PARTNERSHIP WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CANADA
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Donors to the Don Borsk Canadian Supply Chain Career Awareness Fund Click here to see who is contributing to the delivery of JA programs by supply chain champions |
Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing youth to succeed in the global economy. JA offers business-education programs in the areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy, delivered at no cost to elementary, junior-high and high schools. JA programs are delivered by volunteers to more than 230,000 students annually in over 400 communities across Canada.
Since 1955, over 3.7 million students have participated in Junior Achievement programs.
JA Programs
- Dollars with Sense – Helps students in junior high school develop personal money-management skills
- Economics for Success – Encourages junior-high-school and high-school students to reflect on the advantages of remaining in school to acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed for long-term career success
- Company Program – Inspires high-school students to understand the role of business in our society by creating an enterprise of their own
How is the Council Working with JA?
The Council is partnered with JA to make possible the increased participation of supply chain practitioners in delivering JA programs. Volunteers with JA – "mentors" in JA terminology – have an opportunity to share information not only from the JA curriculum, but also about their experiences working in the supply chain. There are few better ways to reach young people with the message that the supply chain offers careers that are fast-paced, challenging, diverse, ever-changing and rewarding.
Talking to young people about supply chain careers will build their awareness of and interest in the sector. Being successful in that will help employers deal with growing shortages of workers. It'll also help post-secondary education and training providers fill classes. Reaching students through JA is one way of ensuring that information about the supply chain gets to young people before or as they're making initial career choices.*
To enable the participation of supply chain volunteers in classrooms across the country, the Council is also raising funds to cover the costs related to their participation: costs for training, and materials provided to students, volunteers and teachers. The Council's Don Borsk Canadian Supply Chain Career Awareness Fund was established to allow individuals to volunteer their time supported by the collective contributions of their peers.
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Honouring Don Borsk Don Borsk was a founding member and is now past Chair of the Board of the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council. In that role, he was central to the establishment of the Council. Don served as Chair from 2006 to 2010. Don is Chief Operating Office of Metro Retail Supply Chain Solutions, a third-party supply chain provider dedicated to servicing the retail industry. Previously, he was President of Supply Chain Management Inc., a third-party logistics company that supplies general-merchandise logistics services to Wal-Mart Canada Corp. across Canada. He has worked as the COO of a series of Peterbilt Truck dealerships and as a consultant in the logistics industry. After acquiring a degree in mechanical engineering, Don started his career in industrial marketing in the oil industry. His career took him into the world of distribution and transportation. Successively, he held positions of increasing responsibility in the logistics and supply chain functions of major retail consumer-goods companies, handling both food and general-merchandise products. Don is a past Chairman of Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada, and was named its Logistics Professional of the Year in 2004. He is also involved at the board level with sports for the physically disabled. |
Donations to this charitable fund of as little as five or ten dollars will add to the Council's ability to share information with students and teachers about supply chain careers. Donations to the fund can be made at www.jacan.org/CSCSC.
- Volunteer
Share your expertise in and enthusiasm for the work you do in the supply chain by volunteering to deliver a JA Canada program in a school near you. The students you reach will learn about the supply chain, and develop skills in teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, communication and critical thinking. By working with JA, you can demystify supply chain careers for young people as they consider their future paths.
As a volunteer, you – and your employer – will also benefit from participation in a JA program. In delivering a program, you may elevate your presentation, communication and leadership abilities; you could, in effect, acquire training through the volunteering experience.
Note: Placing you in a school to deliver a JA program takes time. Please expect a wait of at least six weeks from the time you register to volunteer until you deliver a program.
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Incorporating supply chain information in your JA presentation
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Contact Kim Biggar to learn more about volunteering or to sign on as a volunteer: 905-897-6700, 1-866-616-3468 or kbiggar@supplychaincanada.org
- Donate
If you don't have time or the inclination to volunteer with JA, you can help others do so by making a financial donation to the Don Borsk Canadian Supply Chain Career Awareness Fund. Visit www.jacan.org/CSCSC to donate.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Contact Kim Biggar, at 905-897-6700, 1-866-616-3468 or kbiggar@supplychaincanada.org, to learn more about sharing your knowledge about and passion for the supply chain or donating to the Don Borsk Canadian Supply Chain Career Awareness Fund.
*The Council has developed other ways of reaching students with the message about supply chain careers. If you'd like information, for example, about creating an industry partnership network that brings together employers in your area with teachers and administrators at a local school or to help you hold a supply chain day at a local school that draws speakers, employers and association reps, the Council can help. Contact info@supplychaincanada.org for more information.
