The Learning, Earning and LivingCK project highlights employment opportunities and career pathways for in-demand jobs and growth sectors in Chatham-Kent.
Job-seekers and students are invited to explore exciting employment opportunities and connect with employers at the Career Expo and Job Fair on October 18-19, 2023.
CK-based employers, will be engaged through three key aspects of the Learning, Earning & Living CK project; through capacity building workshops, talent attraction marketing campaigns, and the Career Expo and Job Fair.
Learning, Earning & Living CK Workshops
- Intergenerational Workshop with Michelle Schurter, Millennial Strategist – May 16, 2023 from 8:30am - 10:30am | Studio One - Chatham Cultural Centre
- Intercultural Competency Workshop with Will Immploy, this a four module workshop and a recording of each module will be sent to participants.
- LivingCK Virtual Webinars with external talent – July and August, 2023
- Labour Market Information Virtual Webinar - September, 2023
Learning, Earning & Living CK Expo and Job Fair
This two day event offers local students, job-seekers and external job-seekers ways to engage local employers and community partners in the following sections:
- Learning (Expo): An experiential, hands-on and interactive career pathway expo for CK students and local and external job-seekers
- Earning (Job Fair): A job fair to showcase CK employment opportunities to students as well as to internal and external job-seekers
- Living CK: Interactive lounge with digital storytelling to showcase the Chatham-Kent lifestyle to external job-seekers and students
When:
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- 9:30am – 1:30pm - Grade 7-12 students walk through the interactive career expo
- 3:00pm – 7:30pm - Local and external job-seekers open job fair and interactive career expo
- Thursday, October 19, 2023
- 9:30am – 1:30pm - Grade 7-12 students walk through the interactive career expo
Where: John D. Bradley Convention Centre, Chatham
For more information, email LivingCK@Chatham-Kent.ca.
