SASKATCHEWAN
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Apprenticeship Credits and Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship
Providing Career Development Information and Support to Saskatchewan Citizens
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic Aboriginal Nursing Student Achievement Program
Providing Career Development Information and Support to Saskatchewan Citizens
PURPOSE: To provide a career development tool intended to become a “one-stop” Saskatchewan-specific, comprehensive career development website which connects job seekers, youth, parents, educators and career practitioners to the right information about emerging occupations and careers in the Saskatchewan labour market.
MINISTRY
Ministries of Economy, Education, and Advanced Education; Government of Saskatchewan
DESCRIPTION
The Saskatchewan Plan for Growth: Vision 2020 and Beyond (October 2012) identifies that a welleducated and highly skilled labour force will be required to sustain Saskatchewan’s growing economy and competitive advantage in the global marketplace. SaskCareers.ca supports the Growth Plan objectives of growing and developing Saskatchewan’s labour force and promoting job opportunities in Saskatchewan with online tools.
Relevant, up-to-date career planning information is vital to job seekers, youth, parents and educators/ career practitioners to ensure sound education and training decisions that result in effective transitions to the workforce. SaskCareers.ca serves as an effective tool to provide information about emerging careers in the Saskatchewan economy with features that allow users to:
• Customize education and career transition plans that best suit individual goals and needs;
• Explore a variety of career opportunities; and,
• Consider local and provincial labour market, education and career information.
High school completion is foundational to further education, training and employment opportunities. In an effort to improve graduation rates and prepare students for successful careers following high school, students entering Grade 9 in 2015–16 will develop a graduation and transition from high school plan using SaskCareers.ca.
To support these outcomes, government has provided funding to SaskCareers.ca to support continued work on the development and quality assurance of the website, as well as testing and on-boarding of students, teachers and career practitioners. Pilots are currently underway with eight school divisions and two First Nations education partners. Remaining school divisions and First Nations schools will be on-boarded through the provision of professional development, educational resources and information technology support in the upcoming academic year.
Industry, business, education and government have collaborated on the SaskCareers.ca project which is managed by the Saskatoon Industry Education Council, a not-for-profit organization.
RESULTS
Since this is a new initiative that is currently in the pilot phase, results should be available in July 2016 following the first year of province-wide implementation.
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