Annual fair offers youth tons of opportunities
Photo courtesy of Go Abroad Fair
Looking for a change of scenery? The Go Abroad Fair, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend, will offer a wealth of information on working and/or studying abroad.
If you’ve finished school, are looking for an adventure or just tired with your daily work routine, picture yourself teaching in London, England, or studying in China.
Though many students find what they want to do with their career right in their own backyard, others prefer travelling overseas to gain that extra experience to spice up their resume as well as their life.
A change of scenery for a while is always a great way to start fresh and gain new perspectives about life and your career. The Go Abroad Fair, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (north building) this weekend, is a tradeshow ready to give students and youth tons of opportunities.
“The show is really for anybody who is interested in going overseas and having an experience overseas than just a holiday,” says Ingrid Wirsig, director of domestic events. “It’s a wide variety of programs like studying abroad, whether it be short term, a summer program or a March break program, a semester program all the way to a full degree.”
The fair features student exchange programs as well as internship and volunteer opportunities pertaining to eco-adventure, language and travel.
Visitors can also find out more about international job opportunities with an emphasis on teaching English as a foreign language and attend information seminars on a range of topics.
Universities, colleges and technical institutes from around the world will be offering information on degree, diploma, professional and short-term programs at the show.
“We also have a guest speaker, Jean-Marc Hachey, who is sort of an expert on living and working overseas,” says Wirsig. “He comes in and gives people all sorts of advice in terms of building their international resume and different sorts of resources that you can use if you’re looking for a job overseas.”
The show, which has drawn about 5,000 visitors over the two days it’s held, is primarily geared towards 18 to 35-year-olds — so high school students, college and university students.
But many of the work abroad programs are available for any age, especially if you have a teaching degree or some kind of accreditation to teach English as a second language. It depends on the opportunity.
“(The fair) is really to expose young Canadians and really any Canadians who are interested to the kind of opportunities that are out there and to sort of bring them all to one place,” she says.
For more visit www.goabroadfair.ca.
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