Get involved at NorQuest!
Volunteering, mentoring, and more. NorQuest offers many ways for you to get involved at the College and develop your skills! The Student Opportunity & Achievement Record (SOAR) is an official college record that documents the learning experiences you participate in outside of a traditional classroom at NorQuest - including Work-Integrated Learning, Community Service-Learning, and co-curricular activities.
We know you have superpowers – use SOAR to show employers the amazing skills and experience you gained at NorQuest!
Browse the list of all opportunities available to find activities you want to participate in at NorQuest and include on your SOAR.
SOAR will organize experiences into four categories:
Leadership
Leadership activities that support NorQuest learners to develop, grow, or maintain their personal and professional leadership skills and competencies.
- Peer mentor
- RBC student ambassador
- SANQC executive or council members
- Student societies
- Other student participation in any leadership or governance councils, committees, or roles where students are responsible for organizing, coordinating or directing others
Personal and professional development
Personal and professional development activities that support NorQuest learners to develop, grow, or maintain personal and professional knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Workshops
- Conferences
- Non-credit courses or other programs that increase personal or professional competency
The learner experience
The learner experience activities that support NorQuest learners to engage in campus or campus-sponsored activities that promote skill or competency development, growth, or maintenance.
- Campus co-curricular engagement activities such as e-sports
Volunteerism and service
Volunteerism and service activities where NorQuest learners engage in acts of volunteerism or service on campus or campus-sponsored activities that promote skill or competency development, growth, or maintenance.
- Orientation lead
- Career fair volunteer
Getting Started: SOAR with CareerQuest Hub
To get started, visit CareerQuest Hub, log in with your NorQuest credentials, and select Student Opportunity & Achievement Record.
Learn how to add an experience to your SOAR record by accessing our tutorials and videos.
Read our full FAQ and eligibility criteria for activities.
Did you know? CareerQuest’s SOAR will automatically include the Work-Integrated Learning opportunities you completed at NorQuest (co-op, field experience, work experience, community-service learning, and more).
Share your SOAR with Employers
SOAR can be a great tool to help you stand out to employers during the hiring process. Not only does SOAR list the experiences you participated in at NorQuest, but it also lists the skills you developed from each experience.
Use your SOAR to help you talk about your transferable skills to employers in a resume or job interview.
Need help talking about your skills? Check out this Skills Guide.
Questions? Connect with us at cqhub@norquest.ca.