Career Presentation Jacqueline Lemieux, M.A., c.o. Olivia Morin, M.Sc., c.o.
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Career Presentation
Jacqueline Lemieux, M.A., c.o.
Olivia Morin, M.Sc., c.o.
Outline • What is career counselling? • Career Development • Quebec School System • Pathways • What is CEGEP? • Preuniversity vs. Technical • Preuniversity to university • Fears • Resources
What is career counselling? A process that can help you to develop a better understanding of yourself and the world of work in order to make educational, career, and life decisions. In other words, it is all about helping you figure out where you want to go, and how to get there.
Career
Development
ACTION PLANS
CHOICE
OPTIONSS
PROFESSIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
COMPREHENSION AND INFORMATION
INTERESTSS VALUES APTITUDES
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
Quebec Education System
Pathways Other Canadian Colleges
University
Vocational Programs CEGEP
Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (RCMP)
Work Force High School
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)
What is CEGEP?
• CEGEP is a step between secondary school and university or a career.
• CEGEPs offer two types of programs: (1) Pre-University (2) Technical
• Unlike high school, students are pursuing a specific program (ex: social science).
• Majority of courses directly related to a student’s program. Will also be required to
do General Education courses, which include:
o Complementary Courses
o English
o French
o Humanities
o Physical Education
• Graduates receive a Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC).Pre-University vs. Technical
PRE-UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL
Program Length 2 years 3 years
Nb. of general education classes 14 14
Nb. of program-specific classes 12 to 16 15 to 37
Can it lead to university? Yes Yes
Can it lead to the job market? No Yes
Internship Opportunities No Yes
Learning Styles Theoretical Hands-onPre-University to University
HEALTH SCIENCE – PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE – DOUBLE DEC
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
COMMERCE – SOCIAL SCIENCES WITH MATHEMATICS
SOCIAL SCIENCES – LIBERAL ARTS – LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA AND STUDIO ARTS – MUSIC
Business - Administration
Social Sciences
Law and Politics
Education
Life Sciences
Psychology - Counselling
Computer Science
Healthcare
Engineering
Recreation – Animation
Communications
Physical Sciences
Design
For information purposes only.
Please consult individual universities for complete
admissions information.TECHNICAL (CAREER) PROGRAMS There are over 130 technical programs in 7 major fields: • Biological Technologies • Agricultural Technologies • Physical Technologies • Community Technologies • Business Administrative Technologies • Applieds Arts • Graphic Communications
Biological Technologies • Animal Health Technology (145.A0) • Environmental and Wildlife Management (145.C0) • Nursing (180.AO) • Respiratory and Anesthesia Technology (141.A0)
Animal Health Technology (145.A0)
Environmental and Wildlife Management (145.C0)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Resourceful • Acquire and apply • The freedom to act • Understanding and
• Investigative scientific and • The health and balance assimilating scientific
• Meticulous technological knowledge of the planet concepts
• Rigorous • Solve concrete or • Scientific methodologies • Having good judgment
• Respectful of nature abstract problems • Finding solutions to • Critically analyzing
• Conduct laboratory biotechnology problems • Being pragmatic
analyses • Working with laboratory
• Consider the health of or medical instruments
the planet and living
organisms
• Use new technologyNursing (180.AO)
Respiratory and Anesthesia Technology (141.A0)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Attentive to others • Acquire scientific • A job well done • Expressing themselves
• Rigorous knowledge and expertise • Human warmth and and communicating
• Friendly and caring • Understand and control comfort easily
• Communicative phenomena • Personal discipline • Understanding and
• Perform scientific and • Respect for life analyzing complex data
technical work • Being highly observant
• Provide assistance to • Manual dexterity and
people using specialized
instrumentsPhysical Technologies
• Architectural Technology (221.A0)
• Building Systems Engineering (221.C0)*
• Computer Engineering Technology (243.A0)
• Computer Science Technology (420.AA)*
• Industrial Electronics (243.C0)*
*ATE available in these programsArchitectural Technology (221.A0)
Building Systems Engineering (221.C0)*
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Creative • Design houses, • Designing pleasant • Visualizing spaces
• Methodical outdoor areas or environments for • Understanding and
• Rational designer objects human beings using specialized
• Communicative • Draw plans and • The importance of drawing software
• Persuasive sketches meeting the needs of • Being practical with an
• Connect with their clients eye for aesthetics
coworkers or clients • Working with • Interpreting the laws or
• Apply their creativity to measurements and rules governing their
concrete projects precision work
• Acquire knowledge in • A mix of technical and • Working with figures
math and physics artistic work and formulas
• Use the latest
technologyComputer Science Technology (420.AA)*
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Orderly • Work with others to • Order • Analyzing and
• Rigorous find solutions using a • Logic synthesizing
• Objective computer • Precision and rigour • Translating the needs
• Patient • Develop software or of clients into a
computer programs computer language
• Ensure the proper • Being logical
functioning of a • Conducting research
company or
organization
• Use abstract
languages and
symbolsComputer Engineering Technology (243.A0)
Industrial Electronics (243.C0)*
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Rational • Further knowledge • Precision and • Following a methodical
