Work Experience
Information for Employers

The Career Technical Centre offers many programs to help youth transition from secondary school to post-secondary training programs and/or the workplace.

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What is Work Experience or WEX?

Work Experience 12A and Work Experience 12B are Ministry elective courses that allow students to acquire elective credits through the Ministry by accruing hours in a workplace setting  

These courses provide students with the opportunity to expand workplace skills and explore career life options while providing opportunities for self-discovery.   

The goal is for students to work a total of 100 hours in one or more work placements. Employers and volunteer services that are not able to offer 100 hours are still eligible and encouraged to take students on for shorter durations 

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This application is for employers or volunteer organizations that are looking/willing to have a high school student complete up to 100 hours of work experience with them. Please fill out the form and it will be submitted to the CTC program and we will do our best to find a student that is a good fit! 

Common Incentives Include:  

  • Helping student find a career
  • Training a potential employee with zero obligation to hire
  • Creates a more competent future work force
  • Could find help find businesses find employees and/or apprentices
  • Helps strengthen support for local businesses
  • You are positively impacting the education system

There are two types of work placements: unpaid or paid at a standard worksite (business, government, non-profit or volunteer organization). 

  • In Unpaid placements, the Ministry of Education provides WorkSafeBC coverage. This is limited to the times and dates set out in the signed agreement during which a student is participating in an unpaid work experience (Students will be considered “workers of the crown”).  
  • In paid placements, employers must provide WorkSafeBC coverage to students.   
  • For both unpaid and paid work placement employers must supply their WorkSafeBC number as evidence that they are active and in good standing with WorkSafeBC. A clearance letter indicating this must be included in the students file. 
  • Please note that if you are a sole proprieter of a business with no employees then student would not be covered through WorkSafeBB  

Activities that are eligible for work experience include:

  • Hands-on work experience at a standard work site (business, government, self-employed, non-profit, or volunteer organization) supervised by a work site sponsor 
  • Job shadowing at a standard work site 
  • Career mentoring with a worker at a standard work site   

Work experience agreement should fit well with your business 

  • Employers meet students prior to agreeing to a work placement  
  • Employers and student create a schedule that works for both parties 
  • In the application you can specify certain courses or skills you would like to see in students placed with you 
  • Employers can end a placement at anytime if it is not working out  
  • Tasks and responsibility can be adapted part way through if the need of the employer changes 
  • Employers can contact teachers anytime if you have concerns about your student  
  • Employers can specify how many students they are willing to take on  

Apply here if you are interested in have a student for a Work Placement 

As always, we are pleased to share an amazing story of dedication, determination and passion for learning. Sarah Dmytruk, a January graduate who not only completed the Level C Welding course through the Career Technical Centre (CTC) program in her Grade 11 year, she was also the top female student in the class.

Dover Bay Student
Sarah Dmytruk