Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations will have an opportunity to try an interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour stop in Kitimat at Mount Elizabeth Secondary school, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015.

Find Your Fit is an interactive event where individuals of all ages can find out about careers in demand throughout the province, learn about online resources to help them find work and even try some of the skills they will need for different careers. Find Your Fit connects participants with labour-market information resources including WorkBC.ca’s online tool, Blueprint Builder - www.workbc.ca/blueprintbuilder - that helps users map their career plan. 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 participate in the event from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at no cost.

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 68,000 students have taken part in the tour so far, most recently in Smithers and Terrace.

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

“Through B.C.’s 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.”

Learn More:

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

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

To learn more about the Blueprint Builder, visit: www.workbc.ca/blueprintbuilder

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

To find out more about the BC Jobs Plan, visit: www.engage.gov.bc.ca/bcjobsplan/