Guidance and Career Education

Guidance and Career Education

GLS1O/GLE1O/GLE2O
Learning Strategies 1: Skills for Success in Secondary School Grade 9, Open

This course focuses on learning strategies to help students become better, more independent learners. Students will learn how to develop and apply literacy and numeracy skills, personal management skills, and interpersonal and teamwork skills to improve their learning and achievement in school, the workplace and the community. The course helps students build confidence and motivation to pursue opportunities for success in secondary school and beyond.
Prerequisite: For GLS1O, none; For GLE1O and GLE2O — recommendation of principal

GLC2O
Career Studies, Grade 10, Open

This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals for future learning, work and community involvement. Students will assess their interests, skills, and characteristics and investigate current economic and workplace trends, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores post-secondary learning and career options, prepares students for managing work and life transitions, and helps students focus on their goals through the development of a career plan.
Prerequisite: None

GLD2O
Discovering the Workplace, Grade 10, Open

This course provides students with opportunities to discover and develop the workplace essential skills and work habits required to be successfully employed, and helps students make plans for continued learning and work. Students will develop an understanding of work through practical hands-on experiences in the school and in the community, using real workplace materials. They will investigate occupations of interest through experiential learning opportunities such as worksite visits, job shadowing, work experience, simulations and entrepreneurial projects. This course helps students make plans for continued learning.
Prerequisite: None

GWL3O
Designing Your Future, Grade 11, Open

This course prepares students to make successful transitions to post-secondary destinations as they investigate specific postsecondary options based on their skills, interests and personal characteristics. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of the workplace and examine factors that affect success while refining their job search and employability skills. Students will expand their portfolios with a focus on their targeted destination and develop an action plan for future success.
Prerequisite: None

GPP3O
Leadership and Peer Support, Grade 11, Open

This course prepares students to act in leadership and peer support roles. They will design and implement a plan for contributing to their school and/or community; develop skills in communication, interpersonal relations, teamwork and conflict management; and apply those skills in leadership and/or peer support roles — for example, as a student council member or a peer tutor. Students will examine group dynamics and learn the value of diversity within groups and communities.
Prerequisite: None

GLS4O/GLE4O/GLE3O
Advanced Learning Strategies: Skills for Success After Secondary School, Grade 12, Open

This course improves students' learning and personal management skills, preparing them to make successful transitions to work, training and/or post-secondary education destinations. Students will assess their learning abilities and use literacy, numeracy, and research skills and personal management techniques to maximize their learning. Students will investigate trends and resources to support their post-secondary employment, training, and/or education choices and develop a plan to help them meet their learning and career goals.
Prerequisite: For GLS4O, None; for GLE4O and GLE3O — recommendation of principal

GLN4O
Navigating the Workplace, Grade 12, Open

This course provides students with opportunities to develop the workplace skills and work habits required for success in all types of workplaces. Students will explore occupations and careers of interest through participation in real workplace experiences. They will make plans for continued learning and work, work with others to design learning experiences, and investigate the resources and support required to make a smooth transition to their post-secondary destination.
Prerequisite: None

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