Design Your Future (GWL3O)

By the end of this course, students will:

• analyse their personal characteristics, strengths, interests, skills, and competencies to determine career-related goals;
• maintain a portfolio for use in career planning that provides up-to-date evidence of knowledge, skills, interests, and experience;
• demonstrate an understanding of the personal-management skills, habits, and characteristics that could contribute to success in their selected postsecondary destinations and independent adult life.

By the end of this course, students will:

• demonstrate interpersonal and teamwork skills required for success in their school, work, and community activities;
• demonstrate an understanding of the elements of group dynamics in a variety of settings;
• explain ways in which they can make a contribution to their communities and ways in which the community can assist them with career planning.

By the end of this course, students will:

• use research skills and strategies to gather and interpret relevant information about work and learning opportunities;
• analyse emerging social and economic trends and their impact on individuals, workplaces, and career opportunities;
• describe, on the basis or research, opportunities in various occupational sectors and explain the requirements and challenges of selected occupations;
• demonstrate an understanding of types of workplaces, their related workplace issues, and legislation governing the workplace.

By the end of this course, students will:

• demonstrate an understanding of the transition process and the strategies used to facilitate change;
• demonstrate effective use of a variety of strategies and resources for finding work and creating work;
• apply goal-setting and action- planning processes to prepare for the transition from secondary school to their first postsecondary destination and for future transitions in their career.