Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour Pat Bell is asking the public to join in on a Twitter town hall to talk about skills training in B.C.

Why It Matters:

The first two weeks of the Skills for BC engagement have shown that British Columbians are eager to be a part of the solution, to bring forward ideas that will help ensure that they, their children, and their grandchildren are first in line for the jobs that come from economic prosperity.

More than 225 comments and ideas have been submitted so far. As examples, Heather thinks that we should be providing more skills-based training earlier in K-12 education. Brian thinks youth should have more access to dual credit programs. Loris thinks there should be funds available to help businesses integrate students that are seeking work experience while still completing skills programs.

The question for the #skills4bc chat is simple: How do we take these ideas and others that are being recommended and make them actions?

Details:

• The Twitter town hall takes place today, Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. using Twitter hashtag: #skills4BC

• The Twitter town hall is being held in conjunction with an online discussion where Premier Christy Clark is asking British Columbians to help address five key challenges to building British Columbia's workforce. This online conversation is happening throughout November at: www.bcjobsplan.ca

Media Contact:

Media Relations
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
250 356-8177