Transcript Document
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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Contact
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