Student AffairsPursuing a career that aligns with SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth enables you to promote inclusive and sustainable economic development. This goal focuses on job creation, workers’ rights, and ethical business practices. Make your mark on economic empowerment.
The Goal: Decent Work and Economic Growth
This goal promotes sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. It focuses on achieving higher levels of economic productivity, promoting policies that encourage entrepreneurship and job creation, reducing the proportion of youth not in employment, education, or training, and protecting labour rights and promoting safe and secure working environments.
The Work
Achieving SDG 8 involves fostering entrepreneurship, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, and ensuring fair wages and safe working conditions. Investing in education and skills development, particularly for youth and marginalized groups, is crucial. Policy reforms and international trade agreements can also drive economic growth and job creation.
The Skills
Below is a list of key skills that are in demand for careers related to SDG 8. While it is not necessary to master all of these skills, familiarity with them can enhance your readiness and competitiveness in the job market
- Job Skills Training
- Financial Literacy
- Entrepreneurship
- Networking
- Communication
- Leadership
- Digital Literacy
- Innovation
- Economics
- Time Management
Engagement with Queen's and Kingston
You can contribute to SDG 8 by choosing fair trade products, supporting local businesses, and advocating for workers' rights. Volunteering for job training programs, mentoring individuals entering the workforce, and encouraging inclusive economic practices are impactful ways to make a difference. Raising awareness in your community about the importance of decent work and sustainable economic growth can help drive meaningful change.
Volunteering in Kingston
Past QUIP Internships
- Summer Student - Credit Strategy Analyst, Risk Management
- Innovation Funding Analyst
- Access Analyst Co-op - Economical Insurance
- Project Coordinator Co-op - Personal Banking & Direct Financial Services Technology
- Application Developer Co-op - Personal Banking & Direct Financial Services Technology
- Student Intern: Labour Relations
- Labour Relations Intern
- Student Intern, Human Resources
- Human Resources Development Student
- Analyst, Global Investment & Innovation Incentives
Sample Undergraduate Courses
- EMPR 250 Managing Workplace Health, Safety, and Wellness
- ECON 290 Environmental Economics and Assessment
- ECON 239 Economic Development
- APSC 221 Economic And Business Practice
- COMM 172 Managerial Economics
- ECON 348 Law and Economics
- ECON 360 Labour Economics
- ECON 391 Topics in Environmental Economics
- DEVS 230 Global Political Economy of Development
- DEVS 353 Business and Development
- DEVS 365 Trade and Investment in the Global South
Sample Graduate Courses
- Master of Economics
- Smith School of Business MBA programs
- ECON 810 Microeconomics Theory
- ECON 840 Public Economics
Career Possibilities
- Human Resources Officer
- Investment Analyst
- Accountant
- Labor Market Researcher
- Labor Law Attorney
- Union Steward
- Economic Policy Advisor
- Green Jobs Specialist
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
- Professor in Economics
- Economic Development Consultant
- International Trade Specialist
- Business Analyst
Corporations, NGOs, and Government Agencies
Corporations can promote decent work and economic growth by creating high-quality jobs and ensuring fair labor practices. They can invest in employee development and training programs to enhance skills and productivity. By fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, companies can drive economic growth and contribute to the creation of new industries and markets.
Furthermore, corporations can support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through inclusive supply chains and partnerships, thereby stimulating local economies and promoting sustainable development.
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
- Finance Canada
