While large urban areas such as Toronto and Vancouver have always attracted swathes of highly educated people from across the country in search of employment, the recent downturn in the Canadian economy has only served to increase the ferocity of the job market.
Many people are contemplating the future of their careers. With full-time, permanent positions on a downward slope and an overall reduction in available positions there is a pervading sense of insecurity in many industries, leading many Canadians to question how they can equip themselves to weather this period of uncertainty.
Nadia Esmail, a twenty-nine-year-old flight attendant based in Toronto, recently enrolled in a night class at George Brown College. She is studying Portuguese and aims to make it the fourth language in which she is fluent. She had learned French from a young age, studied Spanish in high school and completed an undergraduate degree in translating from the University of Ottawa with a minor in Spanish.
In a shrewd move, Esmail has harnessed her passion for learning languages to improve her career as a flight attendant and build on her skill set.
Source: How Continuing Education Gives Workers The Competitive Edge – Careers and Education
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