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How to Enable Sound Career

Choices

How to Enable Sound Career

Choices

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•Cheryl Pratt, Program Consultant | MELS

•Ronnie Dorsnie, Academic Advisor | John Abbott College•Ian Spencer, Guidance Counsellor | Riverdale High School

•Anthony Singelis, Academic Dean | Champlain College

•Cheryl Pratt, Program Consultant | MELS

•Ronnie Dorsnie, Academic Advisor | John Abbott College•Ian Spencer, Guidance Counsellor | Riverdale High School

•Anthony Singelis, Academic Dean | Champlain College

Your ModeratorsYour Moderators

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Our goal for today:Our goal for today:Finding solutions through the sharing of ideas

MythsReality Check: TruthsMythsReality Check: Truths

Current classroom-based training structures provide exposure to work environments.

Current classroom-based training structures do not provide exposure to work environments.

Guidance counsellors and academic advisors have tremendous influence on student choice of career path.

Parents and friends are the greatest influenc-ers on career path; guidance counsellors and academic advisors have little impact.

Parents are the best advisors because they know their kids well.

Parents are biased advisors with the strongest bias being on risk mitigation.

Cégep encourages kids to take risks because the cost of failure is low.

Not anymore. The cost of failure is often being put on academic probation – or worse.

High school/college aged “kids” are receptive to guidance.

High school/college aged “kids”generally are not receptive to guidance.

The internet is contributing to today’s youth making more creative and informed choices for careers.

Not really. Kids today have just as narrow of a scope of work experience as did kids in previous generations. They can explore more but they are not necessarily experiencing more.

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•Task 1: Get into your “academic” group•Task 2: Pens up – here comes the question

•Task 1: Get into your “academic” group•Task 2: Pens up – here comes the question

Activity 1: Silent flash brainstorming

Activity 1: Silent flash brainstorming

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From your personal experience, what are the roadblocks to your students getting on the career path that is right for them?

From your personal experience, what are the roadblocks to your students getting on the career path that is right for them?

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Activity 2: Problems and Solutions

Activity 2: Problems and Solutions

•Step 1: Get your chocolate!•Step 2: Go to your easel.•Step 3: Brainstorm!!!

•Step 1: Get your chocolate!•Step 2: Go to your easel.•Step 3: Brainstorm!!!

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Activity 3: Results of Activity 1

Activity 3: Results of Activity 1

•Step 1: Results from the silent flash brainstorming explained.•Step 2: Discussion.

•Step 1: Results from the silent flash brainstorming explained.•Step 2: Discussion.

High SchoolCégepHigh SchoolCégep

Roadblocks to career paths for students

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Activity 4: NetworkingActivity 4: Networking

•Step 1: Remove your name tag card.•Step 2: On the back side, write a question for which you are dying to have an answer.•Step 3: Wait for further instructions. :)

•Step 1: Remove your name tag card.•Step 2: On the back side, write a question for which you are dying to have an answer.•Step 3: Wait for further instructions. :)

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Wrap up: A SWOT analysisWrap up: A SWOT analysis