Opinion: Top skills B.C. employers are looking for are the abilities to listen, speak fluently, think critically, write well, and solve problems.
Student outcome surveys back this up. Two years after earning their degrees, the vast majority of SFU graduates are getting good jobs, using the skills they learned in their studies, in every field — from engineering to English. They also report very high levels of satisfaction with their educational experience in every department and field.For the simple reason that people are B.C.’s biggest social and economic asset.
The province knows this. The B.C. government just released the Future Ready Action Plan that includes 3,000 new tech seats, one of the biggest expansions of post-secondary education in the province’s history. Future Ready also establishes a new training grant, expands graduate student scholarship, increases student financial aid, and creates more work-integrated learning opportunities like those provided through SFU’s renowned co-op education programs.
Business knows this. B.C.’s business community has been a powerful advocate for more skills training across the province’s post-secondary sector, particularly for those underrepresented in the workforce, including Indigenous peoples. They have been joined by leaders in the labour movement, the non-profit sector and organizations across our society.Article content
And more than anyone else, young people know this. Students are a great market signal. And they are banging down university doors, because they know that what they learn at institutions such as SFU is a path to a better and more secure future. In programs ranging from engineering to environmental studies, communications to Indigenous studies, SFU students are learning high-demand skills.
So if you are preparing for graduation and wondering what’s next, know this: B.C. needs your skills, talents and ambitions more than ever before. All that you learned in post-secondary institutions throughout the province sets you up well for the journey ahead, wherever you might be going. In earning your degree, you have made a big difference in your own life and a big difference for B.C. Our heartfelt congratulations.
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