ITA Youth Programs Update
Erin Johnston, Director Training Investment
Lisa Ayton, Youth Outreach Leader
Maureen Phung, Youth Administrator
Objectives
• Outline ITA and Ministry of
Education Strategy to address
Youth Blueprint Target (Erin)
• Highlight ITA Youth Program
updates and success stories from
School Districts (Lisa)
• Review available resources and
fundamentals of ITA Youth
Programs (Maureen)
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Context
BC Skills for Jobs Blueprint:
• Increase ACE IT registrants to 5,000
ITA Mandate Review
• Re-align training investment to demand
• Youth program continuation issues
Ministry of Education
• Directed to review the effectiveness of ACE IT and apprenticeship
training opportunities for high school students across BC
Aboriginal Post-secondary Education and Training Policy and
Action Framework
• Related goals to ensure the success of Aboriginal learners
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The Demand
Over 1 million job openings between now and 2022
• 78% of these jobs will require post-secondary education
• 13% of the total jobs openings (128,500) are expected for
trade occupations
1 Million
Economic growth anticipated in multiple sectors
and high demand anticipated in the following trades:
Opportunities to increase the supply
of workers in top demand trades:
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Carpentry
Professional Cook
Heavy Equipment Operator
Construction Electricians
Welder
Steamfitter/Pipefitter
Sprinkler System Installers
Millwright
Painters and Decorators
Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians
Direct workplace entry
Youth programs
Pre-Apprenticeship
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Problem Statement
Key Considerations:
Quality: how do we support youth to be
more successful in their Apprenticeship?
Quantity: how do we attract and have
capacity for more students into the system?
Relevance: how do we ensure we are
training students for the jobs of tomorrow?
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Review of Youth Programs: Key Findings
YOUTH REVIEW RESULTS:
• Consulted with students, teachers, colleges, employers, parents, FNESC, Government
• Told us to look more broadly than ACE IT, start earlier, provide more options
• Students are using ACE IT programs to explore a career in the trades
• ITA’s dual credit programs impact multiple Ministries KPI’s
ITA AND MINISTRY OF EDUCTION RESPONSE:
• Expanding programming offerings to offer more exploration programs to younger students
• Ensuring more kids have access to trades and training through new integrated Youth
Apprenticeship pathways
• The result will be more students ready for in-demand careers in the future
• Providing more opportunities earlier for students through three pathways:
1. Explore
2. Learn & work
3. Transition to technical training and apprenticeships
Meets the intention of the Blueprint target to ensure more students ready
for in-demand careers in the future
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Recommendations for Renewed Youth
Apprenticeship Program
Youth Apprenticeship Program
Explore
Learn & Work
AWARENESS:
Maker Days, Yes 2 IT,
Lions in the House, Shop Class
ACE IT
Work
Experience
Transition
Work in Trades
Sponsored Apprenticeship
Skills
Exploration
In-depth
Trades
Sampler
Workforce
Training
Certificates
SSA
Technical Training
New Elements:
• Launch Maker Day program
• Develop new Skills Exploration modules for three in-demand sectors
• Introduce In-depth Trades Sampler programs
• Develop new Workforce Training Certificates course
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Recent Activities to Improve Programs
1. Youth Apprenticeship Program Working Group
2. Workforce Certificate Course
3. Developing a standard for In-Depth Trades Sampler
4. Improving Youth Data System
5. Increasing access to ACE IT
6. Increasing access to SSA
7. Maker Day strategy to bring Making into schools
8. Work underway to clarify pathways for students
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Youth Apprenticeship Task Force
In August, formed one-year Youth
Apprenticeship Task Force Working
Group to support development of:
• New Skills Exploration modules:
Manufacturing
• ACE IT entry guidelines and Youth
Apprenticeship program exit
process: Educator Resources
• School District Youth Apprenticeship
Program performance reports
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Recent Activities to Improve Programs
• Developing three new Skills Exploration Modules:
– Manufacturing: Coding, module, Design and Metals
• Developing a new Workforce Certificate Course:
– led by Ministry of Education
• Developing a standard for In-Depth Trades Sampler:
– Incorporating information on existing Trades Samplers to develop consistent program
standard
• Improving Youth Data System
– Improvements to DCMS to collect program delivery information
– Working towards producing School District Youth Apprenticeship Program performance
reports
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Recent Activities to Improve Programs
• Increased access to ACE IT
– Increased the number of ACE IT intakes to 4 per year
– Fall 2015: 18.46% increase in ACE IT registrants from Sept 2014
– Ministry of Education Skills Access grant
• Increasing access to SSA
– 2014/15: 10% increase in SSA registrants from 2013/14
– Recently received approval to extend SSA scholarship to school aged students post-graduation.
