Investing in our Local Labour Market

TDSB Work Connections Job Fair

A Job Fair for youth graduating highschool and looking for work

The Work Connections Job Fair is a yearly event for graduating grade 12 students who are seeking full-time employment or 18-year old students who need assistance finding full-time employment. Participants have a chance to meet up to 50 employers offering 400 or more positions for full-time work. In 2010 over 1200 students attended. 

The Work Connections Job Fair provides students an opportunity to:

  • Be coached in the Job Search process (i.e., resume writing, interview skills, appropriate dress)
  • Meet representatives from their local Youth Employment Centre (YEC)
  • Do on the spot interviews
  • Apply for Jobs On Line
  • Attend workshops on apprenticeships, entrepreneurship and a variety of programs designed for youth seeking full-time employment

 

Members of Toronto Schools Youth Employment Partnership

•    City of Toronto, Youth Employment Partnerships
•    Toronto Workforce Innovation Group 
•    The Learning Partnership
•    Passport to Prosperity
•    Mazemaster
•    Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)   
•    Guidance/At-Risk Program & Services              
•    Experiential Learning - Cooperative Education, Technological Education, Business Studies
•    Toronto Catholic District School Board

Visit: www.workconnections.info for more information

  • Partners: Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, City of Toronto and Youth Employment Organizations