Virtual LMI Toolkit

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Virtual LMI Toolkit

• Development
• Access
• Application

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Development of Virtual LMI Toolkit

• Purpose
• Funding
• Objective
• Writing Team
• Steering Committee
• Distribution
• Inservice

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Access Virtual LMI Toolkit

• CDROM and Internet site
• http//www.paxar.bc.ca/lmi-vt/index.ssi
• or http//www.csbcomp.com/lmi-vt/index.ssi
• Contents
• Homepage/CDROM
• Info Page
• Index Table of Contents
• Search Internet links
• CD links to resources A to Z

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Application Virtual LMI Toolkit

• The LMI Toolbox has been developed for use by a
  broad range of counselor practitioners
• universities and colleges counselors,
• employment counselors
• community skills centres
• apprenticeship field staff
• vocational rehab counselors
• social assistance counselors
• private counselors.

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Application Virtual LMI Toolkit

• empower students to make personal, career and
  educational choices
• Lessons divided into three units
• Includes
• descriptive materials,
• lesson plans and
• program guides
• Example of lesson

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Career Gateways

• Development
• Access
• Application

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Development of Career Gateways

• Purpose
• Funding
• Objective
• Writing Team
• Steering Committee
• Distribution
• Inservice

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Access to Career Gateways

• CDROM
• comparison to Virtual LMI Toolkit
• Tour
• delivery of LMI CI
• Target Groups
• Community
• Post Secondary
• K-12

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Features of Career Gateways

• Navigation user friendly, tour guide
• Organizers
• Self-Awareness
• Labour Market Trends
• Skills for the New Economy
• Occupational Information
• Education and Training
• Action Plans
• Resources

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Features of Career Gateways

• electronic library of useful career planning,
  labour market information and economic material
• access to other facilitator guides
• Making Career Sense of LMI
• Guide to BC Economy Work Futures
• Virtual LMI Toolkit
• Career Paths
• WorkScenes (new) Work Futures for Youth

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Features of Career Gateways

• Organizers divided into
• Activity
• Keywords
• Notes
• Links

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Application of Career Pathways

• Library of resources
• Scenarios
• Harried Instructor
• Show me the Resources
• Career log