Section+5.3

=5.3 Where can I find the information about careers that will help me choose which one I want?=

Researching your choices for the future is very important. You must weigh all your options and be sure to think of all the possible outcomes that each decision might foreshadow, to make sure that you make the one that is right for you. Talking to your peers, parents, teachers, bosses, co-workers and anyone else you know can help you to hear about possibilities for your future. You are also able to research them yourself as the internet, career centers in your school, counsellors, administrators and teachers are all able to give you information that you will need.

__**Assignment #1**__ (This assignment is geared towards having a district memberships for the web site listed, if you do not have access to this resource, your teacher will provide you with an alternate activity)

The following website is an excellent place to find the information needed to answer many of the questions you will have.

StudentCounsellor.com is a great resource for career explorations with details on training requirements, school entrance requirements, job futures, salaries, related fields, scholarships and bursaries, application forms, ....

Go to [|www.studentcounsellor.com]

Log in using the username and password given.

username: password:

Once you are in the first time, set up your own username and password - go to the Navigation Bar at the top of the page, click on one of the personalized features (My Planner, My Hotlist, or My Grades), and fill in the registration form (Click "Continue" when you are done)


 * Be sure to select a username and password that you will remember!!!!!!**

Once you are into the program you will need to research choices for your future. Research 3 choices for what you may want to do in the future. You are to include a short write up on each of the choices that you find. Each choice will have a 1/2 page write up with a good description of what you found.

Print out each of these three reports and add them to your Transition Plan.

Return to Unit Five Overview or go onto Section 5.4