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Which is why the Réseau québécois pour la réussite éducative is today launching a province-wide movement called Employeurs engagés pour la réussite éducative, which aims to raise awareness and guide Québec employers in their role of helping students achieve educational success.
Among other resources, the movement’s website provides employers with information, tools, and tips to support their engagement toward educational success.
-> Visit the site. (French only)
-> Visit the Facebook page. (French only)
Vital engagement to reduce the risk of dropping out of school for a job
The engagement of employers is all the more important considering the current labour shortage, which can weaken students’ determination to stay in school.
Easy access to jobs that require little in terms of qualification can tempt young people to leave school for a full-time job. This situation not only slows the rise in graduation rates, it is also detrimental to the future of young people, because labour market forecasts indicate that the percentage of low-qualification jobs is likely to decline, in particular due to automation.
Young dropouts whose jobs are eliminated will thus have a hard time finding new jobs in a labour market where increasing levels of vocational training or CEGEP or university education are required.
Employers can help reduce this risk by encouraging students to stay in school; this in turn helps to reduce the considerable social and economic costs associated with dropping out for society as a whole.
Coordinated by
With the invaluable assistance of
The movement is supported by the regional consulting authorities.
Among the findings of an update to the costs of dropping out of school: a loss of productivity equivalent to $593 million.
This analysis was conducted as part of a new study on school perseverance and work/school balance during a period of labour shortages.
The updated data paint a picture of significant economic and social impacts for both the individual who drops out and society as a whole. They include:
Read the entire text (French only), on pages 39 to 47 of the study.
Title: Survey of Quebecers aged 18–34 who have dropped out, considered dropping out, or re-engaged with school
Author: Léger
Publisher: Léger
Year: 2018
Format: PDF
Description
Survey of Quebecers aged 18–34 who have dropped out, considered dropping out, or re-engaged with school
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The habit of reading regularly is on the decline among 10–20-year-olds.
So how can we motivate them to read, understand their needs, and learn the best practices in this area. The Centre de transfert pour la réussite éducative du Québec (CTREQ) has produced an inventory of knowledge and the state of research on this issue and offers practical measures to encourage young people to discover or rediscover the pleasure of reading.
Document: Reading for pleasure: effective actions to motivate 10-20-year-olds
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Author: Montreal Hooked on School
Publisher: Montreal Hooked on School
Year: 2013
Format: PDF
Description
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Author: Montreal Hooked on School
Publisher: Montreal Hooked on School
Year: 2013
Format: PDF
Description
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Author: Montreal Hooked on School
Publisher: Montreal Hooked on School
Year: 2013
Format: PDF
Description
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Author: Montreal Hooked on School
Publisher: Montreal Hooked on School
Year: 2013
Format: PDF
Description
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Title: School perseverance and success in LaSalle (English-speaking sector) at a glance
Author: Montreal Hooked on School
Publisher: Montreal Hooked on School
Year: 2013
Format: PDF
Description
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Document: School perseverance and success in LaSalle (English-speaking sector) at a glance