Youth Job Talk host, Cherryl-Lyn, sits with Nora Burns, coordinator of the Cannabis Production Worker Training & Recruitment Program at The Career Foundation. Nora provides information about the program, including eligibility criteria and potential career opportunities in the cannabis sector.  They also discuss the impacts that COVID-19 has had on the industry. Additionally, Nora gives insight on what it's like to work in the cannabis industry and debunks some of the stigmas people may have about the field.

The Youth Job Talk team talks with Echo, a client of The Career Foundation's Youth Job Connection Program. Echo successfully completed the program and is now working full-time.

On the side, Echo is a Social Media Influencer and Spoken Word Artist. She talks about her experience as a client at The Career Foundation, and talks about the importance of networking to 'get noticed' and develop a personal brand as an influencer. Additionally, she tells us about her poetry and how it has become a form of therapy to write and perform. Echo also recites one of her original spoken word pieces.

Finally, Echo discusses the Black Lives Matter movement and how important it is for her growing up as a black woman.

Follow Echo: 

• Instagram page: @echoxeffect
• YouTube channel: Echo Effect

In this episode of Youth Job Talk, the team talks about their past experiences in university/post-secondary school. They talk about the degrees they obtained and the process they endured to get there. Additionally, they discuss campus culture, the pros and cons of living on campus, extracurricular activities they were part of, and friendships made. They even delve into the mistakes they made during their university days, such as not taking advantage of all the on-campus resources and what they would have changed if they were able to go back in time.