The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board hosted its second annual Technology and Trades Event: A Pathway for all Students, a virtual post-secondary education opportunities event for Grade 7-12 students and their families. This virtual event, held on February 24, 2022, from 3:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., was a great opportunity for students and parents & guardians to explore career pathways in the skilled trades and technology sectors.
This virtual conference included exciting presenters and a variety of booth exhibitors, all sharing career pathways in the skilled trades and technology. The event included Paul Lafrance (HGTV - Deck Guy) and Promise Lafrance who shared their own experiences and successes in a career in the skilled trades. Students requiring workplace accommodations learned about workplace entry options by experienced community partners.
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Event Details
This event was organized using an online platform called vFAIRS that allows participants to visit a plenary hall, exhibitors’ hall and seminar rooms, as they would if this were in-person. They could choose sessions in advance, and log in to find the information and hear the stories that they were looking for. The structure allowed them to personalize their experience.