Calgary Work Career Links Resources with Career Management Services

Useful Career Information Links

Occupational Info | Careers & University/College Programs | Educational Info | Other Training | Job Search

Occupational Information
Occupational Information Network	http://www.onetcenter.org/
National Occupational Classification	http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc/english/noc/2006/Welcome.aspx
Alberta Learning Information Services	http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/
Working in Canada Tool	http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/content_pieces-eng.do?cid=1⟨=eng/
Canadian Careers: explore career options, market yourself, finding work	http://www.canadiancareers.com/
Service Canada site: information about career exploration and training	http://www.jobsetc.ca/
British Columbia Occupational Outlooks	http://workfutures.bc.ca/
Labor Market Information
Alberta Learning and Information Services	Excellent site with links to labour market information. Different regional labor market. New reports cover a variety of information about careers, demand and training or educational opportunities http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/employment/lmi/alberta.asp
Job Futures (Service Canada Site)	Provides information about occupations; education, training and experiences; work prospects (current and projected to 2009); and other information including wages. Canadian national information but includes provincial and regional links.http://jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml

Careers and University/College Programs	back to top
What can I do with my University Program: University of Lethbridge	http://www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/majors.html
What Can I do with my University Program: University of Ottawa	http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/careers/studies/index.php
Work Futures: Service Canada. Information about post-secondary programs and the degree to which people are working in their chosen fields. Be careful, these are national statistics and you need to watch the date of last revision.	http://www.jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml
Rutgers University: College majors and careers	http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/CareerHandouts.html
Northern Illinois University: Major Weblinks (college majors and careers – American source but some good information)	http://www.niu.edu/careerservices/weblinks/index.html
What can I do with my bachelor’s degree? University of Manitoba	http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/counselling/resources/to_do.html
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Government of Australia. Some interesting ideas about occupations related to various areas of study.	http://www.myfuture.edu.au

Educational Information	back to top
Finding a University or College
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada	This site provides information about Canadian universities and colleges and their programs. Includes links to the websites for the various schools AUCC site
US Department of Education	This site provides information about American universities and colleges and their programs. http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool

Universities and Colleges, Alberta (public) http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/Edinfo

e-Campus Alberta	http://www.ecampusalberta.ca/
Athabasca University	http://www.athabascau.ca/
Grant McEwan University	http://macewan.ca
Mount Royal University	http:www.mtroyal.ab.ca
U of Calgary	http://www.ucalgary.ca/
U of Lethbridge	http://www.uleth.ca/
U of Alberta	http://www.ualberta.ca
Alberta College of Art and Design	http://www.acad.ab.ca/programs.html
Bow Valley College	http://www.bowvalleycollege.ca/default.htm
Lakeland College	http://www.lakelandcollege.ca/
Lethbridge Community College	http://www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/
Medicine Hat College	http://www.mhc.ab.ca/
Olds College	http://www.oldscollege.ab.ca/
Red Deer College	http://www.rdc.ab.ca/

Technical Schools, Alberta (public) http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/Edinfo
SAIT	http://www.sait.ca/
NAIT	http://www.nait.ca/

Upgrading
High School Equivalence (GED)	Bow Valley College
Chinook College	http://www.chinooklearningservices.com/HSC.html
Bow Valley College	http://www.bowvalleycollege.ca/courses_programs/acfound/index.htm
SAIT	http://www.sait.ca/pages/cometosait/academicupgrading/index.shtml
Mount Royal College	http://conted.mtroyal.ca/parttime/
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Private Universities/Colleges/Technical (Calgary Area)
Ambrose University College	http://www.ambrose.edu/
Columbia College	http://www.columbia.ab.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=350
DeVrey	http://www.cal.devry.ca/index.htm
Rocky Mountain College	http://www.rockymountaincollege.ca/
St. Mary’s University College	http://www.stmc.ab.ca/


Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship	http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/appren
SAIT	http://www.sait.ca/pages/cometosait/apprenticeships/index.shtml

Other Training
Alberta Post-Secondary Education Information	http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/Edinfo

Job Search
Tools
Canadian Careers	Explore career options, market yourself, finding work http://www.canadiancareers.com/
Canadian Careers - Information interviews	Information interviews tips and processes. Has some useful additional links to other sites dealing with this same topic. http://www.canadiancareers.com/infointerview.html
Service Canada	Information interviews tips and processes http://www.jobsetc.ca/content_pieces.jsp?category_id=420⟨=e

Job Posting Bulletin Boards	http://www.workopolis.com/index.html http://ca.hotjobs.yahoo.com/ http://youth.gc.ca/ http://www.careerclick.com/ http://www.monster.ca/
Trades Secrets	Information about apprenticeship and industry training in Alberta including information about getting started in apprenticeship training. http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/