Pathway to Stay in Nova Scotia
Preparing international students for employment
In partnership with Business + Higher Education Roundtable, and with the support from the Government of Canada, Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Community College have teamed up to deliver a program called "Pathway to Stay", which is focused on career readiness.
Pathway to Stay is a free, non-credit program open to all NSCC and Dalhousie undergraduate international students, and runs from January 2024 to July 2024. The project will involve the 3 following interconnected work-integrated learning components, whose content is developed by En Point:
- Workshops: will provide students with the opportunity to focus on their career development goals and sharpen their skills and build their toolkit. These workshops will prepare students for the bootcamps and showcases. (Each workshop takes approximately 1-2 hours)
- Bootcamps: events to practice and improve students' job-seeking skills and become more confident with networking and personal interactions. Students will also work on presentation skills, branding, networking, and employer research. (Each bootcamp takes approximately 2-3 hours)
- International Students Showcases: will include a case competition, student pitch competition, networking with employers, and employer information sessions. (Each showcase takes approximately 3 hours)
Participating students can select from the list of workshops, bootcamps, and showcases (see ‘upcoming schedule’ below). To complete the program, students must join/view at least 10hrs of Pathway to Stay sessions. Students can select which sessions to join/view depending on their own availability. Online sessions will be recorded so that students can view them later.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the Pathway to Stay program, you must be an international student registered in an undergraduate degree program at Dalhousie University.
Benefits of joining the Pathway to Stay Program
- Make yourself ready for the Canadian job market
- Log your time through Co-Curricular Record
- Receive a certificate of completion (Minimum of 10 hours of participation required)
Program Registration
Registration is now open for the Pathway to Stay Program for NSCC and Dalhousie Students on the NSCC website. (Note: the registration form takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete)
The Pathway to Stay program starts in January, so make sure to register early and make the best of the range of workshops available to you. However, even if you join the program after the first few events, you can still meet your required hours of participation (All sessions will be recorded and will be available to you).
More Information
- Computer Science students can contact Kewoba Carter, Career Development Manager (Computer Science), at kewoba.carter@dal.ca.
- Engineering students can contact Justin Deturbide, International Recruitment & Support Manager (Engineering), at justin.deturbide@dal.ca.
- All other students can contact Erika Sommerville (International Centre Programs & Transition Coordinator), at ic.programs@dal.ca.
