EDSE 495 Career Development Resource Listing

Laura Johnston, 1248204

September 16th, 2015
Revised: October 5th, 2015
Table 1: Resource Listing
Resource Title

Resource
Resource Link
Description
Type
BIT: Business, Administration, Finance & Information Technology
The BIT cluster includes courses that look at marketing, management, business, and use of technology for these fields to
improve information management and organization in personal, group and global contexts.
Scotiabank Student or New Internship or
http://www.scotiabank Scotiabanks internships and co-op placements help
Grad Internship/Co-op
Co-Op
.com/ca/en/0,,4695,0
students gain valuable insight and skills in careers
placement Opportunities
Placement
0.html
including Canadian banking, corporate banking, equity
research, investment banking, as well as sales and
By: Scotiabank
trading.

What is the next logical

step after admin

Forum

By: Indeed (job listing

website)

Edmonton Region
Immigrant Employment
Council Career Mentor
Program
By: Edmonton Region
Immigrant Employment
Council

Mentor
Program

http://www.indeed.co
m/forum/job/Administ
rative-Assistant/isnext-logical-stepafter-admin/t37356

http://eriec.ca/careermentorship-program/

Use: opportunity for students to get industry experience

(possibly paid). Use as finance job & career
development.
Indeed.com (job search database) forum discussion on
logical steps for advancement after adequate
experience in administration work has been done. Well
moderated by a performance coach who has insightful
advice and step-wise career planning tips.
Use: exploration of how experience can branch to bigger
opportunities.
This organization in Edmonton helps new immigrants get
hands on experience in their field in a new country,
while aiding local businesses improve their cross-cultural
leadership in their domain.
Use: special consideration resource for ESL/newimmigrant students who may find struggles in getting
hired with a language/cultural barrier.

How do you go about

getting a career mentor?

Newspaper
Article

By: Telegraph Journal (UK)

How to get started in

information technology

Youtube
Channel ITProTV

http://www.telegraph.
co.uk/women/womens
business/10189618/H
ow-do-you-go-aboutgetting-a-careermentor.html

https://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=FbT2iKffsyA

by: ITProTV

An article written about seeking out a mentor in your

field of business. She cautions about being careful whom
we take advice from, and to make sure that we can
provide something of value to our mentors to make it
worthwhile.
Use: student reading assignment. Then have them
reflect on who they might be most interested in asking
for help from. How can they reciprocate the help to
benefit their mentor?
This How to get started in information technology
segment on the ITProTV Youtube channel gives an
introduction to career possibilities in the IT world, with
guidance to what certifications are available, and where
to start.

Use: Career guidance in the IT world.

HRH: Health, Recreation & Human Services
Within this large cluster, HRH umbrellas a large field including but not limited to healthcare, cosmetology, food service,
recreation and physical activity, tourism & travel and law.
Interaction Day Health
Job fair
http://healthcareersin Held Thursday, September 24th, 2015 in Edmonton. This
Care Career Fair
teraction.com/
is career fair for healthcare professionals, recruiting
locally, nationally and internationally. Recruiters can
provide information on healthcare career opportunities
across and outside the country.

SAIT Polytechnic Travel

and Tourism program
By: South Alberta Institute
of Technology

Information
Session on
College
Program

http://www.sait.ca/pro
grams-andcourses/full-timestudies/diplomas/trav
el-and-tourismcourse-overview.php

Use: opportunity for students to speak to companies

hiring health professionals to find out what they are
looking for, how to get a head and make yourself stand
out as an applicant in the future.
Information session held at SAIT Polytechnical Instituite
in Calgary, Alberta giving information about lucrative
careers in the travel and tourism industry and how their
program can help one acquire the skills to be successful
in the field.
Use: Helpful information session with a know-all for
answering questions about this school program and the

External Applicant Job

Shadow Request (Alberta
Health)

Job Shadow
(Resource is a
form)

http://www.albertahea
lthservices.ca/frm19671.pdf
http://www.albertahea
lthservices.ca/careers
/page539.asp

