Grade 7 Students Introduced to Trades
Prince George, B.C. – Getting young people turned on to trades, is happening at the grade 7 level in Prince George.
Today, 29 grade 7 students from five Prince George elementary schools, wrapped up a special trades program at the College of New Caledonia. The program is sponsored by Canfor and offers students an understanding of the numerous career opportunities available in the trades.
Students from Edgewood, Harwin, Ron Brent, Spruceland and École Lac des Bois elementary schools have been learning carpentry and electrical skills every Friday afternoon for two hours at CNC since February.
“I’m excited about this program because it gives kids another opportunity to experience options at school and in the community” says Harwin Elementary School Principal Nevio Rossi “The program gives students a chance to apply real skills in their lives, it’s something they can continue to pursue in high school and it may even lead them down a pathway to a life career.”
Getting young people on that path is exactly what the Provincial Government’s “Skills for Jobs Blueprint: Re-engineering Education and Training” plan.
Program organizers are in the process of evaluating feedback from the program, and looking at continuing the program in September with a focus on additional trades.
Comments
This is great! It will give the kids more choices of what to get into once they are done their high schooling.
Too bad they ran out of money for the CTC program. The CTC program is still there but less seats and blended with adult students. I guess time will tell if it works.
What ever became of the idea that schools are a place of exploration. So why are we trying to make trades people of them before that exploration has taken place.
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I don’t see how giving young people an insight into possible career choices isn’t exploration? What’s you point? Should all school activities be designed to academics and playtime?
I guess they could have lawyer day and doctor day too!
I kept mine out of CTC and pushed for honors programs in math, physics, english, they can take a trades course maybe after they grad, and still have honors programs in case they want to do higher learning later.
Huh, zigzag99 has answered your question.
Cheers
At least if you have a trade you know what kind of job you’re out of.
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