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Northern Policy Institute: Information At Your Finger Tips
www.northernpolicy.ca Written by: Jelise Keating What is Northern Policy Institute (NPI)? Northern Policy Institute is an “independent think tank” that identifies policy opportunities to support the growth of sustainable communities in Northern Ontario. They have...
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 2486
Written by: Alex Cardinal and Veronique St-Jean Hello! Let me briefly, and virtually introduce myself! My name is Alex Cardinal and I have worked with the Carpenters Union Local 2486 for the last three years as the Apprentice and Training Coordinator. My role with the...
What are NFTs – From an NFTer
2021-2022 has been crazy. Our lives all changed in huge ways but that wasn't the only thing that was changing. Throughout the past three years, the cryptocurrency buzz has been picking up, and with it came an ominous three-letter space, the NFT space. When I first...
My Internship Experience at Future North
The Start Pre-application Application Interviews Team meetings Acquaintances Welcome to my blog about my experience at Future North. This was my first intern experience, and what a great way to kick things off! This all started when my sister sent me an Instagram post...
Getting things done
Written by: Charles Nyabeze Projects, papers, groceries, workout, GTD. Getting things done. Getting things done is the age-old struggle that many of us face day to day, hour to hour, and minute to minute. What is GTD, why is it important, how can we get better at...
Culture of the North – Youth Led Project
The Culture of the North: BIPOC Youth Taking Action is a youth-led project that is supported by Future North and funded by Pathways to Education. This project sought to determine the degree to which multicultural education is being taught within the high school...
Micro-Creds: The new way to get XP!
Certificates, diplomas, work you did, and micro-credentials? Micro-credentials are the modern way of proving your knowledge in specific areas. These are the future for key resume builders and a must-have when attempting to attain industry-specific jobs. What are...
Future North on the Road: Lessons Learned
Future North — A Network for Youth was officially launched on social media (Instagram and Facebook) at the end of Summer 2021. This launch was preceded by a year of engagements, planning, iterating, and replanning with youth in the district of Sudbury-Manitoulin, to...
Top 3 Ways to Increase Employability
Written by: Charles Nyabeze Hey everyone! My name is Charles Nyabeze and I’m 17 years old and I work as a Business Administration Intern at Future North. This blog is going to take a look at barriers that youth face within employment and specifically, how entry-level...
The Value of Networking As a Teen: 10 Ways to make meaningful connections with the right people
Written by Charles Nyabeze @Charles1 I have had the dream to start a business since I was 14 years old. In my final year of high school (I am now in my first year of university), my team and I built a Web3 Rewards Platform called BitPerks, where we allowed creators to...
Sudbury Youth Co-design Digital Strategy to Improve Service Access
The Brand Identity and Digital Strategy project’s goal was to develop an in-depth understanding of youth and how to best engage, recruit and maintain youth participation. Additionally, the project served to create a virtual platform to enable youth to...
Pilot project combines apprenticeship training, Indigenous teachings for Sudbury youth
Miskwaawaak (Red Cedar) is a pilot project which seeks to explore the experiential learning opportunities available through hands on projects that benefit youth participants and also make an improvement to the community. The project will see the build of a traditional...