Local students get a chance to picture their future careers
Fleming College is helping local high school students picture their future.
Students at St. Peter Secondary School (SPSS) will take part in an event, called Picture Your Future, which uses green-screen technology to take the students’ photos in various career settings such as firefighting, natural resources, nursing and much more. The event promotes the many career opportunities available to young people through a college education.
The tour will be at SPSS (730 Medical Dr., Peterborough) next week, on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 11:05 a.m. and 12:25 p.m.
Students will receive information about the more than 600 programs available at Ontario colleges and can download their picture to a mobile device for sharing through Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Students who participate in the event also learn key facts about colleges, including recent data that show more than 83 per cent of college graduates find work within six months of graduation.
The 2014 tour runs from September to November and will visit all regions of the province. It is part of the Ontario colleges’ long-term effort to encourage students to learn about the full range of post-secondary programs available today and to help them choose the path that best suits their strengths and career goals. The Picture Your Future tour is run by Colleges Ontario, the advocacy organization for the province’s 24 public colleges. This is the second time the tour has run in Ontario.
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For more information:
Laura Copeland, Communications Officer, laura.copeland@flemingcollege.ca or 705.749.5530 x 1370