Activities

Career Exploration Workshops Using AI Tools

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Two career exploration workshops were held in April 2025 at Fleming College.

In these fun-packed workshops, high school and dual credit students explore career possibilities while experimenting with custom-designed AI career tools such as Career Advisor, Career Coach, Resumize CV Builder and Cover Letter Writer!

Topics Covered

  • The changing nature of careers
  • The gig economy
  • Exploring the intersection between labor market opportunities and personal skills, likes and passions
  • Using AI-powered, custom-designed, career exploration tools
  • Using Copilot and Chat GPT for career exploration
  • Prompt engineering using general-purpose AI tools to generate:
    • Example interview questions
    • Images
  • STAR style interview questions
  • Creating and growing an inventory of authentic success stories and anecdotes to be used in job interviews

Visualizing Your Career Using AI Tools!

Students had fun using Copilot to visualize themselves in their future careers!

STAR-style Interview Questions

Students used AI tools to generate customized STAR-style interview questions and example answers and learned how to turn their everyday challenges and accomplishments into anecdotes that they can share with recruiters in job interviews.

Pitch ‘n Win Competition Announced for Fall 2024

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Pitch your business idea for an opportunity to win one of the big cash prizes and receive valuable advice from the business community. All short-listed participants will be invited to a workshop to refine their pitch and will be awarded a participation certificate.

Link to Application Form: https://forms.office.com/r/45bekeYzk2

Deadline for Applications: 3 Nov 2024

Pitch 'n Win
https://forms.office.com/r/45bekeYzk2

Financial Freedom Workshop, April 2024

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Project Enactus United organized a workshop titled “Financial Freedom” in cooperation with Fleming Dual Credit. Nineteen students and three teachers participated. The workshop covered:

  • The importance of financial planning for oneself
  • Beliefs, values, behaviours and habits related to financial wisdom and success
  • How to eliminate credit card debt, build credit history, save, and invest
  • How to attain and sustain financial freedom
  • Developing a personal plan for financial success
Financial Literacy Workshop
Beware of the The Credit Card Addiction!

Pitch ‘n Win Competition: Final Pitches and Award Ceremony

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The final event was held on Tue 21st Nov 2023 at Fleming College with wide attendance from students, faculty, contestants, parents, judges and the business community.

Congratulations to the winners, finalists and all participants. #WeAllWin !

Our since thanks go to:

  • Participants, parents and supporters
  • Our generous and supportive sponsors: RBC Future launch, SAC and NCC
  • Our esteemed judges
  • Organizing teams, students and alumni: Project Keys to Me and Project United members and leaders
  • Faculty, mentors, dean of the School of Business & IT, Chair of the School of Trades, …
  • Everyone who have helped to plan, organize, promote and make this competition a success

Pitch ‘n Win Competition News: Shortlisted Notified

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Application closed on Fri 10th Nov. Almost 50 quality applications were received. Shortlisted contestants have been notified.

Next steps have been emailed to participants.

Keep an eye on your email to receive further instructions.

Congratulations to those shortlisted and well-done for everyone who participated.

Quiz-Show: Career Quest with an OVIN Twist!

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Project United participated in Switch Day Showcase at Centennial College on Thu 26 Oct, 2023. With participation of 200 high school students, Project United presented 2 interactive quiz shows with the theme: Career Quest with an OVIN Twist. The quiz show included fun and factual questions related to skills required for different career paths including pathways from Ontario’s OVIN Skill and Career Navigator. The games had many challenges and twists and the winners received their well-deserved awards!

Project United also presented Pitch ‘n Win competition and introduced a Design Thinking Methodology to help students develop their business ideas.

Pitch ‘n Win Competition

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A great opportunity for pitching your business ideas to industry experts and winning amazing prizes!!


Eligibility Criteria: You must be between 15 to 29 years of age.
Prizes: 
        15 – 19 Years of Age: 
                     1st Prize: Laptop 
                     2nd Prize: Tablet

        20 -29 Years of Age:
                      1st Prize: $1000 Cash Prize
                       2nd Prize: $500 Cash Prize

Deadline for application – Friday November 10, 2023 – 11:59 PM
Finalists Shortlist – Monday November 13, 2023
Workshop 1 – Wednesday November 15, 2023 3PM  in Room D1114, Fleming College – Sutherland Campus, Peterborough
Workshop 2 – Friday November 17, 2023 3PM – 5PM in Room D1118, Fleming College – Sutherland Campus, Peterborough
Final Pitch event – Tuesday November 21, 2023 5PM-8PM in C2125, Fleming College – Sutherland Campus, Peterborough

Registration Form: http://bit.ly/491ga3L