By: Alberta Health

Health Beat

Publication

http://www.mccroneh
ealthbeat.com/printpu
blications.htm

National Coach
Certification Program

Certification
program(s).

http://coach.ca/

By: Coaching Association

of Canada

career possibilities.
Prospective students can apply with Alberta Health using
the referenced form to complete a day job shadowing a
career they are interested in seeing the inner workings
of. For example: nurse, lab technician, doctor, medical
records administration.
Use: great opportunity for a student to have a day-inthe-life experience in a career they are curious about or
interested in.
A previously print, now digital, publication of healthcare
career and education information directly related to the
growth and innovation happening in Alberta. Includes
listings for local continuing education courses, job
postings, and upcoming career fairs.
Use: information on relevant local needs and changes in
the field.
National athletics coaching program regulated and
administered by the government of Canada to certify
coaches in a multitude of sports across Canada. These
coaching certifications are often the most necessary
level of certification for coaching in organized sport
programs across all of the provinces.
Use: Direct students here to get the appropriate training
to become coaches in their sport(s) of choice.

MDC: Media, Design & Communication Arts

In the MDC cluster, we see courses covering topics in a creative design, communication technology film, TV, radio, etc.;
fashion, art and culture.
Social Media and
Webinar Event
http://businesslink.ca/ A webinar event designed to open the floor to talk to a
Marketing Expert Bizchat
what-we-do/trainingsocial media marketing expert about how to improve
Webinar
and-webinars/freeskills and know-how, as well as more tips and
social-media-andinformation on mastering the trade.
marketing-expertbizchat-webinar
Use: This can be an option for students to ask questions
directly to someone who works in social media
marketing to get their expertise.
Student Design
Association
http://www.thesda.ca/ A student & graduate lead networking group to enhance

Association

Communication Arts
Magazine Visualizing
journalisms future

Learners TV

Pure Vision Inc.

support and opportunities that allow students to find

success in the design field upon graduation.

Magazine
article

Video Lectures

Design
Companys
Portfolio

http://www.commarts.
com/insights/visualizi
ng-journalism.html

http://www.learnerstv.
com/FreeCommunicationvideo-lecturecourses.htm

http://purevisioninc.co
m/portfolio/

Use: Direct students interested in the design field to this

networking group for recommendations for schooling,
peer group meetings and potential for job shadowing.
This journalist talks about his work as an art and crafting
the story in the best representation including graphics,
story telling, fact, etc. It provides a better picture of the
modern journalist, rather than just being a news writer.
Use: an easy read on an alternative perspective of the
journalists career.
Learners TV offers free video lectures in popular
communication topics: Fundamentals of public speaking,
Journalistic ethics, Introduction to Communication, Crisis
communication and Introduction to communication
theory. Each of these topics contains several lecture
videos on the topic.
Use: Supplementary education portal. Can assign video
watching from this - in areas of interest per each student
(individualize).
This local companys design portfolio is a fantastic
example of the types of work created by a team of
designers and artists showing their finished pieces
including, but not limited to: websites, logos, videos,
stationary, campaigns, photography, and other print
materials.
Use: Visual demonstration of type of projects that can be
created in a design career.

NAT: Natural Resources

In the NAT cluster courses emphasize the necessity to be aware of our impact on our environment. These courses explore
topics in resource (renewable and not) management, sustainable use of our earths resources and wildlife.
5 Things Youve Wanted to Blog
https://www.eco.ca/5- A quick and simple answering of top five questions
Know about Sustainability
things-youve-wanted- asked in regards to careers in sustainability. What are
Careers
to-know-aboutthe job opportunities? How does one get into the field?

sustainability-careers/

Bennett Centre Animal

Survival Program &
Orienteering Program

Day Program

http://bennettcentre.e
psb.ca/?junior-seniorhigh

By: Edmonton Public

School Board
Careers in Oil and Gas
info-graphic by Talent Egg

Master Composter
Recycler Program

Info-graphic

Volunteer
program

By: City of Edmonton

BrainPop Sortify Natural

Resources

Game

http://talentegg.ca/inc
ubator/2012/10/12/inf
ographic-drillingdeeper-careers-oilgas-industry/
http://www.edmonton.
ca/programs_services/
garbage_waste/maste
r-composter-recyclercourse.aspx
https://www.brainpop.
com/games/sortifynaturalresources/

What is a typical workday like? Who employs these jobs?

