Civic Tech London Hacknight

Guest speaker: Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD)

MAESD will be inviting the London 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 London 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!

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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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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 career 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.