International Centre

Pathway to Stay in Nova Scotia

Preparing international students for employment

In partnership with Business + Higher Education Roundtable, and with the support from the Government of Canada, Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Community College have teamed up to deliver a program called "Pathway to Stay", which is focused on career readiness.

Pathway to Stay is a free, non-credit program open to all NSCC and Dalhousie undergraduate and graduate international students. The project will involve the 3 following interconnected work-integrated learning components, whose content is developed by En Point:

Workshops: will provide students with the opportunity to focus on their career development goals and sharpen their skills and build their toolkit. These workshops will prepare students for the bootcamps and showcases. (Each workshop takes approximately 1-2 hours)
Bootcamps: events to practice and improve students' job-seeking skills and become more confident with networking and personal interactions. Students will also work on presentation skills, branding, networking, and employer research. (Each bootcamp takes approximately 2-3 hours)
Student & Employer Showcases (Winter 2024 cohort only)

Participating students can select from the list of workshops, bootcamps, and showcases (see ‘upcoming schedule’ below). To complete the program, students must join/view at least 10hrs of Pathway to Stay sessions. Students can select which sessions to join/view depending on their own availability. Online sessions will be recorded so that students can view them later.

Upcoming Schedule

Event	Date/Time	Format
Program Orientation	Friday, September 6, from 12pm to 1pm	Virtual
Workshop #1	Thursday, October 10, from 12pm to 1pm	Virtual
Mini bootcamp #1	Thursday, November 14, from 6pm to 7.30pm	Virtual
Halifax University Career Fair	Wednesday, October 23, from 10am to 3pm. Note: The fair isn't organized by Pathway to Stay, but students are encouraged to attend.	In person
Mini bootcamp #2	Date TBC	Location TBD
Graduation	December, Friday 6, from 12pm to 1pm	Virtual

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Pathway to Stay program, you must be an international student registered in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at Dalhousie University.

Benefits of joining the Pathway to Stay Program

Make yourself ready for the Canadian job market
Log your time through Co-Curricular Record
Receive a certificate of completion (Minimum of 10 hours of participation required)

Program Registration

Registration is now open for the Pathway to Stay Program for NSCC and Dalhousie Students on the NSCC website. (Note: the registration form takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete)

Make sure to register early to make the best of the range of workshops available to you. However, even if you join the program after the first few events, you can still meet your required hours of participation (All sessions will be recorded and will be available to you).

More Information

Students can contact Erika Sommerville (International Centre Programs & Transition Coordinator), at ic.programs@dal.ca.