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

WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour will make its next stop at the Okanagan Nation Alliance – Annual General Assembly and Youth Leadership Conference at 1920 Quail Lane on Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22, 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 at no cost at the following times:

• Thursday, July 21        9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, July 22             9 a.m. – 2 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 needed in B.C.’s growing economy. The tour has had more than 150, 000 participants so far, most recently in Aldergrove.

Quote:

Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Westside-Kelowna –

"B.C. is the nationwide leader in job creation, and we need more skilled workers to keep pace with our growing and diverse economy. Through B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, and programs like Find Your Fit, we are fully engaged in providing the next generation with the tools and resources they’ll need to keep B.C. an economic leader now and well into the future."

Steve Thomson, MLA for Kelowna-Mission –

“Find Your Fit is an amazing program that helps youth plan their future careers by providing them with a hands-on and fun learning experience. B.C. offers a wide range of job possibilities, and through this program, and B.C’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, we’ll have an educated and skilled work force ready to fill those in-demand positions.”

Norm Letnick, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country –

“Our province is expecting nearly one 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 in-demand jobs. With our strong economic fundamentals and investment in our youth’s future, we will continue to create an environment that encourages business development and diversity.”

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