WorkBC’s Find Your Fit Tour will be in Hazelton at Hazelton Secondary on Thursday, Nov. 9 and open to the public from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“B.C. needs a new generation of highly skilled talent to imagine, plan and build a better B.C.,” said Advanced Education, Skills and Training Minister Melanie Mark. “The Find Your Fit Tour is an opportunity for students to find their passion and place in our growing economy.”

The Find Your Fit Tour stop in Hazelton is a great opportunity for students to get an insider’s look at a range of careers, including the skilled trades such as carpenters, electricians and heavy-duty equipment mechanics needed in the Kitimat Stikine region.

WorkBC’s Find Your Fit is a hands-on experience that allows participants to explore a variety of careers. It also provides valuable information about what jobs will be in high-demand by employers in the region and throughout British Columbia.

Industries such as tourism, tech and health care will need a broad range of skilled British Columbians. The Find Your Fit Tour stop in Hazelton is a unique opportunity to get an insight into careers that are in demand by industries and are important to building a strong, sustainable and innovative economy for the 21st century that works for everyone.

“I encourage students and parents in the Kitimat-Stikine region to visit the Find Your Fit Tour and see first-hand the amazing careers that are needed in our community and throughout B.C.,” said MLA for Stikine Doug Donaldson. “It doesn’t matter what your interests are – tech, health care or early childhood education – there is a place for you in our economy.”

The Find Your Fit Tour builds on the government commitment to provide British Columbians with the services they need by providing them the information to help them make decisions about education and training. The tour will make its way throughout the province in the coming months.

The Find Your Fit Tour and WorkBC.ca are first steps for all British Columbians on a journey to a discovering vital career information that will build a better future for them, and help build a better B.C. for everyone.

Tour dates for the Find Your Fit tour are available online at: https://www.workbc.ca/Jobs-Careers/Find-Your-Fit-Tour/Upcoming-Events.aspx