How Youth Develop Career Decisions
Making use of existing literature from Canada and abroad, this study examines when, where and how youth use labour market information to make postsecondary education and career-related decisions, including recommendations for the development and refinement of labour market information tools and initiatives. The report includes design considerations, critical features and strategies including those to adopt and those to avoid.
Project Details
Published: March 2015
Capability: Policy Research - Strengthening Capacity
Policy Area: Career Development and LMI, Post-Secondary Education - Graduate Labour Market - Access and Persistence
Population: Students - Youth
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