Career Planning in Alberta:

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Career Planning in Alberta Pathways to
Possibilities
Merla Bolender, Director Alberta Education
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Career and Technology Studies

• Vision
• CTS engages students in learning opportunities to
  discover their interests in practical and
  purposeful ways.

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CTS Student Compass
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• Clusters provide an organizational tool to guide
  career exploration and planning, to focus
  teaching and learning, and to link education with
  relevant real-world experiential activities in
  specific areas.

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• A pathway is a sequence of CTS courses that are
  connected to competencies specific to an
  occupational designation or a desired career
  path.

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Specialized Pathways

• Specialized skill pathways can provide students
  with the knowledge, skills and attitude for
  employment or further education. These pathways
  can be customized to meet student, school, or
  community program needs.
• Examples
• Sports Medicine
• Health Care Aide
• Equine Studies

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Credentialed Pathways

• Credentialed pathways can provide
• students with post-secondary
• and/or business and industry credentials or
  articulation.
• Examples
• Child Care Worker
• Computer Repair Technician
• First period Apprenticeship Welder

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Credentialed Pathways
(Computer Science)
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Create Your Own Pathways High School Program
Prepare the student for the path, not the path
for the student.
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Scope and Sequence

• Designed to provide guidance in choosing a high
  school program.

Designed to facilitate 3 methods for
programming 1.
Exploration 2. Special
Skills 3. Credentialed
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http//learnalberta.ca/content/kecst/index.html
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Planning Tools Career Planning
(ALIS)www.alis.gov.ab.ca/ec/cp/career-planning.ht
mlApprenticeshipwww.tradesecrets.gov.ab.caC
TS Career Search Tool Learner
Pathwayswww.learnalberta.ca/content/kecst/index.h
tml
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CTS Connections to KE
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Implementation of CTS Clusters
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Learning and Teaching Resources

• Resource Sector Team
• Learning and Teaching Resources Branch
• Learning Technologies Branch
• Distributed Learning Resources Branch
• French Language Services Branch

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Alternative Delivery Strategies

• 14.5 m CTS Enhancement Grant
• 36 m for on-going CTS Equipment Evergreening
• Innovative Delivery Strategies
• Mobile CTS Labs
• Skills Centres
• Partnerships with post-secondary,
  business/industry, healthcare providers.

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Teacher Supply and Support

• Attraction and retention of qualified CTS
  teachers
• Supervision of instructors
• Teacher training and retraining
• Pre-service programs

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Other Programs

• Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP)
• www.learnalberta.ca/content/kecst/index.html
• Off Campus
• http//education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/off-c
  ampus.aspx
• Work Experience
• http//education.alberta.ca/media/768730/workexp.p
  df
• Green Certificate
• http//education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/green
  .aspx
• Knowledge and Employability
• http//education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/know.
  aspx

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Questions? Comments?
Thank You
Merla.Bolender_at_gov.ab.ca