St. Mary’s University College in Calgary is now offering a unique program. It is a Bachelor of Education (Elementary). It is unique in that it is specifically directed to the formation of teachers to serve in the Catholic school system. The program is open to qualified studetns who have completed a BA degree.

Grade 11 students, there is an opportunity to work in the health care field. There are eight positions available in nearby facilities. This is a great opportunity for those who are planning to work in the health field. Some possible jobs are:

• emergency
• physiotherapy
• pharmacy
• dietary
• medical clinic
• others . . .

For more information see Mr. Collins

If you are interested in a career where you help people with disabilities, there is a new resources out. It offers information about job opportunities, ideas and stories, services and human resource strategies.

Click on communitydisabilityservicesalberta.com

or call 1.877.333.9495

While I’ve been trying to make this a news blog related to career/post-secondary planning I can’t help but include this little bit of fun. Key Magazine featured an article that lists the Five Worst People to Ask for Advice in the area of career planning. It is aimed at high school students. It is fun - but also I think a good warning.

This post is not about the old television show of the mid-sixties. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development is accepting positions in its Jr. Forest Ranger program. The deadline is April 1, 2007. It is a seven - week summer work experience.

For more information visit www.albertajfr.ca or email jfr.info@gov.ab.ca

The Canadian Forces notified the school that there are immediate openings for graduating students. To be eligible a student must be a Canadian citizen, have grade 10 or higher (depends on position) and at least 17 years old.

See the Canadian Forces Jobs document for more information.

I just received the following email:

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is proud to once again offer an exciting opportunity to high school graduates. The CCG College is currently recruiting individuals for its 4-year Navigation and Marine Engineering programs.

Free tuition and residence, a degree-granting program, as well as guaranteed employment upon graduation are only some of the benefits offered by the CCG College. The post secondary facility is like none other in Canada, offering both theoretical and technical courses as part of two internationally renowned programs.

Please inform your students about an exciting career with the Canadian Coast Guard. For more information, please contact our Recruitment Centre (see below) or visit us online at http://www.cgc.gc.ca/.

The Alberta Cross Cancer Institute is offering a program to train students to become Radiation Therapists. The program is 28 months long and starts in August. The cost of the program is between $7000 and $8000 including books, tuition and exams. The education requirements are:

• Successful completetion of 30 credits of post-secondary education that must include:
• English - 3 credits
• Physics - 6 credits
• Psychology/Sociology - 6 credits
• Anatomy & Physiology - 6 credits
• Statistics - 3 credits

For more information see their website: http://www.cancerboard.ab.ca/research/research_fellowships_radiation.html

The office now has the new information about the Page Program at the House of Commons. A page is a student who assists the Members of Parliment by carrying messages, documents and other items as the house is in operation. They work a minimum of 15 hours and it is coordinated with your university schedule. This means you must go to college in the Ottawa area.
You must also:

• have an overall average of 80%

• have a superior knowledge of English and French

• Apply by Dec. 4, 2006

If you are interested in a career in the transportation industry you will want to check out TranspoCity.ca. It is a website built by Western Transportation Advisory Council to showcase various aspects of the industry.

It profiles over 40 careers covering marine, land and air shipping. It is a work in progress but they expect to have over 100 careers featured soon.