CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSES:
Life/Work Planning 20S (LWP 20S)
LWP20S provides the students with an overview of career development skills designed to help them explore different career paths in both professional and trade industries. All students will be encouraged to explore and assess their strengths, needs, and interests and to investigate a broad range of opportunities as they pursue their educational pathways. Focus will be placed on self-assessment, including unique talents, interests, skills, and building positive self-esteem. Through a variety of learning techniques and experiences including guest speakers and hands-on activities students will learn how to identify, investigate and pursue goals in education, work, and community in order to prepare for the 21st Century workforce.
Life/Work Building 30S (LWB 30S)
LWB30S provides the students with an opportunity to explore different careers. The first portion of the course will be spent in the classroom. Topics include self-assessment, career exploration, job-hunting skills, building a resume, enhancing interview skills and gaining work experience through a volunteer placement. Students will spend a minimum of 40 hours in a work placement that can be added to a resume for future opportunities.
Life/Work Transitioning 40S (LWT 40S)
LWT40S students will spend 80 hours in a work experience placement to help them prepare for post-secondary education and/or the transition from high school to employment. Students who have not taken Life/Work Building 30S will begin the course in the classroom to help prepare them for the work placement. Upon completion of this course students will be able to enhance their resumes with new skills, volunteer experience and work references.
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