Career Education 9
Career Education 9 Course Overview
Big Ideas
Confidence develops through the process of self-discovery. | Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals. | Effective collaboration relies on clear, respectful communication. | Everything we learn helps us to develop skills. | Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills. | Learning is a lifelong enterprise. |
From: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/career-education/9/core
Introduction
Similar to Career Ed 8, in CE 9, we will continue reflecting on preferences and skills to help identify the steps needed to achieve career goals. This course offers a more in depth look at the value of work in our lives, communities, and society. The course is a guide to helping students to recognize that achieving learning goals requires effort and perseverance. It also examines how students can learn to adapt and be flexible to economic and labour market changes. Our career paths reflect the personal, community, and educational choices we make.
Where does this course fit?
- Prerequisites: None, though completion of Career Education 8 is recommended
- Follow-up Course: After the completion of this course, students will complete CLE10 to fulfill high school graduation requirements.
Course Materials
- All materials are provided in the course online
Brief Outline
Unit | Description |
Introduction | Course introduction and Brightspace Training |
Module 1 | Personal Development . Module 1 looks at a model of “explore, flow and pivot”. It will also introduce students to the Holland Tool and Career Cluster. Students will learn to set short- and long-term goals as well as explore entrepreneurship. |
Module 2 | Connections to community . In this module, you will be thinking about your personal allies and what information and tips they might give you for your post-secondary planning and career planning. You will also use what you learned from your Holland profile and the types of possible careers that match your profile to look at job prospects that are in both local and global markets. Finally, you’ll be involved in a project where you will be connecting with your community. |
Module 3 | Life and Career Path . This last module will have you learning about the new graduation requirements and how the curriculum will become more individualized and flexible for students. Furthermore, we explore how your online presence or digital identity is important in defining who you are when employers look at your job application and post-secondary admissions look at your entrance applications. Also, you will be learning more about your rights and responsibilities as a worker and how to identify and reduce potential hazards and dangers in a work environment. Your project for this module will have you in a "first job" simulation. |
Assessment Percentage Breakdown
Assessment Type | Percentage of the Course |
Startup Assignment | 6% |
Discussions | 4% |
Quizzes | 15% |
Assignments | 75% |
Your final assessment will be represented on this Proficiency Scale.
You have up to a year to complete your course.
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