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Module
1 - Session 1.1
ACCESS TO OCCUPATIONS
IN ONTARIO
This session covers general topics on occupations
in Canada and particularly in Ontario. Participants
are exposed to the terms and concepts related
to occupations in Canada. They become familiar
with the organization of occupations in Canada
as found in the National Occupational Classification
or NOC.
They gain understanding of a typical occupational
profile, including job description, education,
experiences and training required. The session
covers important aspects of some occupations such
as licensing and certification, the licensing
bodies in Ontario, sources of information, time
lines, and career planning issues.
General
Expectations or Outcomes of this Session
Participants will become
familiar with:
- Accessing occupations in Ontario
- Terms and concepts related to occupations
- Licensing bodies in Ontario
- Timelines and career planning issues
Specific
Expectations and Outcomes of this Session
Participants will:
- Know how to look up an occupation in
the NOC and select occupations that resemble
their previous occupations and/or desired occupations
- Know the components of a typical occupational
profile (educational requirements, types of
jobs, duties, experiences etc.)
- Know how to access information on licensing
of occupations and certification procedures
- Have exposure to one or more scenarios
of career integration (through listening to
a speaker's perspective on his/her profession,
education and training, experiences with certification
procedures, timelines and career planning issues)
Cross-Cultural
Notes
- Link information with the clients'
previous or desired occupations
- Support participants in expressing
different cultural perspectives while learning
- Clarify and explain as often as possible,
as this section is heavily saturated with unfamiliar
concepts
- Pace the delivery and illustrate by
using day-to-day metaphors and case studies
- Hands-on learning is appreciated by
the newcomers. Therefore, have enough resources
such as NOC and Job Futures available for them
to use for practice
- As a follow-up to NOC, participants
may request more information on various occupations.
You may suggest that they access Service Canada
resources, Internet information and/or supply
them with copies of occupational information,
as required
Links
and Sources of Information
- Education Links
- Canada
- Kitchener-Waterloo
- Ontario Universities Websites
- Other Electronic Resources
- Centre
for Intercultural Learning
- Exploring
Occupations - Getting you started on your career
path!
- Government Organizations:
- Service
Canada - National web site. Best place
to begin search for all national, regional
and local programs.
- Service
Canada Job Futures - Provides information
regarding current and future outlooks of the
job market and the employment facts of approximately
200 occupations and more than 150 fields of
study
- Alphabetical
Listing of index on occupations (Service
Canada)
- The
NOC Career Handbook - Specifically designed
for counsellors. Contains several descriptor
scales such as: Aptitude, Interests, Employee
Functions, Physical Activities, Environmental
Conditions, and Education/Training Indicators
- Ontario
Job Futures - Includes descriptions, selected
main duties, education and training, outlook
for Ontario
- Access to
Professions and Trades - Provides links
to credential assessment, prior learning assessment,
regulatory bodies, as well as fact sheets
on occupations
- Apprenticeship,
trade certification, loans for tools, apprenticeship
office locations
- Canadian
Information Center for International Credentials
(Assessment for admission to Canadian Universities
and Colleges and for employment in Canada,
information on all occupations)
- Listings
of Occupational Associations
- Helping
Foreign Trained Professionals, Occupational
Fact Sheets (Skills for Change)
- Qualification
Recognition - Updates for qualification
and recognition of foreign-trained people
- Exploring
Occupations - Getting you started on your
career path!
- Alberta
Learning Information Centre - Provides
links to career and occupational information
- Starting
a Business in Ontario
- Extranet
Settlement Org - An excellent resource
available to settlement counsellors, with
useful links on employment/career related
resources, education, labour market information,
etc.
- New Canadians - Foreign Trained Professionals
- Resources
Professional
Regulatory Bodies in Ontario
Researching
Occupations - Theme Page
Transitional
Jobs
This section pertains to
the "Career Path" page only (Module
3, 3rd Section). The link has brought you here
to view the following sources which are listed
as part of that session's "Links and Sources
of Information". Clicking on the following
links will bring you to the appropriate placement
in the above text.
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