Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations will have an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour stop at the Lakes District Secondary School in Burns Lake on Nov. 14, 2014.

Find Your Fit features a variety of interactive career exploration activity stations - including welding, carpentry, accounting and more - offering youth a chance to try their hand at different skills. These youth, who are just beginning to think about potential careers, will be connected with WorkBC’s labour market information, tools and services. Parents, teachers and career counsellors may also benefit from the event as they look for ways to educate and support youth in their career exploration.

Members of the community are invited to attend the event from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Find Your Fit is part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint commitment to re-engineer education and deliver the skilled workforce B.C.’s growing economy needs. It is also an integral part of seven Regional LNG Energy Seminars currently taking place throughout B.C. More than 2,000 students have taken part in the tour so far at recent Regional Energy Seminars in Prince George, Fort St. John, and Terrace.

Quotes:

Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour -

“Through the B.C. Skills for Jobs Blueprint we are committed to preparing the skilled workforce that our growing economy needs. The Find Your Fit tour will ensure that our youth have the tools and resources necessary to consider the full range of in-demand occupations available to them.”

Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education -

“We’re working with school districts to make sure students have the opportunity to start career experiences earlier so they are better prepared for the Skills and Trades jobs of the future.”

John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation-

“By exploring the interactive activity stations offered through the Find Your Fit tour, our youth will gain exposure to the array of future job opportunities available to them.”

Quick Facts:

• By 2022, B.C. is expecting one million job openings in B.C created by retirements and our growing economy.
• More than 78% of jobs will require some form of post-secondary education, and 43% will needs skilled trades and technical workers.

Learn More:

To find out more information about Find Your Fit, visit: www.findyourfittour.ca

To learn more about WorkBC, visit: http://www.workbc.ca/skills

For more information on B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, visit: http://www.workbc.ca/skills

To find out more about the B.C. Jobs Plan, visit: http://engage.gov.bc.ca/bcjobsplan/

To find out more about the Regional LNG Energy Seminars, visit: http://www.engage.gov.bc.ca/lnginbc/

Media Contact:

Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour
250 387-2799