GRADE 12 PRESENTATION

Ms. Lapointe

ADVICE

Follow your passion

Know your yourself

Be open minded and start exploring

Plan A, B, C – be ready for change

A ROAD MAP FOR TEENS

Step 1: Knowing yourself Who are you? What is important to you? Likes? Interests?

Step 2: Exploring possibilities try out different areas, list of options that best fit you

Step 3: Making a choice goal setting (50% more likely to achieve goals if written down)

Step 4: Making it happen Putting your plan into action and learning along the way

The workplace of today for Canada’s youth:

-An average of 17 employment transitions in their working lifetime.

-A variety of occupations in up to five different sectors of the economy

-Planned and unplanned gaps of no work(Source: Guiding Youth: Finding a Career

Path and Connecting to Work)

CHOICES AFTER HIGH SCHOOLPost-Secondary Education

Trades/Apprenticeship

Employment

Volunteer

Travel

Military

Upgrade

Utilize the resources at your disposal now even if you are not sure about what you would like to do or even if you plan on taking a few years to work before pursuing some of your goals.

Parent/Student Recognition FormDue Wednesday, October 1Hand in to Homeroom Teacher

Career Appointments - Form

LOGISTICS

Take care of business (marks and required classes to graduate)

Pre-requisite classes for post-secondary (Math, English, Social, etc.)

Exploration (Career Events – handout) Strong Interest Inventory U of S, U of R, SIAST, Open Houses/Tours November 20 (period 4/5 and evening) Trades – SYA (300 hours, first year tuition, etc.) – JOB start looking in February Network

Application Process and Transcripts Handout – Dates SIAST FQFA vs High Demand/Nursing/Education/Trades Options (apply to more than one school, visit) Transcripts (School Transcript / Official Transcript – 5 schools for $20)

Scholarships Workshop Today Letters of Reference

Employment – Resume - Jobs

RESOURCES

Networking

Research

Exploration

www.saskcareers.ca

https://www.saskcareers.ca/?_ga=1.193468845.1632028324.1411534540

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDZwDscQmRI

ATHLETICS

Sign-up sheet for “How to get recruited?” workshop

SAT

HOW TO FINANCE YOUR EDUCATION Education is an investment.

Tuition varies from institution to institution.

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