As the world copes with COVID-19, the field of data analytics is very relevant right now for a fundamental reason. The data available to us that helps us understand and respond to this crisis is growing by the minute in volume, variety, veracity, and velocity. It is impossible for medical experts, governments and other decision […]
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York University Emergency Bursary for School of Continuing Studies Students
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused all of us to make significant changes to our day-to-day lives to protect ourselves, our loved ones and our community. In many cases, these changes have caused our students unexpected financial hardships or prevented them from going home to be with their family. What’s more, the scope and uncertainty of […]
Can You Be Cyber Secure During the COVID-19 Crisis?
During this crisis, there has been a significant increase in Cyber-attacks due to the fact that many organizations have moved to a very rapid “work from home” model. Threat actors are capitalizing on this unprecedented event by increasing attacks on vulnerable organizations. In some cases, they are playing on victim fears by tailoring attacks in […]
What Jobs Will Be in Demand After COVID-19?
Canada has been experiencing a skills gap for years. Termed “The Quiet Crisis”, there have been many high skills jobs available but a limited amount of qualified people to fill them. In 2019, for example, Canada’s five largest cities had openings for thousands of positions in cybersecurity, cloud computing and IT auditing, digital marketing, content […]
What Will Be the Demand for Digital Tools After COVID-19?
In the past few weeks, the world has seen just how important the connection between humans and machines is. As people continue to self-isolate and practice social distancing, the need for online technology is more apparent than ever before. COVID-19 has humans considering the best way to connect to one another using machines, and how […]
Why Do People Turn to University Continuing Education in Tough Economic Times?
For many years, we’ve had labour shortages at the same time as many young people have had difficulty launching meaningful careers despite obtaining post-secondary education. This was called ‘The Quiet Crisis’, a situation where employers were unable to find people with the skills they needed and young adults were unable to fill those jobs, resulting […]
Why is Emotional Leadership Key to Online Learning?
With Social Distancing in place almost globally, the only option is to learn online, and many institutions and universities that offer traditional classroom-based instruction are new to it. Fortunately, the York University School of Continuing Studies has a proven track record of delivering quality, online learning, particularly in emerging technologies. We hope to share some […]
Is COVID-19 Changing the Quiet Crisis?
For years, we’ve been experiencing what’s been called a “Quiet Crisis” where we have many high skill jobs that cannot be filled, and yet many workers are underemployed or unemployed. But, the Quiet Crisis isn’t quiet anymore. In many technical fields, employers have been feeling the pain from not having enough talent to fill these skill […]
The York University English Language Institute holds its second annual spelling bee
On February 6th, 2020, the York University English Language Institute (YUELI) held its 2nd annual spelling bee. The audience was packed with students and instructors who came out to watch and support the 17 students participating in the friendly competition. As the spelling bee started, contestants nailed words like ‘participation’, ‘survey’, and ‘individual’ with […]
Business Administration and Human Resources full-time programs now offering summer starts
Due to popular demand, summer sessions for the full-time, in-class Post-Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and the full-time, in-class Post-Degree Certificate in Human Resources Management have opened, with classes starting in May 2020. Year after year, since their inception, both programs have increased exponentially in enrolment, with this year being no different. The last fall […]