Friday, January 27, 2017

Create A Change - Marketing Leadership Program

Learn marketing, leadership and social change

Program begins in October 2017

To learn more about our program or for students who are ready to apply they can go here:

Create a Change high school marketing leadership

To use your hours towards WORK EXPERIENCE credits, contact Ms. Abad cabad@sd44.ca

Culinary Arts - Information Meeting

VCC Culinary Arts Level 1

Information Evening

February 15, 2017

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Carson Graham Secondary (Library)

Please rsvp to ljacobsen@sd44.ca

The Culinary Arts program covers theory and related information along with hands-on cooking practice in the following areas:

Baking and Desserts
Basic Kitchen Management
Food Costing
Meat and Poultry Cooking
Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Cutting
Seafood Preparation and Techniques
Stocks, Sauces, and Soups
Vegetable and Starches and Egg Cooking.

The program is held in a state-of-the-art professional kitchen at Carson Graham Secondary School. On completion of the program, students receive a Certificate in Professional Cooking.

Benefits to students

Grade 11 and/or 12 graduation credits
Industry certification
Post secondary credits (some programs)
Job ready skills
120 – 480 hours of work experience
Industry Training Authority Individual ID Number

For more info, visit: Culinary Arts

Carpentry Program - Information Meeting

Youth Train In Trades (ACE-IT)

INFORMATION MEETING

for Parents and Students

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 7pm

West Vancouver Secondary School - library

The ACE-IT Carpentry program provides training for Grade 11 and 12 students interested in a career in carpentry and related trades. Based at West Vancouver Secondary, students receive training every second day, while attending their own secondary school for core academic subjects. This program is open to students across the North Shore.

For more info, visit: http://westvancouverschools.ca/programs/youth-train-carpentry

How To Get A Summer Job - Feb 3rd

Interview Workshop - Feb 24

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

SUTHERLAND Career Center