive Training, Social Enterprise and Employment First Practices for the Future of NL is a research project led by Choices For Youth and funded by the NL Workplace Innovation Centre (NLWIC) at College of the North Atlantic (CNA) through the Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills (IPGS) under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Development Agreement.