Careers and your skills
Step 1
To start off we should look at these Google Slides
| gr_8_9_career_skills_.pdf |
Step 2
Next we are off to the Government of BC's site where they have grouped Occupations together based on the skills used in those occupations.
Click SKILLS
Click DEFINITIONS at the top of the chart
Click SKILLS
Click DEFINITIONS at the top of the chart
Overview of Skills
They have done a great job of grouping many skills into groups but there are still 30 different skills for you to look at. For example Judgment and Decision Making is an example of a skill that is listed but it represents many skills like Researching, Evaluating and Choosing.
They have done a great job of grouping many skills into groups but there are still 30 different skills for you to look at. For example Judgment and Decision Making is an example of a skill that is listed but it represents many skills like Researching, Evaluating and Choosing.
step 3 Site Tour and Clarification of the definitions
| gr_8___9_skills_list_from_work_bc__1_.pdf |
Skill Hunt
Working in a small group and referencing your skills list find skills that you think would be relevant for the following occupations.
Working in a small group and referencing your skills list find skills that you think would be relevant for the following occupations.
- Counsellor - name 3 skills
- Engineer - name 2 skills
- Salesman - name 3 skills
- Public Relations Officer - name 2 skills
- Millwright - name 3 skills
- All Employees - name 3 skills
step 4 - The Just 5 Challenge
- Pick 5 skills that fit you best
- Click BROWSE at the top fo the skills chart
- Enter your 5 skills and explore some of the occupations that are listed
Optional activity
You are going to play the role of a Human Resource Manager who has to hire people for your factory that is making super small but useful cell phones and MP3 players here in Alberta.
You Need to Hire these Teams:
We will split into 6 groups and find the 5 skills you think are essential for each of the teams above.
You Need to Hire these Teams:
- Technical Team that can work with the programming and computer part of your product
- Design Team that can arrange style, colours and functional components of the products
- Marketing Team that can prepare advertisements and events to promote your product
- Operations and Financial Management who will manage the factory and the overall company
- Production team that can design and run all the machines and components of the factory
- Enrichment team to teach Personal Success skills to your employees the help them prosper and live well
We will split into 6 groups and find the 5 skills you think are essential for each of the teams above.
High school credit Planning for grade 9 students
High School requires the completion of specific credits to earn a High School Diplom or High School Certificate of Achievement. This presentation focuses on the Diploma, the sequences of courses and the graduation requirements. It also touches on the admission process at College, University and the Trades.
| grade_9_high_school_planning_2022.pptx |
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