Episode 66 - Resources To Help Students Build A Strong Foundation During Their Gap Year with Michael Shouldice
Sign up for free
Listen to this episode and many more. Enjoy the best podcasts on Spreaker!
Download and listen anywhere
Download your favorite episodes and enjoy them, wherever you are! Sign up or log in now to access offline listening.
Description
Resources To Help Students Build A Strong Foundation During Their Gap Year with Michael Shouldice March 4, 2022 Summary We all have regrets, however, if we plan our gap year...
show moreMarch 4, 2022
Summary
We all have regrets, however, if we plan our gap year mindfully, we can lay the foundation for a very bright future. Today's guest Michael Shouldice from Athabasca University talks about his three gap years and some of the things that he would have done differently if he were to do it all over again. A lot of that comes down to accessing the right resources that can help you build a successful foundation during your gap year.
Michelle and Michael dive deeper into his gap year experiences where he talks about his time spent abroad working in Australia. He drops some golden-nugget resources for students who are taking a gap year and transitioning on to university, employment or both. Stick around to the very end of the episode where Michael shares a little bit more about how Athabasca University can fit into your gap year and allow you to earn university credits, while still having the freedom that a gap year provides.
Topics Discussed With
Michael describes his first gap year between high school and university and his regret for not having access to the gap year resources at the time.
Michael discusses the second gap year and moving to Australia through one of the Government of Canada’s visa opportunities (like International Experience Canada!).
Michael re-visits his third gap year in his mid-thirties after he transitioned from the Software industry and his regrets for not taking advantage of some of the gap year resources that were available at the time.
Three resources to mindfully plan your gap year activities so that it coincides with your goal.
The importance of knowing what opportunities are available to students during their gap year.
How Athabasca’s distance university can easily tie into a student’s gap year with their flexible intake and their diverse asynchronous classes.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
Discover Year
https://www.discoveryear.ca/
Working Abroad with International Experience Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada.html
Athabasca University
https://www.athabascau.ca/
Centennial College
https://www.centennialcollege.ca/
Connect with Michael Shouldice on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelshouldice/
Connect With The Canadian Gap Association
Join Gapper Connect on Discord to connect with students thinking about a gap year, current Gappers, and alum all in one place!
https://www.cangap.ca/gapperconnect
Visit our website
https://www.cangap.ca/
Follow on Instagram
http://www.instagram.com/cangapassociation/
Follow on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ucangap
Follow on Twitter
https://twitter.com/ucangap/status/276178230694772736
Follow on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuBit8gLXEOxaBggoGmykjQ
Information
Author | voicEd Radio |
Organization | voicEd Radio |
Website | - |
Tags |
-
|
Copyright 2024 - Spreaker Inc. an iHeartMedia Company