Welcome to Career Education!
Career Education offers students the opportunity to pursue their journey through life in a personal, meaningful and goal-oriented way (Ministry of Education). We are looking forward to working with all members of our Career Education Team to support the development of Career Education Teachers in our district, and the growth of the students in our care!
- Allisson BadgerDistrict Career Education CoordinatorSchool District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THEIR FUTUREtel: 250-376-2266 cell: 250-299-6638abadger@sd73.bc.ca245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops BC V2B 1B9
CERIC has two new releases that support Career Education in secondary schools.1. Evidence-Based Research to Support the Guiding Principles of Career Development
2. Career Work in Action: Discussions and Activities for Professionals - Youth, by Karen Schaffer and Juliana Wiens
CERIC also has an Early Years Career Development publication and numerous free downloadable publications.
Strengthening Mental Health Through Effective Career Development by Dave E Redenkopp and Michael Huston provides skills and strategies to support career development and mental health, published by CERIC.
Two other relevant K-12 publications are:
This is the most recent Canadian report that explores changes that are impacting the future of employment in Canada. This extends on the original report Turn and Face the Strange Brookfield Institute (April 2019). Another must-read report is Humans Wanted, RBC March 2018.
Explore how people live and work in different parts of Canada and dive into the further inquiry questions that each book asks. This Canadian series is available at HGEC and is a recommended must purchase item for elementary learning commons.
