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TOWES moves into BC high schools

Preparing for work in the trades just became a little easier for high school students in British Columbia thanks to a new pilot project with TOWES and British Columbia’s Industry Training Authority and Ministry of Education.

The pilot involves students in grades 10, 11 and 12 who are enrolled in the province’s ACE IT initiative, a program where students as young as 15 years of age can work towards their apprenticeship certification while in high school. The purpose of the project is to benchmark the essential skills competency levels of ACE-IT students and then develop system-wide approaches to address potential gaps in Essential Skills..

The first phase of the pilot starts in the fall of 2006 and will involve up to 15 school districts and 300 students. It is expected that all school districts could be involved starting in the fall of 2007.

 

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On Wednesday, February 21/07, Seneca College will be holding a forum for employers to promote Essential Skills and TOWES The event will include lunch and will be held at our Markham Campus - more information available amy.koning@senecac.on.ca

Workplace Essential Skills Materials Developer Training
Bow Valley College will be hosting a materials development training session in the spring of 2007. The session will be facilitated by Lynda Fownes, Executive Director of the BC Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council (SkillPlan). For more information, or to register for this session, please contact Krista Medhurst at (403) 410-3201 or kmedhurst@bowvalleycollege.ca

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