Exploring Postsecondary Education and Training Options Lesson Plan

Concept:

Ensuring you have a plan to meet the education or training requirements needed for entry into specific careers

Student learning associated with this concept can support achievement of provincial learning outcomes:

NB 2, 3
NL 1, 12, 13
NS 1, 3, 6, 8, 9
PEI 5

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Rationale:

Through their research of Labour Market Information and careers that are of interest to them, students were introduced to the requirements for entry into different careers. Addressing and meeting these requirements takes careful and intentional planning. Students will learn through this lesson that these requirements not only focus on skills but also on education and training expectations. In this lesson, students will navigate education and training program sources to learn more about what is required to enter those programs and what those programs are all about. For some students, taking a gap year (a period usually of one year between the end of high school and entry into post-secondary and/or training programs) may be beneficial in helping them develop skills and prepare for further education and training. Students can investigate the merits of a gap year, why some students choose to pursue a gap year and whether taking a gap year would benefit them in their career planning.

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This lesson presents an opportunity for teachers to collaborate in supporting student learning about the role of self-assessments in career planning. In addition to Career Education courses, teachers can consider how students are able to meet cross curricular learning outcomes in other courses such as English/French Language Arts, Multimedia, Social Studies, Fine Arts etc. A cross curricular focus also supports a unified approach in addressing the “why” of what students are learning. Students can develop an awareness of how and why what they are learning connects to them, their community and their future.