What is the pay like?
Use: Conversation piece about sustainability careers.
The animal program teaches students about the
independent relationships between animals and their
environments and how it affects their survival. In the
either half or full day orienteering program, students
learn how to effectively navigate park terrain using
maps and other tactical skills.
Use: hands-on learning and experience for students
interested in outdoor-Ed based opportunities.
A colourful and pleasant info-graphic that displays
employment information in the oil and gas industries in
Canada. It provides several average incomes for popular
industry jobs, including average intern-level income.
Use: visual tool could be used a classroom poster.
This program is composed of 40 hours in-course and at
least 35 hours of volunteer time to acquire the skills and
knowledge surrounding recycling, composting,
managing waste, and waste reduction.
Use: extremely valuable out of school hands-on learning,
experience and volunteer hours for students.
This brain challenges users of all ages to categorize
upwards of 20 different items/resources into what
category they belong (for example: renewable
resources, non-renewable resources, elemental sources,
etc.). This game is a great introduction to topics
contained within natural resources understanding that
it is a broad field.
Use: fun quizzing style game to test students
knowledge of categorizing natural resources.

TMT: Trades, Manufacturing & Transportation

The TMT cluster and its applicable courses focus on the development of skills and knowledge associated with development,

construction, and maintenance of product. A variety of trade skills are

Government of Alberta
Website
http://tradesecrets.alb
Trades & Occupations
erta.ca/tradesoccupations/

Apprenticeship & Industry

Training

Brochure

Use: information domain very useful for giving

students information on education pathways for taking
up a trade skill in Alberta.
http://tradesecrets.alb Quick reference brochure that very briefly describes
erta.ca/SOURCES/PDFs each of the apprenticeship trades regulated in Alberta. It
/publications/AIT_Broch also outlines the education plan. For example: 3 years,
ure.pdf
three 8-week in-class sessions.

By: Trade Secrets

Commercial Drivers Guide

Guidebook

By: Department of
Transportation,
Government of Alberta.

DiscoverE

Camp

By: University of Alberta

Truck Driver 101

By: Ken Rule

Podcast series

taught in this division.

This website gives a detailed description of all the
recognized trades in Alberta. Including information on
the skills and abilities need, working conditions,
opportunities for advancement and a detailed guide to
the appropriate apprenticeship training process in
Alberta.

http://www.transporta
tion.alberta.ca/conten
t/docType45/Productio
n/CommercialDrivers
Guide2014.pdf

Use: Simplified guide that can be used as a handout in

class to explore the trades registered in Alberta.
A 98-page guidebook on the procedures and regulations
on becoming a licensed commercial driver (transport,
taxi, first response vehicles, etc.) in Alberta. Provides
detailed information on drivers examination
requirements, along with safety and licensing
requirements.

http://www.engineerin
g.ualberta.ca/en/Com
munityOutreach/Scho
olPrograms.aspx

Use: planning tool for education/skill pathway in these

field(s).
DiscoverE is an innovative engineering student-lead
program designed to deliver fun and developmental
leadership games and activities that introduce younger
students to engineering concepts.

https://itunes.apple.co
m/us/podcast/truckdriver-

Use: could have this student group come into the school
to do a day session of engineering-based activities for
the class to pique interest in this field.
A series of 20 podcasts by a 6-year veteran truck driver
designed to help new truck drivers or those interested in
starting a career in the field.

