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Career Development
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Grade 11 Career Development: Life/Work Building
Unit 1: Personal Management
GLO A
1.A.3 Behaviours and Attitudes
that Facilitate Achievement of Goals
Careers of Famous Canadians
Tilly, Meg
Northernstars.ca, “Meg Tilly”
Lemieux, Mario
Hockey Hall of Fame, “Mario Lemieux Biography”
Twain, Shania
Country Music Television, “Shania Twain Biography”
Athabasca University, Canadian Writers, “Michael Ondaatje”
Bondar, Roberta
Diane Farris Gallery, “Roberta Bondar”
Trent University, “Dr. Roberta Bondar Appointed Chancellor of Trent University”
1.A.3 Resiliency/Protective Factors
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA
GLO B
1.B.3 Personal Management Skills
Time Management
Total Success, “Newsletter: Time Management”
Problem Solving
Free Management Library, “Problem Solving and Decision Making”
Stress Management
Canadian Mental Health Association - Winnipeg
Canadian Mental Health Association - Youth Services
1.B.6 Financial Aid Resources
Education, “Manitoba Student Aid”
Government of Canada, “Education planning”
Government of Canada, “Student Financial Assistance”
Studying in Canada, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning, “STEP Services”
GLO C
1.C.1 Personal Communication Skills
Mind Tools, “Communication Skills–Start Here”
1.C.3 Coping with Stress
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Mental Health Association Across Manitoba
Coping with Stress Quiz
Queendom.com, “Coping & Stress Management Skills Test”
Vulnerability Quiz
University of Manitoba: Explore Occupations
Resiliency Quiz
Resiliency Quiz—How Resilient Are You?
Unit 2: Career Exploration
GLO D
2.D.1 Sources of Occupational Information
Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, “Labour Market Information (LMI) and Labour Mobility”
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development Inc. (CAHRD)
2.D.2 Occupational Families or Ladders
Government of Canada, “National Occupational Classification”
Government of Canada, Job Bank
2.D.3 Realities of Work
ECO Canada, Environmental Careers Organization
Edge Interactive, “SchoolFinder.com”
Manitoba Workforce Development "Apprenticeship Manitoba"
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS), “Occupational Resources”
2.D.4 Occupational Information Interviews
Quintessential Careers, “Questions to Ask at the Informational Interview”
Library and Archives Canada, “Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online”
2.D.5 Self-Employment versus Salaried Employee
GLO E
2.E.1 Global Trends Have a Local Impact
Government of Canada, Job Bank
Manitoba Families, “Annual Reports”
International Labour Organization, “Global Employment Trends” 
Report on High Demand Occupations in Manitoba, January 2007
2.E.2 Importance of Work
University of Minnesota, “The Job Center: Knowing It’s Important”
GLO G
2.G.1 Definitions of Non-traditional Work
Quintessential Careers, “Non-Traditional Career Paths for Men and Women”
2.G.1 Challenges of Non-traditional Work
Government of Canada, Human Rights Commission
Unit 3: Learning and Planning
GLO H
3.H.1 Strategies for Lifelong Learning
3.H.2 High Five Plus One Principles
Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning, Focus on the Future: Career Planning Begins at Home
3.I.2 Transition Planning
Report on High Demand Occupations in Manitoba, January 2007
3.I.3 A Back-Up Plan
Statistics Canada, “Labour Force Survey”
Government of Canada, Job Bank
ECO Canada, Environmental Careers Organization
Edge Interactive, SchoolFinder.com
Manitoba Workforce Development, Apprenticeship Manitoba
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS), “Career Planning”
3.J.1 Setting Goals for Life/Work Building
Seneca College, “Career Services for Students”
3.J.3 Purpose and Content of a Career Portfolio
UVic Co-operative Education Program and Career Services, “Portfolios”
Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning, A Self-Managed Career Portfolio Guide
Unit 4: Job Seeking and Job Maintenance
GLO K
4.K.1 Evaluating Personal Qualities for Work
Robert Webb, “Motivation Tool Chest”
4.K.5 Understanding Workplace Safety and Health
The Workplace Safety and Health Legislation
Safe Workers of Tomorrow Resources
4.K.6 Employment Standards for Manitoba Employees
Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, A Quick Guide to Employment Standards
4.K.7 Purpose of Labour Unions
4.K.9 Job Applications
Quintessential Careers, “Sample Employment Application Form”
“A Job-Seeker’s Guide to Successfully Completing Job Applications”
City of Winnipeg, “Human Resources—Careers”
4.K.9 Resumés
University of Manitoba Career and Employment Services, Resumés
The Balance: Job Searching, “Resumé Examples and Writing Tips”
Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning, “Job Preparation Resources”
4.K.9 Cover Letters
Seneca College, “Cover Letter Writing Help”
4.K.9 Interviews
Monster Career Advice, “Interviews”
Unit 5: Career and Community Experiences
GLO D
5.D.2 Career Research Interviews
Government of Canada, “National Occupational Classification”
Government of Canada, Job Bank
GLO J
5.J.3 Reflection on Career and Community Experience and Integration of Experience to Life/Work Plan
UVic Co-operative Education Program & Career Services, “Portfolios”
