Supporting Websites
Grade 11 Career Development: Life/Work Building
Unit 1: Personal Management
GLO A
1.A.3 Behaviours and Attitudes
that Facilitate Achievement of Goals
Careers of Famous Canadians
Tilly, Meg
Northernstars.ca, “Meg Tilly”:
http://www.northernstars.ca/
actorsstu/tilly_meg_bio.html
Lemieux, Mario
BiggestStars.com, “Mario Lemieux Biography”:
http://www.biggeststars.com/m/mario-lemieux-biography.html
Twain, Shania
Country Music Television, “Shania Twain Biography”:
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/twain_shania/bio.jhtml
Ondaatje, Michael
Athabaska University Centre for Language and Literacy, “Michael Ondaatje”:
http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/ondaatje.html
Bondar, Roberta
Diane Farris Gallery, “Roberta Bondar”:
http://www.dianefarrisgallery.com/artist/bondar/biography.html
Trent University, “Dr. Roberta Bondar Appointed Chancellor of Trent University”:
http://www.trentu.ca/news/pressreleases/030121rbondar.html
Houghton Mifflin, College Division “Master Student Hall of Fame: Roberta Bondar Biography”:
http://college.hmco.com/masterstudent/resources/students/hall_of_fame/
roberta_bondar.html
1.A.3 Resiliency/Protective Factors
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/
Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Growing Up Resilient: Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth:
http://www.camh.net/Publications/Resources_for_Professionals/
Growing_Resilient/understanding_
resilience2.pdf 
GLO B
1.B.3 Personal Management Skills
Time Management
Total Success, “Newsletter: Time Management”:
http://www.tsuccess.dircon.co.uk/timemanagementtips.htm
Problem Solving
Free Management Library, “Problem Solving”:
http://www.managementhelp.org/prsn_prd/prob_slv.htm
Stress Management
Healthwise, “Stress Management”:
http://www.bchealthguide.org/kbase/topic/special/rlxsk/sec1.htm
1.B.6 Financial Aid Resources
Government of Canada, “CanLearn”:
http://www.canlearn.ca
Province of Manitoba, “Manitoba Student Aid”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/educate/sfa
GLO C
1.C.1 Personal Communication Skills
Mind Tools, “Improve Your Communication Skills”:
http://www.mindtools.com/page8.html
Center for Rural Studies, “Exercise Four: Active Listening”:
http://www.uvm.edu/crs/
1.C.3 Coping with Stress
Stress Management
http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/special/rlxsk.html#hw153409
Academic Research Center, Sweet Briar College, “Tips for Managing Stress”:
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/stresstips.html
Academic Research Center, Sweet Briar College, “Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You?”:
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/stressquiz.html
Coping with Stress Quiz
Queendom.com, “Coping Skills Test”:
http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=687
Vulnerability Quiz
“Your Stress Resilience Quotient (SRQ)”:
http://www.stressdirections.com/res/resiliency.cgi
Unit 2: Career Exploration
GLO D
2.D.1 Sources of Occupational Information
Career Destination: Manitoba:
http://www.careerdestination.mb.ca
Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade, “Manitoba Prospects”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/lmi/prospects/index.html
Government of Canada, CanLearn:
http://www.canlearn.ca
Manitoba WorkinfoNET:
http://www.workinfonet.ca
2.D.2 Occupational Families or Ladders
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, “National Occupational Classification”:
http://www30.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/Welcome.aspx
Working in Canada:
http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/home-eng.do?lang=eng
2.D.3 Realities of Work
ECO Canada, Environmental Careers Organization:
http://www.eco.ca/
Edge Interactive, “SchoolFinder.com”:
http://www.schoolfinder.com
Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade, “Apprenticeship: It Pays to Be an Apprentice”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tradecareers
Canadian Forces:
http://www.forces.ca/en/home/
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS), “Career Planning”:
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/career/oi/Alberta.asp
Workapedia:
http://www.workapedia.ca
2.D.4 Occupational Information Interviews
Quintessential Careers, “Informational Interviewing Tutorial”:
http://www.quintcareers.com/information_interview.html
Library and Archives Canada, “Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online”:
http://www.biographi.ca
2.D.5 Self-Employment versus Salaried Employee
Community Learning Network, “Entrepreneurship Theme Page”:
http://www.cln.org/themes/entrepreneurship.html
About.com: Entrepreneurs:
http://entrepreneurs.about.com
GLO E
2.E.1 Global Trends Have a Local Impact
Working in Canada:
http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/home-eng.do?lang=eng
Manitoba Family Services and Housing, “Annual Reports”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/about/annual_reports.html
International Labour Organization, “Global Employment Trends”:
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_090106.pdf
Report on High Demand Occupations in Manitoba, January 2007:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/docreports/hdo_en_2007.pdf
Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade, “Manitoba Prospects”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/lmi/prospects/index.html
2.E.2 Importance of Work
University of Minnesota, “The Job Center: Knowing It’s Important”:
http://www.youthhood.org/jobcenter/ki_index.asp
GLO F
2.F.1 Opportunities to Explore Occupations
Manitoba Advanced Education and Literacy, “Volunteering”:
