Join us in celebrating Careers Week from November 25 to 29, 2024, as proclaimed by the Province of British Columbia! This week is an excellent opportunity for teachers to inspire students by exploring the diverse career pathways available in agriculture. BCAITC offers a wealth of educational resources that highlight exciting agricultural careers, helping students connect their studies to real-world opportunities. BCAITC was at the provincial teachers’ Career Education Society Conference November 7 and 8 in Vancouver to share our agriculture and food career resources.

Teachers, let’s work together to enrich student’s understanding of the importance of career education and encourage them to consider a future in BC’s vibrant agricultural sector. Celebrate Careers Week with BCAITC and empower the next generation of agricultural leaders! Download resources, plan activities, and make Careers Week a time of discovery and learning! 

Careers Week: Day 1 to Day 5 Resources

Day 1: Discover Your Dream Career with Kareero

Start Careers Week by introducing your students to Kareero, an interactive game that helps them identify their Holland Code and match it with exciting careers in agriculture.
➡️ Play Kareero here

Day 2: Explore Careers in Agriculture
 

Show students the vast possibilities within the agriculture and food sector, which employs 1 in 8 Canadians! Encourage them to visit the thinkAG website to dive deeper into specific career paths.
➡️ Explore careers here

Day 3: Dairy Farming Careers Challenge

Challenge your students to name as many jobs as possible in the dairy farming industry! Use the Careers and Technology in the BC Dairy Industry video and the Dairy Farm Careers Poster to guide their discoveries.
➡️ Watch the video
➡️ Access the resource

Day 4: Marketing Challenge with Fresh BC Tomatoes
 

Dive into the exciting world of agricultural marketing! Using insights from the Tomato Fresh Story, have students design creative ads to promote fresh BC tomatoes.
➡️ Access the resource

Day 5: Hands-On Agri-Food Career Exploration
 

Wrap up the week with activities from the thinkAG Career Exploration Activity Toolkit. Try the AdFarming board game, agriculture communications exercises, or the Plant Science Pathway activity, where students extract DNA from strawberries.
➡️ Download the toolkit

Celebrate Careers Week with these engaging resources and inspire students to explore BC's diverse and dynamic agri-food sector! Sign up classes for agri-food careers fieldtrip with a BC product lunch hosted by BC Agriculture in the Classroom and RBC Foundation!