WorkScene BC Work Futures for Youth

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WorkSceneBC Work Futuresfor Youth
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Welcome to WorkScene

• This book has been designed specifically for
  young people who are interested in finding out
  what the scene is like out there for a whole host
  of careers.

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WorkScene vs. WorkFuturesA head-to-head
comparison

• WorkScene
• under 400 pages
• Simple to use
• single index
• vibrant and visually appealing
• Condensed and relatively jargon-free
• Facilitators Guide

• WorkFutures
• Over 600 pages
• Somewhat confusing to the uninitiated
• Multiple indices
• Not really considered to be a page turner
• Designed with career practitioners in mind
• Facilitators Guide

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Whats Inside

• WorkScene contains close to 200 profiles of
  career areas.
• Each profile includes detailed info on
• what its like to work in that field
• where the jobs are
• how many jobs there are
• how much money people in the field make
• what skills the industry is looking for and more

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Using WorkScene

• WorkScene is designed so that you can look up
  specific occupations or browse through the broad
  categories and see what occupations there are in
  various sections and what theyre all about.

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Using WorkScene Cont

• The occupational profiles are organized into 10
  broad categories
• Management Occupations
• Business, Finance and Administration Occupations
• Natural and Applied Sciences and Related
  Occupations
• Health Occupations
• Occupations in Social Science, Education and
  Government Services
• Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
• Sales and Service Occupations
• Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and
  Related Occupations
• Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
• Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing
  and Utilities

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Using WorkScene Cont 3

• WorkScene also contains an alphabetical listing
  of occupations at the back of the book on page
  387 which can refer you quickly to info on a
  specific occupation.

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How Each Profile Is Organized

• The following describes each section of the
  profiles and will help you to interpret the text
  and symbols used throughout this book.
• Average full-time earnings
• Annual growth
• Estimated openings
• Gender distribution
• Employment by Region

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Profile Organization Cont

• Main Industries of Employment
• Self-Employment rate
• Unemployment rate
• Nature of Work
• Main Duties
• Skills
• Working Conditions

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Profile Organization Cont 2

• Employment Prospects
• Education and Training

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Other Resources

• There are a number of publications which present
  other aspects of career development and labour
  market info which you may find useful. Some of
  these include
• Work Futures BC Occupational Outlooks -
  workinfonet.bc.ca
  
  
  Open Learning Agency, Ph (604)
  431-3210, 1-800-663-1653 Fax [phone]
• Making Career Sense of Labour Market Information
  - ceiss.org/randa/making/mcstoc.htm
  
  
  Canadian Guidance and counselling
  Foundation, Ph [phone], Fax (613)
  729-3515

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Other Resources Cont

• What Works - whatworksonline.com
  
  
  
  Centre for Education, Information,
  Standards and Services, Ph 1-888-629-3995
• BC WorkInfoNet Youth Site - http//WorkInfoNet.bc.
  ca/youth
• I want your job - videos
• Open Learning Agency
  
• YES Canada-BC Publishing Division, Ph (604)
  412-4141, Fax [phone]
• Career Paths - careerpathsonline.com
• Motiv8 - motiv8.com
• Realm Magazine - realm.net
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To order, contact

• Open Learning Agency Marketing Department
• Ph [phone]
• Toll-free 1.800.663.1653
• Fax [phone]
• ISBN 1-55162-677-2
• HRDC Online Publication Line
  [phone]
• Available online Summer 1998

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