GSO petition garners more than 1,700 signatures
1,742 Canadians from all provinces and two of the territories signaled their support for the program.
GSO front and centre at the CBIE 2024 national conference
GSO was well represented at the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) 2024 national conference in Ottawa in early November.
GSO at the Canadian Bureau for International Education national conference
GSO will have a significant presence at the Canadian Bureau for International Education’s annual conference in Ottawa, November 3-6, 2024. There will be a lot of opportunities to engage with GSO team members, get updates about the program, sign our petition, and learn from fellow GSO-implementing institutions. Join us at two GSO-led sessions Shaping the Future […]
Support the Renewal of the Global Skills Opportunity Program – Sign the Petition Today!
Join us in calling on the Government of Canada to renew the GSO program and ensure Canadian students continue to benefit from these vital opportunities.
Global Skills Opportunity Ambassadors bring their stories to Ottawa: Highlights from the GSO Summit
These current post-secondary students and recent graduates represent the more than 12,500 Canadian students who have gained international learning experiences through GSO.
Call for expression of interest: Evaluator(s)
Global Skills Opportunity is seeking an evaluator or evaluation team to conduct a final evaluation of the pilot phase of our program. Purpose, objectives and scope of the evaluation The final evaluation is intended to be summative in nature and provide information on impact of the program as the pilot is set to end on […]
Launch of the GSO Ambassador program
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) Ambassador program! Over the next few months, 15 enthusiastic GSO Alumni — seven from universities, eight from colleges — from across the country will help promote and celebrate the GSO program. As we seek renewed funding beyond March 2025, these Ambassadors will […]
Major milestone!!!! 10,000 students
Global Skills Opportunity is thrilled to announce that the program has now helped more than 10,000 Canadian post-secondary students embark on international work or study experiences. We would like to extend a big THANK YOU to project teams at universities, colleges, cégeps & polytechnics for their hard work and dedication, and to Employment and Social […]
Japanese monitoring trip
GSO program officer, Alice Valsecchi was in Tokyo, Japan this past October for an productive monitoring trip where she visited GSO students, partners, stakeholders and project sites. A highlight of her time in Japan was the opportunity to host a meet and greet session with students currently on their GSO experiences in the Japanese capital: […]
GSO at the Canadian Bureau for International Education conference
The Global Skills Opportunity team is heading to Vancouver, November 26-29 to attend the CBIE conference. There will be a lot of opportunities to engage with GSO team members, get updates about the program and learn from fellow GSO-implementing institutions. Join us at two GSO-led sessions Sharing Insights Across Global Skills Opportunity Projects Sunday, November […]