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23RD ROTARY
CAREER
SYMPOSIUM
Whether you are studying at our main campus in Brandon or
at our Winnipeg site, become part of a close-knit community.
Get to know your professors in our small classes. Take part
in meaningful research. Gain real-world experience. Visit us
at the Rotary Career Symposium to start building your future!
BrandonU.ca/Future-Students
Futures are
built in Brandon
E
stablished in 2017, the program encompasses RBC's
10-year commitment to helping prepare Canada's
youth between the ages of 15 and 29 for the future
world of work.
"Right now, work is changing. Through disruption, the skills
required to thrive are changing," said RBC regional president
Kim Ulmer. "Young people are experiencing what we call the
Quiet Crisis — the cycle of no experience, no job."
Through consultation with youth-serving and youth-
benefitting organizations across Canada, RBC has identified
three key areas to help break the cycle.
The first area involves access to knowledge networks.
"We know 85 per cent of jobs are found through
networking," Ulmer said. "We will invest in programs and
partnerships to help facilitate networking opportunities."
Next, the second area focuses on work-integrated learning.
"Through supporting co-op initiatives and work experience
programs, we will help young people develop meaningful, real-
Focused on the future
BY JENNIFER MCFEE
The sky's the limit for Canada's youth who have the chance
to benefit from the innovative RBC Future Launch Program.
RBC Future Launch will
again be a big part of the
Rotary Career Symposium.
RBC regional president
Kim Ulmer (top right) speaks
in Winnipeg recently.
Douglas
Little
Photography/Jason
Halstead
photo
(top
right)
