Young people of Abbotsford 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 Tradex, 1190 Cornell Street, on Nov. 29, 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 9 a.m. – 3 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 180,000 participants so far, most recently in 100 Mile House.

Quotes:

Michael de Jong, MLA Abbotsford West –

“Find Your Fit is an exciting and hands-on program that introduces youth to the types of skills they’ll need for the in demand jobs of the future. Part of the BC Jobs Plan, we’re putting British Columbians first with programs like Find Your Fit to ensure B.C.’s economy stays strong, diversified and growing.”

Darryl Plecas, MLA Abbotsford South –

“Preparing our youth for the job opportunities of the future is what Find Your Fit is all about. There’s expected to be nearly 1 million job openings in B.C. by 2025, and programs like Find Your Fit are taking the steps needed to ensure we have an educated and skilled workforce ready to meet that demand.”

Simon Gibson, MLA Abbotsford-Mission –

“Find Your Fit is part of the BC Jobs Plan: which has helped B.C. become the nation’s leader in economic growth and job creation, and a plan that will build an educated and skilled workforce ready for the in-demand jobs of the future.”

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