Module
2 - Session
2.1
HEALTH RELATED OCCUPATIONS
This session focuses on occupations in the health care field and the
similarities and differences between a range of occupations of different skill levels.
Participants look at a typical occupational profile in the health care field and other
related occupations. They become familiar with occupational terminology and labour market
information.
General and Specific Expectations from Session 2.1
Please
refer to Module 2's "General and Specific Expectations" headings.

Links and Sources of Information
 | Videos
 | Career in Health Care - Video available from HRDC, Kitchener, Ontario |
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 | Electronic Resources
 | HRDC Query Tool - For finding description of an occupation or related
occupations |
 | Sector
Orientation Terminology Information and Counselling Program (STIC) - Developed by
Skills For Change. This is an employment preparation program to assist newcomers in the
Engineering, Accounting and Health Care fields. Information for foreign trained newcomers
includes the following occupations in the Health Care Field: Nurses, Midwives,
Pharmacists, Laboratory Technicians, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and
Physiotherapists. |
 | Health
Occupations by Skill Type - Management, Professional, Technical, Paraprofessional and
Skilled, and Intermediate |
 | Steps to
Employment in Ontario - Workbook on Home Healthcare |
 | Alphabetical
Listing of Index on Occupations |
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 | Regulatory Bodies
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 | Resumés
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