Are you a post-secondary student? Join the Wavemakers program to level up your skills and connect with top employers.
Wavemakers is a free, groundbreaking virtual reality career-building program where you will build the skills, network, and mindset to win in the workforce. Wavemakers is supported by the Government of Canada through the Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Program and in partnership with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable to strengthen students’ core future-proof capabilities and connect talent directly with leading employers across Canada.
Wavemakers is the ONLY work-integrated learning program accessible to all Canadian post-secondary students, wherever they are.
Wavemakers is open to students currently enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
Part-time, eight-session career-building program, which can be completed in four or eight weeks, and you choose the dates!
In Wavemakers’ cutting-edge, virtual campus you can join from anywhere. NO VR headset required.
Opportunity to win a $1,500 scholarship
Future-proof capability with digital credentials for LinkedIn
Professional work experience you can show on your resume
Career fairs with top Canadian employers
Mentorship with working professionals
Build your professional network
So often our classroom education can be reduced to always having the correct answer. But Wavemakers inspires me to keep being imaginative and consider new ways of problem-solving as the issues we face are becoming increasingly complex.
With Wavemakers, you have a real opportunity to work with other people- people with different backgrounds and interests- you get to actually use your soft skills and it’s a great way to step out of your comfort zone and make connections.
I’m honoured to have had the opportunity to be a part of the Wavemakers program–connecting with mentors and other students across Canada in a remote virtual environment was not only a ton of fun, but also allowed for surprisingly intuitive and comfortable interactions.
Wavemakers helped me reframe the way I think about important issues and develop a more entrepreneurial and sustainable mindset. Most importantly I loved my ability to network, and attend these interesting workshops, from the comfort of my own home.
The course did an excellent job of preparing me for the future of work with opportunities to develop soft skills which are not focused on heavily within my post-secondary courses.
EMPLOYERS
The Wavemakers program brings together diverse talent from across the country early in their post-secondary careers. As a Wavemakers Employer Partner, your organization will have the opportunity to connect with top talent, offer your employees meaningful experiences, and grow your reputation for being innovative and inclusive.
POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS
Support students to build their careers with access to an immersive and cutting-edge work-integrated learning program. Wavemakers is a FREE and flexible program designed for busy students to help them gain access to early career opportunities and build their professional and peer network.
You can invite students to apply using our Promotional Toolkit that has everything you need to promote the program.
Want to learn more?
Schedule a call with our recruitment team and get additional resources to share, making it easy for your team to inform students.
MENTORS
Invest in helping young people build their confidence and careers by sharing your time and experience as a professional. By working with students, Wavemakers Mentors gain personal fulfillment, increased leadership and communications skills, experience with cutting edge technology, and an expanded network of established professionals along with up and coming talent.
