Young people of Coquitlam will have an opportunity to learn the skills they will need for tomorrow’s in-demand occupations.

WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour will be making its next stop at the Coquitlam Canada Day celebrations at Town Centre Park on July 1, 2016.

Find Your Fit is an interactive event where individuals of all ages can learn about British Columbia’s in-demand careers and test out some of the skills they would need for those occupations. Participants will also get to know career planning tools — such as Blueprint Builder and Career Trek videos — and the job resources and labour market information WorkBC.ca offers.

Parents, teachers and career counsellors may benefit, too — by discovering ways to educate and support youth in their career exploration.

The Find Your Fit event will be open to the public from noon to 6 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 needed in B.C.’s growing economy. The tour has had more than 148, 000 participants so far, most recently in Vancouver.

Quote:

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."

Linda Reimer, MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam –

“Find Your Fit is an exciting, hands-on tour that engages and educates young people on what skills are needed for B.C.’s diversified economy. The learning is fun and the activities provide real-life experiences that students can apply to their career planning.”

Learn More:

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

To find out about career, education and training resources, visitWorkbc.ca: www.workbc.ca

To learn more about career planning and B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, visit: www.workbc.ca/blueprintbuilder 

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