careers & student transitions
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Presented to Trades Training British Columbia on April 8, 2014 "Emphasizing the value of hands-on learning..."TRANSCRIPT
Careers and
Student Transitions
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• Why I was offered the position
• Why I accepted it
• The challenges
• The opportunity
• Sharing successes and
moving ahead
Today...
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•initiatives
•metrics
•showcase emergent practice
•SSA & ACE-IT funding policy changes
•identify barriers
Superintendent of
Careers & Student Transitions
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...the other “T ”
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ITO’s
ITA
College PresidentsBCCA BCTA TTBC
District Visits
Skills Canada
UBCM
Regional Work Force Tables
Forums
BCCPAC pro-d...
...other ministries
ATSO BCTEA NIB
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some challenges...
Big “T ” truths in Education...
The Biggest “T ” of all...
“Stratosphere” ...Lee Jenkins
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Initiative
Creative
Passionate
Intelligent
Diligent
Obedient
the opportunity...
the Future...
the Present...
Engagement. Relevance. Meaning.RelationshipsHands-on, collaborative, outside...
“...restore the honor of the manual trades”
“...work to undo the past century’s
separation of thinking from doing”
“When will what we know change what we
do?”
the obligation...“Has the ‘quo’ lost its ‘statu
s’?”
Moving ahead...
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ACADEMIC TRADES
BALANCE
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Equal Value...
““QualityQualitycareer career guidance guidance is is essential.essential.””
Andreas Schleicher Andreas Schleicher - OECD- OECD
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Sharing successes...
“CNC”
Pathways
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The Power of Partnerships
...on behalf of our kids!
Co-construction betweenstakeholders
Jobs, Tourism and
SkillsTraining
K-12Education
Advanced Education
Industry Training Authority (ITA)
Industry, Municipalities....
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
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Toolkit...
What would you include in a toolkit for a new “district career coordinator”?
In the end... Frank was thinking so far outside of the box, he couldn’t remember what was
actually in it.
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