Thursday, April 25, 2013

2013 SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION




THIS YEAR only THE CANADIAN SKILLS COMPETITION IS BEING HELD IN VANCOUVER!!!

If you are considering a career in trades...you should be at this event!
 
Join us for:
Try-A-Trade
® & Technology activities
 Interactive, hands-on challenges
Experiential learning
 Great prizes (Stanley & DeWalt Tool Enhancement Grant)!
Check out the 2012 Highlight Video – Including Mike Holmes  

2013 SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION
BC PLACE STADIUM - VANCOUVER JUNE 6 - 7, 2013
Register now to attend Canada's biggest trade and technology challenge
www.skillscanada.com
                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                       
  *Over 500 competitors from across Canada            
*Over 40 trades and technology contest areas         
                                                                  
 *Over 10,000 spectators


Register to attend the Skills Canada National Competition
 Apply to receive approximately $10,000 worth of Stanley & DeWalt tools –

http://www.skillscanada.bc.ca/StanleyGrant.aspx

Vancouver Hockey Street Tournament

                                                              PLAY ON!!

                                            http://www.playon.ca/contact/volunteer


Volunteer for PLAY ON!!  Vancouver Hockey Street Tournament!
Sponsored by CBC HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
                                                                   June 8,9 2013


We need volunteers for    event set up     master scoreboard,     runner,       rink monitor, and more.
                                             www.playon.ca   or ph   604-688-7584

Job Fair MAY 1.

                                                   YOUTH HIRING FAIR

If you’re between the ages of 16 and 30,
drop by on Wednesday May 1, from 3 - 6 pm,
to meet representatives from:

Mountain Equipment COOP             Ferguson Moving and Storage
Pedalheads         BELL           JWR Sales and Marketing,
Safeway and MORE


WorkBC Employment Services Centre
North Shore Youth Satellite
318-260 West Esplanade Ave.
North Vancouver, BC
Tel: 604.988.3766 | Fax: 604.984.7153 | ywcajobseeker.org
For job search check out:

http://www.ywcavan.org/content/Connecting_Vancouver_Youth_to_Employment/892
 

Considering travelling....taking a GAP year???

Alpha Study abroad
Is a program to provide you with overseas experience whether it be volunteering in Africa or learning how to cook in France. This program will help you gain educational and cultural experiences, and will also give you the tools to move forward in the world. Destinations include: Argentina, Spain, Italy, China, Ireland, Austria, Australia, and many more.       www.alpha-study-abroad.com

Language Learning Abroad
If you want to have an adventure in a foreign country and learn the language while you’re there then this is the program for you. Whether you’re new to the language or you are almost fluent they offer language courses year round to suit your level and needs. They offer accommodation, additional cultural and adventure programs. You can learn Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Arabic.
For more information visit www.languagelearningabroad.com


SWAP Working Holidays
Is a non-profit organization that offers young Canadians a very unique opportunity to explore the world through work and travel. You get to learn a new culture from the inside and see more than a tourist. SWAP has helped many young workers to plan their working holidays.
To apply visit www.swap.ca

 Volunteer Abroad
This program offers an international volunteer program for groups and independent travelers looking to volunteer in Asia, Africa, or Latin America. The program matches volunteers with non-governmental organizations, government agencies and communities in need of assistance around the world.
For more information call 800-263-0050 or visit www.volunteerabroad.ca  

Global Stewardship   Capilano U
The Global Stewardship Program was created for students wishing to explore a career working for international NGOs like Amnesty International, or domestic voluntary sector organizations like the United Way, while completing their first two years of university.  Through a unique curriculum combining classroom study and volunteer work either overseas or in Canada, students gain the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to make the organizations they volunteer for more effective.


Your World To Discover
High school student (16+) and graduates looking for a gap year before university, college, or a career or anyone who wants to make the world a better place this is the program for you, Some of the places you could work in would be China, Taiwan, Ghana, South Africa, Guatemala, Peru and many more.
For more information call 905-883-0047 ext 355 or call toll free 1-866-306-9752 ext.355
Volunteer Abroad
A two week summer program for people ages 16-19 who would like to get a blend of western and local insight that will give you a safe and structured 24 hour program.
For more information visit www.yourworldtodiscover.ca or email volunteer@yrlc.on.ca


Gap Year Abroad
Go for a gap year for a month year or longer then immerse yourself in another culture you will be amazed at the fresh point of view a Gap Year Abroad can provide, the possibilities are limited only by your ideas. Take some ti0me and expand your world and connect with others so you can understand yourself.
For more information visit www.gapyearabroad.ca

