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Career Information

Goal of Education: To prepare students in attaining their career and occupational objectives and assist in the development of effective work habits and the flexibility to deal with change in the workplace.

Contacts

Transition Programs

1. SSA-Secondary School Apprenticeship
SSA was initiated to help young people (16-18 years of age) begin apprenticeship training.

2. Dual Credit / Ace it Programs
Dual Credit programs were initiated to help high school students start on trades training while working toward graduation credits. Post secondary courses are applied to both high school graduation and college credential.

Visit the Career Center for further information about these transition programs.

Career Exploration

Work Futures

http://workinfonet.bc.ca/

Job Futures

http://www.jobfutures.ca/

Bridges-Career Explorer

http://access.bridges.com

            Can Learn Interactive

www.canlearn.ca

Self Assessment Tests

            The Myers-Briggs Test-The Temperament Sorter

www.advisorteam.com

 

Training and Education Options

Post-secondary options in BC

http://www.educationplanner.bc.ca/

www.ppsec.bc.ca -private post secondary schools

www.achievebc.ca

www.schoolfinder.ca

Apprenticeship

http://www.itabc.ca/

On-line Application to Post-Secondary BC Schools

http://www.pas.bc.ca/

Job Search Skills

http://english.monster.ca/

http://damngood.com/jobseekers/tips.html

Job Opportunity Sites

www.allstarjobs.ca

www.jobsetc.ca

www.bcjobs.ca

www.summer-work.com

www.cooljobscanada.com

www.youth.gc.ca

www.monsterboard.com

Scholarship and other financial information

www.studentawards.com

www.fastweb.com/canada

www.scholarshipcanada.com

www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentservices student loans

www.debtfreegrad.com

Local Post-Secondary Sites

www.bcit.ca

www.capilanou.ca Capilano University

www.cotr.bc.ca College of the Rockies

www.douglas.bc.ca

www.eciad.bc.ca Emily Carr

www.kwantlen.bc.ca

www.langara.bc.ca

viu.ca Vancouver Island University

www.nvit.ca Nicola Valley

www.okanagan.bc.ca

www.sfu.ca

www.tru.ca Thompson Rivers

www.twu.ca Trinity Western

www.ubc.ca

www.ufv.ca Universit of the Fraser Valley

www.unbc.ca Northern BC

www.uvic.ca

www.vcc.bc.ca Vancouver Community

Other Canadian Post-Secondary Sites

www.dal.ca Dalhousie (Halifax, NS)

www.lakelandc.ab.ca (Vermillion, AB)

www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca (Alberta)

www.mcgill.ca (Montreal Quebec)

www.mtroyal.ab.ca (Calgary, AB)

www.queensu.ca (Kingston, ON)

www.rmc.ca (Kinston, ON)

www.ucalgary.ca (Calgary, AB)

www.uoguelph.ca (Ontario)

www.umanitoba.ca (Winnipeg)

www.usask.ca (Saskatoon)

www.utoronto.ca (Ontario)

US and Abroad

Information on college entrance exams (SAT, ACT, etc), study assistance, institution requirements, on-line registration can be found through the following sites:

www.collegeboard.com

www.collegenet.com

www.uwaterloo.ca