1. Welcome!
Career Teacher Forum

2. Today’s Agenda 9:30 Welcome
Michelle Rao, Manager School College Partnerships, Georgian College
9:35
College in 2016—the wide range of programming
Julie McCord , Georgian College Recruitment Team
10 am
Supporting Students at College
Brenda Bogardis, Georgian College Accessibility Advisor
10:20
Where are the jobs? Labour Market Information
Pat Roberts and Ashley Carnrite, Co-operative Education and Career Success, Georgian College
10:30
Break
10:40
Faculty/Teacher Speed Dating
Meet faculty from different college academic areas to learn about programs, career opportunities and skills necessary for success
11:30
Tour the campus with college faculty tour
Small groups led by to see college highlights and academic labs
Noon
Lunch
12:45
Dual Credit Overview
Dana Ramsay, Simcoe County DSB
1 pm
Dual Credit Student Panel
Hear from secondary students taking college classes
1:30
Central Lakes Regional Planning Team website resources
Tina Pedersen, Simcoe Muskoka CDSB
Picture College video
Learn about a career class teaching resource
2:15
Evaluations
2:25
Ministry Update
Sandra Bickford, Ministry of Education Student Success Branch

3. College in 2016
Julie McCord, Georgian College Recruitment

4. Supporting Students at College
Brenda Bogardis, Accessibility Advisor

5. Student Success Services

6. Student Success At a Glance
COUNSELLING
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Free and confidential service by professionally trained counsellors who can provide:
Personal counselling to address mental health concerns
Coping strategies
Skill development
Goal setting
Referrals to appropriate community resources
Confidential case management
Academic accommodations
Arrange psycho-educational assessments
Liaise with program faculty
Assistive hardware / software solutions, training and support
Alternate textbook formats (text-to-Speech, Audio Mp3)
Access to specialized assistive technology computer lab (B122)
Technology assessments
PEER SERVICES
TESTING SERVICES
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND CAREER SUCCESS
Located in library (K112)
Individual and group tutoring
Writing Centre (K110J)
Math Centre (K112)
Knowledge Hubs (in the Library)
Recruitment, hiring and training of peer tutors on campus
Drop by the Library (K112) for an appointment
Located in B121
Accommodated testing
Missed/Makeup testing
Proctoring services are also available for external and Ontario Learn exams
Coop Consultants
Career assessments
Labour market information
Job search skills
Interview tips
Resume review / preparation
Graduate employment data
Call (705) X1340

7. What Does an Accessibility Advisor do?
Assists students with setting up academic accommodations, such as:
Use of Testing Centre
Using technology in the classroom
Referral to adaptive technology training
Accommodations require the collaboration and agreement between the student and Accessible Services

8. Academic Accommodation Process
Students contact the Student Success office
Documents can’t be sent in from high school – student must provide
We recommend an initial appointment 6 months prior to semester start ( more than 1 appointment will be necessary)
Planning prior to school start is recommended to plan for success

9. What Documents do students need for Accommodations?
Recent Psycho-educational Assessment
IEP or IPRC
Medical note
Note: documentation must indicate a permanent disability and be diagnosed by the appropriate licensed practitioner
IEP and IPRC documents are not appropriate documentation
to confirm a permanent disability (interim accommodations possible)

10. College Accommodations are Different than High School
Students Responsibilities in College
Make an appointment with an Accessibility Advisor as soon as possible after receiving an offer of admission
Provide adequate up-to-date documentation
Participate in discussions about accommodations
Provide faculty with a current letter of accommodation each semester
Access all support services in a timely manner
Practice self-advocacy
Students report academic and accommodation information to parents/guardians if they choose

11. College Accommodations are Different than High School
Role of Parents/Guardians:
In order to protect student’s personal information we are unable to disclose any student information to parent/guardians
We encourage students to report academic and accommodation information directly to parents/guardians (if they choose)

