Skills/Compétences Canada to Host A Virtual Career Exploration Event Through vFairs
This event will offer students from middle school and high school, teachers and career seekers an opportunity to learn about career and education pathways for skilled trade and technology jobs. It will feature over 25 industry and education partners from across Canada.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Skills Canada will host the upcoming launch of National Skilled Trade and Technology Week: A Virtual Career Exploration on vFairs virtual event platform. The event will take place on November 2, 2021 between 11am - 3pm EDT.
This event will offer students from middle school and high school, teachers and career seekers an opportunity to learn about career and education pathways for skilled trade and technology jobs. It will feature over 25 industry and education partners from across Canada, whom attendees can network with and discuss their career goals through live virtual chat rooms. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about the 9 Skills for Success through virtual resources, and watch sessions by industry and education experts on the virtual stage.
Previous event feedback has solicited extremely positive feedback. In fact, 86% of past attendees agree that by attending this event, they learned something about new career options in skilled trades and technologies.
In addition to the educational opportunities, attendees will be able to compete in a virtual leaderboard competition and earn points to win prizes. The two top two attendees with the most points at the end of the day will win a DJI Mini 2 Drone.
"This virtual career exploration event is a great way to encourage students to discover the variety of careers that exist in the skilled trades and technologies. It also enables our future skilled workforce to learn more about the many educational pathways that they can follow including apprenticeship", said Shaun Thorson, Chief Executive Officer, Skills/Compétences Canada.
"We are honoured to partner with Skills/Compétences Canada to help students and career seekers find work and educational opportunities in the skilled trade and technology sectors," said Muhammad Younas, CEO of vFairs. "As a player in the technology sector, we understand the importance of helping young Canadians find such career paths, and we are excited to be a part of this valuable virtual experience."
The event is free and registration is open to the public. Interested parties can register via this link.
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About Skills/Compétences Canada
Skills Canada was founded in 1989 as a national, not-for-profit organization with partner Skills Canada organizations in each of the provinces/territories that work with employers, educators, labour groups and governments to promote skilled trade and technology careers among Canadian youth. Its unique position among private and public sector partners enables it to work toward securing Canada's future skilled labour needs while helping young people discover rewarding careers. Skills Canada offers experiential learning opportunities including skilled trade and technology competitions for hundreds of thousands of young Canadians through regional, provincial/territorial, national and international events, as well as skilled trade awareness programs. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Skills/Compétences Canada is the Canadian Member Organization of WorldSkills. For more information about SCC visit: http://www.skillscompetencescanada.com.
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About vFairs
vFairs is a virtual events platform that helps organizations of all sizes, industries and regions conduct memorable online events to achieve real business results. The platform helps businesses run visually-rich digital events like Virtual Conferences, Online Trade Shows, Job Fairs, Virtual Training & more. It offers exceptional customer support consistently rated #1 on third-party sites like G2 and Capterra. For more information, visit: http://www.vfairs.com.
Media Contact
Michèle Rogerson, Skills/Compétences Canada, 343-883-7545 x 509, [email protected]
Brianne Snell, vFairs, 519-215-3854, [email protected]
SOURCE Skills/Compétences Canada
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