I've decided to attend Co-Op Tech because I was interested in the Advertising and Design Program. After all, Graphic Designing is one of my career paths. So, I felt like it was an opportunity I should be taking advantage of because I was doing so well academically. At first, I thought it was a lot of work, but now that I'm progressing and learning what is to be expected in these projects, the work doesn't take as long as before. I'm currently going for my certification in Adobe InDesign. By the end of the year, I should be getting certifications in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. InDesign is for making posters, postcards, flyers, any other type of advertisements. Illustrator is for drawing pictures, and Photoshop is for editing … [Read more...]

Due to the whole Covid-19 Pandemic, this summer has been very challenging, especially for kids that were planning to work for the Summer Youth Employment. More than 2,000 applicants had their applications revoked. Thank God that on July 12, 2020, it was announced that the Summer Youth Employment would be taking all the revoked applications and will conduct remote-working through the "SYEP Summer Bridge 2020". This five-week program is called the "CareerCLUE Program" and will be conducted by the Salvadori Center. This opportunity teaches kids career exploration, skill- building activities, connections to professionals, community building, and best of all, we earn money. Unfortunately, the hours and pay is less than originally planned, but … [Read more...]