12. Summer Transition Programs (2 weeks in length)
Skills for Success---for students with an LD or ADHD diagnosis
ASD Program—for students with an ASD diagnosis
Credit courses—fulfills 1 General Education requirement
Includes textbook and residence fees
Cost: Course fee (approx. $346.50)

13. Labour Market Information
Pat Roberts & Ashley Carnrite, Co-operative Education and Career Success

14. Labour Market Trends Presenters:
Ashley Carnrite, Employer Engagement Consultant
Pat Roberts, Career Consultant
Co-operative Education and Career Success
Room B110, Barrie Campus

15. Why do students need labour market information (LMI) ?
It’s part of the decision making process

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17. How can you help?
To get career clarity and to identify career pathways
What is involved in a typical day on the job?
Is the field expanding? What is the future outlook?
Will they enjoy that type of work?
What are the earnings?
To identify training and education options
What training credentials are employers looking for?
How will my level of education affect my occupational choices?
What schools offer programs that suit their career goal?
Is the school a right fit?
What are the graduate placement rates?

18. Trends affecting the labour market

19. Trends affecting the labour market

20. Trends affecting the labour market

21. Trends affecting the labour market

22. Trends affecting the labour market

23. Trends affecting the labour market

24. Trends affecting the labour market

25. Industries in Ontario: Growth Sectors

26. Industries in Ontario: Biggest Job Growth

27. Industries in Ontario: Decline Sectors

28. Industries in Ontario: Most Jobs

29. Apprenticeship – highest in Ontario

30. What are the benefits of using LMI?
If your students are prepared, they are more likely to:
Make informed choices about career pathways
Identify education and training options
Learn about trends in a particular sector or geographical area

31. Access the Ontario Labour Market Report
Ontario Labour Market Links and Resources
Labour Market Information
Occupational Research
Education Research
Skills Research
Career Planning Research
Trades and Apprenticeship Research
Permission granted by the Ontario LMR

32. Detailed Program Info
Faculty / Teacher “Speed Dating”

33. Dual Credit Overview Dana Ramsay, SCDSB What is a dual credit?
Tina Pedersen, SMCDSB
What is a dual credit?
Dual credit student panel

34. What is a dual credit?
a college course that is taken by senior secondary school students (Grade 12s and in some cases Grade 11s)
upon successful completion it earns a student a credit towards their OSSD and a college credit they can potentially use if they pursue college post-secondary
taught by college instructor with support from a secondary school dual credit support teacher
primary target audience: students who are disengaged and underachieving but have the potential to succeed at college. Students get in to dual credit through an application process that is usually facilitated by a high school guidance department or student success teacher at the secondary school and a board lead
there are many different dual credit courses offered each semester and students typically go to the college once per week for three hours over 14 weeks
there is a specialized program called “School Within A College” (SWAC). This is a program that allows secondary school students closer to graduation to complete their OSSD requirements and a dual credit on the college campus. The class is overseen by a secondary school teacher and the dual credit is taught by college faculty.

35. Why are we telling you this?
Although dual credits are for students who are in senior grades and who meet the primary target audience criteria, knowing this is an option that exists in your school can help with student pathways planning as early as Grade 10. Dual credits are a vital way to connect struggling students with the college pathway while they are still in high school. In addition to earning them credits, the experience of dual credit can ease the transition students make to post-secondary after they graduate high school.

36. Dual Credit Student Panel
Lya Griffiths, Developing Leadership, Barrie SWAC
Emma Locke, Experience in the Language Arts & Lifestyle Management, Barrie SWAC
Dorion Bentley, Program Planning & Lifestyle Management, Barrie SWAC

37. Panel Questions Why are you taking a dual credit?
So far, what do you see as the benefit of taking a dual credit?
To give us some insight, describe some of the things you are currently doing in your dual credit.

38. Website and Resource Central Lakes Regional Planning Team website at:
⇨ Picture Yourself at College video, and accompanying career teacher College Pathway lesson resource:
under CLRPT Info ‘About Us’

39. Sandra Bickford
Director, Student Success Policy Branch, Ministry of Education