Cross Cultural Solutions
Cross-Cultural Solutions was founded in 1995 and is a recognized leader in the field of international volunteering. Each year, over 4,000 people volunteer abroad with CCS in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. As a CCS volunteer, you're making a meaningful contribution, working side-by-side with local people and sharing in the goals of a community that warmly welcomes you. Join to help and get experiences abroad.
For more information visit www.crossculturalsolutions.org

  
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad sends volunteers age 16+ to 24 countries to participate in over 150 different unpaid internships and service projects for 2 weeks to one year. Gain valuable international experience, practical life skills, and foster a sense of global awareness while working with children, learning a new language, observing medical practices, or contributing to a community development project. Perfect for first time travelers.
For more information visit   www.projects-abroad.ca


Lattitude
Lattitude is a non profit organization that sends young people on unique, structured and rewarding international volunteer experiences around the world. Offering a wide variety of opportunities you will have the chance to be more that just a tourist and learn about a culture from within. Volunteer in outdoor rec, community service, education or the environment. Leave your mark on a community abroad.  www.lattitudecanada.org
                                                       
Encounters with Canada
Canada’s largest youth forum presents a unique opportunity for high school students from across Canada to spend a week in Ottawa, expanding their knowledge of Canada’s culture and heritage, exploring potential career options and developing new skills.



Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Trip To Ottawa May 4- 11 $400!!!


                                                       ENCOUNTERS WITH CANADA
                                             One week in Ottawa for $400. Everything included.

May 5-11 is the new Experience Canada week  is open to ALL students between ages 14 and 17, 

 There is an excellent week planned ( see below) as well as making new friends from all over Canada
Activities include – meeting Canada’s Citizenship Judge, visit Parliament and attend Question Period.  Visit the RCMP stables and OMEGA Park http://www.parc-omega.com
  Ottawa’s nature and wildlife area.


Experience various museums – Museum of Civilization and the Museum of Science and Technology for example.  A stop at the Governor General’s House and the Supreme Court - a must when in the Capital region.



Sports and cultural activities such as sugar bush, Talking Stick Ceremony, City Tour, entertainment by a French Canadian band and let’s not forget shopping on the ByWard market.


https://www.ewc-rdc.ca/en/our_youth_program/index.html;jsessionid=A426C9808172C505814E54BC6F9518B4.tomcat2



If you are interested - speak to your parents and then get back to me ASAP- This is a HOT deal!! Typically it would cost $675     pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca
Numerous Sutherland students have attended and all were life altering experiences!!

                                                      
                                                   Applications must be in by May 1. 

Career Spotllight Wed April 24 at llunch in rom C202


 Were you a counsellor in Grade 11 or 12 who is looking to stay involved with Outdoor School even after you graduate? If so, then come to a meeting and have snacks with some of your favourite alumni from the North Vancouver Outdoor School Alumni Society!
Come learn about what opportunities are available for when you become an alumni, and some of the awesome things we do in the community!
 
 

BCIT CSI FORENSICS Summer Camp

 For more info    http://www.bcit.ca/cas/forensics/csiacademy.shtml

to apply     http://www.bcit.ca/cas/forensics/csiapply.shtml

CSI Academy

Summer Camp for High School Students

Are you a high school student interested in a career in Forensics?
Do you know a high school student who might want to explore a Forensics career?
Students attending the 2010 CSI Academy in Burnaby
This summer camp is the perfect opportunity for someone who wants to get hands on experience with real forensic techniques. Learn how real investigators examine and process crime scenes, as well as analyze evidence and use DNA technology to try to solve a crime.
We're looking for high school students going into grades 10, 11 and 12 who want to gain insight into the educational requirements for entrance into the field of forensics, as well as information about programs here at BCIT that they can take to further their forensics careers.
What do students do and learn about at the Academy? Here's some of the hands on experience they'll receive:
  • Identifying and packaging evidence from a crime scene
  • Looking for and identifying trace evidence
  • Analyzing DNA using basic lab techniques

Students will also get the opportunity to learn first hand from real, practising professionals in the following fields:
  • Crime Scene Investigation
  • Trace Evidence Analysis
  • Forensic Anthropology
  • DNA Analysis
  • Forensic Video and Photography
  • Forensic Knot Analysis
The next intake of the CSI Academy will run July 29 - August 2, 2013 and has already started accepting applications. For more information about the Academy, contact the Coordinator, Steen Hartsen1 by email at Steen_Hartsen@bcit.ca or by phone at 604.432.8381.
Students who register before May 3, 2013 will be entered in a draw for a 1 in 16 chance to win an Amazon Kindle with a gift card for a free Forensics e-book. See contest rules2 for more info.

Job Fair May 14/15


BC Career, Education and Recruitment Fair

Vancouver  |  May 14th - 15th 2013
Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
BC Career, Education and Recruitment FairBC Career, Education and Recruitment Fair




http://theeventpros.ca/conferences/2013-BC-Career-Fair.html

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