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ael/jobseek/volunteering.html
GLO G
2.G.1 Definitions of Non-traditional Work
Quintessential Careers, “Non-traditional Career Paths for Men and Women”:
http://www.quintcareers.com/non-traditional_careers.html
2.G.1 Challenges of Non-traditional Work
Canadian Human Rights Commission
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/default-eng.aspx
Unit 3: Learning and Planning
GLO H
3.H.1 Strategies for Lifelong Learning
Infed, “Lifelong Learning”:
http://www.infed.org/lifelonglearning/b-life.htm
3.H.2 High Five Plus One Principles
Manitoba Education, Focus on the Future: Career Planning Begins at Home:
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/c_plan_home/
3.I.2 Transition Planning
Budget, Government of Canada, “CanLearn”:
http://www.canlearn.ca
Report on High Demand Occupations in Manitoba, January 2007:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/docreports/hdo_en_2007.pdf
Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade, “Apprenticeship: It Pays to Be an Apprentice”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tradecareers
3.I.3 A Back-Up Plan
Statistics Canada, “Labour Force Survey”:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/121102/dq121102a-eng.htm
Working in Canada:
http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/home-eng.do?lang=eng
ECO Canada, Environmental Careers Organization:
http://www.eco.ca/
Edge Interactive, SchoolFinder.com:
http://www.schoolfinder.com
Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade, “Apprenticeship: It Pays to Be an Apprentice”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tradecareers
Canadian Forces:
http://www.forces.ca/en/home/
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS), “Career Planning”:
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/career/oi/Alberta.asp
Workapedia:
http://www.workapedia.ca
3.J.1 Setting Goals for Life/Work Building
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, “Career Resources: Objectives and Goals”:
http://www.senecacollege.ca/
3.J.3 Purpose and Content of a Career Portfolio
UVic Career Services, “Tutorial: Career Portfolio”:
http://www.careerservices.uvic.ca/tutorials/career-portfolio.html
Manitoba Education, A Self-Managed Career Portfolio Guide:
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/c_portfolio/
Unit 4: Job Seeking and Job Maintenance
GLO K
4.K.1 Evaluating Personal Qualities for Work
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Neighbour Networks Personal Management Skills Soft Skills Training Curriculum:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/resourcesforcenters/nnwguide028part1.pdf
Robert Webb, “Motivation Tool Chest”:
http://www.motivation-tools.com
4.K.5 Understanding Workplace Safety and Health
The Workplace Safety and Health Act and Manitoba Regulations:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/actregnew.html
Workplace Safety and Health Guidelines:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/guidelines.html
SAFE Work
http://www.safemanitoba.com
Health & Safety 101:
http://www.safemanitoba.com/hs_101_manitoba/presentation/index.aspx
http://www.hs101.ca
An Average Day:
http://www.safemanitoba.com/average_day.aspx
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba, SAFE Work Student Program:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/youth/pdf/youthbinder.pdf
SAFE Workers of Tomorrow, Student Resource Book:
http://www.workersoftomorrow.com/swot.html
4.K.6 Employment Standards for Manitoba Employees
Manitoba Labour and Immigration, A Quick Guide to Employment Standards:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,quick_guide,factsheet.pdf
SAFE Work
http://www.safemanitoba.com
4.K.7 Purpose of Labour Unions
Manitoba Federation of Labour:
http://mfl.ca
4.K.9 Job Applications
Quintessential Careers, “Sample Employment Application Form”:
http://www.quintcareers.com/employment_application.pdf
“A Job-Seeker’s Guide to Successfully Completing Job Applications”:
http://www.quintcareers.com/job_applications.html
City of Winnipeg, “Application for Employment”:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/resumeol/peoplesoft/apply.asp
4.K.9 Resumés
University of Manitoba Career and Employment Services, Resume Writing:
http://umanitoba.ca/student/employment/media/resume_writing_workbook.pdf
About.com: Job Searching, “Sample Resumes”:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresumes/
4.K.9 Cover Letters
Career Consulting Corner, “Resume Presentation and Procedure Tips”:
http://www.careercc.com/resumpr.shtml
4.K.9 Interviews
Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors, “Preparing for the Interview: Common Interview Questions, Purpose and Suggestions”:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthyliving/youth/services/interview_preparing.html
Quintessential Careers, “Job Interviewing Tutorial for Job-Seekers”:
http://www.quintcareers.com/job_interviews/
Monster Career Advice, “Interview”:
http://interview.monster.com
Unit 5: Career and Community Experiences
GLO D
5.D.1 Matching Local Occupations with Career Goals
Career Destination: Manitoba:
http://www.careerdestination.mb.ca
5.D.2& Career Research Interviews
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, “National Occupational Classification”:
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Welcome.aspx
Working in Canada:
http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/home-eng.do?lang=eng
GLO J
5.J.3 Reflection on Career and Community Experience and Integration of Experience to Life/Work Plan
UVic Career Services, “Tutorial: Career Portfolio”:
http://www.careerservices.uvic.ca/tutorials/career-portfolio.html
