{"id":446,"date":"2017-02-05T21:11:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T21:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/?p=446"},"modified":"2017-02-05T21:11:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T21:11:53","slug":"free-green-collar-careers-conference-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/2017\/02\/05\/free-green-collar-careers-conference-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE Green Collar Careers Conference for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Green Bricks&nbsp;<\/b>is very pleased to offer to grade 10-12 students FREE participation in the<b>&nbsp;4th Annual Green Collar Futures Career Conference <\/b>on <b>Saturday February 18, 2017&nbsp;<\/b>at the Hilton Metrotown, Burnaby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Space is VERY LIMITED (and a school limit may apply) so students can register at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbricks.ca\/futures\/register.php\" target=\"_blank\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">http:\/\/www.greenbricks.ca\/futures\/register.php<\/span><\/u><\/a>. &nbsp;Students <b>MUST<\/b> be registered by February 15, 2017 to attend this event but as it &#8220;sold out&#8221; last year we recommend registering as early as possible.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>What do YOU want to BE when you finish school?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Explore your options&nbsp;on February 18, 2017 at this&nbsp;FREE green career conference for youth in grades 10-12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;green economy&#8221; is changing the face of the workplace in BC and around the world. This day is dedicated to students in grades 10 &#8211; 12 to learn about exciting and&nbsp;endless career opportunities.&nbsp;Futures&nbsp;is much more than a career fair as it allows you to interact with career mentors from various sustainability related careers who&nbsp;have excelled in and are passionate about their green careers.<\/p>\n<p>This interactive career workshop will be offered free of charge to 150 young people in grade 10-12 and will allow participants the opportunity to:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"apple-tab-span\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>\u2022 Meet and interact with amazing and successful people who will share their sustainability career paths in 5 breakout, roundtable sessions&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span class=\"apple-tab-span\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>\u2022 Learn about emerging sustainability career opportunities in BC and Internationally<br \/>\n<span class=\"apple-tab-span\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>\u2022 Listen to an inspirational keynote address from Dr. Nicholas Coops, <span class=\"currentHitHighlight\" id=\"0.38543675251821674\">UBC<\/span> Professor and Canada Research Chair in Remote&nbsp;Sensing for forest productivity and conservation<br \/>\n<span class=\"apple-tab-span\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>\u2022 Meet the engaging green entrepreneur &#8211; founder of Abeego Designs Inc., Toni Desrosiers<br \/>\n<span class=\"apple-tab-span\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>\u2022 Find out what it takes to reach your goals<\/p>\n<p>The conference will begin with an inspirational keynote address. The&nbsp;workshop will conclude with a wrap-up session and a chance for the participants to win prizes.&nbsp;Register&nbsp;early as space is very limited. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbricks.ca\/futures\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\"><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">http:\/\/www.greenbricks.ca\/futures\/index.php<\/span><\/u><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"apple-tab-span\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><br \/>\nThis conference is made possible by the support of our event sponsors!&nbsp;<br \/>\nBC Hydro * Kane Consulting * Orr Development * D.Kelly Environmental * Retread Solutions * Green Bricks Member Donations *&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Any further questions please connect with your counsellor in Student Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Bricks&nbsp;is very pleased to offer to grade 10-12 students FREE participation in the&nbsp;4th Annual Green Collar Futures Career Conference on Saturday February 18, 2017&nbsp;at the Hilton Metrotown, Burnaby.&nbsp; *Space is VERY LIMITED (and a school limit may apply) so &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/2017\/02\/05\/free-green-collar-careers-conference-for-students\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6871,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6871"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":447,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446\/revisions\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}