Educational Career Planning
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PROGRAM PATHWAYS
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WHAT IS A CAREER PATHWAY? A Career Pathway is a package of courses which help to provide students with learning experiences that they will find relevant to their career interests. The pathways group together careers that share similar characteristics and whose employment requirements call for many common interests, strengths, and abilities. Career or program pathways allow students to create educational plans which include a combination of courses and real-work experiences that will prepare them for their post-secondary destinations in direct entry workplace careers, apprenticeships, college or university programs. Click to see a POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW or click on the individual DESCRIPTIONS and PATHWAYS below: WHICH CAREER PATHWAY MATCHES YOUR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES? Arts and Culture,
Communications and Media Business, Finance,
Management, Sales and Service Health, Natural and
Applied Sciences and Information Technologies Education, Government,
Human and Social Services Trade, Transport and
Industrial Technologies
WORLD OF WORK
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Register with JOB CONNECT upon graduation. Trained employment counsellors assist with: Registered youth are more attractive to employers
because: OYAP allows highschool students to obtain highschool credits as well as accumulating apprenticeship hours and phase 1" of college sessions.
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
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On the job training allows you to earn while you Learn. HOW TO START: Phases of training involve a prescribed number of hours of paid on-the-job training as well as in-school components (usually 8 week sessions at a college called phases). By working a minimum of 900 hrs. before the first in-class phase, you qualify for unemployment insurance during your schooling as well as a huge reduction in tuition . In anywhere from 2 to 5 years you can become a registered professional in your field. Apprenticeship opportunities include unlimited
opportunities from a multitude of fields such as:
COLLEGE
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Education is directed toward applied knowledge and skills relative to a specific career area. Certificate (1 year) Diploma (2 years) Advanced Diploma (3 years) Applied (Bachelors) Degree (4 years) Joint or Collaborative Degree with an associated university provides both a degree and a diploma (4 years) Arts and Science diplomas allow students to upgrade academic skills to prepare for university . Bridging diplomas allow students to get 2 diplomas in a shorter period of time . Some techniques programs (1 or 2 years) as well as many diploma programs are geared toward preparing students for apprenticeships and often include phase 1 equivalents. Post Diploma Programs are one year programs for students who already have a university degree or college diploma.
UNIVERSITY
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Education involves theory, knowledge and problem solving more often related to a certain subject area or profession as opposed to a specific career. Undergraduate degrees, called Bachelor degrees, are the initial degrees that are available to high school graduates. General Degrees - 3 years Honours Degrees - 4 years Major involves taking about half of your courses
in a specific are of interest Joint Degrees involve collaboration with colleges (see college information). Coop (paid) or Internship opportunities exists for career training & exploration. Law & Medicine or other degrees may require some university study first. Post-graduate degrees like Masters or Doctorates (PHD) require an honours degree.
INTERNET RESOURCES FOR
POST-SECONDARY & CAREER INFORMATION
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