Yvonne N., John. G. Diefenbaker高中; Puranjoy S., Crescent Heights高中; and James H., Lord Beaverbrook高中

今年夏天，三名CBE高中学生通过CBE的Unique Pathways计划加入了我们的IT团队。通过该计划，CBE与企业和非营利组织合作，提供将学习与职业经验相结合的独特机会。

学生们通过他们的老师或学校的辅导员了解到这个工作经验。他们必须提交简历并接受面试作为申请流程的一部分。

“学生们是基于他们的面试、能力和未来职业目标而被选择的，”学习专家Don Middleton说。

在CBE期间，学生们为2017-18学年即将开放的四所新学校准备了笔记本电脑和台式电脑。他们的工作涉及从库存到加密的各个环节。
“我们经历了将新电脑送到学校所需的全部过程。我为我们在很短的时间内完成了这项工作感到自豪，” James H.，Lord Beaverbrook高中12年级学生说。

除了增强他们关于计算机的课堂知识外，学生们还学到了许多其他能帮助他们在未来获得成功的职场技能。从学生们到达的第一天起，他们迅速体会到了团队合作的重要性。

“我学到了做这项工作所需的组织能力。每个人都帮助了我，我的组织能力和沟通能力也变得更好了”，Puranjoy S.，Crescent Heights高中12年级学生说。

“这个项目比我预期的更加自主。随着我们的工作进行，我越来越喜欢它。我们能够从我们犯的错误中学习，并将我们在第一天学到的东西应用到后面的工作中，”Yvonne N.，John G. Diefenbaker高中12年级学生说。

学生们还有机会将电脑交给将要使用它们的学校工作人员，并确保他们在新学年中拥有所需的一切。

“这些学生知识渊博、友善和亲切。他们给人们留下了深刻的印象，”学校技术支持分析师Daryl Viau说。

CBE认识到学生能够将课堂知识与工作经验相结合的重要性，我们很高兴能够强调我们的学生在社区中所做的出色工作，现在又为我们的组织所做的工作。

“据我所知，这是CBE首次雇佣学生作为暑期实习生。鉴于该计划的成功，我对它能够持续下去感到有希望，”Middleton说。

Yvonne N., John. G. Diefenbaker High School; Puranjoy S., Crescent Heights High School; and James H., Lord Beaverbrook High School

During the summer three CBE high school students joined our IT team through the CBE’s Unique Pathways program. Through the program, the CBE partners with businesses and non-profit organizations to offer unique opportunities that combine learning with career experiences.

The students heard about the work experience through their teachers or guidance counsellor at their schools. They had to submit their resumes and be interviewed as part of the application process.

“The students were chosen based on their interviews, abilities and future career goals,” says Don Middleton, learning specialist.

While at the CBE, the students prepared the laptop carts and desktop computers for the four new schools opening in 2017-18. Their work involved everything from inventory to encryption. 
“We went through whole processes of what it takes to get new computers into a school. I’m proud that we got the work done in a short amount of time,” says James H., Grade 12 student at Lord Beaverbrook High School.

Along with enhancing their classroom knowledge of computers the students learned many other workplace skills that will help them to be successful in the future.  From the first day that the students arrived they quickly learned the importance of teamwork.

“I learned about the organization needed to do this work. Everyone helped me and I’ve gotten better at my own organization and communication,” says Puranjoy S., Grade 12 student at Crescent Heights High School.

“The program was more self-directed than I expected.  I liked it more and more as we went on. We were able to learn from our mistakes and apply what we learned on the first day to the rest of the job,” says Yvonne N., Grade 12 student at John G. Diefenbaker High School.

Students also had a chance to deliver the computers to the school staff who will be using them and make sure they had everything they needed for the new school year.

“The students were knowledgeable, friendly and personable. They made a great impression on the people they helped,” says Daryl Viau, school tech support analyst.

The CBE recognizes the importance of students being able to combine classroom knowledge with work experience and we love to highlight the great work that our students are doing in the community and now for our own organization.

“To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time the CBE has hired students to work as summer interns.  Based on the success of the program, I am hopeful it will continue,” says Middleton.