Where to Find More

Some Sources to go to for Information on Education and Training Opportunities

ACCESS! Task Force on Access to Professions and Trades in Ontario. Published by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, 1989. Order from Publications Ontario, 5th Floor, 880 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario M7 1N8.

Issues facing trades and professions, with emphasis on foreign-trained individuals. Developing prior learning assessment C includes federal language programs, list of other provinces' programs. Retraining issues includes other models e.g., Manitoba's, Sweden's and Great Britain's. List of professional summaries describing educational requirements in Ontario, other provinces and elsewhere, experience requirements, licensure testing, language training and retraining.

Computerized Directory (Ontario). Bilingual program designed to give people easy access to information on skilled occupations and apprenticeship programs. Available to anyone at provincial apprenticeship and Client Services offices, some public libraries, community counselling groups and community colleges, community industrial training committees, Contact North and through guidance counsellors in secondary schools. To locate the directory nearest you, call the Training Hotline:1-800-387-5656.

Ellis Chart, Comparative Chart of Apprenticeship Training Programmes, Human Resources Development Canada, Employment Services. Order from Occupational and Career Information Branch (address below). Catalogue number MP43-217/1990.

National Guide to College and University Programs. Human Resources Development Canada. Free. Order from Career Information Directorate, Occupational and Career Information Branch, HRDC, Hull, Quebec K1 0J9.

Information on college and university programs including information on co-operative, continuing and distance education across Canada.

Occupational Standards and Certification. Overview: Trends and Issues. Price Waterhouse for Human Resources Development Canada. Order from: HRDC Policy and Program Analysis, Labour Market Policy Analysis, 140 Promenade du Portage, Place du Portage, Phase IV, 8th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1 0J9.

Orientation to Trades and Technology: a Curriculum Guide and Resource Book with Special Emphasis on the Needs of Women. British Columbia, Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology, 1990. Order from Provincial Curriculum Publications Marketing Dept., Open Learning Agency, P.O. Box 94000, Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 2A2. Order no. CO0067.

Course units - Life Skills, Work-related Skills, Career Development, with suggested teaching strategies and media resource suggestions.

Professional Schools Factsheets. Career Planning and Placement, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6. Tel: (613) 545-2992; Fax: (613) 545-3856.

A comprehensive guide to entrance requirements for Canada's professional programs, updated yearly.

What to Study. Overview of all post-secondary education, Saskatchewan Education, Training, and Employment. Order from Saskatchewan Education, Training, and Employment, 5th floor, 2220 College Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3V7. Tel: (306) 787-7376; Fax (306) 787-0074.

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Canadian Community Colleges. 1223 Michael St. N., Suite 200, Ottawa, Ontario K1J 7T2. Tel: (613) 746-2853; Fax: (613) 746-6721.

National representative organization which acts as an advocate for colleges and institutes; initiates and supports professional development opportunities, research endeavours and linkages with the private sector, industry, labour, and government; and arranges partnerships to share information and resources around the world. Publishes papers such as Our Futures in Technology and a newsletter called ACCC Community covering the latest information on topics such as programming, partnerships, people, resources and conferences.

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 350 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1B1. Tel: (613) 563-1236; Fax: (613) 563-9745.

Canadian Association for Co-operative Education. 55 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 805, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1G8. Tel: (416) 483-3311; Fax: (416) 483-3365.

Canadian Bureau for International Education. 220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1100, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Z9. Tel: (613) 237-4820; Fax: (613) 237-1160.

Canadian Education Association. 252 Bloor Street West, Suite 8-200, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V5. Tel: (416) 924-7721; Fax: (416) 924-3188.

National Association of Career Colleges. 1-301 Fairview Dr., P.O. Box 340, Brantford, Ontario N3T 5N3. Tel: (519) 753-8689; Fax: (519) 753-4772.

Produced Canadian publication for high school or younger students Careers for the 90s: Getting Skilled - Getting Ahead: Your Guide to Success. Jobs available to skilled and unskilled workers and corresponding opportunities for advancement. Questions on how to choose a career, information on how to choose a private college, short career profiles, provincial/territorial list of approved and recommended private colleges, courses offered, list of relevant associations and government departments.

Check with your provincial advanced or continuing education ministry for more province-specific information sources. See Appendix G.