Supporting Websites
Grade 12 Career Development: Life/Work Transitioning
Unit 1: Personal Management
1.A.2 Personal Profile of Interests, Skills, and Values
America’s Career Infonet, Skills Profiler
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/skills/default.aspx
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
http://www.keirsey.com
Who Do U Want 2B Quiz
http://www.whodouwant2b.com/quiz/
State of California, CaliforniaCareers.Info (resources)
http://www.californiacareers.info
1.A.3 Protective Factors of Personal Resiliency
Resilience Research for Prevention Programs, Protective Factors in Individuals, Families, and Schools: National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health Findings
http://www.cce.umn.edu/pdfs/NRRC/capt_pdf/protective.pdf
1.A.4 Life Principles for Success
Stephen R. Covey
- Stephen R. Covey
http://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits.php/ - Businessballs.com, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
http://www.businessballs.com/sevenhabitsstevencovey.htm
Seven Aboriginal Teachings
- The Turtle Lodge
http://www.theturtlelodge.com/teachings.htm
- The Sharing Circle, The Seven Sacred Teachings
http://www.thesharingcircle.com/sacred_teachings.html - The Grand Council of Treaty #3
http://www.gct3.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/seven_teachings.pdf
- MFL Occupational Health Centre
http://www.mflohc.mb.ca/aboriginal_workers_folder/fact_sheet.html
1.B.1 Effective Personal Management Skills
Mind Tools (for problem solving, stress management, time management, etc.)
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TMC.htm
1.C.1 Adapting to Change and Stress
Canadian Mental Health Association, Coping with Stress
http://www.cmha.ca/english/coping_with_stress/index.htm
WebMD, Health and Balance
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/88/100054.htm
1.C.2 FISH! Philosophy™ System as a Management Strategy
FISH! Philosophy
http://www.charthouse.com/content.aspx?nodeid=1076
Unit 2: Career Exploration
2.D.1 Identifying Resources for Occupational Information - Realities and Requirements of Occupations
Manitoba Labour Market Information
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/lmi/index.html
Job Futures
http://www.jobfutures.ca
Report on High Demand Occupations in Manitoba, January 2008
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/docreports/hdo_en_2008.pdf
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Manitoba Prospects
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/lmi/prospects/
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Apprenticeship
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tradecareers
Career Destination: Manitoba
http://www.careerdestination.mb.ca
Schoolfinder
http://www.schoolfinder.com
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca
Community and Technical Colleges in Canada
http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/canctcol.html
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, List of Sector Councils
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/sector_councils/listsectorcouncils.shtml
CareerPerfect.com, Quick Work Preference Inventory
http://www.careerperfect.com/content/career-planning-work-preference-inventory
2.E.1 Society’s Impact on Labour Market Trends
2.E.2 Factors Having an Impact on the Labour Market
Making Career Sense of Labour Market Trends:
http://makingcareersense.org/tofcontents.htm
Statistics Canada, Labour
http://cansim2.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/cnsmcgi.pgm?Lang=E&SP_Action=Theme&SP_ID=2621&SP_Mode=2
2.E.3 The Importance of Work
Jobhood.org, The Job Center: Knowing It’s Important:
http://www.youthhood.org/jobcenter/ki_index.asp
2.F.1 Balancing Life/Work Roles
Biz/Ed, “Leisure and Workplace Stress”
http://www.bized.co.uk/current/leisure/2005_6/211105.htm
Statistics Canada, “Study: Workaholics and Time Perception”
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070515/d070515c.htm
2.G.1 Eliminating Gender Bias and Sterotyping
Canadian International Development Agency, Gender Equality
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/REN-218125542-Q37
eHow Careers and Work, “How to Cope with Gender Bias in Your Office”
http://www.ehow.com/how_18311_cope-with-gender.html
James Crawford, University of Saskatchewan, “Media, Stereotypes and the Perpetuation of Racism in Canada”
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802papers/crawford/jamesc.html
Independent Television Service (ITVS), Examining Stereotypes through Self-Awareness
http://www.itvs.org/footrace/PDFS/Stereotypes.pdf
2.G.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Traditional and Non-traditional Occupations
Quintessential Careers, “Non-traditional Career Paths for Men and Women”
http://www.quintcareers.com/non-traditional_careers.html
Unit 3: Learning and Planning
3.H.1 Learning Strategies for Improving Academic Skills
University of Arizona, University Learning Center, Learning Style Assessment
http://www.ulc.arizona.edu/learning_style.php
Peterson’s Distance Learning Assessment
http://www.petersons.com/dlwizard/code/default.asp
3.H.2 Positive Attitudes for Life/Work Success
Janet R. Elgass, “A Good Attitude is an Asset in Personal, Professional Life”
http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9900/May08_00/9.htm
3.H.3 The Value of Lifelong Learning
Journal of Information Technology Education, “The Lifelong Learning Iceberg of Information Systems Academics–A Study of On-going Formal and Informal Learning by Academics”
http://jite.org/documents/Vol6/JITEv6p241-248Davey265.pdf
Jidaw Systems Limited, “Don’t Become a Dinosaur”:
http://www.jidaw.com/dinosaur1.html
Dallas Business Journal, “Report points out value of lifelong learning”:
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/1998/07/13/focus4.html
“CLI 2008: Measuring Canada’s progress on lifelong learning”
http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/CLI
CanLearn, Continuing Education—Lifelong Learning
http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/lifelong/index.shtml
3.H.4 Planning Long-Term and Short-Term Educational/Training Goals
Mind Tools, Setting Goals Effectively
http://www.mindtools.com/pggoalef.html
Top Achievement, Goal Setting: Powerful Written Goals in 7 Easy Steps
http://www.topachievement.com/goalsetting.html
3.I.1 Impact of Personal Decisions on Self and Others
Free Management Library, Basic Guidelines to Problem Solving and Decision Making
http://www.managementhelp.org/prsn_prd/prb_bsc.htm
GPTBoycott, “Article: Do Your Decisions Impact Others?”
