Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Trades experiences outside of school expand our workplace skills and career-life options while providing opportunities for self-discovery.
Understanding and applying one’s personal rights and responsibilities
for example, Workers Compensation Act and Workers Compensation Amendment Act
as a worker builds a safer work environment for all.
Pursuing trade pathways involves an inquiry cycle of questioning, planning, reflecting, adapting, and deciding next steps.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

Workplace Safety
  • occupational health and safety rights and responsibilities
    for example, as outlined in WorkSafeBC and the Employment Standards Act
    ,including trade-specific hazards, risk reduction and the right to refuse unsafe work
  • worker insurance
    WorkSafeBC, Employment Standards Act, Workers Compensation Act
  • potential hazards in their occupation/industry sector/worksite
  • workplace incident and accident response procedures and protocols
  • injury prevention awareness
    for example, tripping hazards, appropriate lifting techniques
Workplace Skills

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Connect and Apply

Collaborate with teacher and employer to develop a trade-specific training plan
Apply trade-specific skills
for example, through Industry Training Authority (ITA) trades programs (http://www.itabc.ca/discover-apprenticeship-programs/search-programs)
 in the work placement, as defined in the training plan
Identify transferrable skills
skills that transfer from school to work placement and on to post-graduation opportunities and experiences
 specific to the work placement
Explore work placement opportunities
Develop skills to work respectfully and constructively, both independently
includes protocols for working alone
and with others, to achieve common goals
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural sensitivity, workplace ethics and etiquette
for example, diverse cultures, sexual orientation, gender identity; B.C. employment standards, harassment prevention, WorkSafeBC roles, rights, and responsibilities
Contribute to care of self, others, and community
for example, digital citizenship;injury prevention; various safety protocols, such as Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), personal protective equipment (PPE), Food Safe Level 1, safety data sheets (SDS)
Access information and ideas on workplace safety
applicable to work placement
 prior to work placement to determine workplace safety risks
Identify, demonstrate, and incorporate provincially legislated
for example, WorkSafeBC
 safety and site-specific work-site safety procedures while at the work placement

Reflect and Refine

Engage in ongoing reflection and documentation
activities that help students reflect on their learning and make their learning visible – for example, multiple forms of representation, including but not limited to student/educator conversations; three-way conversations between employer, student, and teacher; portfolios, photo essays, digital presentations, oral presentations; evidence gathering, journaling, storytelling
 of work experience to identify strengths, employability skills, and areas for future development
Reflect on independent and collaborative problem-solving strategies
for example, responding to real-life unexpected situations, trouble-shooting in emerging scenarios
 implemented, specific to the work placement