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Coquitlam SD43 Career Programs Doug MacLean, Trades & Transitions Coordinator “learning opportunities” Brett McLean, Apprenticeship Facilitator “have a trade job… paperwork”

Career Path?! You. Now. 15+ years old. In Planning 10. Wondering. Dreaming. Excited. Confused… other?

Career Path?! You. Then. Graduated. 23-ish years old. Ideally, becoming what you dreamed about?!

Career Path?! Between the Now and the Then… What are you supposed to do?

… enjoy the journey

High School Options Get a related job, or volunteer, on your own Work Experience 12 Secondary School Apprenticeship ACE IT Program (trades) High School Options

Get a Related Job or Experience on your Own Ex: You want to be a “Graphic Artist”: volunteer: Place D’Arts Paint murals in the Tri-Cities Helping get ready for a fashion show or event at Coquitlam Centre your own school helping design the logo and print for sport or club jerseys paid work : printing company, like Minute Man Printers marketing firm or department doing their webpage, or helping with a new company catelogue job shadow a family member or friend who is a Graphic Artist lots of other situations to work with as “graphic designer”…

Get a Related Job or Experience on your Own Ex: You want to be a “Teacher”: volunteer at your church working with a Youth Group Leader or teach Sunday School Instructor you volunteer at an After School Program, like at an elementary school coach a team at school or in the community you get a paid job as a Sasamat Summer Camp Leader job shadow your uncle or mom who is a School Teacher lots of other situations to work with as “teacher”…

… develop transferable skills

Work Experience 12 90 hrs in a company 30 hrs in classroom Nurse Veterinarian Receptionist Cook Police Officer Seamstress Chemical Engineer Engineer Accountant Marketer Fashion Merchandiser Journalist Dentist Health Care Provider Medical Researcher < insert your career > 30 hrs in classroom resumes, cover letters, career investigation, post-secondary research… WorkSafeBC, Employment Standards, Safety… 90 hrs in a company doing the job that you would like to become… you can experience that career, and related ones, before you invest time and money into it ask questions of employer… learn by doing!

Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) Popular ‘student’ trades Auto Repair (various) Baker Bricklayer Carpenter Cook Electrician Hardwood Floorlayer Landscaper Motorcycle Mechanic Painter (commercial) Parts & Warehousing Plumber Sheet Metal worker Tilesetter Welder < and over 100 more> You get/have a paying job in a trade: gain high school credit 120 hrs working = 1 course (4 credits) up to 4 course (16 credits) get paid learn a valuable, hands-on skill make yourself more employable gain certification potentially get a $1,000 scholarship

ACE IT Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training AKA as “Apprenticeship Program” or “Technical Training” ACE IT Acquire a specialized skill set by taking, usually, 4 classes of that trade in semester 2 Make yourself more hirable Gain “Level 1” certification while still in grade 12 (or 11) We’ll pay your “tuition”! Take it now, and letting us pay, you save $1,000s After graduation, you can now begin your “Level 2”

ACE IT Programs Hairstylist 7 blks @ Gleneagle (all year) Automotive Service Technician 4 blks @ Centennial (sem 2) Bricklayer (Mason) 4 blks @ Thomas Haney (sem 2) [Professional] Cook 4 blks @ Cent, River or Glen (sem 2) Carpenter 4 blks @ Terry Fox (sem 2) Electrician 4 blks @ Charles Best (all year: p 1 & 2) Hairstylist 7 blks @ Gleneagle (all year)

ACE IT Programs Baker Semester @ VCC (late Aug – end Jan) Metal Fabricator Semester @ BCIT (Feb – mid-July) Millwright Semester @ BCIT or KPU (Feb – mid-July) Motorcycle [& Power Equip.] Mechanic Semester @ BCIT (Feb – end of June) [Commercial] Painter 6 weeks @ FTI (mid-June – end of July) Plumber/Piping 6 weeks @ PIC (mid-June – end of July)

Get a Related Job on your own Work Experience 12 Secondary School Apprenticeship ACE-IT Trades Program

Competition for acceptance to veterinary college in Canada is fierce. For instance, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon… 15 people are selected out of 350 applications received from students in Western Canada. Vet college candidate will have completed at least 2years of pre- veterinary university courses including biology, chemistry, physics,  mathematics and English… at least another 4 years before they secure their Vet degree.  Currently, veterinary tuition is about $7,000 annually. Additional expenses for books, equipment will run approximately $1,500. Accommodations, food and other living expenses are estimated at $14,500 annually. With these estimates, by the time a veterinarian graduates, s/he will have invested about 6-7 years of University/College and $50,000 in education.

Interested? Talk to your Planning 10 teacher… S/he can help set you up with more information, an application package, and/or a tour of the school’s facilities… and more Talk to you school counselor and Career Resource Facilitator… they have all the brochures and information.. they can also see if you have the right pre-requisites and if the courses can be adjusted for your timetable Complete an application package and/or sign up for a specific course and/or get a job or volunteer position… you just need to take ownership of your career and it begins now… so definitely ask!

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