Noah Arney is a Certified Career Development Professional and a current PhD student at UBC focused on Educational Philosophy. He began his career as a high school teacher then changed course and has been worked in postsecondary since 2010 primarily in Career Development and Work-Integrated Learning roles but he has also worked in educational administration and student affairs broadly. Most recently he was supporting university policy development, interpretation, and implementation. He has a BA from University of the Fraser Valley, a BEd from University of British Columbia, and a MEd in educational research from University of Calgary where he completed award winning research in Career Development. He is passionate about helping people learn more about themselves and building on their past experiences to create their future.
His research focuses on philosophy of education and Indigenous educational philosophies, work-integrated learning and transferable skills development, and educational policy from both the governmental and institutional perspectives.