WEEKLY UPDATE

APRIL 25TH – MAY 1ST

JOBS ON DEMAND
WORKBC

JOBS IN
SURREY
 AVIATION
SCHOLARSHIPS

• THE BC AVIATION COUNCIL ADMINISTERS THE LARGEST AVIATION/AEROSPACE

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN CANADA WITH OVER $150,000 WORTH OF AWARDS
AVAILABLE ANNUALLY. HELP FINANCE YOUR AVIATION/AEROSPACE TRAINING BY APPLYING
TO ONE (OR MORE) SCHOLARSHIPS VIA THE BCAC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS WEBPAGE
• THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 30TH, 2024.
 SURREY’S TOP 25 UNDER 25
AWARDS

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2024 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• SHERATON VANCOUVER GUILDFORD HOTEL
• JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE
14TH ANNUAL SURREY'S TOP 25 UNDER 25 AWARDS. ENJOY DELICIOUS HORS D'OEUVRES,
MAKE NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS, AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR FUTURE
LEADERS! WINNERS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH AWARDS AT A CELEBRATORY NETWORKING
RECEPTION, FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER TARA BOSCH, FOUNDER OF SMARTSWEETS.
• THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
• REGISTER
 PROVINCIAL SKILLS COMPETITION
RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROVINCIAL SKILLS
COMPETITIONS LAST WEDNESDAY. SURREY STUDENTS PERFORMED VERY WELL AND RETURNED
HOME WITH 13 MEDALS.

GOLD
• KATHY LEI & ELAINE SHEN– 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION (FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY) ; DANIEL COOK– WEBSITE
DEVELOPMENT (EARL MARRIOTT SECONDARY)
SILVER
• DEVON ATWAL – CABINET MAKING (GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS SECONDARY) ; MARK ORDINARIO – ELECTRONICS (KWANTLEN
PARK SECONDARY)
BRONZE
• NATHANIEL BUTLER – ARCHITECTURAL CAD (ECOLE SALISH SECONDARY) BELLA STRONACH & SAIDY FLORES-OSORIO - 2D
COMPUTER ANIMATION (FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY) MEHTAAB GILL – ELECTRONICS (KWANTLEN PARK
SECONDARY) ANNIKA RENA – GRAPHIC DESIGN (FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY) SONIA KRISHAN – PHOTOGRAPHY
(FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY) TRISTAN YEUNG & YUMIN CHANG – VIDEO PRODUCTION (FRASER HEIGHTS SECONDARY)
ALL GOLD MEDAL WINNERS HAVE QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL SKILLS CANADA COMPETITION WHICH WILL BE
HELD IN QUEBEC CITY ON MAY 30TH & 31ST.
FULL RESULTS FROM THE PROVINCIAL COMPETITION ARE AVAILABLE HERE
 INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
ONLINE

• JOIN THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM HEADS ONLINE INFO SESSION ON MAY 14TH FROM 4
PM-5 PM AS THEY EXPLAIN THE BCIT INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM OPTIONS.
• THE INFO SESSION WILL BEGIN WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMS AND HAVE A Q
& A AFTER THE PRESENTATION. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE INTERIOR DESIGN
FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE IN DETAIL AND EXPLAIN BOTH THE PART-TIME OPTION FOR
SEPTEMBER 2024 AND THE FULL-TIME OPTION FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2024 INTAKE.
• ALL OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAMS AT BCIT START WITH THE INTERIOR DESIGN
FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE (YEAR 1). THE INTERIOR DESIGN DEPARTMENT AT BCIT OFFERS
AN INTERIOR DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE, RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS DIPLOMA,
INTERIOR DESIGN DIPLOMA, AND A CIDA ACCREDITED BACHELOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN.
REGISTER
• FOR ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CONTACT THE PROGRAM ASSISTANT
 CANADA SUMMER JOBS 2024

