Aisha Chaudhry

“Travel Far Enough and You’ll Meet Yourself.” This is what Julia Schneider remembered as she studied abroad at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands to complete her Master’s of Economics.  Julia wasn’t new to the world of studying abroad. While attending high school, she did a two-week exchange to Dusseldorf, Germany. She loved it so much […]

Studying abroad is an exciting new adventure that can leave a lasting impact. Joseph Watson-MacKay, a Marketing Management alumnus at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, B.C. studied abroad in Nagoya, Japan where he experienced the adventure of a lifetime that shaped who he is today. Before studying abroad, Joseph completed a one-year working holiday visa […]

What is Mining Essentials? Established in 2010 through a partnership between the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Mining Essentials is a training to employment program for Indigenous peoples interested in exploring career opportunities in mining. Mining Essentials is the only industry validated national mining training program for […]

What is the Green Jobs Program? The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) exists to identify opportunities and address the human resource and labour market challenges within the Canadian minerals and metals sector. MiHR’s Green Jobs Program strengthens the mining industry labour market by helping post-secondary graduates gain relevant and meaningful work experience in mining […]

What is Gearing Up? Announced in the 2016 federal budget, the Government of Canada’s Student Work-Integrated Learning Program (SWILP) brings industry stakeholders together to create new work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities for students to be better positioned to secure employment in their field of study. Gearing Up is the new WIL Program for Canada’s mining sector. […]

The mineral exploration industry consists of a myriad of different organizations that come together to discover potential areas for economic mineral resource development. Mineral exploration is the first stage of the mining process and requires collaboration between multiple stakeholders to be successful. All mining stakeholders – employers, government, educators, associations, etc. – have a vested […]