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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 and certification procedures |
| Licensing bodies in Ontario |
| Timelines and career planning issues |
Specific Expectations from Session 1.1
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) |
| Know how to access information on licensing and/or certification |
| 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 HRDC resources, Internet information and/or
supply them with copies of occupational information, as required |
Links and Sources of Information
| Organizations
 | HRDC
Kitchener
409 Weber Street West
Kitchener, Ontario
Tel: (519) 571-5640 - Fax: (519) 571-5508 |
| Cross-Cultural and
Community Services
YMCA of Kitchener-Waterloo
276 King St. West
Suite 301, 3rd Floor
Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1B7
Tel: (519) 579-9622 - Fax: (519) 579-9624 |
| Kitchener-Waterloo
Multicultural Centre
Market Square Centre
25 Frederick Street
Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6M8
Tel: (519) 745-2531 - Fax: (519) 745-5857 |
| New Canadian Program
(NCP)
12 Dupont Street West
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 2X6 |
| Skills for Change
791 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario, M6C 1B8
Tel: (416) 658-3101 - Fax: (416) 658-6292 - Info Line: (416) 658-7090 |
| A Toll Free Access for British Columbia - Provides referral information
for foreign-trained people.
Tel: 1-877-By-Merit |
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| Videos
| "Facility Tour" - A brief video tour welcoming clients to the HRDC centre.
Produced to inform clients of services available and to encourage use of these services.
(10 minutes) |
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| Reference Books
| The National Occupational Classification (NOC):
Covers about 24,000 occupational titles and 522 occupations that constitute
the Canadian labour market |
| The NOC Career Handbook:
A valuable source for counselling which covers rating scales and how workers'
characteristics link with occupations |
| Job Futures - Part 1 and 2, 1999 |
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| Newspapers
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| Electronic Resources Provide Quick and Easy Access
| Human Resources Development Canada
(HRDC) - National web site. Best place to begin search for all national, regional and
local programs. The HRDC Query
Tool and the NOC Search Engine are particularly useful tools |
| HRDC 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 (HRDC) |
| 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 |
| Certification in the
occupation of a Teacher of English as a Second Language (TESL) |
| Canadian Information Center
for International Credentials (Assessment for admission to Canadian Universities and
Colleges and for employment in Canada, information on all occupations) |
| Listing
of Associations by Occupation |
| 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. |
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| 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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