CAREER PREP & EXPLORATION
The Career Preparation & Exploration (CP&E) program is a
program that provides students with an opportunity to learn the skills,
habits and attitudes that will help them become successful in the work
place. It is a community based program that allows students to get real
life experience in the working world. Students have the chance to make
industry connections in their community that will give them a head start
after graduation.
Throughout a student's high school career they will partake in many
activities that will help prepare them for life after school. Students
will get a taste of this in their Life/Work Exploration classes where
they are introduced to Career Cruising. Grade 9's get their first taste
of the community based learning by participating in "Take Our Kids to
Work" Day, which is a national event, held the first week of November.
In Grade 10 students participate in Community Heart Day where they
get the opportunity to volunteer in their community. Then in Grades 11
& 12 students partake in Work Experience.
The Work Experience that Grade 11 & 12 students participate in
allow each person to see first-hand a career that they are interested
in. They are given the chance to choose an area of interest and
businesses that they would like to see. The hope is that by going out,
participating and seeing the work that people do on a daily basis will
help students connect the dots between education and careers. This
program encourages students to stay in school because they see the
correlation between business, labour, education and the community. It
gets students thinking about what their next steps are past graduation
and increases their self-confidence and social skills.
The CP&E program also has a community impact by benefiting local
employers. Employers get to view potential employees before making a
hiring decision and it's a way for the business to give back to the
community and school. Plus it's a great marketing tool for employers
because it gets students, parents and teachers talking about their
business.
At the end of the day this program gets students thinking about their
next steps. It gets them motivated to be a contributing member of their
community and they begin to set goals and plan for their future. By
completing all required outcomes of the CP&E program, students will
receive the mandatory Life/Work Transition 40S credit and graduate with a
Rolling River School Division diploma.
For more information please contact Aaron Cibula, the Career
Preparation & Exploration Coordinator for Rivers Collegiate. She can
be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone: 204.328.5364 ext 260.