GUIDANCE CENTRE
DALHOUSIE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A brief overview of study skills tips and approaches.

This is an extensive set of files of information, prepared by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, on various aspects of study skills development.

On-line SAT preparation. These exams are prerequisite for admission to nearly all four year colleges. It's the first and only free Internet-based service designed to help students boost their SAT scores.

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Career Development:

• Job hunting basics.

• This Web Site contains:
  • New University and College Profiles
  • Links to Canadian Colleges and Universities
  • Links to Provincial Application Centres

• Interested in finding out where a specific program is offered? Search by typing in the name of the program, selecting University, College or both, and the Province(s) or search all of Canada.

• Information on various careers--updated daily.

• Get ready to face the toughest interviewers around! The Virtual Interview contains actual interview questions. This interactive section gives you the opportunity to test your answers.

• Can you survive the mock interview and land the job?

• Occupation descriptions and information on current and future labour market situations for specific occupations. Learn about the education and training required for entry into various occupations.

• Provides general and detailed information on local labour markets across Canada. This information can help people to search for work, and to make general employment, training and career decisions.

• Prepared by Government of New Brunswick. Understanding the Labour Market; terms and definitions.

• Prepared by the Labour Market Analysis Branch of the New Brunswick Department of Advanced Education and Labour. The profiles were designed for use by career consultants, guidance counsellors, employment counsellors, case managers, students and the general public.

• The personal side of work. A career inspiration/information web site where experienced workers share their motivations, basic skills and advice with those just entering their career field.

• This site contains information on employment opportunities across Canada. You may also search for other information such as Federal Student Work Experience Program, Post Secondary Recruitment, etc.

• A fantastic site!! You can access the following information for Canada, by clicking on "SITE MAP":
  • Jobs, Work and Recruiting
  • Labour Market Information/Outlook
  • Occupations and Careers
  • Learning, Education and Training
  • Self-Employment
  • Workplace Issues and Supports
  • Financial Help and Issues

• Labour Market Information
• Employment Programs
• Employment Standards
• Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification
• NBJobNet

• Developing your Career
• Exploring your Skills and Interests
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Getting a Job
• Internet Resources
• Selecting a School
• Paying for School

• An extensive set of files of information, prepared by the University of Waterloo containing:

  Self Assessment Inventories on line for:

  • Personality Traits
  • Skills
  • Knowledge
  • Interests
  • Achievements

• Occupational Research
• Decision Making
• Job Search, Resumes, Letters and Interviews
• Success on the Job

• You may visit this site to check on new developments, to enroll in a course, to download courses and to e-mail the Correspondence Manager. Also has education links which could be used as online sources of information or as research for essay topics.

• Web links for career development and other resources.

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Scholarship/Financial Aid Information:

• A database of CANADIAN scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans will help you find the funds you need! Start a search today! You will be asked to give your name, address, and information necessary to determine what scholarships you are eligible for. This service is FREE, and even has form letters prepared to all scholarships, awards, etc you are eligible for. Simply click on "form letter" below the award, and see for yourself.

• Prepared by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Alphabetical list of undergraduate and graduate scholarships. An index of scholarships available, including contact persons. A search may also be made for scholarships offered by corporations. Also includes information on programs that support exchanges among students and faculty members in Canada and other Countries.

• This is a scholarship finder that will generate a list of scholarships a student is eligible for. It searches a database of thousands of scholarships available to students entering their first year of post-secondary studies in Canada.

• Information on Student Loans.

• Complete the application for student loan on line. You will require student's medicare number, social insurance number, as well as parents' social insurance number. Information from last year's income tax form is also required. Make sure you have the address for the post-secondary institution you plan to attend. When completing the application form do not leave spaces in medicare, social insurance or postal code. Leaving spaces in these items results in an error message.

• Enter your Social Insurance Number and your Date of Birth and click on SUBMIT.

• An interactive web application to help students estimate the amount of loans they may be eligible to receive under the Canada Student Loans Program.

Come to the Guidance Centre and check the file for local scholarships that can help pay for your post-secondary education

• A step by step guide to preparing scholarship applications

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University/College Information:

• How to get the most from a University/College visit

• An overview of what is considered in the cost of attending university or college.

• Click on Dalhousie University link of programs at Canadian Universities. This site is intended for students, parents, teachers and others interested in browsing and comparing university programs in Canada. Click on a Discipline, then click on the program you are interested in. Various Universities offering this program appear in hypertext, and you may visit their sites to get more information, and compare programs.

• Interviews with thirty-four university instructors at University of Northern British Columbia have been transcribed. Here you will find a list of nine general questions which were asked of the instructors during the interviews. Beneath each question is an alphabetical listing of all the disciplines, which will take you to the appropriate part of the interview with the corresponding instructor.

• a listing of all universities in the Alantic Provinces

• Prepared by University of Waterloo, includes all institutions in Canada, that are members of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, as well as other institutions that offer full-time study at the university credit level. The names of institutions with no known home page or main menu are also listed.

  Also includes links to

  • Associations and Related Links
  • Maclean's Magazine Rankings
  • Links to United States and World Universities

• You may look up all institutions in Canada, or select by Province.

Ontario Colleges:

• Want to find out which programs are offered at Ontario's 25 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology? Visit this site, click on "Program Locator" at extreme left and search for programs, by area of study, keyword, or college program.

• Don't know where all the colleges are in Ontario? Click here. When the page loads, all the colleges are shown on the map of Ontario.
  
  

• Want information on an individual college? Click here. Click on the name of the college
  
  

• Do you want to apply to a College in Ontario, Click here. This page contains information on how to apply and ALSO allows you to apply online.

• Army, Navy Air Force... Information on Employment Opportunities, Reserves, and Subsidized Education.

• Track down information on Canadian Law Schools via:
  • A stylish map of Canada

  • A list of Schools.

• An extensive file of Colleges and Universities in North America.

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Resources in the Office and Web Links:

Personal Decision Making

Health/Drug Issues

Web Sites:

• Do you Have a Drinking Problem?
• Alcohol Awareness
• Eating Disorders
• Stress Management
• Human Rights

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Copyright ©: 1996.
Dorothy Firth
Revised - February 11,2000