Will implement in 2016/17
• Maker Day strategy to bring Making into schools:
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Piloted with 1100 teachers across BC
Introducing new Maker Day digital resources that are customizable for districts
Strategy to target Professional Associations to reach all teachers
Launch as a new program
• Work underway to clarify pathways for students
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YOUTH PROGRAM UPDATES
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Activities and Program Updates
1. Skills Exploration
2. YES 2 IT
3. Industry Partnerships
4. Youth Sponsor Recognition Tour
5. Maker Day
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Skills Exploration
What is it?
• 120 hour high school course for students in Grades 10-12, introduced in 2014-15
• Consists of four modules (approx. 40 hours each) that introduce students to trades careers through
hands-on learning
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Skills Exploration 10-12
Four Current Industry Modules
• Construction: Carpentry, Plumbing, Construction Electrician
• Transportation: Automotive Service Technician
Three New Manufacturing Modules Under Development
• Coding module, Design module, Metals module
Course Information is found:
http://www.mytrainingbc.ca/SkillsExploration/index.html
http://www.itabc.ca/youth/educators#program-resources
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Skills Exploration
… quick snapshot from coquitlam school district
• Doug MacLean
• Trades & Transitions Coordinator
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
• Eight secondary schools
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about 1,300 students each
grades 9 – 12
• Offer the course at 2 sites
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Terry Fox – 1 blk in semester 1
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Rich is a red sealed carpenter
Dr. Charles Best – 1 blk in semester 2
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Phil is a red sealed carpenter
• Both do the ‘Construction’ strand
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“Carpentry” [including some “finishing carpentry”]
“Plumbing”
“Electrical”
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“Drywall” & “Painting” [one might consider switching to “tiling” on year]
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
Course composition
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initial year (2014-15)
• student course selection was such that > 1 class could have loaded at
each school
• pared down to single class
• wanted a ‘successful’ inaugural offering
• about 70% of the class were grade 12s
• many counselors, admin & teachers unsure and unclear of intent of the
program due to ‘newness’
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second year (current 2015-16)
• reverse… 80 are grade 11s
• better understanding by all
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intent for next year is for the largest percents to
be grade 10s and 11s
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
Spin-off
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have had 4-5 students continue on with an ACE IT Program
(carpentry and electrician)
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1 student last year took the course (as a grade 10)
• proved to him, and his parents, that none of these trades were
for him
• working on getting him into ACE IT (Auto Refinishing Prep) for
next year, as this is where is his real passion is
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would an “Automotive” Skills Exploration 11
configuration been better for him and others?
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
Next year’s intent in our district
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Work on getting a couple more schools on board
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Is an ‘Automotive’ strand possible?
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• Welding
• Sheet Metal (or Metal Fab)
• Auto Ref Prep Tech (or Electricity/Wiring)
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
Pros
• Hands on experience
• Exposes students to a variety of common, life long trades and skills
• Safe learning environment
(as opposed to learning for the first time on a real construction site)
• Students learn what to expect going into specific trades
• Learn to work in a group (about 6 groups x 4 students)
• Identify suitable students for our ACE IT programs
• Gain prior knowledge before heading into an ACE IT program
• Great elective for students
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Skills Exploration - SD 43 (Coquitlam)
Challenges
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Need to have the right teacher
• s/he is the potential feeder for other tech ed and/or trades programs at that
school and the district
• comfortable working with a variety of tools and very inexperienced ‘trades
students’ in tight spaces
Takes up a lot of classroom space for the entire semester
• larger structure while doing the course
• storage of supplies (like sinks/toilets, unused 4’ x 8’ gyproc,…)
Expensive
• initial start-up for tools and materials
• Craiglist, building supply companies, driving pickup truck to job sites for
‘extras’ or ‘castoffs’
Challenging to have every student work in groups
• given restrictions of space and tools, have to always work in some degree of
partners/fours
Some students find out it’s not for them… but must stay in course
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
• … but it’s all worth it
Coquitlam school district believes in Skills Exploration
and supports the teachers and the course
• besides initial start up ‘seed’ money ($2,500/school),
annual support to replenish/grow ($3,000/school)
• pays for a 1-2 Pro-D days (or a couple ½ days) to visit and
learn from others (post secondary or other high schools)
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
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Skills Exploration – SD 43 (Coquitlam)
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YES 2 IT
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YES 2 IT
To increase awareness and exposure to the trades in a way that fits your
school district needs and engages young people
• New audience and new age groups: Students of other ages, Parents,
Educators/Counsellors, and Future Employers
• School districts can apply for up to 2 events per school year with a
maximum ask of $4000
• One important deadline: For events between September and March 15 th
all completion reports must be sent to me by March 20, 2016.
