The Find Your Fit tour stop in Gold River 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 at Gold River Secondary on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. It will be open to the public from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“With over 900,000 job openings forecasted across B.C. over the next 10 years, we need to train up our youth,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. “I really encourage students in Gold River to come out to the Find Your Fit tour, find a career that is the right fit and plan for the education that will help them be successful.”

Students can visit up to 16 career-activity stations where they can take part in hands-on, career-related activities like creating digital graphics, completing an electrical circuit and 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 Gold River 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.

“The Find Your Fit tour is a great opportunity for students in Gold River to check out lots of great career paths that will be in high demand as we build a sustainable and innovative economy,” said Claire Trevena, MLA for North Island. “With a wide range of sectors needing the talents of the people in our communities, there is opportunity for everyone”

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 at: https://www.workbc.ca/Jobs-Careers/Find-Your-Fit-Tour/Upcoming-Events.aspx