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Background Resources

These links will provide you with background information, activity ideas and connections to other career-related Web sites. They are organized into categories that are related to the topical organization of Career Studies 10. In the first category, General Career Development Sites, a brief site description is provided for each link.

Click on the category below to find a list of related links.

General Career Development Sites — Gateways to Career Links —
Self-Discovery/Self-Assessment — Occupations and Occupational Fields — Learning Opportunities — Work Opportunities/Job Search — Volunteering Opportunities — Labour Market Information and Working Conditions

If you have comments about these links, or would like to suggest additions, corrections, or omissions, please contact us.

GENERAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT SITES

Bridges/CX Online
"CX Online is a comprehensive, Internet-based career development system. It was created by two career counselors for use by middle and high school students." Visit this site for a free trial.

Canada Career Consortium
Their mission: "The Canada Career Consortium, as a national forum, initiates, develops and co-ordinates career and labour market information to enable all Canadians to make transitions." Their many products, including Canada Prospects, are useful classroom tools.

CanLearn Interactive
With the support of its major partner, HRDC, "CanLearn Interactive is a comprehensive bilingual resource for learning information, products and services to support Canadians in pursuit of learning and career goals." Includes many useful links to other sites and to career planning tools, as well as on-line forums and chatrooms.

Career Development Manual (University of Waterloo) ~ This site is under construction and will be updated when available.
A 6 step Career Development Manual that covers: Step 1– Self-assessment; Step 2 – Occupational research; Step 3 – Decision making; Step 4 – Employment contacts; Step 5 – Work; Step 6 – Career and Life Planning.

Career Paths Online
Career Paths Online is the Internet version of Career Paths Newspaper, the Official Career Planning Guide for BC and the Yukon. Designed specifically for youth, the Career Paths Newspaper is published by YES Canada-BC and is funded by the BC Ministry of Education, Skills and Training and Human Resources Development Canada. Career Paths Online is funded by the Canada and BC governments through the Joint Committee for Enhanced Labour Market Information. The site includes a 10 Step Career Planning Guide, Career Links, articles, and a chat room.

Conference Board of Canada
Information related to the changing world of work, including an updated list of the skills most useful in that world, Employability Skills 2000+ . This list is available in pdf format.

Contact Point
A Canadian website dedicated to the professional development needs of career counsellors.

The Edge Online
A magazine sponsored by HRDC that "encourages teens to think about their future and the importance of getting an education. It contains articles on career development as well as self-directed exercises to develop a better understanding of one's self and the world of work." Also available in print.

Ministry of Education: Training and Jobs
This site includes a variety of career-related information, including Ministry-sponsored projects and programs, a well-organized list of related links (Career Gateway) and the online version of Ontario Prospects, the Ontario version of Canada Prospects.

HRDC (Human Resources Development Canada): Career Awareness Web Site
As well as providing links to important Career Development sites, this site includes on-line quizzes and a catalogue of HRDC-sponsored publications (many of which are free).

JobHuntersBible.com
A site designed to supplement Richard Bolles' book, What color is your parachute: a practical manual for job-hunters & career-changers. Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press. Includes articles, useful links, resume-writing guidelines, etc..

Mazemaster
Sponsors include HRDC, The Toronto Catholic District School Board and Community Action for Youth Employment Partnership. This site was designed specifically as a career and job exploration tools for Toronto youth between the ages of 16-29 (but has many features applicable to any Ontario youth). Students can take an interactive self-assessment quiz and begin a plan of action, gain access to information on the labour market, training and education, self-employment, job search techniques and job postings.

motiv8
A site developed for youth by YES Canada-BC, HRDC and the BC Ministry of Education, Skills and Training. Includes information, quizzes, articles and a chatline.

National Life/Work Centre
One of NLWC's main objectives is "to help people of all ages become self-reliant, make informed choices and find satisfying and fulfilling work and lifestyles in today's rapidly changing labour markets." It is a not-for-profit corporation that "partners with federal government agencies, provincial ministries, corporations, national and regional professional associations, and thousands of users in education and community settings in every Canadian province and territory, in most U.S. states, and abroad." Among its many projects are the Blueprint for Life/Work Designs and the The Real Game Series.

nextSteps.org
Sponsored by HRDC, and created by the Calgary Youth Employment Centre, this site includes career planning and job search skills, as well as archives of the nextSteps magazine, a career development magazine aimed at young people.

Realm Magazine
A career magazine targeting youth interested in creating their own work. Articles available online. Subscriptions for print magazines also available.

Youth Employment Strategy
Another government-sponsored site, YES provides web links to information on loans, grants and scholarships as well as education incentives. It also includes career planning tips and tools, as well as valuable work experience programs.