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YES 2 IT
• Overview & sample projects done by other districts
http://www.itabc.ca/youth/programs/yes-2-it
• Application Guide, Form and Completion Form are all online
http://www.itabc.ca/youth/educators#yes-2-it
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Industry Collaborations & Relationships
• Canadian Tire Collaboration
• Provides a link between all parties
for mutual benefits
• Only a small proportion of AST- ACE
IT’S become SSA’s
• More companies are interested in
collaboration with ITA
• Hope to closely monitor this
relationship through stats of SSA’s at
Cdn.Tire, satisfaction survey’s and
your input
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Youth Sponsor Recognition Tour
• 111 Employers & 11 School Districts took part in the recognition of youth
sponsor recognition tour this November.
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• An immersive professional development day for Educators in partnership with the
Innovative Learning Centre at UBC Okanagan
• A facilitated full day event consisting of a design challenge, design thinking, and
prototyping
• Through this event, educators are encourage to take Making into their classrooms,
to provide a fun and engaging approach to learning
• School Districts can apply for up to $4000 for a Maker Day event for teachers or
students
• For student events, the facilitating teacher must have participated in a Maker Day
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Maker Continued
• Maker Day Toolkit2, a how-to booklet for educators found on our website
at itabc.ca/youth/educators
• Maker Day PowerPoint, a how-to resource with videos and photos that
can be used as an e-portfolio as well, will be available soon
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Maker Day – Larry Espe
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Youth Program Fundamentals
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Educator Resources
• Learning Supplement for 2014/15 Trades Guide
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Educator Resources
• Flyers - What is a Trade, Sponsor An Apprentice, Youth Programs
• What Are You Made Of? Videos – 8 Videos featuring youth
• Youth Apprenticeship Program Exit Assignment sample
• Intro to Apprenticeship Course Description
• Transition to Apprenticeship Guide
• How to use Direct Access videos
• Trades Employment Survey Sample
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Educator Resources
• 2015 Trades Guide digital version
• Educators News section on website
http://www.itabc.ca/youth/educators/news
• ITA YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/itabctradestraining
• Social Media – Twitter @ita_youth
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Educator Resources
• ‘Explore The Trades’ keywords game on youth website at
http://www.itabc.ca/youth/educators/explore
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Youth Program Guides
www.itabc.ca/youth/educators
• ACE IT Guide
• SSA Guide
• Yes 2 It Guide
Yes 2 It TIPS:
• Application Budget should provide details as to amounts of materials, bussing costs, food, in
your best estimate
• Completion Reports need a School District Invoice (not school)
• Completion Reports need a detailed summary of expenses, receipts/invoices
• Evaluation Survey is requested for our reporting
• Please call your event a YES 2 IT event and credit ITA in the media
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SSA Award (Scholarship) Eligibility
• Been registered with the Industry Training Authority as a youth
apprentice
• Graduated with a Grade 12 Dogwood Diploma or Adult Dogwood
• Successfully completed SSA 11A, SSA 11B, SSA 12A, and SSA
12B
• Maintained a C+ average or better on all Grade 12 numbered
courses
• Reported a minimum of 900 hours to the ITA by Dec 31
Tip:
Hours reported in DCMS are not automatically transferred to ITA
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Fundamentals Webinar - Coming Soon
• ACE IT Tips/FAQs
– Application, invoicing and timelines
– Exams
– DA
• SSA Tips
– Certifications
– SOA
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ENSURING THE PROVINCE HAS
THE RIGHT SKILLS, IN THE RIGHT
PLACE, AT
THE RIGHT TIME.