Location: National Research Council Canada Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT), 46 Dineen Drive, on the UNB Fredericton Campus. Parking is available behind the NRC Building (enter the parking lot across from the STU O’Keefe Fitness Centre)

Canada is facing a major shortage of information and communications technology (ICT) workers and the situation is projected to worsen in the years ahead. The Information Technology Career Pathways Workshop is a one-day event bringing together educators and ICT industry leaders in New Brunswick to help address this important issue.

The workshop’s objectives are:

• to help Canada and New Brunswick become more competitive in the 21st century.
• to increase educator awareness of current trends and careers in the ICT industry and to help educators become aware of the shortage of computing and information technology professionals in Canada.
• to obtain feedback from educators as to why high school students are not taking advantage of the opportunities available to them in the computing, information and communication technology field.
• to explore how K-12 educators, industry and higher education can work together to assist/encourage students to make wise ICT career choices.

Why Should You Attend?

• to discover opportunities for high school student career choices.
• to hear from students why they think the computing, information and communication technology field is an exciting choice for them.
• to hear from industry representatives why education of significantly more computing, information and communication technology professionals is important to them.
• to provide feedback to workshop participants on how best to reach students with the message about opportunities in the computing, information and communication technology field right here in New Brunswick.

For More Information Contact
John Tingley, NB Department of Education, john.tingley@gnb.ca, (506) 453-2931
Greg Sprague, NRC-IIT, greg.sprague@nrc.gc.ca, (506) 444-0492

See attachment for agenda and more details.