GLC2O: Career Studies (Open)
PREREQUISITE: None
GRADE: 10 (Open)
AVAILABILITY: Spark Asher Academy Online
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM: Guidance and Career Education
Course Overview
This course teaches you how to develop and achieve personal goals in education and work while contributing to your community. You will assess your own knowledge, skills, and characteristics, and investigate economic trends, workplace organization, work opportunities, and job search strategies. The course explores post-secondary learning options, prepares you for community-based learning, and helps you build the capabilities needed to manage work and life transitions. You will also design action plans for pursuing your goals.
UNIT ONE
Seeking Personal Knowledge
- Essential Question: What are some of my strengths and challenges?
In this unit, students will use a variety of assessment tools to produce a personal profile that describes their current interests, skills, competencies, accomplishments, and characteristics, and identify occupations that are suited to their personal profile.
UNIT TWO
Exploring Opportunities
- Essential Question: What are the post-secondary opportunities that are suitable for me?
In this unit, students will explore current economic and societal trends and opportunities in order to assist them in making more informed career/life choices. By examining concepts of success, students will develop an understanding and examine it in the context of their own lives. Students will begin to articulate how their special interests direct their career/life decisions. This unit sets the stage for students to navigate a changing world and to recognize that a career is not just an occupational destination but a lifelong journey.
UNIT THREE
What Is My Plan for the Future?
- Essential Question: How can I adapt myself to a changing world? How can I prepare myself for my post-secondary life?
In this unit, students will relate what they have learned about themselves, the world of work, and community involvement to options for present and future opportunities. They will hypothesize how societal and economic trends may affect them and influence their choices. They will begin to construct a road map—goal setting for their own personal “success.”
For more details on final exams and the exam fee, please consult our Frequently Asked Questions Page or the Exam section within your course. Additional information can be found in our Student Handbook.
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