Areas of

Assessment Tools

• Career Profiler – Holland-type assessment test based on career choice theory. Students can use Career Profiler to develop an understanding of the role personality can plan in defining and achieving education and career goals.

Research Tools

• Find a Career – Students can use this tool in conjunction with Career Profiler, the assessment test, to explore the connection between personality and possible career paths.

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – In this section, students can access feature articles on a variety of youth-related topics such as personal assessment, education, careers, finances and health. Articles such as "Making Sense of Madness", "Where’s Your Brain" and "Help! What do I do with my life?" provide students with different ways to examine their personality, skills and interests.

• Cool Links – Students are also provided with useful links to other education, career and youth related websites. These links include additional assessment tests, information on volunteer opportunities, job search websites and more.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – students can use this tool to save their Career Profiler results and to continually develop and record their interests, skills and activities. This allows students to develop and maintain a portfolio highlighting their interests and abilities as they move towards developing an education and career path.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 1 "Dear Abby, Dear Abby" – Students explore giving feedback on career choices in the form of an advice column.

• Lesson Plan 19 "How Skills Can Equal Jobs" – Students learn to identify their transferable skills and relate these skills to the job market.

• Lesson Plan 26 "Guess What Type I Am" – Students identify and explore the personality type that best suits them by taking the Career Profiler assessment test.

• Lesson Plan 27 "This Job’s For You" – Students explore the relationship between personal characteristics and occupations.

• Lesson Plan 29 "Listen! Actively" – Students learn how to enhance communication skills through active listening.

• Lesson Plan 30 "Is Resolve to…Resolve Conflicts" – Students learn how to develop conflict resolution skills for the work environment.

• Lesson Plan 31 "Plan on Using ‘My Planner’" – Students use their knowledge of their personal characteristics to begin goal setting and planning for education and work.

• Lesson Plan 33 "A Career Featuring Me" – Students explore the relationship between personal characteristics and career possibilities.

• Lesson Plan 35 "Trying to Tackle Typical Tasks" – Students explore the typical tasks for a particular occupation.

Research Tools

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access feature articles on a variety of topics including study skills, budgeting, time management and health. Articles such as "Dig Out of the Procrastination Pit" and "Are You a Slacker?" address time-management and study skills. "Preparing Your Budget" and "Credit 101" address the topic of personal financial management.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 4 "Let’s Make a Magazine" – Students practice working successfully within a group setting as they research career information.

• Lesson Plan 19 "How Skills Can Equal Jobs" – Students learn to identify their transferable skills and relate them to the job market.
• Lesson Plan 20 "Our Brilliant Career" – Students practice effectively working in a group setting as they research a specific career area.
• Lesson Plan 29 "Listen! Actively" – Students learn how to enhance communication skills through active listening.
• Lesson Plan 30 "I Resolve to…Resolve Conflicts" – Students learn techniques for resolving conflicts in the work environment.

Research Tools

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access feature articles on a variety of topics including study skills, budgeting, time management and health. Articles such as "Feed Your Brain", "Dealing with Stress" and "Herbal Energizers – Are they worth the money?" address health-related topics.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 24 "In Grade One, I Wanted to be an Astronaut" – Students reflect how their career aspirations have changed over time and identify possible career paths.

Areas of

Assessment Tools

• Career Profiler – Upon completing the Career Profiler assessment test, students are provided with a detailed results page containing comprehensive lists of the various work opportunities that match their suggested personality type and other personality types. Students are provided with detailed profiles for each occupation, which outline the interests and skills specific to each.

Research Tools

• Find a Career - Students can use this tool to access over 1,200 job profiles. In addition to providing detailed descriptions, these profiles allow students to access information on salaries, occupational outlooks, interests and skills, typical tasks, workplaces, employers, educational paths, and related links.

• Find a Program – Students can use this tool to access over 15,000 postsecondary programs at the university, college and vocational level of study (including bilingual and French programs). School Details and Program Details allow students to research and evaluate programs based on a large amount of information including school descriptions, programs descriptions, various study options, class sizes and tuition.

• Find a School – Students can use this tool to locate programs available at specific institutions from a database containing over 1,200 Canadian universities, colleges and vocational schools. School Details and Program Details allow students to research and evaluate programs based on a large amount of information including school descriptions, program descriptions, housing information, campus services and contacts.
• Scholarships – students can conveniently access over $30 million in scholarship listings by program as they begin postsecondary financial planning.

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access feature articles and news stories from a variety of sources including current publications, newsworthy events, trends, statistics and market specific information. Articles such as "How do I know what courses to take in high school?" and "New programs help students find success without A+s" address the relationship between education and postsecondary opportunities. Articles such as, "Where geek meets Greek" and features such as "Real Life" highlight the variety of opportunities available for students thinking about postsecondary education.

• Cool Links – Students are also provided with useful links for career and education research, allowing them to explore sources such as current and future labour market information.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – A goal-setting and planning tool, this step-by-step personal planner allows students to make connections between interests and skills, occupations and education paths.

• My Grades – This feature provides students with the opportunity to explore the relationship between secondary school education and postsecondary program selection. By using My Grades in conjunction with research on postsecondary programs, students can match their academic profile against postsecondary admission requirements. Students are provided with detailed information on admission requirements for any program and their likelihood of admission based on the marks they have entered.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 3 "My Featured Career" - Students learn to conduct career research by exploring all aspects of a career that interests them including work environment, typical tasks, interests and skills, and educational requirements.
• Lesson Plan 4 "Let’s Make a Magazine" – Students practice working successfully within a group setting as they research career information.
• Lesson Plan 5 "Now That Sounds Like an Interesting Job" – Students consider a variety of career possibilities that they may have not thought about and research some of these possibilities.
• Lesson Plan 13 "Profiling an Education" – Students explore the educational paths that lead to specific careers.
• Lesson Plan 14 "I Didn’t Know She Went to That University" – Students identify the education and experience necessary to achieve goals.
• Lesson Plan 15 "Let’s Go Browsing" – Students widen their scope of possible education and career paths by exploring careers, programs and schools they are not familiar with.
• Lesson Plan 17 "My Life in Five Years" – Students determine what education they will need to accomplish future career goals.
• Lesson Plan 19 "How Skills Can Equal Jobs" – Students learn to identify their transferable skills and relate them to the job market.
• Lesson Plan 20 "Our Brilliant Career" – Students practice effectively working in a group setting as they research a career area.
• Lesson Plan 21 "The Dancer, the Translator, and the Cop" – Students identify the most appropriate postsecondary program for three different career goals.
• Lesson Plan 28 "Is This the Work Environment for Me?" – Students explore the work environment for a career that matches their personal characteristics.
• Lesson Plan 35 "Trying to Tackle Typical Tasks" – Students explore the typical tasks for a particular occupation.

Research Tools

• Find a Career - Students can use this tool to access over 1,200 job profiles. In addition to providing detailed descriptions, these profiles allow students to access information on salaries, occupational outlooks, interests and skills, typical tasks, workplaces, employers, educational paths, and related links. Students are also provided with detailed information on all of the postsecondary programs related to each occupation.

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access feature articles and news stories from a variety of sources including current publications, newsworthy events, trends, statistics and market specific information. Articles such as "Labour market trends give students head start in job race" and "Young Volunteers Step Into the Spotlight" allow students to access labour market information as well as articles on various forms of work. Students can also access articles such as "Career Explosion", "Accidental Careers", " ‘Trade Up’ to Construction", and "Brain Drain", all featuring different types of careers.

• Cool Links – Students are also provided with useful links for career and education research, allowing them to explore additional sources of current and future labour market information.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – this tool can be used to record valuable information gathered from career information sources, including educational path and job requirements. Students can also record plans for volunteering, summer employment, community involvement and other activities that may contribute to their pursuit of future goals.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 2 "Trendy Markets" – Students explore the latest trends in the labour market and present their findings.
• Lesson Plan 5 "Now That Sounds Like an Interesting Job" – Students consider a variety of career possibilities that they may have not though about and research some of these possibilities.
• Lesson Plan 6 "Help Wanted" – Students learn about what jobs are most in demand in their local labour market and identify the necessary qualifications for each job.
• Lesson Plan 13 "Profiling an Education" – Students explore the educational paths that lead to specific careers.
• Lesson Plan 17 "My Life in Five Years" – Students determine what education they will need to accomplish future career goals.
• Lesson Plan 20 "Our Brilliant Career" – Students practice effectively working in a group setting as they research a career area.
• Lesson Plan 21 "The Dancer, the Translator, and the Cop" – Students identify the most appropriate postsecondary program for three different career goals.
• Lesson Plan 25 "Boomer Jobs" – Students determine what jobs might fit demographic changes occurring today and gather information on these jobs.
• Lesson Plan 34 "My Ideal Career" – Students gather information on the education and training necessary for their ideal career.

Research Tools

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can read any number of feature articles and news stories from a variety of sources including current publications, newsworthy events, trends, statistics and market specific information.

• Resume Builder – This tool allows students to prepare, save and print a variety of tailor-made resumes as they begin to seek work experiences. Also accessible in the My Planner section, the resume builder guides students through a step-by-step process of building a resume, formats their resume, and allows them to both print and save the end result.

• Cool Links – Students are provided with useful links for career and education research, allowing them to explore sources such as current and future labour market information and job search websites.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – this tool can be used to record valuable information gathered from career information sources, including educational path, job requirements and labour market information. Students can use this section to develop a career plan and record any activities, education or training that contribute to their career plans. Students can record plans for work experiences in their community and build a resume that will help achieve these work experiences.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 2 "Trendy Markets" – Students explore the latest trends in the labour market.
• Lesson Plan 6 "Help Wanted" – Students learn what jobs are most in demand in their local labour market and identify the qualifications necessary for each job.
• Lesson Plan 25 "Boomer Jobs" – Students determine what jobs might fit the demographic changes occurring today and gather information on these jobs.

Areas of

Research Tools

• Find a Career - Students can use this tool to access over 1,200 job profiles. In addition to providing detailed descriptions, these profiles allow students to access information on salaries, occupational outlooks, interests and skills, typical tasks, workplaces, employers, educational paths, and related links. Students are provided with detailed information on all of the postsecondary programs related to each occupation.

Research Tools

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access valuable articles on seeking employment, which cover topics such as writing cover letters and job interviews. Articles such as "Interview Etiquette" and "Cover letters – why you need them" can both provide valuable insight as students begin to seek work experiences. "Volunteering - It really pays off", "Co-op Corner" and "Landing a Cool Summer Job" highlight different forms of work – co-op, full-time, part-time and volunteer.

• Resume Builder – This tool allows students to prepare, save and print a variety of tailor-made resumes. Students can also access the Resume Builder as a part of My Planner.

• Cool Links – Students are also provided with useful links for career and education research including job search websites, internship opportunities and volunteer opportunities.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – In addition to building and saving resumes, students can use this section to record potential work opportunities and record resources that may provide assistance during their job search.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 6 "Help Wanted" – Students learn what jobs are most in demand in their local labour market and identify the qualifications necessary for each job.
• Lesson Plan 19 "How Skills Can Equal Jobs" – Student learn to identify their transferable skills and relate them to the job market.
• Lesson Plan 22 "Practice Makes Perfect" – Students work in pairs to practice appropriate job interview techniques.
• Lesson Plan 25 "Boomer Jobs" – Students determine what jobs might fit the demographic changes occurring today and gather information on these jobs.
• Lesson Plan 28 "Is This the Work Environment for Me?" – Students explore the work environment for a career that matches their personal characteristics.
• Lesson Plan 36 "Is College Life Really That Different?" – Students explore issues concerning the transition between high school and postsecondary schools.

Assessment Tools

• Career Profiler – Career Profiler can help students understand how their personal interests, skills and preferences can lead to a variety of opportunities in work and education.

Research Tools

• Find a Career – Find a Career can be used to access 1,200 detailed career profiles and access detailed information on the postsecondary programs that lead to each. Each profile includes detailed information including related secondary school courses and relevant interests and skills.

• Find a Program – Students can use this tool to access over 15,000 postsecondary programs at the university, college and vocational level of study (including bilingual and French programs). School Details and Program Details allow students to research and evaluate programs based on a large amount of information including school descriptions, programs descriptions, various study options, class sizes and tuition.

• Find a School – Students can use this tool to locate programs available at specific institutions from a database containing over 1,200 Canadian universities, colleges and vocational schools. School Details and Program Details allow students to research and evaluate programs based on a large amount of information including school descriptions, program descriptions, housing information, campus services and contacts.
• Scholarships – students can conveniently access over $30 million in scholarship listings by program as they begin postsecondary financial planning.
• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access a number of articles, including features on budgeting, financial assistance and winning scholarships. Articles such as, "Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay", "Finding Free Money", "Get Your Own Place", and "There’s Something About Money" address budgeting and finances.

• Cool Links – Students are provided with useful links for career and education research, allowing them to explore a variety of postsecondary and work opportunities such as studying abroad or youth internship programs.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – Students can use this tool to save their Career Profiler results and to continually develop and record their interests, skills and activities. This allows students to develop and maintain a portfolio highlighting their strengths and abilities as they develop and pursue future goals. My Planner allows students to develop and record a variety of different scenarios as they research education and career information.

• Chances of Admission – By recording their actual or expected academic accomplishments, in conjunction with research on postsecondary programs, students can match their academic profile against postsecondary admission requirements. Students are able to match their actual or expected grades against any program’s admission requirements to assess their likelihood of gaining admission and to identify any necessity for improving grades or taking specific high school subjects. Students also receive information on application deadlines and program specific application requirements (e.g., portfolio, resume, auditions).

• My Hotlist – used in conjunction with Find a Career, Find a Program and Find a School, students can easily save all information gathered during career and education research for future use. This includes school and program information, scholarships and admission chances. Students can continually build and modify their Hotlist as their education and career planning develops with further research. By saving programs to My Hotlist, students can develop a personalized list that encompasses a range of educational possibilities and alternatives.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 7 "So, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?" – Students compare program costs for a variety of postsecondary schools as they explore the financial implications of the career choices.
• Lesson Plan 8 "Hot, Hot, Hot!" – Students create a Hotlist of programs that reflect their career and educational goals.
• Lesson Plan 9 "What Chance Do I Have?" – Students determine their chances of admission into postsecondary programs that interest them.
• Lesson Plan 10 "That Was Then, This is Now" – Students practice researching postsecodary education information by gathering information through an interview and comparing this information to their own research.
• Lesson Plan 11 "Sandeep and Jamal" – Students determine whether or not two fictional students meet the requirements for their desired educational paths.
• Lesson Plan 12 ‘From Newfoundland to BC" – Students explore study opportunities by comparing their chosen postsecondary programs from province to province.
• Lesson Plan 14 "I Didn’t Know She Went to That University!" – Students identify the education and experience necessary to achieve goals.
• Lesson Plan 15 "Let’s Go Browsing" – Students widen their scope of possible education and career paths by exploring career, programs, and schools they are not familiar with.
• Lesson Plan 16 "Budgeting: Can I Afford This?" – Students create personal financial plans as they compare program costs with projected income.
• Lesson Plan 18 "Eenie, Meenie, Miney Moe" – Students compare the characteristics of the same program at two postsecondary schools as they exercise research skills in educational planning.
• Lesson Plan 31 "Plan on Using ‘My Planner’" – Students research and record the necessary requirements for achieving desired postsecondary education and career goals.
• Lesson Plan 32 "Show Me the Money: How to Write Scholarship Essays" – Students prepare for one method of securing financial assistance by learning to write a scholarship essay.
• Lesson Plan 36 "Is College Life Really That Different?" – Students explore issues concerning the transition between high school and postsecondary school.

Research Tools

Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students are provided with a number of articles on topics such as sports and fitness, interesting clubs and activities. Articles such as "Work Experience", "A Four Month Interview", We’ve got rhythm, dude", and "Designing a Job" provide examples of students participating in work experiences, co-operative education and leisure activities that contribute to their daily life and their future goals.

• Resume Builder – This tool allows students to prepare, save and print a variety of tailor-made resumes as they start planning for work experience.
• Cool Links – Students are provided with useful links for career and education research, allowing them to explore a variety of work opportunities such as volunteer, part-time or summer employment.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – Students can use this section as a means to record new work experiences and participation in various activities as they pursue their daily and future goals.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 5 "Now That Sounds Like an Interesting Job" – Students consider a variety of career possibilities that they may have not thought about and research some of these possibilities.
• Lesson Plan 6 "Help Wanted" – Students learn what jobs are most in demand in their local labour market and identify the qualifications necessary for each job.
• Lesson Plan 19 "How Skills Can Equal Jobs" – Students learn to identify their transferable skills and relate them to the job market.
• Lesson Plan 22 "Practice Makes Perfect" – Students work in pairs to practice appropriate job interview techniques.
• Lesson Plan 31 "Plan on Using ‘My Planner’" – Students use their awareness of their personal characteristics to begin goal setting and planning for achieving these goals.

Research Tools

• Student Resource Room – Here students can access a variety of career and education information sources including the following:

• Career Café – Students can access articles that provide examples of students participating in different work environments, postsecondary programs and extracurricular activities that challenge stereotypes. Articles such as "Doors open for females in science, engineering" address issues surrounding traditional barriers to education. Articles such as "Someone Like You" provide examples of students who have challenged themselves in their education and career choices.

• Cool Links – Students are provided with numerous links to websites that allow them to explore a variety of work, education and leisure activities available to youths today.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 29 "Listen! Actively" – Students learn how to enhance communication skills through active listening.
• Lesson Plan 30 "I Resolve to…Resolve Conflicts" – Students learn techniques for resolving conflicts in the work environment.

Assessment Tools

• Career Profiler – Students can continually use Career Profiler to assess their personality as their interests, values and preferences continue to develop.

Planning Tools

• My Planner – Students can use this tool to continually develop and record their interest, skills and activities as these begin to play a role in their current and future education and work experiences.

Learning Materials

Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• Lesson Plan 22 "Practice Makes Perfect" – Students work in pairs to practice appropriate job interview techniques.

• Lesson Plan 26 "Guess What Type I Am" – Students can continually revisit their Career Profiler results and re-take the test identify and re-examine the personality type that best suits them.
• Lesson Plan 31 "Plan on Using ‘My Planner’" – Students can formulate action plans to achieve their education and career goals.
• Lesson Plan 33 "A Career Featuring Me" – Students explore the relationship between personal characteristics and career possibilities.
• Lesson Plan 34 "My Ideal Career" – Students gather information on the education and training necessary for their ideal career.