SKILLS READY empowers young people, their educators and their advisors to help them explore and prepare for jobs in the skilled trades and technologies. At its core, Skills Ready helps youth be employable upon graduation.
Through a series of engagement activities, young people are challenged to work through and track the activities that lead them to become employable in the skilled trades and technologies.
PRESENTATIONS
Skills Ready Presentations explore concepts around employability. From the core attributes of attitude, skills and knowledge that comprise the Industry ASK, to the basics of workplace safety that are explored in our LearnSafe presentations - students take part in guided discussions and activities that develop these attributes and demonstrate that they are employable.
EVENTS & TOURS
Skills Ready Showcases bring local employers into classrooms and provide students with the opportunity to connect with employers and share their projects. Participants discover first-hand how what they do in school bridges to the world of work. Through our many industry partners, the Skills Ready team facilitates a variety of workplace tours to sites such as manufacturing facilities and construction sites. These tours help students see the amazing variety of careers that exist in our communities. They may also lead to work experience or apprenticeship opportunities.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Skills Ready works with educators to build the bridge to industry for students in high school. From the first experience in industry through to high school apprenticeship opportunities, Skills Ready facilitates the community of industry supporters who are creating the first chance for a student to start on their trades or technology career path. Collaborate with Skills Ready to arrange interactive activities and direct connections to employers for your students.
GET A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CFBC's Skills Ready program bridges the gap between the workforce and the new generation of skilled trades professionals. By bringing industry experts to classrooms for presentations and showcase events, students are able to start expanding their professional networks while still in school.
These connections often help students to secure their first job and begin their apprenticeships much faster than if they had tried to make connections with employers on their own.
This gives them a competitive edge in the job market and sets them on the path to success.
OUR COMMUNITY OF PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
As a careers teacher, the knowledge that I have a team of professional and hardworking individuals who can act as a liaison between the school system and employer groups is invaluable. We know our 'educational world', but if we do not have recent and a deep involvement in the "construction world", which most of us do not, having this link is critical.
Don Cameron
School District 61
Projects like this are a critical way that industry can help change perspectives and promote solid, reliable jobs into the future.
Rod Parker
Parker Johnston, Victoria BC
The 'Skills Ready' showcase initiative is exactly what some of our young people need to help guide them in their post secondary career decisions.