PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY
PLANNING 10
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RESUME and COVER LETTERS
SERVICE CANADA - Service Canada web-site for employment
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SERVICE CANADA - Service Canada web-site for employment
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GOVERNMENT OF CANADA-YOUTH CANADA
YOUTH JOBS.CA - Acadia Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in association with Human Resources Development Canada- helpful youth orientated page
PLANNING 10 RESOURCES
CAREER PLANNING
Automobiles
Comprehensive Health Sites
AIDS / HIV / STDs / Sexual Health
Alzheimers
Anorexia Nervosa / Bulimia
Blood
Cancer
Diabetes
Food and Nutrition
Heart Disease
Mental Health
Organ Transplant
Pregnancy
Alcoholism and Addictions
Bullying and Youth Violence
Drinking and Driving
General Sites
Comprehensive Information Sites
Applications
Many of the comprehensive sites listed above contain scholarship and financial aid information.
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CollegeNET For American universities, scholarships and comprehensive information check out this site.
Yahoo Index of American Universities .Top
Make a search in Excite for "personality tests." Note: Use quotation marks so that results will be returned only for adjacent terms. Personality and IQ Web Sites and Directories Print Resources Use the subject heading "personality" to search the school catalogue or the Vancouver Public Library catalogue. Access the VPL catalogue via the Library Home Page. Access the library's news indexes through the Digital Library Tab in the WebCat (library catalogue). Passwords required. A wide variety of news indexes may also be accessed at home on the Vancouver Public Library Web Site. Select Databases and Articles and then EBSCO. Note: A number of the sites listed below have a vested interest. Take note of the agenda of the site authors and verify your facts. Cosmetic Comestic Ingredients: Undestanding the Puffery An FDA article. Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association Toxic Chemicals Found in Personal Care Products Beauty at What Price? Be cautious about the authority of this site. Does the author cite sources or back up statements with studies or statistics? Do you need to look further? Use the subject heading to search the school catalogue or the Vancouver Public Library catalogue. Access the VPL catalogue via the Library Home Page. Access the library's news indexes through the Digital Library Tab in the Webcat (library catalogue). Passwords required. Note: The school library has back issues of Consumer Reports. A wide variety of news indexes may also be accessed at home on the Vancouver Public Library Web Site. Select Databases and Articles and then EBSCO. .
Career Planning & Graduation Portfolio
Consumer Sites
Health
Job Sites
If you are planning to study or work in the USA have a look at this site.
An Ezine that features up-to-date information about work prospects. Select the Magazine option.
See your counsellor or teacher-librarian for login information.
Career Paths Online Youth Webzine.
Home Page from The Mining Company. This site covers all aspects of career planning.
This site helps you recognize all the marketable skills that you are using and developing every day.
This site has excellent information about apprenticeship programs.
This index offers links to a wide variety of career and post-secondary information.
Not sure what careers you are suited for? Try the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.
CAPP resources specifically for BC students.
This site helps you find a career, find a program, find a school. Registration is required.
Look here if you are interested in jobs in the technology field.
Self-assessment exercises on personality, skills and achievement, knowledge and learning style, values, interests and entrepreneurship are used to develop a personal career profile.
An excellent annotated list of Career Planning and Job Sites.
Government of Canada. A comprehensive career planning resource.
JOB SITES
This Government of Canada of Canada site provides job information across Canada.
This is Canada's official job classification handbook. Occupations are organized by skill level and skill type. Major duties and emplyment requirements are also listed.
This site provides information on regulated professions (teachers, nurses, doctors, etc). Each province has its own regulations.
This site provides information on 200 BC jobs including wages, working conditions, educational requirements and employment outlook.
This Government of Canada site is designed to help Canadians search for work on-line and develop effective work search strategies.
CONSUMER SITES
Natural Resources Canada Government of Canada information on personal transportation
Where I can buy a car online specifically for buying a car online
Specific Health Sites
See also: Home Economics: Nutrition
See also: Home Economics: Social Psychology
SOCIAL ISSUES
This About.com guide has annotated links to sites dealing with alcoholism.
This site from the University of Edinburgh offers advice and links.
This British Columbia site is intended for youth, parents, educators, police and other agencies. You will find resources and links to other sites.
This Australian site has a useful definition and answers common questions about bullying.
This site contains a list of annotated links to bullying and sexual harrassment sites.
This site is interactive. You can post your own story of being bullied or respond to posted stories. Cyberbullying
Information for educators and parents on cyberbullying. Cyberbullying
This Canadian site has resources and links to specifically Canadian information.
A site designed for children which presents scenarios.
This American site provides resources for prevention programs. It also includes information on current issues in the news.
Enter "drinking" in the search box to find information.
Includes interactive activities as well as links to other resources.
PROVINCIAL EXAMS
Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Awards
If you are planning to go to an Ontario university, this is where you apply.
If you are applying to a university in British Columbia, this is where you apply.
This site provides links to Canadian Community Colleges.
This site provides information about Canadian universities and colleges, scholarships, international students, and links to university and college web sites.
If you require financial assistance, look here for information on student loans.
A comprehensive site from the Government of Canada covering all aspects of education beyond secondary school.
If you are interested in colleges in the United States, this site contains SAT, scholarship, and application information.
See Also: SAT Preparation for more online SAT preparation.
For American universities, scholarships and comprehensive information check out this site.
If you are planning on going to a junior college, like Langara, find out the transfer requirements.
This site provides detailed program information for all public post-secondary BC Institutions.
School Finder is a directory to University and College web sites.
This site contains comprehensive information about undergraduate programs for both Canadian and International students.
This site helps you find a career, find a program, find a school. Registration is required.
An extensive list of scholarships and awards available to BC students.
University and College Web Sites
British Columbia
Canada
United States
International
PAS BC
World Wide Classroom
International Universities Index
PERSONALITY and IQ
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
Food and Drug Administration Cosmetics Information
Journal Articles