career planning

CAREER PLANNING
	This page contains information that will help you select a career or develop a plan of action for a career choice you have already made.

Guide to Self-Employment

WorkSearch - Becoming Self-Employed Guide: This site lists business opportunities, provides links to the Canadian Business Service Centres (CBSC) and gives information on what it takes to become an entrepreneur.
Venturing Out: Information on "Starting a Successful Business", i.e. studying the market, arranging financing, etc.
Minding Your Own Business: This site will help you decide if running your own business is the right career choice for you. There is information on the qualities and skills needed to run a business, different approaches to starting a business and writing a business plan.
Canada Prospects: This publication contains a wide range of articles and quizzes to provide Canadians with up-to-date information on the world of work. It includes strategies for succeeding in today's workplace, as well as information on entrepreneurship, trends and job hunting.
Industry Canada: Industry Canada's "Strategis" site has an abundance of information on different areas, i.e. patents, trademarks and copyrights. It also provides information from the Corporations Directorate and the Competition Bureau.

Local Career Assessment Resources

Business Education Council (BEC): Assists unemployed individuals in Niagara by providing employment counseling, career assessments and career research materials.
Dunnville Employment Centre: Links to opportunities for career and personal development.
Fort Erie Community Employment Services: Links to opportunities for career and personal development.
Niagara Falls Human Resources Centre of Canada: Links to opportunities for career and personal development.
Port Cares Employment Resources Centre: Links to opportunities for career and personal development.
St. Catharines Human Resources Centre of Canada: Links to opportunities for career and personal development.
Welland Human Resources Centre of Canada: Links to opportunities for career and personal development.

Career Planning/Assessment Resources

Canada Career Consortium: Think about your future, assess yourself, identify your values, interests, skills, and intelligences. Take you to lists of good Canadian prospects for employment. Check out your employability skills. Know how to recognize a good training program.
CanLearn: Canada's one-stop resource for the information and interactive planning tools you need to explore learning and education opportunities, research occupations, develop learning strategies, and create the financial plans to achieve your goals.
Career Centre (Port Colborne/Wainfleet): providing the tools, resources and assistance for successful, self directed career and job search strategies. Internet and computer access available.
Career Mosaic: Provides a guide to jobs, employers, job fairs. Help preparing resumes and building your career.
Counselor Resource Centre (CRC): Provides information, news, articles, links, and other resources for career and employment counselors.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program: Seeks to introduce students to skilled trades while still in high school.
Pharmacology and Toxicology: Includes extensive information on planning a career in pharmacology and toxicology, and also provides an overview of the scientific disciplines.
Port Cares Employment Resource Centre: Provides career assessments, employment resource centre, job search workshops etc.
Résumé World: Provides résumé writing, job search, and career planning.
Sympatico WorkPlace: Canadian job hunting and career guide.
Workopolis: Good job search information and tips. Post your resume, career advice and alphabetical listing of whose hiring now.

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Youth Resource Network of Canada: Assists youth in bridging the gap between education and employment with a directory of the best Canadian links.

Individual Self-Help Assessment Resources

Career Gateway: Provides options for career exploration, job search skills, student skills and resources and workplace issues. Go to Other Related Sites - go to Career Gateway
Employment Help Centre (Niagara Falls): Provides vocational counseling and group workshops to help people in their job search and career change. Testing and resume services are heavily utilized. Other services are an up-to-date display of current job openings based on newspaper ads, and a computerized HRDC Job Bank, as well as Internet Job Search.
Employment Help Centre (St. Catharines): Provides vocational counseling and group workshops to help people in their job search and career change. Testing and resume services are heavily utilized. Other services are an up-to-date display of current job openings based on newspaper ads, and a computerized HRDC Job Bank, as well as Internet Job Search.
Employment Help Centre (Welland): Provides vocational counseling and group workshops to help people in their job search and career change. Testing and resume services are heavily utilized. Other services are an up-to-date display of current job openings based on newspaper ads, and a computerized HRDC Job Bank, as well as Internet Job Search.
Keirsey: Temperament and Character: Provides an on-line personality questionnaire and some brief temperament descriptions to assist individuals to understand themselves and others.
Self Assessment via Maze Master: Three interactive exercises designed to help youth (ages 16 to 29) discover their values, skills and interests
The Career Development Manual: University of Waterloo: Covers everything from initial self assessment to career planning, resume writing and interview skills, job search and job maintenance skills.
The Institute for Enterprise Education: Acquire the knowledge and skills you need to take the crucial next step towards creating your own destiny. We’ll help you determine your personal action plan and make sure you're heading in the right direction.

Other Career Planning Resources

Biotechnology Career Guide: Here: Here you will find a comprehensive career resource that highlights exciting possibilities in the rapidly growing biotechnology sector.
Canada Prospects: This publication contains a wide range of articles and quizzes on the world of work. It includes strategies for succeeding in today's workplace, as well as information on entrepreneurship, trends and job hunting.
Career Awareness: If you need help in making a decision on a career path, check out this site. An abundance of information, publications, reference books, etc. can be found here.
Career Directions: Here you will find detailed information on 160 occupations that do not require a University degree.
Look Ahead, Get Ahead - Technology & Technician Occupational Profiles: Here the Canadian Technology Human Resources Board has produced 60 generic profiles on 13 career disciplines, i.e. qualifications, potential employment and working conditions. Take the interest test and get a list of occupations best suited for you.
National Job Futures: National Job Futures provides information on "Occupational Outlooks" and "Career Outlooks for Graduates" for 211 occupational groups covering all jobs across Canada.

Ontario WorkinfoNet: goto the Labour Market Information and Outlook section for Ontario specific links.
Canada WorkinfoNet: goto the Labour Market Information and Outlook section for Canada- wide links.

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