Hacknight Session #48: Featuring Jesse Darling from the Brookfield Institute

Guest speaker: Jesse Darling, Senior Projects Designer from the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship

Jesse will be inviting the YOWCT community to participate in the Student Pathways Challenge (https://studentpathwayschallenge.ca/). Help develop meaningful solutions for high school students and be eligible to win up to $30,000! More info below.

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You are invited to Ottawa Civic Tech's weekly "hacknights", held every Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:30pm. Free and open to all, hacknights bring together people from all walks of life to connect, learn, share, and collaborate.

You do not need to be a "techie" to attend - everyone is welcome to participate and contribute to building civic good through technology, data, design, policy, advocacy & citizen engagement. Join us!

The first Tuesday of the month always features a guest speaker. Other weeks may also feature a guest speaker, but is primarily meant to provide dedicated time and space for the community to make progress on their projects.

Agenda:

6:00-6:30pm -- Doors Open; Networking

6:30-7:00pm -- Welcome; Presentation from guest speaker and Q&A

7:00-7:20pm -- Introductions

7:20-7:30pm -- Project updates + new pitches

7:30-8:20pm -- Hacknight (breakout group work sessions)

8:20-8:30pm -- Wrap-up

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In addition to our weekly in-person hacknights, the YOWCT community uses Slack to communicate and collaborate on projects. Request an invitation to join our workspace here: https://yowct-invite-bot.herokuapp.com/

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Jesse works at the intersection of design, technology and public policy. She has a passion for bringing diverse people and organizations together to tackle complex problems. Whether it be in a professional capacity at the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship or in a voluntary position as incoming Co-Chair of the Emerging Leaders Network– she empowers citizens to play an active role in shaping the programs and policies that impact their communities.

On October 19th, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development launched the Student Pathways Challenge (https://studentpathwayschallenge.ca/).

The Ministry recognized that labour market information – i.e. information about jobs and salaries, current employment conditions and future trends – is rarely, if ever, consulted when a high school student is trying to decide what to do after high school.

The Ministry also recognized that various other factors heavily influenced a student’s awareness of the various education, training and employment available.

This led to the development of a 6-week challenge that seeks to answer the following question:

How might we help high school students gain a better understanding of available employment opportunities and the pathways to get there by means of a digital tool?

By participating in the Challenge you’ll help develop meaningful solutions for high school students and be eligible to win up to $30,000.