• YOUTH CAN NOW SEARCH FOR EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED
FOR CANADA SUMMER JOBS FUNDING TO HIRE STUDENTS.
• JOB SEEKERS CAN SEARCH THE JOB BANK FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES, WITH A VARIETY OF OPTIONS IN SECTORS SUCH AS
THE DIGITAL ECONOMY, GREEN JOBS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
• TO ACCESS THE JOB BANK CLICK CANADA SUMMER JOBS.
 JIBC INDIGENOUS YOUTH CAREER CAMP – BUILDING
BRIDGES, BREAKING BARRIERS, ENCOURAGING
CONNECTIONS
BUILDING BRIDGES, BREAKING BARRIERS, ENCOURAGING CONNECTIONS - JULY 22, 2024 TO JULY 26, 2024

• THE JUSTICE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (JIBC) BELIEVES BRINGING INDIGENOUS

PEOPLE AND PERSPECTIVES INTO THE FIELDS OF JUSTICE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH
CARE IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE OUR NATIONAL GOAL OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION. AS
THE FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC IN CANADA, INDIGENOUS YOUTH WILL MAKE UP A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FUTURE WORKFORCE.
JIBC’S BUILDING BRIDGES, BREAKING BARRIERS, ENCOURAGING CONNECTIONS AIMS TO
BUILD YOUTH RESILIENCY, ESTABLISH POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND INTRODUCE YOUTH
TO THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF CAREERS IN JUSTICE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH CARE.
• THIS YEAR’S CAMP OFFERS A VARIETY OF IN PERSON ACTIVITIES ON JIBC’S NEW
WESTMINSTER AND MAPLE RIDGE CAMPUSES.
• THERE IS NO COST FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE. CLICK HERE TO APPLY
 JIBC INDIGENOUS YOUTH CAREER CAMP – BUILDING
BRIDGES, BREAKING BARRIERS, ENCOURAGING
CONNECTIONS
BUILDING BRIDGES, BREAKING BARRIERS, ENCOURAGING CONNECTIONS - JULY 22, 2024 TO JULY 26, 2024

WHAT IS THE JIBC INDIGENOUS YOUTH CAREER CAMP?

• A DAY CAMP FOR INDIGENOUS (FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS, AND INUIT) YOUTH AGES 18 TO 24.
• THE CAMP PROMOTES INTEREST IN CAREERS IN JUSTICE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND HEALTH CARE
THROUGH APPLIED EDUCATION, CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND CONNECTIONS, AND ENGAGEMENTS
WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AT MULTIPLE JIBC CAMPUSES.
• THE CAMP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET NEW FRIENDS FROM ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA,
CONNECT WITH ELDERS AND KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS, HAVE FUN, AND LEARN IN A CULTURALLY SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. JOIN US TO REFLECT ON YOUR GIFTS AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE
APPLIED TO EXCITING AND IMPACTFUL CAREERS.
• FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE JIBC INDIGENOUS YOUTH CAREER CAMP. . CLICK HERE TO
APPLY.
• DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 27, 2024!
 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
NURSING INFORMATION
SESSION

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024

• 3:30 – 4:30 PM
• ONLINE
• REGISTER
SUMMER 2024 REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION FOR FULL-CREDIT SUMMER LEARNING COURSES IS NOW OPEN.

ALL SUMMER LEARNING INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC CAN BE FOUND ON
OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SURREYSUMMER.CA

• THERE ARE STILL OPEN SEATS IN THE FOLLOWING COURSES!