http://www.gptboycott.com/article/Do_Your_Decisions_Impact_Others
3.I.2 Financial Planning for Personal Career Goals
CanLearn, “Budgeting During School”
http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/postsec/budget/index.shtml
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Apprenticeship: Financial Information
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/apprent/future/finances.html
Unit 4: Job Seeking and Job Maintenance
4.K.1 Essential Skills
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Readers’ Guide to Essential Skills Profiles
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/
readers_guide_whole.shtml
Canadian Career Development Foundation, Downloadable Resources (including issues of Canada Prospects)
http://www.ccdf.ca/ccdf2/cms/displaySubSection.asp?lang=en&id=28§ion=catalogue
4.K.1 Employability Skills
The Conference Board of Canada, Education and Learning (includes link to Employability Skills 2000+)
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/learning-tools/employability-skills.htm
4.K.3 Personal Marketing Documentation
Quintessential Careers, Personal Branding and Career Self-Marketing Articles and Tools for Job-Seekers and Career Activists
http://www.quintcareers.com/branding_self-marketing.html
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Creative Job Search: Job Search Preparation
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/prep1.htm
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Creative Job Search: Resumes and Cover Letters
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/resume.htm
Careers OnLine, Job Seeker’s Workshop, “Job Search: Using the Internet in Your Job Search” http://www.jobseekersworkshop.com/jobsearch/internet.html
4.K.4 Interview Skills
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Creative Job Search: The Job Interview
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/interview.htm
About.com: Career Planning, Job Interviews
http://careerplanning.about.com/od/jobinterviews/Job_Interviews.htm
Quintessential Careers, Free Sample Behavioral Interview Questions
http://www.quintcareers.com/sample_behavioral.html
Ann Bezbatchenko, “College Admission Interviews: Putting You with Your Name”
http://www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/application/college_interviews.html
4.K.5 Volunteering as a Strategy for Job Search and Personal Development
Volunteer Canada
http://www.volunteer.ca/index.php
4.K.6 Understanding Employment Standards for Manitobans
Manitoba, The Employment Standards Code
http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/e110e.php
Government of Canada, Canada Business,“Hiring Employees and Related Regulations”
http://entreprisescanada.ca/servlet/ContentServer?
cid=1111058659208&lang=en&pagename=CBSC_FE%2Fdisplay&c=GuideInfoGuide
WorkRights.ca
http://www.workrights.ca/
Manitoba Labour and Immigration, A Quick Guide To Employment Standards
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,quick_guide,factsheet.pdf
4.K.7 The Labour Movement in Manitoba
Winnipeg General Strike
- Historica Foundation of Canada, The Canadian Encyclopedia, “Winnipeg General Strike”
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008649 - About.com: Canada Online, Winnipeg General Strike 1919
http://canadaonline.about.com/od/canadianhistory/a/winnipegstrike.htm
4.K.8 Student Workplace Safety and Health
Safe Work
http://www.safemanitoba.com
Safe Workers of Tomorrow, Student Resource Book
http://www.workersoftomorrow.com/lit/wotresourcebook.pdf
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario, Health & Safety 101
http://www.hs101.ca
Unit 5: Career and Community Experiences
5.D.2 Duties and Responsibilities for Community Placement
Job Futures
http://www.jobfutures.ca
Report on High Demand Occupations in Manitoba, January 2008
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/docreports/hdo_en_2008.pdf
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Manitoba Prospects
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/lmi/prospects/
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Apprenticeship
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tradecareers
Career Destination: Manitoba
http://www.careerdestination.mb.ca
Schoolfinder
http://www.schoolfinder.com
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca
Community and Technical Colleges in Canada
http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/canctcol.html
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, List of Sector Councils
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/sector_councils/listsectorcouncils.shtml
5.D.3 Community Placement Interview
Monster, Interviewing
http://interview.monster.com/articles/informational
5.D.4 Revisions to Transition Plans and Career Portfolios
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth, A Self-Managed Career Portfolio Guide
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/docs/support/c_portfolio
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth, Senior 4 Consumer Mathematics (40S)
Standards Test: Portfolio Guide for Teachers
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/assess/archives/cm_portfolio_06.pdf
Jennifer Margison, Tutorial: Career Portfolio
http://www.careerservices.uvic.ca/tutorials/career-portfolio.html
