1. GRADE 12 PRESENTATION Ms. Lapointe

2. ADVICE Follow your passion Know your yourself Be open minded and start exploring Plan A, B, C – be ready for change

3. A ROAD MAP FOR TEENS Step 1: Knowing yourself  Who are you? What is important to you? Likes? Interests? Step 2: Exploring possibilities  try out different areas, list of options that best fit you Step 3: Making a choice  goal setting (50% more likely to achieve goals if written down) Step 4: Making it happen  Putting your plan into action and learning along the way The workplace of today for Canada’s youth: - An average of 17 employment transitions in their working lifetime. - A variety of occupations in up to five different sectors of the economy - Planned and unplanned gaps of no work (Source: Guiding Youth: Finding a Career Path and Connecting to Work)

4. CHOICES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL  Post-Secondary Education  Trades/Apprenticeship  Employment  Volunteer  Travel  Military  Upgrade  Utilize the resources at your disposal now even if you are not sure about what you would like to do or even if you plan on taking a few years to work before pursuing some of your goals.  Parent/Student Recognition Form  Due Wednesday, October 1  Hand in to Homeroom Teacher  Career Appointments - Form

5. LOGISTICS Take care of business (marks and required classes to graduate) Pre-requisite classes for post-secondary (Math, English, Social, etc.) Exploration (Career Events – handout)  Strong Interest Inventory  U of S, U of R, SIAST, Open Houses/Tours  November 20 (period 4/5 and evening)  Trades – SYA (300 hours, first year tuition, etc.) – JOB start looking in February  Network Application Process and Transcripts  Handout – Dates  SIAST FQFA vs High Demand/Nursing/Education/Trades  Options (apply to more than one school, visit)  Transcripts (School Transcript / Official Transcript – 5 schools for $20) Scholarships  Workshop Today  Letters of Reference Employment – Resume - Jobs

6. RESOURCES Networking Research Exploration www.saskcareers.ca

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDZwDscQmRI

9. ATHLETICS  Sign-up sheet for “How to get recruited?” workshop  SAT

10. HOW TO FINANCE YOUR EDUCATION Education is an investment. Tuition varies from institution to institution.

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