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By Pete McIntyre

Many benefits

Kids going to work with parents

Nov 2, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Today is National Take Our Kids to Work Day, and hundreds of students from School District 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) will be among those checking out careers.

The program allows Grade 9 students to visit workplaces hosted by their parents, friends and relatives.

Salmon Arm Secondary Jackson’s career coordinator Greg Seed said from his school alone, over 300 students will be at a number of locations from heavy duty equipment operators, manufacturing, hair styling and cosmetics, banks, schools, daycares, and engineer jobs!.

The district said the program helps students connect school, the world of work, and their own futures and provides a number of benefits:

• Understanding the importance of staying in school by learning first-hand what skills are required in today’s workplace
• Thinking about what aspects of their “work day” they liked and what they didn’t
• Exploring career options in a practical way and gain a better understanding of just how many career choices are open to them
• By spending a day in the life of a working adult, they develop an appreciation of their parents’ work and motivations
• The more students understand about the jobs of their parents and relatives, the more informed the decisions about their own future career.

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More than 250,000 students and 75,000 organizations take part in the program each year across Canada.