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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
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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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Contact
[email protected]