Nanaimo-Ladysmith students get some hands-on, interactive career training
NANAIMO – Grade six and seven students in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District will get some hands on work experience Tuesday.
WorkBC’s Find Your Fit Tour makes a stop in Nanaimo at Island ConnectED. Career Pathways and Learning Alternative principal Derek Beeston says the interactive student-based event is a unique way to introduce kids to different career options.
“Often the only exposure kids get are their close relatives or friends,” said Beeston. “By bringing a tour like this to our district it allows students and teachers and even parents to get a look at different kinds of career options out there, from trades to accounting to different areas in business.”
According to Beeston, students can jump right in and try the skills they’ll need for different careers in demand across the mid-island and across the province.