Indigenous students see career options at college – Lethbridge Herald

August 2, 2024

Students from the Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP) spent the day Wednesday at Lethbridge Polytechnic making their own wind generators out of cardboard and dowels as part of their science week.

OYEP is a six-week work experience and post-secondary exploration camp for Indigenous youth ages 16-18.

Warren Anderson, STEM project manager at Lethbridge Polytechnic, says the students got to experience career options first hand to help guide their decisions in the future.

“So we figure that if students have that experience and exposure, then they’re better informed to make those decisions. Whether they want to pursue something in that trade path or redirect their energies to a different topic,” said Anderson.

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