SUTHERLAND Career Center: Looking for a summer job??? Start your job search now.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Looking for a summer job??? Start your job search now.

Looking for a summer job? Get prepared with the new Teen Job Workshop Series

on the 2^{nd floor in the Teen Room at the North Vancouver City Library at 120 14th Street West & Lonsdale Avenue.}

Learn job search skills, get help writing a resume, and get tips on how to prepare for your interviews. This workshop series is provided by the Vancouver YWCA’s WorkBC Employment Services Centre for North Shore Youth.

^{http://bit.ly/14f9E5E}^{Or just drop-in and join us!

The workshops will take place from 4pm-6pm on:

Thursday, April 4th

Wednesday, April 17th

Thursday May 9th

Wednesday, May 22nd

Thursday, June 6th

Wednesday, June 19th

On Thursday, April 4th, the first teen job workshop in this free series gives you answers to your questions:

- Who would hire me??

- Where should I "look" for my summer job??

- How do I prepare for a job search?

On Wednesday, April 17th you’ll prepare to apply for jobs:

-Get help writing a resume & cover letter

-Get help finding jobs to apply for

Stay tuned on the North Vancouver City Library’s Teen Facebook Page, as there are four more workshops in the Teen Job Workshop Series in May and June: https://www.facebook.com/NorthVancouverCityLibraryTeens}

Kate Longley

Teen Services Librarian

North Vancouver

City Library

120 14th Street West

North Vancouver

, BC V7M 1N9

Phone: (604) 998-3494 Email:

^{klongley@cnv.org}

Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Looking for a summer job??? Start your job search now.

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