Hamilton Youth Workforce Interview Series

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Join Hamilton Youth Workforce for a series of video interviews with key individuals regarding Youth Employment, Job Readiness, Advice & Tips, and much more!

Thriving Well by YouThrive

Thriving Well by YouThrive & City School: This is a 10-week workshop series for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized (BIPOC) youth offering personal, professional, and wellbeing development. This in-class learning opportunity will allow you to connect with other like-minded youth in your community as you work together to develop skills to assist you with both employment and education pathways that may interest you. You will also have the opportunity to talk about education and employment barriers and strategies that relate to your wellbeing as a BIPOC youth.

Pathways Coaching Services by Youthrive: Want to learn about various employment & education pathways available to you? Meet with our Pathways Coach today. Apply to college/University can sometimes feel a little stressful and overwhelming. If you identify as Black, Indigenous, or racialized and are between the ages of 16-25, you have free access to meet with the YouThrive Pathways Coach. The YouThrive Pathways Coach gives you individual support in determining what credits you need for your program, what upgrading you may need to apply, which school works the best for your needs, and even – which program fits you best based off your interest and timeline. Even if you aren’t looking for education specific support, the Pathways Coach will support you on any journey that makes sense to you.

For any questions or to access this service, please email sara.ali2@mohawkcollege.ca

Hosted by: Salsa & Bianca


Hamilton Youth Summit: What would you tell your past self?

What would you tell your past self?

Hear from a variety of fantastic individuals within the community regarding advice they would give to their past self. This video was taken at the Youth Summit presented by HamOntYouth (Hamilton Youth Strategy).

Hamilton Youth Workforce by WPH has teamed up with YouthCan and Centre[3] to deliver a series of videos aiming to increase the awareness of organizations that serve youth opportunities in the Hamilton community. Stay tuned for more videos!

Hosted by HamOntYouth


Connect To Careers Job Fair: Bruce Wilson

Hamilton Youth Workforce brings you a great Q&A from Bruce Wilson at Redeemer University regarding the upcoming ‘Connect To Careers’ Job Fair!

Hosted by Michelle Butcher


Connect To Careers Job Fair: Pearl Mendonça

Hamilton Youth Workforce brings you a great Q&A from Pearl Mendonça at Mohawk College regarding the upcoming ‘Connect To Careers’ Job Fair!

Hosted by Michelle Butcher


Fifth Interview: Koubra Haggar

Hamilton Youth Workforce brings you the fifth installment of our interview series featuring leaders in Youth Advocacy within Hamilton. Our next guest is Koubra Haggar!

Koubra is the Programs Manager within the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion. Koubra explores some important topics such as Youth Employment, Youth Mental Health, Diversity, and much more!

Hosted by Khadija Hamidu (Executive Director)


Fourth Interview: Erin Goetz

Join Hamilton Youth Workforce for our fourth installment of our new Interview series with key individuals regarding Youth Employment, Job Readiness, Advice & Tips, and much more! Our guest this week is Erin Goetz; a Youth Navigator with Xperience Annex. Erin speaks about some great topics regarding Youth Employment and includes a wide array of fantastic advice!

Hosted by Travis MacCarl (Digital Media Administrator)


Third Interview: Simranjeet Singh

Workforce Planning Hamilton would like to welcome our third guest Simranjeet Singh (Mcmaster Student Union President) to speak about Youth Mental Health, Employment, Successes & Barriers, and more!

Hosted by Amy Zhang (Lead Project & Data Analyst at WPH)


Second Interview: Lincoln Cole

Bringing some great insight this week regarding Youth Employment is Lincoln Cole (Provincial Youth Outreach Worker)

Hosted by Khadija Hamidu (Executive Director of Workforce Planning Hamilton)


First Interview: Arturo Jimenez

Our first guest is Arturo Jimenez (YouthCAN Coordinator). Arturo brings a unique perspective along with a helpful guide & information regarding Youth Employment.

Hosted by Khadija Hamidu (Executive Director of Workforce Planning Hamilton)

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