Career pathways open up for hundreds of students
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Trying out a career option: Quinton Stovell of Q Ship Enterprises Ltd with student Jesse Pickering (Berkeley Institute S3) on site at Barr’s Bay Park recording topographical data. They are using a Carlson CR2 robotic total station. That is the yellow and white instrument mounted on the yellow tripod. Mr Stovell is showing Jesse how a data point is ‘shot’ and recorded on the pole mounted data collector. The data collector remotely controls the total station. Communication is via bluetooth and radio frequency.
(Photo by Quinton Stovell)
In early October the Ministry of Education launched The Career Pathways Programme a dynamic partnership between the Ministry, the Bermuda College and various industries throughout the island.
The programme is designed to provide senior school students at CedarBridge Academy and Berkeley Institute with pathways to greater preparation for career and college opportunities for a fulfilling life beyond the classroom.
The programme consists of five areas of study, namely; College Preparation Courses, Applied Technology, Business and Hospitality, Health and Human Services, and Athletics, Arts and Communication.
The goals of the programme include the following:
l Promote student identification, knowledge, and exploration of career and college options;
l Provide work placements that enable students to observe, experience, and learn first-hand work values, skills and practices;
l Provide students with the opportunity to participate in advanced college preparation and further college readiness;
l Foster development of interpersonal communication, relationships, professionalism, accountability and beyond.
To date, there are over forty industry partners and numerous government departments that are actively involved with the Career Pathways Programme.
Presently there are more than 230 students who visit a career placement site of their choice for a total of 14 weeks.
The students have just entered their third year in senior school and have successfully obtained Cambridge IGCSEs in the disciplines of mathematics, English Arts and science. The students visit the site once a week for four hours a day. At the end of the 14-week experience, students will have the opportunity to continue at the same placement or select another.
At the completion of the work experience, students who successfully complete the programme will receive one credit which will contribute toward their graduation. During the course of the work experience students will be assessed with a document that will be distributed to all industry partners.
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Published Nov 22, 2012 at 8:00 am (Updated Nov 21, 2012 at 4:37 pm)