Presenting 10 New Career Trek Videos

When exploring career options, it’s important to understand what a typical day looks like in a career you are considering. Career Trek videos are an accessible way to explore different career options. They feature interviews with people throughout B.C. who talk about their job duties, what their days look and feel like, and what they find rewarding and challenging in their careers and industries.

Whatever your occupational interest may be, Career Trek videos are helpful in giving you a sense of how your life could look in a wide variety of careers. In just a few minutes, you can learn what a day in the life of a kindergarten teacher or a heavy equipment operator is like. Find out what inspires you and where you could see yourself feeling fulfilled!

Check out 10 new Career Trek videos

Join Career Trek host Mariam in 10 new episodes as she visits the worksites of a diverse range of people in British Columbia and speaks to them about their day-to-day job duties:

• Learn from Doug, owner of Downtown Automotive in Nelson, about the evolving world of automotive mechanics.
• Explore why a career in the trades is rewarding with Matt, heavy equipment operator and owner of Kays Contracting in Nelson. 
• Be inspired by Troy, owner of Status Barber Shop in Victoria, and his passion for helping people to look and feel their best. 
• Find out how you can service your community through civil engineering, like Corey, owner of Gwaii Engineering in Victoria. 
• Visit a kindergarten class in Victoria and learn how Carolyn, a kindergarten teacher, helps her students develop language and skills to express themselves in healthy ways.
• Learn why Malorie’s job as a service accessibility manager makes her feel like she’s helping make the world a better place. 
• Check out how a career as a virtual reality software developer makes Aamrah feel like she’s a wizard doing magic! 
• Meet Osner, a computer and information systems manager, who translates human language into code, bringing his clients’ ideas into reality. 
• Discover the work Brenna, an early childhood educator, does in educating children of First  Nations, Métis and Inuit heritage about their cultural identity.
• Follow along as Chad walks host Mariam through a day in the life of an electrician, from answering service calls to working on building renovations and new construction projects. 
   

View the full collection of 184 Career Trek episodes.