Young people considering what skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations will have an opportunity for interactive, hands-on experience at WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour stop at the College of New Caledonia’s Quesnel Campus on Saturday, Jan. 23, as part of the university’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

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 - https://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.

The Find Your Fit booth will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 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. More than 68,000 students have taken part in the tour so far, most recently in Coquitlam and Burnaby.

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

“I can remember the excitement 10 years ago when the residents of Quesnel celebrated the opening of the CNC campus. It has provided opportunities for students to study closer to home. I would encourage everyone to check out the ‘Find Your Fit’ tour to learn about the careers that will be in demand in the next 10 years.”

Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North—

“This program offers students at the Quesnel campus an excellent opportunity to try out some of the various skills needed for in-demand careers. Students may discover a career they might not have even considered.”

Learn More:

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

To learn more about B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, visit: www.workbc.ca

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