Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
Goal 8 aims to promote sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity and technological innovation. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking.
Taking Action
Initiatives at Brock University
Did you know that Brock was the second university in the province to become a fair-trade campus?
Employment at Brock
If you are looking for employment, Brock offers a lot of ways they can help.
You can apply to jobs on campus, where many different opportunities are available. The options include Recreation Services, Union Station, Starbucks, or Tim Hortons, Brock Library, Smart Start, aquatic staff, The Zone, welcome desks, intramurals and various food locations all throughout Brock’s campus.
#ShopBrock
#ShopBrock gave students who owned businesses opportunities to advertise their company name on campus. This initiative encouraged students and faculty to buy locally and improve Niagara Region’s economy while supporting Brock’s students.
Career Zone
The Career Zone will help you with your resume for applying for jobs outside of Brock and they have information about job fairs throughout the week.
Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employer
Brock was named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for the fifth time and we have been selected every time we have applied. The organization recognizes Brock as an industry leader that fosters exceptional work environments.
THE IMPACT RANKINGS
As part of Brock’s 2022 submission to THE Impact Rankings, we shared information on how the university is working toward achieving decent work and economic growth. This information ranked us in the 54th spot out of 849 institutions around the world and gave us a score of 73.8/100.
Some key information we summitted includes:
- Brock has a Respectful Work and Learning Environment Policy which outlines that the university supports a work and learning culture that values diversity and inclusion, fosters respect, and does not tolerate prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and/or bullying.
- Brock has an Employment Equity Policy which outlines the university’s committed to principles of equity and diversity in the workplace and recognizes the value that diverse faculty and staff bring to activities and initiatives.
- Brock supported 17,006 students in finding work placement in 2019.
Initiatives in the Niagara Region
Niagara Region Economic Development Strategy
The Economic Development Team has gathered information in the Niagara Region to provide resources specifically targeted to local small businesses. This Strategy, published in 2023, is a 10 year plan looking forward to what the Niagara Region could look like.
Niagara Region Growth Strategy and Economic Development
The Growth Strategy and Economic Development Plan includes a list of available incentives for Niagara residents, including multiple dedicated to employment and business ownership.
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