| Définition | Description | |
|---|---|---|
1. Title of Initiative |
Title or name as specified in official documentation, e.g. funding contract | Real Time Career Chat |
2. Provider |
Name of organisation responsible for delivering the initiative | Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) |
| 3. Sponsor | Name of organisation responsible for funding the initiative | MUN |
| 4. Date Commenced | Month and year (if known) when the initiative first came into operation | January 2007 (pilot) |
| 5. Date ended | If this initiative is not longer in operation, please give the month and year when it came to an end, if known. | September 2007 – expected that it will move from the pilot phase to a practice offered by MUN |
| 6. Targeted Audience | Is the initiative aimed at specific groups, or is it more general in application? Please specify any demographic or employee groups being targeted. | Graduating PSE Post-secondary students and alumni |
| 7. Location | Is this a national initiative, or is its coverage limited to a particular region or locality? If so, please specify the region or locality covered. | All of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 8. Overview of Program | Please give a brief description of the initiative, in one or two sentences. | Realtime Career Chat is a pilot project that uses instant messaging technology to connect students and alumni to MUN’s career centre counsellors who can provide career-related information in a real-time setting. |
| 9. Why Developed / Problems / Issues Targeted | What are the main aims or objectives of the initiative? Is it designed to address any particular problems or issues? If so, please specify what these are. | MUN has a number of students who live remotely or internationally and its career centre saw the opportunity to use technology to move beyond the campus and extend their services to these students and alumni. It also supports those students who are uncomfortable visiting the career centre and asking for career information face-to-face. |