About this Event
Join the Ottawa Catholic School Board's Guidance and Pathways Team and the Catholic School Parents' Association (CSPA) for an engaging evening with award-winning employment researcher Dr. Jon Callegher. In this high-energy, data-backed presentation, Dr. Callegher will explain why parents can be confident in supporting the Skilled Trades as a rewarding post-secondary pathway for their children.
You'll discover:
- What makes a "good job" according to Ontario parents.
- How AI is changing the future of careers.
- What parents think about post-secondary pathways.
- The physical and mental health benefits of the Skilled Trades.
- Why many "university-bound" traits are also Skilled Trades traits.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Jon Callegher is Executive Director of Job Talks, a research and media agency focused on recruitment in the skilled trades and construction sector. An award-winning researcher, he has interviewed more than 200 young tradespeople and surveyed thousands of workers about their career pathways and perceptions of risk.
He has shared his employment research and analysis on CBC Radio, Global National, and Cityline, and at conferences across Canada and the United States.
Jon is also a Professor in the School of Marketing at George Brown Polytechnic in Toronto. He has served as Project Director on more than $1.5 million in partnership research initiatives. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Waterloo and is the author of Pearson’s marketing research textbook used in post-secondary programs across the country.
Event venue & nearby stays
St. Pius X High School, 1481 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
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