A March 23 article in Food in Canada released an article about how CareersNow has helped positively change public perceptions about working in Ontario’s food processing sector. CareersNow is an industry-led, government-funded workforce development initiative dedicated to attracting and connecting jobseekers, student, and newcomers in Ontario with labour-starved food and beverage companies across the province.
In the article, Dr. Amy Proulx, professor and co-ordinator of NC’s Culinary Innovation and Food Technology program says the new program is raising the profile of the food sector and helping schools and educators recruit students in food-related programs.
“Food careers have very low visibility. There’s no vocabulary or vision about what that might look like. Onboarding of youth from high school has long been a struggle,” said Proulx.
Read the Food in Canada article here.
