NEW BRUNSWICK
Labour Market Information for K-12 Schools
Graduate Database for the Northwest
Research Assistantship Initiative
Labour Market Information for K-12 Schools
PURPOSE: To familiarize students, educators and administrators in New Brunswick with labour market information.
MINISTRY
Departments of Postsecondary Education, Training and Labour, and Education and Early Childhood Development, Government of New Brunswick
DESCRIPTION
New Brunswick’s K-12 and postsecondary education departments have partnered to deliver labour market information products to students (grade 10, aged 15-16), teachers and administrators in order to assist students in making informed decisions about postsecondary education and employment opportunities. Beginning in August 2014, economists and other officials began by delivering presentations to district administrators, building support for a wider roll-out to guidance counsellors and teachers. This allowed for a collaborative adaptation of materials designed to engage high school students enrolled in Personal Development/Career Development classes.
In collaboration with the University of New Brunswick’s Renaissance College, participatory research is being conducted with students in order to refine information and delivery-models on an ongoing basis. Next steps include the development of additional training for provincial career/employment counsellors in order to integrate information on skills development and career pathway planning into student presentations.
RESULTS
Although early in its implementation, and still in a developmental stage, preliminary results are very positive. To date, presentations have been delivered to over 1,000 administrators, teachers and grade 10 students. Engagement has been strong and interest is high across all audiences. In particular, teachers and administrators are supporting the development of workshops to make labour market information more accessible to teachers during professional development days. Teachers are also integrating presentations into their course delivery models for Personal Development/Career Development classes.
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