 SFU SUMMER FILM ACADEMY
JULY 2ND – 17TH, 2024
8:30 AM – 3:10 PM
Summer 2024
Registration
• COME AND JOIN US AND RECEIVE 4 CREDITS TAKING THE SD36 SUMMER FILM ACADEMY.
THE COURSE IS HOSTED AT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF INTERACTIVE ARTS &
TECHNOLOGY SURREY CAMPUS. YOU WILL GET TO DESIGN AND CREATE YOUR OWN FILM
LEARNING ABOUT CAMERA TECH, SCRIPTWRITING, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND VIDEO EDITING.
WHILE LEARNING AT SFU, STUDENTS WILL GET FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH THE SFU
CAMPUS, EQUIPMENT, AND STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES. JOIN US FOR THE GALA
SCREENING WHERE FRIENDS AND FAMILY SHARE IN THE VIEWING OF YOUR COMPLETED
FILMS!
• FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER, SEE THE PROGRAM FLYER
 ELECTRONICS
JULY 2ND – 29TH, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Summer 2024
Registration

• STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ELECTRONICS ARE INVITED TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER

LEARNING’S ELECTRONICS COURSE.
• BASED AT KWANTLEN PARK SECONDARY, STUDENTS WILL SPEND JULY 2024 LEARNING
ABOUT ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS, LOGIC, BINARY, 7-SEGMENT DISPLAYS,
COUNTERS, DECODERS AND PROGRAMMABLE INTERFACE CONTROLLERS.
• FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE ELECTRONICS. TO REGISTER, CONTACT ADAM
DRAKE AT DRAKE_A@SURREYSCHOOLS.CA
 RF COMMUNICATIONS
JULY 2 – JULY 29, 2024
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Summer 2024
Registration

• STUDENTS INTERESTED IN RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS ARE INVITED TO

REGISTER FOR SUMMER LEARNING’S RF COMMUNICATIONS COURSE.
• BASED AT KWANTLEN PARK SECONDARY, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE THEORY BEHIND
RF TRANSMISSIONS, THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF RADIOS, HOW TO COMMUNICATE USING
DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT AND ANTENNAS ACROSS THE CITY, THE COUNTRY, THE WORLD, AND
EVEN WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
• FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE RF COMMUNICATIONS. TO REGISTER, CONTACT ADAM
DRAKE AT DRAKE_A@SURREYSCHOOLS.CA
 INFORMATION SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• DOUGLAS COLLEGE INFO SESSIONS PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS SUCH AS ADMISSIONS

REQUIREMENTS, CO-OP OPPORTUNITIES, CAREER PATHWAYS, UNIVERSITY TRANSFER
OPTIONS, CURRICULUM GUIDELINES AND MORE. PLUS, EACH PROGRAM-SPECIFIC
INFORMATION SESSION IS LED BY A FACULTY MEMBER FROM THAT PROGRAM, SO YOU
GET TO INTERACT AND CONVERSE WITH YOUR FUTURE INSTRUCTOR(S).
• FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE DOUGLAS COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS
 FREE MICROCREDENTIAL AND PAID
INTERNSHIP!
ACE MICROCREDENTIAL: INTRODUCTORY DESIGN AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
FOR ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

ARE YOU CURRENTLY IN GRADE 12 AND INTERESTED IN ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION OR ENGINEERING?

• BCIT’S “ACE” PROGRAM WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE ENTRY LEVEL DESIGN, TECHNICAL AND COMMUNICATION
SKILLS THAT ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY TODAY’S TOP EMPLOYERS IN THESE FIELDS.
• WHILE THE JULY 2024 INTAKE OF THE ACE CERTIFICATE IS OPEN TO STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GRADE 12
EXPECTING TO GRADUATE IN JUNE 2024, AS WELL AS RECENT (I.E. 2023) HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, WE ARE SPECIFICALLY
INTERESTED IN REACHING STUDENTS WHO WOULD TRULY BENEFIT FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS
SPECIFICALLY TARGETED AT STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE CONSIDERING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE FALL FOR
SCHOLASTIC OR FINANCIAL REASONS, AND/OR STUDENTS WHO ARE FACING OTHER BARRIERS THAT MIGHT INHIBIT THEIR
ABILITY TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION. THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS A TUITION-SPONSORED (NO COST TO
STUDENT) BCIT CERTIFICATE AND PAID PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS IN THE IN-DEMAND ACE SECTOR IS INTENDED TO
SUPPORT A DIVERSE COHORT OF STUDENTS WITH THE ATTITUDE AND APTITUDE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS PROGRAM.
• WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD REACH-OUT TO STUDENTS DIRECTLY WHO MIGHT NOT FORESEE THIS AS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM BASED ON PERCEIVED LIMITATIONS TO PURSUE POST-SECONDARY AND WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THIS EXPLORATORY PROGRAM.
 FREE MICROCREDENTIAL AND PAID
INTERNSHIP!
ACE MICROCREDENTIAL: INTRODUCTORY DESIGN AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
FOR ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

