Career Zones for BC

Inspiration

The Educated Citizen thoughtful, able to learn and to think critically, and who can communicate information from a broad knowledge base; creative, flexible, self-motivated and who have a positive self image; capable of making independent decisions; skilled and who can contribute to society generally, including the world of work; productive, who gain satisfaction through achievement and who strive for physical well-being; cooperative, principled and respectful of others regardless of differences; aware of the rights and prepared to exercise the responsibilities of an individual within the family, the community, Canada, and the world.

Equal Value

Skills Initiatives

Why?

Tool for organizing focussed discussions between industry, post-secondary, and K12 sectors  Personalized learning for students with a destination  Systemic program design based on valid opportunities and criteria  As provincial initiative, creates more opportunity equity than multiple, idiosyncratic local agreements (but not replacing them)  Cost-effective system benefit through widespread articulation, reducing learner time in training  Effective pathway transition into post-secondary and employment means better-prepared (more sophisticated) students  Many educators are well-positioned for change

Planning aid for learners, parents, and advisors  Wider range of opportunities available (ICT is more than videogame design)  Reduces ambiguity by allowing earlier and deeper participation in a sector  What’s needed is clearer  Consistency for program planning and support, in school and out

Details

Principles  Industry identifies the occupations it needs  Representative, not exhaustive  Customizable, not locked down  Opportunity, not policy

Elements  Key Occupations in the Sector  Organized by subsectors  Zones  Direct-to-work  Apprenticeship  Post-secondary Certificate  Academic Degree  Post Secondary Programs  Dual Credit Options  Work Experience  Certifications  Sector Related Subjects  Infographic for each subsector

Sectors and Subsectors  Mining  Mineral Exploration  Underground  Stone, Sand, & Gravel  Energy  Oil & Gas  Hydro  Alternate  Information and Communications Technology (ICT)  Network Systems & Operations  Software Design & Development  Interactive Media  Business & Information Analysis

Version Status  Alpha  Available  Some additional features and content improvements possible  Unstable but usable (“buggy”)  Beta  Features complete  Minor flaws  Close to complete  Release or perpetual beta

Next Steps

Working to “get it right” Are the features and elements right? Is the information correct? What resources should be referenced? What derivative products would help? ?

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