Career Centre Updates | February 2026

Date

Event

Time

Location

February 21

St. Mary’s University Open House

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

St. Mary’s University

February 24

University of New Brunswick Visit

Lunch

Scarlett Learning Commons

February 24

Careers Internship Fair

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Central Memorial

February 26

University of Calgary Visit

Lunch

Scarlett Learning Commons

February 26

Joy to Job – Engineering Webinar

5:00 PM

Zoom

February 28

SAIT Open House

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

SAIT Main Campus

February 28*

Calgary Fire Department Indigenous Camp

May 1 – May 3

Calgary Fire Training Academy

March 7

Bow Valley College Open House

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Bow Valley College

March 11

University of Waterloo Visit

Lunch

Scarlett Learning Commons

March 26

Youth Hiring Fair 2026

1:30 PM – 6:00 PM

The Big Four Building, Stampede Park

April 7

University of Calgary Visit (Grade 11)

Lunch

Scarlett Learning Commons

*Application Due Date


CAREERS is an agency that connects youth with employers. Upcoming opportunities include:

  • Internship opportunities beginning in March for:
    • Auto Service Technician
    • Cooking
    • Construction
    • Pipe Trades
  • Internship FairFebruary 24, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM at Central Memorial High School
  • Women in Trades & Technologies Auto Body Day – March 27

Youth Employment Centre

The Youth Employment Centre (YEC), operated by The City of Calgary, provides free, in-person, drop-in employment services.

Services include:

  • Resume development and targeting
  • Job search strategies
  • Interview preparation
  • Career planning
  • Connections to employers who are hiring

Career Chats

Scarlett continues its tradition of inviting professionals to share their career experiences with students during the lunch hour.

All Career Chats take place in Lab C, Learning Commons.

Date

Career Path

February 25

Software Development, Robotics, and AI

March 5

Various Roles in IT Development

March 9

Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Management, and Fuel Trading

March 16

Pediatric Dentist

April 28

City Planner / Community Planning

Thank you to all of our volunteers.

If you are interested in sharing your career path with students, please contact Natalie McLeod.


Career Planning

Know Yourself

  • The first step to career planning is knowing your values, personal characteristics, abilities and interests. 
  • Using the Career Decision Making Guide or the career quizzes below, create a personal profile of your top values, characteristics, abilities and interests.
  • There are several websites with career quizzes that will match your personal profile to occupations you may wish to explore.
  • Keep a record of the occupations that might be a good fit for you and that you would like to learn more about.

Explore Your Occupational Options

The websites below will assist you with researching your occupational options.

Explore Education or Training

Make Your Decision

  • Use the website below to assist with evaluating your career options

Take Action