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Education and Career/Life
Education and Career/Life

Planning Program
Planning Program My Portfolio Pathways Plan

The leading Canadian education and Add Box 100%
career planning resource
Ontario’s education and career/life planning program helps students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 to
Ontario’s education and career/life planning program helps students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 to
set and achieve their personal goals. The program helps students become competent, successful and
set and achieve their personal goals. The program helps students become competent, successful and
contributing members of society.
contributing members of society.
Assessments Goal Setting
Discover your interests, Create S.M.A.R.T. goals and a
personality and learning styles plan of action to stay on track
What is education and career/life planning? How will students develop and apply
What is education and career/life planning?
What is education and career/life planning? Students in all grades participate in the program and High School Planner Post-Secondary Planner
Students in all grades participate in the program and
Education and career/life planning helps students develop this learning?
are encouraged to discuss their learning with parents
the knowledge and skills they need to make informed are encouraged to discuss their learning with parents Plan to graduate and discover Research the opportunities
Students develop knowledge and skills about education
Education and career/life planning helps students
Education and career/life planning helps students
choices for their education, career and life outside school. and teachers. the impact of course selections available in every pathway
and career/life planning through:
and teachers.
develop the knowledge and skills they need to make
develop the knowledge and skills they need to make
Students get a chance to learn more about themselves
• Classroom activities related to the curriculum
informed choices for their education, career and life
informed choices for their education, career and life What does the education and career/life Occupation Planner Resume & Cover Letter
and their opportunities, set goals and make plans to
What does the education and career/life
achieve them.
• School-wide activities like career fairs and
outside school. Students get a chance to learn more
outside school. Students get a chance to learn more planning program teach students? Compare extensive information Record experiences and export
planning program teach students?
postsecondary presentations
about themselves and their opportunities, set goals
about themselves and their opportunities, set goals The program teaches students how to understand on careers across Canada them for school or work
This program helps students choose the courses and
• Activities in the community like recreational, social,
activities that support their goals and interests.
and make plans to achieve them.
and make plans to achieve them. The program teaches students how to understand
themselves better and plan for the future. It does
themselves better and plan for the future. It does Financial Planner CareerIQ
leadership, and volunteer activities, and part-time
Students in all grades participate in the program and
This program helps students choose the courses
This program helps students choose the courses this by helping students to develop answers to
employment
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are encouraged to discuss their learning with parents Printed on recycled paper Printed on recycled paper Improve financial literacy and Answer questions and enter
and activities that support their goals and interests.
• Programs which offer “experiential learning,” like job
and activities that support their goals and interests. four key questions:
four key questions:
and teachers. build an interactive budget draws to win prizes
shadowing, cooperative education, the Ontario Youth
Apprenticeship Program, Specialist High Skills Majors,
What does the education and career/life and Dual Credits.
planning program teach students?
Grades 7-12: students record their goals and learning
The program teaches students how to understand in a web-based Individual Pathways Plan (IPP). The IPP
themselves better and plan for the future. It does this becomes the main planning tool for students as they Course Selection Graduation Indicator Pathway Eligibility
by helping students to develop answers to four key move towards the next step after school. It also gives © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2015 © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2015
questions: students a valuable archive of their learning and planning Log in or create an account to Track towards province specific Instantly discover post-secondary
resources. complete online course selection graduation requirements opportunities based on courses
Students share the learning they record in their portfolio
or IPP with a teacher and/or guidance counsellor. They Completed (8) Apprenticeships 157
are also encouraged to share their learning with their Submit Courses Planned (22) Colleges 4,532
parent or guardian. Required (30/30) Universities 3,112
Read the full Creative Pathways to Success policy at ISBN 978-1-4606-5853-6 (PDF) ISBN 978-1-4606-5853-6 (PDF)
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/policy/cps/
index.html

Students explore these questions throughout the program to develop answers that are meaningful to them. By How Do I Get Started?

doing this, they gain the knowledge and skills that will help them plan and make decisions about their future. ISBN 978-1-4606-5852-9 (Print) ISBN 978-1-4606-5852-9 (Print)
Students explore these questions throughout the program to develop
Students explore these questions throughout the program to develop 1 Visit www.myBlueprint.ca/tcdsb
answers that are meaningful to them. By doing this, they gain the knowledge
answers that are meaningful to them. By doing this, they gain the knowledge
and skills that will help them plan and make decisions about their future.
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