Description

Find out how hiring student talent can benefit your business. 

Bringing a post-secondary student into your organization can help you innovate, save costs, and increase capacity while building a stronger, skilled workforce for the future.

Join the Whistler Chamber for an informative roundtable discussion that will provide your organization with key information and tips on how to overcome labour challenges by recruiting and hiring student talent.

At this interactive event, you can get your questions answered and find out about:

• Learn about the variety of student talent programs being offered at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Capilano University such as co-op, apprenticeship, practicums, and projects 
• Gain knowledge about hospitality and tourism programs across BC from Talent Match
• Find out where to find information on funding incentives and subsidies offered for hiring student talent 

Have questions? You can email talentforward@bccchamber.org.

This webinar is presented by Talent Forward. For more information on how to access student talent in BC, check out Talent Forward, a partnership program between the BC Chamber of Commerce and ACE-WIL.

This is a webinar style event, so attendees cameras will be off, and microphones muted. There will be an opportunity to ask questions using the Q&A feature in Zoom.

 Panelists:


Kristin Vandegriend, Program Manager, Talent Forward Program, BC Chamber


Debby Reis, Project Manager, Talent MATCH


Sonia Dhaliwal, Program Planning Analyst, BCIT


Christina Hagberg, Program Planning Analyst, BCIT


Tania Loken, WIL Hub Developer, Faculty in the Tourism Department, Capilano University


Mohna Baichoo, WIL Hub Developer, Faculty in the Tourism Department, Capilano University

Moderator:


Diana Chan, Chair, Whistler Chamber Board of Directors