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Since the first video game company was established in British Columbia in the late 1980s, the province’s creative technology sector has grown into a globally recognized hub, providing over 16,000 jobs across video games, animation, visual effects (VFX) and extended reality (XR). Ensuring a robust talent pipeline for this industry is vital for its ongoing success and long-term resiliency. A report released today by DigiBC, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), and B.C.’s Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS) describes key pathways for building a strong and equitable talent pool for B.C.’s creative technology sector.
Levelling Up: Growth Strategy for BC’s Creative Technology Talent Pipeline examines how industry, educators, and government can work together to ensure all British Columbians are aware of and have access to the spectrum of career opportunities available across creative technology. The report identifies critical building blocks that can be leveraged throughout the creative technology ecosystem in B.C. to attract, educate, hire, and support the next generation of workers. The strategy report has received input and support from government, industry, and academic partners.
The strategy highlights the need to showcase pathways to creative technology careers for K-12 students, facilitate the transition of post-secondary students to the workforce, identify pathways for individuals reskilling from other industries, and promote dialogue and actions to centralize equity, diversity, and inclusion. Key initiatives in the report include:
- Increasing awareness of the creative technology sector for K-12 youth via large-scale events and hands-on workshops
- Developing resources to support employers and post-secondary students with increased work-integrated-learning opportunities
- Partnering with training institutions to develop novel pathways for skills development, including micro-credentials
- Providing employers with resources to support diversity, equity and inclusion policies and initiatives
- Developing a sector-wide mentoring network
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