• Curious • Accomplish tasks excellence process
• Intellectual related to scientific • Contributing to the • Mathematics and
• Methodical methods and progress of science science
• Determined processes • Improving quality of life • Using instruments with
• Understand • Intellectual research precision
phenomena and solve • Planning
problems • Analyzing and
• Design, invent or synthesizing
create things
• Work on long-term
projectsCommunity Technologies • Early Childhood Education (322.AO) • Special Care Counselling (351.AO)
Early Childhood Education (322.AO)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Communicative • Learn and inspire a • Social engagement • Communication
• Understanding love of learning • Proper physical and • Intellectual tasks
• Energetic • Prepare lesson plans psychological • Being a good listener
• Social and presentations development • Being organized
• Respectful • Organize educational • The transfer of • Tailoring interventions
activities knowledge and skills to different learning
• Help people develop • Being a source of styles
cognitively, emotionally inspiration to their
and socially potential clientele
• Organize pedagogical • The development of
projects as a team people’s autonomySpecial Care Counselling (351.AO)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Compassionate • Understand the • Social engagement • Communicating easily
• Tolerant psychology of human • Seeking to improve through speech and
• Perceptive behaviour peoples’ well-being writing
• Social • Help others • Being useful to others • Building good
• Communicative • Help solve personal • Self-respect and relationships
problems respect of others • Analyzing and
• Use intellectual • Improving relationships synthesizing
discipline to analyze between individuals • Having good judgment
complex data • Being good listeners
• Conduct research and
write reportsBusiness Administrative Technologies
• Business Administration, Accounting and
Management (410.BO)
• Business Administration, Business Management
(Marketing) (410.D0)*
• Business Administration, Business Management
(Marketing) (410.D0)* Accelerated DEC-BAC
• Business Administration, Financial Services and
Insurance Technology (410.F0)
*ATE available in these programsAccounting and Management (410.BO)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Methodical • Complete • Order • Playing with numbers
• Orderly administrative tasks • Precision • Understanding
• Rational • Work on a computer • Rigour complex administrative
• Perseverent • Analyse statistical or • Control data
• Helpful financial data • Predictability • Noticing details and
• Follow procedures being precise
• Communicate findings • Concentrating for long
and results orally or in periods of time
writing • Organising and
classifying
• TeamworkBusiness Management (Marketing) (410.D0)
Financial Services and Insurance Technology
(410.F0)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Determined • Plan and organize • Profitability • Problem solving
• Persuasive • Inform and persuade • Efficiency • Leadership
• Leaders • Lead a team • Accuracy • Planning and
• Meticulous • Manage projects • Order organizing
• Honest • Play with numbers • Client satisfaction • Noticing details and
• Patient • Increase profitability • Quality service precision
• Cooperative • Convince people to buy • Analysing and
goods or services synthesising
• BusinessApplieds Arts
• Professional Music and Song Techniques (501.A0)
Graphic Communications
• Office Systems Technology: Micropublishing and
Hypermedia (412.AB)*
*ATE available in these programsProfessional Music and Song Techniques (501.A0)
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Expressive • Perform or exhibit their • Autonomy at work • Researching and
• Imaginative work to captivate an • Personal expression analyzing before
• Creative audience • Originality creating or performing
• Original • Use their artistic talent • The search for beauty • Having a good memory
• Versatile • Create or compose and harmony • Having manual
musical or • Public recognition dexterity
cinematographic works • Adapting to a variety of
• Express their thoughts situations
and feelings through • Having patience to
their art practise to create a
• Reflect certain aspects quality product
of the culture in which
they liveOffice Systems Technology: Micropublishing
and Hypermedia (412.AB)*
THEY ARE… THEY LIKE TO… THEY VALUE… THEY EXCEL AT…
• Resourceful • Write or convey • Open-mindedness • Expressing themselves
• Energetic information • Creativity through speech and
• Creative • Interact with the public • Contact with the public writing
• Communicative or clients • Taking up challenges • Being rigorous and
• Persuasive • Work with audio and • Order methodical
• Meticulous video equipment • Precision • Being bold
• Methodical • Predictability • Having good people
• Orderly skills
• Being team playersFears Ø “I’m choosing for life…” Ø “I’m afraid of not attaining my dreams.” Ø “I’m afraid of making a wrong choice.” Ø “There are too many choices and I don’t know myself well enough.” Ø “I’m afraid to talk to my parents about what I am feeling, my choices, etc. Will they agree? Will they support me?” Ø “I don’t have enough time to find my passion.”
How to guide
ü Pro-Con lists of each program
ü Read course descriptions
ü What kind of learner are you?
ü Complete Vanier’s Holland Interest Types questionnaire
https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/student-services/career-
counselling/career-resources/holland-interest-types/Additional Resources • What Can I Do With My Degree (CAPS Concordia): https://www.concordia.ca/students/success/career- planning/paths.html • What Can I Do With My Studies (CAPS McGill): https://www.mcgill.ca/caps/discipline • Find Your Path Career Quiz (UdeMontreal): https://admission.umontreal.ca/cursus/index.php?l=en • Truity Type Finder: https://www.truity.com/test/type- finder-personality-test-new • Pygma: https://pygma.ca/
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