What to Consider If You're Considering University - Taking Action [electronic resource]

Published:: Toronto : Dundurn July 2014 North York : University of Toronto Press [Distributor]
Physical Description:: 72 p. 09.000 x 06.000 in.
Additional Creators:: Morrison, Bill and Coates, Ken S.

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Annotation Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that's no longer the case. For some students, it's still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than a steady paycheque. Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians still push higher education as if it's the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to Canadian high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help young adults decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available. In this special excerpt, we consider the world outside academia and some real-world options, such as: 1. Volunteering as a Launch Pad 2. Travel: Discover the World 3. Entrepreneurship: Why Wait to Be Your Own Boss? 4. Give Work a Chance 5. Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades. This book will help you consider all the options in a clear, rational way.

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9781459730137
1459730135 (E-Book)

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Trade Dundurn

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