Young people of Aldergrove 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 Aldergrove Fair taking place at the Aldergrove Athletic Park and Aldergrove Secondary school (26770 29th Ave.) from July 15 – 17, 2016.

Find Your Fit is an interactive event where individuals of all ages can learn about B.C.’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 at no cost from:

• 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. July 15
• 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. July 16
• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. July 17

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 Coquitlam.

Quotes:

Mary Polak, MLA, Langley –

“We need to ensure that British Columbians, especially our youth, have the information and training they need for in-demand careers. Find Your Fit is an excellent resource and helps students chart their future careers today.”

Rich Coleman, MLA, Fort Langley-Aldergrove –

“It’s great to see Find Your Fit at home in Aldergrove! The program assists our future labour force in realizing its potential while British Columbia leads the nation in job creation. Our province is expecting nearly 1 million job openings by 2024, and through B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, we’re on track to have the skilled workforce we need for the jobs in-demand.”

Learn More:

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

To find out about career, education and training resources, visit Workbc.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