Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Guidance and Career Education

GLS1O Learning Strategies 1: Skills for Success in Secondary School
Prerequisites: None
Course Type: Open
Duration: 110 hours

This course explores learning strategies and helps students become better, more independent learners while increasing their personal management skills, both in school and in other contexts. Students will learn how to develop and apply a range of strategies to improve their learning and achievement, particularly their literacy, numeracy, communication, and planning skills. This course will increase students' confidence, motivation, and ability to learn.

GLC2O Career Studies
Prerequisites: None
Course Type: Open
Duration: 55 hours

This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals in education and work and contribute to their communities. Students' learning will include assessing their own knowledge, skills and characteristics and investigating economic trends, workplace organization, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores postsecondary learning options, prepares students for community-based learning, and helps them build the capabilities needed for managing work and life transitions. Students will design action plans for pursuing their goals.