Some Information Sources on Occupational Families

NOC, Electronic NOC and Career Information Handbook.

Canada Communication Group Publishing, Ottawa, Canada, K1 0S9. Tel: (819) 956-4802; Fax: (819) 994-1498. Also available through bookstores. A conversion table relating the seven-digit codes of the CCDO to the unit groups of the NOC is available. Catalogue number is LMO830393E (English) or LMO830393F (French). It may be obtained in either text or electronic form by contacting: Occupational Systems, Human Resources Development Canada, Place du Portage, Phase IV, 5th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1 0J9. Fax: (819) 994-0202 or by contacting Public Inquiries Centre Tel: (819) 994-6313; Fax: (819) 953-7260.

Associations, Unions, Institutions, Organizations - Publications on trends, new skills needed, wages, guidelines and standards, reference names for information interviews.

Career Centres - At community colleges, private colleges, universities, local community resource centres such as the "Y", libraries.

Sector Council Human Resource Studies - Lists occupation titles and family groups, gives descriptions, entry level positions and examples of mobility. See Chapter 5 for more on sector councils.

"What can I do with a Degree In..." Erindale College, University of Toronto, 1992. 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6. Twenty-four subject areas with examples of job titles and employers, skills and knowledge acquired, and career planning strategies.