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Resources and Publication

Careers for Life – Careers for Life: My Career Pathways is a custom-published resource, designed specifically for the new Saskatchewan Career Education curricula for Grades 6-9. This resource was designed in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education, and is endorsed by the Minister of Education.

Blueprint For Life/Work -  Design Chart

Career Guidance:  Grades 6 to 9 List of Resources – http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/iru/bibs/update02/career69.html

R.O.V.E.R – Recommended On-line Video Education Resources – http://rover.scn.ca/index.htm

Ready for Work Middle Years - http://www.aeel.gov.sk.ca/ready-for-work-the-middle-years

Take Our Kids to Work – Learning Partnership - http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/Page.aspx?pid=250

“Take Our Kids to Work™ is an annual national program in which grade 9 students are hosted by parents, relatives and volunteers at workplaces across the country. The program supports career development by helping students connect school, the world of work and their own futures.” (TOKW homepage).

Ready for Work

The ready for work binder is a GREAT resource that can be used by CWEX, Social Studies, Middle Year career education, and a variety of practical and applied arts to name a few.  They offer training to assist teachers to become familiar with the binder and how to implement it.   Topics and lessons provides in the binder are occupational health and safety, WHMIS, hazard identification, fairness and labour standards, rights and responsibilities, and much more. There are also a variety of fact sheets, cd-rom, and videos that are available for teachers.  Provided below are links to some of their resources.

Ready for Work - Educational Resource Form
A guide for new workers – http://www.aeel.gov.sk.ca/guide-for-new-workers

Lost Youth:  The stories of four teens injured at work  http://www.workerscompinsider.com/archives/000872.html

Electronic Personal Career Portfolios – http://www.saskschools.ca/~portfolios

Project Outcomes

• For all middle level students to develop a personal electronic career portfolio.
• For all secondary level students to revise, update, and supplement a personal electronic career portfolio.
• For all project materials to be accessible on an interactive, bilingual website.
• Created by CEF, Regina Public Schools and  Prairie Valley School Division

Career Education for Aboriginals:  A Bibliography

A list of professional  materials available for borrowing from the Stewart Resource Centre – December 2008

VISA Choices & Decisions – http://www.4edu.ca/tors/visa/

A FREE financial literacy resource for educators and students.

The Money Belt -  The City -http://www.themoneybelt.gc.ca/theCity-laZone/eng/login-eng.aspx

The City – “The City is a learning program developed by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC). It teaches young people financial skills that they can carry with them throughout their lives.”  Free on-line workshops are available, and if you take part in one you will receive the manual for free.  The original cost is $50.  Classes that can utilize the resources and lessons in “The City” are Life Transitions, Math 10, Accounting and other practical and applied arts course.  Some lesson topics are: needs, wants, and priorities; income, expenses and budgets; saving and banking; credit and debt; investing and financial plan.

Money and Youth – http://www.moneyandyouth.cfee.org/en/

This book is sponsored by Investors Group and created by the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education.  The purpose of the book is to provide youth with information that will help them better understand the world of money and enable them to make responsible decisions about their future and finances.   The book can be ordered or downloaded.  There is also a teacher’s guide, parent’s guide and many other features on their website to assist students in building their knowledge in personal finance.   Check out the Money and The Economy section of the website.  There are number of documents relating to money and the Canadian economy.  There is also a very comprehensive list of other sites that can be used as a resource for teachers and students.

Human Rights for Everyone –Information Sheet http://www.shrc.gov.sk.ca/pdfs/HumanRightsforEveryone.pdf

Are you in danger? – http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/publication/pdf/are_you_in_danger.pdf

Canadian Career Development Foundation  – Downloadable Resource  http://www.ccdf.ca/ccdf2/cms/displaySubSection.asp?lang=en&id=28&section=catalogue

There are a variety of publications that are useful for students, teachers and parents.  They can be printed in PDF or HTML. Some of the documents listed are: Canada Prospects, Facilitator’s Guide, The Work Handbooks, Essential Skills, and labour market information just to name a few.

National Life/Work Centre – http://www.lifework.ca/lifework/home.htm

A non-profit organization that offers a wide variety of programs at affordable prices through unique partnerships with public and private sector agencies.  The purpose is to help people of all ages with their career planning and to help them become intentional, purposeful and self-reliant when it comes to making informed choices about their future lifestyle and work.  Some of their projects are:  The Real Game Series; Blueprint for Life/Work Designs; Smart Options and Destinations 2020.  They also work with provincial coordinators to offer training in their programs.

The Real Game Series – http://www.realgame.ca/

The Real Game Series of six career and life skills learning programs enables participants, through an experiential approach that includes role playing and simulations, to discover realities of the contemporary adult world. These programs help participants:

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  • imagine the future they want to live;
  • learn career management competencies and essential workplace skills;
  • realize the impact of choices made now future quality of life; and
  • To become more intentional and purposeful in pursuing their dreams.

Information taken from: http://www.lifework.ca/lifework/pr_therealgameseries.html

The Real Game Online Series – http://www.realgameonline.ca/

This site is very similar to the above resource except that it is an on-line version.  Saskatchewan is actually the first province to create its own edition which was launched on April 2, 2009 by the Education Minister, Honourable Ken Krawetz.  “The Saskatchewan version brings career and life planning into the classroom, while reflecting the province’s unique economic and labour market realities, as well as social and cultural perspectives.” Those who would like more information please contact your superintendent of curriculum and instruction and/or Jim Savage at jsavage@sasked.gov.sk.ca, Coordinator of Career Development, Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.

Government of Alberta – Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) – http://alis.alberta.ca/

The ALIS site is a wealth of information.  They have a variety of resources on career development for students, parents, and teachers.

New Publications: http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/ep/careershop/listproducts.html?EntityCode=MEDIA_ALL_NEW 
Publications:http://alis.alberta.ca/ep/careershop/main.html
Tip Sheets: http://alis.alberta.ca/ep/eps/tips/tips.html

VECTOR – Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) – http://www.vector.cfee.org/english/login.php

VECTOR stands for Video Exploration of Careers, Transitions, Opportunities, and Realities. For a cd-rom of the program contact CFEE at   1-888-570-7610

Skills Connect Saskatchewan:  Linking Industry and Youth

Youth video presentation (29 minutes) and Industry video presentation (12 minutes).  You can order the videos through the SK Media Video Duplication Group (www.video.db.mg.sk.ca).  The video only costs $1.88 and is a great resource to demonstrate what Saskatchewan has to offer and to learn more about the different industries.