With classes set to resume on September 8, today the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, announced the addition of four schools that will take part in the Technology Career Pathway (TCP) pilot program.
The additional schools joining in the first year of the pilot include:
- Carbonear Collegiate, Carbonear
- Discovery Collegiate, Bonavista
- White Hills Academy, St. Anthony
- Marystown Central High, Marystown
These schools are in addition to the schools previously announced on May 17, 2021:
- Waterford Valley High, St. John’s
- Holy Trinity High, Torbay
- Holy Spirit High, Conception Bay South
- Exploits Valley High, Grand Falls-Windsor
- Lakewood Academy, Glenwood
- Corner Brook Regional High, Corner Brook
- Elwood Regional High School, Deer Lake
- James Regional High, Port aux Basques
- Mealy Mountain Collegiate, Happy Valley-Goose Bay
- Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation (multiple schools)
There are 346 students registered for Computer Science 1204 in the selected schools who will be eligible to take part in the pilot as they progress through their high school years. This includes 10 students taking part through Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation in schools across the province.
Students taking part in the pilot will take Computer Science 1204 in September 2021, and will progress to college level courses in 2022 and 2023. In addition to in-class instruction, half of the students registered for the TCP pilot will complete an experiential learning placement in Summer 2022 while the other half will complete their placement in Summer 2023.
Students completing the program will receive a micro-credential from College of the North Atlantic (CNA) indicating they have completed the Python TCP, as well as course credit at the post-secondary level. They will also receive a $2,500 tuition voucher for a post-secondary institution in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This pilot project, first announced in December 2020, will develop new pathways, including academic opportunities, to support interested students to more easily transition from high school to Information Technology programs at CNA or other post-secondary information technology programs.
Depending on the initial success of this pilot project, the program may launch in more schools starting in 2022-23.
This pilot and future TCP programs will help narrow that skill gap in the technology industry while providing young Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with early exposure to an industry with significant job prospects. Future TCP programs can focus on areas such as cyber security, infrastructure and web development.
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“The Technology Career Pathways program is highly anticipated as we look toward the school year starting in a few short weeks. These 300-plus students will have an opportunity to enter one of the fastest growing sectors in this province from an early age, and I am excited to follow their progress as they prepare in-demand careers.”
Honourable Tom Osborne
Minister of Education
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