• A SECOND ACE CERTIFICATE INFO SESSION HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON
TUESDAY APRIL 30TH FROM 6:30 TO 7:30 PM; THE REGISTRATION LINK IS ALSO INCLUDED
IN THE ATTACHED BCIT ACE APPLICATION PACKAGE (PG. 1). INTERESTED STUDENTS,
PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
• NOTE THAT THE SECOND APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE JULY 2024 ACE CERTIFICATE
INTAKE IS MAY 31, 2024.
• IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, PLEASE SHARE THE
ATTACHED APPLICATION PACKAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO
ANN MARTINEAU AT AMARTINEAU@BCIT.CA
Ann Martineau
Administrative Assistant, Corporate Training and
Industry Services
School of Construction and the Environment |
British Columbia Institute of Technology
T: 604.412.7492
 EMPOWERED BLACK GIRL
PROGRAM 2024
REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 1ST, 2024

• EMPOWERED BLACK GIRL IS A CONFERENCE FOR BLACK GIRLS IN THE VANCOUVER LOWER
MAINLAND AREA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN GRADES 8 -12. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED
TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR BLACK GIRLS TO INTERACT & HAVE EMPOWERING DISCUSSIONS
WITH BLACK WOMEN TO PROMOTE REPRESENTATION AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE. THE PROGRAM FOCUS AREAS ARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH
& WELLNESS, STEM, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP. THIS YEAR, THE IN-PERSON
SUMMIT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 3RD TO 6TH 2024 AND APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN ON MAY
1ST, 2024
• BLACK WOMEN CONNECT VANCOUVER
• EMPOWERED BLACK GIRL PROGRAM
 EMPOWERED BLACK GIRL
PROGRAM 2024
REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 1ST, 2024

• EBG IS SCALING UP WITH HOPES TO DRASTICALLY INCREASE OUR PROGRAM

PARTICIPATION. WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT
OUR PROGRAM WITH YOUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE ALSO ATTACHED CARDS TO SAVE THE
DATES.
• EMPOWERED BLACK GIRL 2023 WRAP UP VIDEO:
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PZUXHTAMQ0C&T=2S
• PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.
 CMHA MENTAL HEALTH
WEEK

• JOIN US FOR THE 73RD ANNUAL CMHA MENTAL HEALTH WEEK ON MAY 6 – 12!
• GET READY WITH OUR TOOLKIT.
• FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT CMHA MENTAL HEALTH WEEK.
SHORTAGE OF SKILLED TRADESPEOPLE IS HITTING ALL CANADIANS IN THE POCKETBOOK, ECO
NOMISTS SAY
• “THE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED TRADESPEOPLE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FOR YEARS. ABOUT
700,000 OF THE FOUR MILLION CANADIANS WHO WORK IN THE TRADES ARE SET TO
RETIRE BY THE END OF THE DECADE, ACCORDING TO EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT CANADA.”
MORE THAN 70,000 SUMMER JOBS JUST HIT THE MARKET, AND MANY OFFER MORE THAN M
INIMUM WAGE
• “THE CANADA SUMMER JOBS (CSJ) AIMS TO HELP YOUTH, PARTICULARLY “THOSE FACING
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT,” GAIN EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL HELP
THEM IN THE FUTURE. OVER 70,000 SUMMER JOBS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NOT-FOR-
PROFIT, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE SECTORS