The Find Your Fit tour stop in Nakusp is a great opportunity for students to get valuable hands-on experience with helpful career-planning tools.

WorkBC’s Find Your Fit tour will be in Nakusp at Nakusp Secondary school on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, and open to the public from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“Find Your Fit is your opportunity for students to find their place and thrive,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. “Students and parents will find the information on education and training needed to chart a career path that will let them to reach their full potential at home, in the community and in the workplace.”

Students can visit up to 16 career activity stations where they can take part in a hands-on activity related to a specific career, like taking someone’s blood pressure. These activities will help students uncover their strengths and interests, giving them the knowledge they need to get started with their career planning. They can then move on to a labour-market information station, where they can dig deeper into a career of their choice.

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

“Local industries such as health care and construction need the people to help them grow,” said Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West. “Students and their families should come out to the Find Your Fit tour to experience careers that will build a bright future for them and our communities.”

The Find Your Fit tour builds on the government’s commitment to provide British Columbians with the services they need by giving them the information to help them make decisions about education and training.

The Find Your Fit tour and WorkBC.ca are first steps for all British Columbians on a journey to discovering information about a variety of exciting careers that will build a brighter future for individuals, families and communities, and help build a better B.C. for everyone.

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