For a more assertive transition to the workforce : the development of college students’ professional identity

Abstract

"The labour market is a complex ecosystem in constant flux. On the one hand, it offers jobs for which the similarities between certain professions are striking—particularly in the field of human relations, my field of expertise—and, on the other hand, there is a multiplication of education op portunities: college diploma, attestation of college studies, university programs, recognition of acquired competencies, continuing education, etc. How then can a specific field of professional practices that are otherwise complementary be clearly delineated? What difference is there, in terms of the student’s exit profile, between the different types of education? It goes without saying that the shifting nature of these two realities forces teachers to adjust and equip themselves to teach college students effectively and allow them to project themselves more clearly into a professional environment that is often quite opaque to them."--AQPC