1. Career Counselling
Counsellors provide assistance which will help you:
- Become aware of who you are, your interests, values, and talents
- Become aware of opportunities and trends in the labour market
- Become aware of what you need to enroll in university, college or apprenticeship
- Learn about the factors involved in choosing a career path
- Become aware of specific strategies to achieve your career goals
- Become aware of careers that interest you
- Research different career fields
- Access career interest testing to identify suitable careers for you
- Access relevant career software like Choices
- Explore popular career websites like www.careercruising.com
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Guiding Knights :
helpful hints for academic and personal success
Other useful links:
Email Counsellors
Branch Out: Make the cut - college/university transition
Option Sheets
--Option Sheet Information
--Student Information Sheet
--Grade 9 Option Sheet
--Grade 9 Music Form
--Grade 10-12 Option Sheet
Grads Section
--University / College Visits
--Grad Newsletter
--Scholarships
--Grad Info Presentation
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2. Academic Counselling
Counsellors provide programs and individual assistance that will:
- Enable you to select courses of study which meet your needs, values, interests and talents
- Help you resolve problems you may have with your timetable
- Provide you with opportunities to explore careers through job shadowing and co-op
- Provide you with the study skills needed to do well in your courses
- Develop a realistic education plan so that you select the courses that are needed for a wide range of educational choices
- Teach you about applying to university, college, apprenticeship and other training programs
- Teach you how to access available resources (computer and print)
- Provide you with opportunities to prepare for post-secondary scholarships
3. Personal Counselling
There are many problems with which students have to deal. These problems range from the normal concerns of teenage years to crisis situations.
Obviously, these issues can distract from school and must be taken seriously if students are to achieve in school and life. The counsellors
will provide students with:
- Confidential discussion of personal issues
- Choices available in dealing with problems
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Problem solving techniques
- Help in setting personal priorities and goals
- Referral to school and community resources
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