Vanier Collegiate

GRADE 11 CAREER SERVICES

HOMEROOM PRESENTATION

• Housekeeping

• Career Planning

• Opportunities

• Options after high school (Life is a journey)

• Employment

• Trades and Apprenticeship

• Schools and Military

• Money Matters and Scholarships

• Opportunities

• Athletics

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Graduation Requirements– Minimum 24 credits and the average is 28 credits give or take

• Averages– Strive for excellence– Admission averages vary based on program and schools– EX: U of S – 70%, Nursing – 70%, U of S Kin – 88%, etc.– Competitive vs FQFA – grade 11 scholarships

• Pre-Requisite Courses– Engineering programs at SK Poly (pre-cal)/Nursing (bio and chem)– English COUNTS!

CLASSES AND MARKS

• Know Yourself

• Explore Options

• Choosing a Direction

• Make a Plan

• Re-evaluate – life happens

• Utilize your God given gifts and talents!

CAREER PLANNING

• Myers Briggs

• Strong Interest Inventory

• SaskCareers.ca

• SK Poly/U of S/etc.

CAREER ASSESSMENTS

• Pre-Health Professions Club

• Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship

• SCOT

• WHMIS

• 1st Aid and CPR

• Service Best

• Encounters/Forum for Young Canadians

• Informational Interviews/Networking

• Appointments

OPPORTUNITIES

• Upgrade

• Volunteer

• Work (career cruising and pursueonline.com)

• Travel

• Post-Secondary (university, apprenticeship, college)

• Athletics

• Military

• Entrepreneurship

OPTIONS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

• Pre-Employment (school first and then apprenticeship/school off and on)

• Apprenticeship (job first and then school off and on)

• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant

• SYA – monthly meetings

• CWEX

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRADES

• University

• 4 years/masters/profession

• Degree/undergraduate/Bachelors

• Average based most often

• averages

• College

• 1 /2 years (certificate/diploma)

• First Come First Serve – apply as early as September

• Competitive – Dental hygiene, power

engineering,

POST-SECONDARY - DEADLINES!

• Scholarships– School Specific, Open, Vanier,

Community– Average or involvement or other

• Awards

• Bursaries

• Student Loans

• Workshops

• Time

• Organizations MONEY MATTERS

• March 25 Post-Secondary and Career Event

• Career Fairs (See Your Future, Careers Unlimited, Stepping Stones, etc.)

• Career Spotlights

• U of S – Experience US, Campus Day

• U of R – UR Connected, Spend a Day

• SIAST – CSI, tours

• PAY ATTENTION TO ANNOUNCEMENTS

EVENTS AND TOURS

• Research schools and programs (Canada and USA)

• Talk to coaches

• Athletic Profile

• ID camps

• Scholarships

• SAT/ACT

• NCAA Clearninghouse

ATHLETICS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS