Presentation to Board of Education sub- committee Education Programing and Planning

1. Trades, Skills Training and
Program Development
EPPC
January 20th

2. Trades, Skills Training and
Program Development

3. Trades, Skills Training and
Program Development
• The scary LNG word
• July 2014 – 56 more apprenticeship seats

4. Trades, Skills Training and
Program Development
• My role as a “shoulder tapper”
– Min of Ed in LNG corridor
• More students in programs to help support their future
• Focus on Aboriginal learners
• One year
• Office in PGSS

5. Goals
• Explore what we are currently doing
• Look for opportunities for all elementary and
secondary students
• Spend time developing new opportunities with
new industries/businesses
• Help our schools be current and responsive to
more learners
• More hands on

6. My hope
• Allow kids to continue to dream
• Foster interest curiosity
• Look at things differently
• New connections
• More opportunity for more kids

7. Highlights
• Skills Canada
– Cabinet making, Auto Service
– Hosted at KRSS on March 20th

8. Highlights
• Math 9 – hands on – Duchess Park
– Learning Innovations, Aboriginal Education,
Duchess Park, E8

9. Highlights
• PGSS and Aboriginal Education
– Traditional gathering place
– Working with PGSS and Aboriginal Education
Dept. – helping to help students

10. Highlights
• Looking at other districts to see how they
support students transitioning into ….
• Looking at what we currently do
• More paths for students
• Dual Credit

11. Highlights
• Community and SD #57
– Spectra Energy, Northern Health
• Find your Fit - DPM
• UNBC
• Aboriginal Education Advisory Council
• ITA – apprenticeship support
• Meeting with Shop teachers

12. Where to Next
• More opportunities and support for
students as they transition out of the k-12
school system
• UNBC partnership
• CNC partnership
• SD #57 shop audit
• Supporting projects currently going on
• Makerdays, etc……

13. Trades, Skills Training and
Program Development
• Questions?
• Follow on @sd57skillstrain