Southwest Regional School Board’s Transitions Project: Developing Secondary School Students’ Employability Skills

Southwest Regional School Board’s School-to-Work Transition Project (SWT) partners education, business and the community to develop secondary school students’ employability skills.

Document Highlights

Students learn the habits of self-command and adaptability and the generic skills they need to get and keep a job in the changing world of work or to pursue post-secondary school.

This case study looks at the:

• objectives of the program;
• activities;
• resources required;
• achievements and outcomes;
• benefits for students, employers and educators;
• innovative approaches;
• keys to success; and
• greatest challenges.