SUTHERLAND Career Center: Lynn Valley Days 2015

Friday, April 24, 2015

Lynn Valley Days 2015 - Volunteers Needed!

Here are some of the ways volunteers will help make this community festival a great event!

Friday, May 29^th

Gala Event - various shifts between 5:00pm &11:00pm

greeting at the door, bar ticket sales, help clearing the tables, dish scraping/stacking crew
Tear-down after 11:00pm

must be able to lift and carry furniture, crates or dishes

Saturday, May 30^th

Parade Route Marshalls -8:00 to 10:30am

help muster the floats and montor route to make sure everyone keeps moving
Cookshack - 3 shifts (8:00am-11:30am or 11:00am -2:15pm or 2:00pm-5:15pm)

help with cooking, taking tickets or serving the food
Entertainment - 3 shifts (9:30am-12-30pm or 12:15pm-3:15pm or 3:00-6:00pm)

supervise games and ride for kids
Tear-down (4:45pm to 6:30pm)

move tables, chairs, tents and other furniture, signs

Contact:

volunteer@lynnvalleyday.ca

778-888-2637

or sign up online

wwww.lynnvalleyday.ca ("volunteers" tab)

or attend volunteer sign up/orientation session

Saturday, May 9th 10am - noon

Mollie Nye House

940 Lynn Valley Road

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

Friday, April 24, 2015

Lynn Valley Days 2015 - Volunteers Needed!

Here are some of the ways volunteers will help make this community festival a great event!

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