101.com/id39832678
0?mt=2

Use: alternative delivery of career advice and first-hand

knowledge from a self proclaimed expert in the
trucking industry.

Bibliography
Alberta innovation and advanced education. Trades & occupations. Retrieved September 14 th, 2015 from
http://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/trades-occupations/
Alberta government (2015). Your ticket to a great career. Apprenticeship and industry training. Retrieved from:
http://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/SOURCES/PDFs/publications/AIT_Brochure.pdf
Alberta government (2014, April). Commercial drivers guide to operation, safety and licensing. Retrieved from:
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/content/docType45/Production
/CommercialDriversGuide2014.pdf
Alberta health services careers. Job shadowing. Retrieved from:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/careers/page539.asp
Anderson, P. (2008, January). What is the next logical step after admin? (Multiple messages). Message posted to:
http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/Administrative-Assistant/is-next-logical-step-after-admin/t37356
Business link. Free: social media marketing expert bizchat webinar. Retrieved from: http://businesslink.ca/what-wedo/training-and-webinars/free-social-media-and-marketing-expert-bizchat-webinar
BrainPOP. Sortify natural resources (game). Retrieved September 14 th, 2015 from
https://www.brainpop.com/games/sortify-naturalresources/
City of Edmonton. Master composter recycler program. Retrieved September 14 th, 2015 from
http://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/garbage_waste/master-composter-recycler-course.aspx
Edmonton Regional Immigrant Employment Council. Retrieved on September 10 th, 2015. Retrieved from:
http://eriec.ca/career-mentorship-program/

Faculty of engineering. DiscoverE workshops. Retrieved September 14 th, 2015 from

http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca/en/CommunityOutreach/SchoolPrograms.aspx
Haun, M.J. (2001). Introduction to communication theory (Lecture 1 20B). Introduction to communication. Retrieved
from: http://www.learnerstv.com/Free-Communication-video-lecture-courses.htm
Health Careers Interaction. Healthcare recruitment events across Canada. Retrieved from:
http://healthcareersinteraction.com/
Infographic: drilling deeper into careers in the oil and gas industry (graphic). Talent Egg. Retrieved September 14 th, 2015
from http://talentegg.ca/incubator/2012/10/12/infographic-drilling-deeper-careers-oil-gas-industry/
Knowles, A. (2014, September 4). 5 things youve wanted to know about sustainability careers. Eco Canada. Retrieved
from: https://www.eco.ca/5-things-youve-wanted-to-know-about-sustainability-careers/
National coaching certification program. Retrieved from: http://coach.ca/
Overnight in-residence programs. Junior & senior high school programs. The Bennett centre. Retrieved from:
http://bennettcentre.epsb.ca/?junior-senior-high
Pezet, D. (host). (2014, January 23). How to get started in information technology. ITProTV. Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbT2iKffsyA
Pure vision creative group. Retrieved from: http://purevisioninc.com/portfolio/
Roberts, G. (2015, September 8). Visualizing journalisms future. Communication arts. Retrieved from:
http://www.commarts.com/insights/visualizing-journalism.html
Rule, K. (2010). Truck Driver 101.com (Episodes 1 20). Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/truck-driver101.com/id398326780?mt=2
SAIT polytechnic travel and tourism free information session. Retrieved from: http://www.sait.ca/programs-andcourses/full-time-studies/diplomas/travel-and-tourism-course-overview.php
Scotiabank Careers Students & New Grads. Retrieved on September 10 th, 2015. Retrieved from:
http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,4695,00.html
The SDA. The student design association. Retrieved from: http://www.thesda.ca/

Sherwood, J. (2015). Health professional education: its relationship to collaborative and interdisciplinary practice.
Healthbeat, Volume 18, Issue 1. McCrone Publications. Edmonton, Canada. Retrieved from:
Sinclair, E. (2013, August 1). How do you go about getting a mentor? The Telegraph. Retrieved from:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/10189618/How-do-you-go-about-getting-a-career-mentor.html