Young people of Langley 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 Langley Secondary school on Sept. 15, 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 from 3 p.m. – 7 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 Saanich.

Quotes:

Rich Coleman, MLA for Langley – Aldergrove –

“The Find your Fit program assists our future labour force in realizing its potential. With our province expecting nearly 1 million job openings by 2025, this program and our B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, ensures we’re on track to have the skilled workforce we need for the jobs in-demand.”

Mary Polak, MLA for Langley –

“I encourage all students in Langley to take advantage of this excellent opportunity that Find Your Fit offers to try out some of the various skills needed for in-demand careers, and have fun doing it.”

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