Student Entrepreneurship, Employment, /

Employment & Labour Protections Students recommend that MTCU work with the Ministry of Labour to update the ESA to include students to have to the same rights as Ontario workers and to create a guide outlining students’ rights in the workplace. [...] However, students who have pursued unpaid work placements have reported feeling exploited for the number of hours as well as the caliber of work they are expected to complete for no pay.28 It is the norm for many programs of study and industries that students are expected to take on unpaid work placements in order to build the networks and connections necessary to receive jobs after graduation. [...] Additionally, students find some difficulties that they attribute to the loose structure of these types of courses, feeling they are not aware of course goals, objectives, and standards.40 In order to address the concerns that instructors may have in developing courses based in CSL, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities should work with the Council of Ontario Universities to provide [...] Recommendation: The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities should perform a triennial review of the report published in 2016 by the Premier’s Highly-Skilled Workforce Panel to ensure that undergraduate students are learning the necessary skills for the evolving workforce. [...] Their report was intended to inform the development of a province-wide strategy for the workforce to be able to adapt to the demands of the technology-driven economy.