News & Articles

February 8, 2022

Le rôle des microcertifications et du développement des compétences dans les changements de carrière

Les experts affirment que la précarité d’emploi est là pour rester. Les changements de carrière étant la norme, les microcertifications peuvent aider les chercheurs d’emploi à acquérir de nouvelles compétences et à trouver de nouvelles possibilités d’emploi.
February 4, 2022

How microcredentials and skills development can help facilitate career pivots

Experts say work precarity is here to stay for most. With career pivots the norm, microcredentials can help job seekers learn new skills and discover new opportunities.
October 14, 2021

Helping local businesses in Medicine Hat connect with wage subsidies for student hires

With the local economy suffering from the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce helped its members access wage subsidy funding for student hires by participating in Magnet’s Chamber Partnership Initiative.
June 1, 2021

Search for Dignity of Life Finds Success in Canada

Born with a genetic vision disorder, Mufaddal Munshi lost his sight days after graduating from university in his native India. He moved to Canada in 2018, hoping to fulfill a dream of finding a home where his disability would be less of an impediment to his everyday life and work.
May 28, 2021

How to Ensure Your Hiring is Diverse and Inclusive

There’s no questioning the case for increased workplace diversity and inclusion. However, employers at many small- and medium-sized businesses are often unsure how to encourage and attract a more diverse group of candidates. Here’s what they should keep in mind.
May 7, 2021

Why Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses Should Invest in Cybersecurity

With costly threats on the rise, cybersecurity is an especially urgent concern for small- and medium-sized businesses. Learn about the risks, and get valuable cybersecurity tips for your business.
April 6, 2021

L’intervention de Riipen aide les étudiants et entreprises du Canada pendant la pandémie

En rendant son service gratuit pour la plupart des utilisateurs dans la foulée de la COVID-19, Riipen a permis à plus d’étudiants de vivre des expériences d’apprentissage en milieu de travail de qualité tout en aidant les petites et moyennes entreprises qui sont avantagées par ces stages étudiants.
April 6, 2021

With Unique Pandemic Response, Canada’s Riipen Helps Both Students and Businesses

By making its service free for most users in the midst of COVID-19 upheaval, Riipen was able to connect more students to meaningful work integrated learning experiences, while also helping the small- and medium-sized businesses that benefit from student placements.
March 19, 2021

Disruption Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic Presents Opportunity to Improve Access to Childcare

COVID-19 has made childcare access a front-of-mind concern for Canadians of all income levels, not just those who are less fortunate. With the issue - and its broader labour implications - so firmly in the spotlight, now is the time to find equitable solutions to an important and oft overlooked problem.
March 3, 2021

What is Prepr?

Prepr’s team of passionate changemakers, collaborators, and growth engineers have a mission to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sectors through key challenges that affect communities, organizations, and governments all around the world. Its goal is to create lasting and impactful solutions for organizations by building up innovation capacity and redefining culture through a more diverse and inclusive approach to learning and innovation.
December 23, 2020

Five Reasons Why Work-integrated Learning Can Help Benefit Your Business

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made things difficult for many of Canada’s small and medium sized enterprises, while also creating significant headwinds for students and other young job seekers looking to enter the workforce.