Festival of Learning

Open Session Limited to 50 Participants (First-Come, First-In). This session takes place in a large ballroom environment, with one other session happening concurrently at the opposite end of the room. (Area 3B)

The Facilitating Access to Skilled Trades in BC pilot project is a collaborative partnership between the Immigrant Employment Council of BC and the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

The goal is to provide an innovative and on-line approach to pre-arrival credential evaluation, competency-based assessment, gap/bridging training, workplace culture and essential skills training, e-mentoring and job matching support for qualified immigrants to Canada in three areas:

1. Automotive Service Technician, 
2. Carpenter and 
3. Power Engineer 

This session will provide an overview of the project, the development and implementation of the competency framework approach, and demonstrate educational technologies used in the project to achieve the deliverables. 

Presenters
Lawrence Parisotto, Director, Education Projects, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Sangeeta Subramanian, Senior Manager, Workplace Development, Immigrant Employment Council of BC 
Sanja Boscovic, Chief Instructor, Power Engineering Group, British Columbia Institute of Technology