Discover Careers in the Mining Industry
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Suggested Levels: Intermediate and Senior Purpose
• To apply research skills to find and make use of information related to job possibilities and career interests. • To provide an understanding of the interests, skills and qualities that frequently apply to a field of work. • To acquire knowledge of the benefits of educational achievement to occupational opportunities. • To examine employment-related trends.
Time
45 minutes
Resources
• Discover Careers in the Mining Industry student handout • Mining Industry Occupations student handout • JobFutures Web site: http://jobfutures.ca/noc/browse-occupations-alphabet.shtml
Link to Ontario Curriculum
Career Studies Grade 10
• Exploration of Opportunities • Preparation for Transitions and Change
Designing Your Future Grade 11
• Exploration of Opportunities • Preparation for Transitions and Change
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Teacher Information This activity provides students with an opportunity to apply their Internet research skills to obtain information about the array of career possibilities in the mining industry. After reviewing a list of industry-related occupations, students will use the JobFutures Web site to further investigate three occupations of interest. Using the online resource, students will write three detailed job profiles. JobFutures is Canada’s national careers education planning tool, providing information on 226 occupational groups. It also describes the work experiences of recent graduates from 155 programs of study. You may wish to allow students additional time to explore the wealth of information found on JobFutures.
Learning Activity
Method Intermediate and Senior Levels
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1. The Discover Careers in the Mining Industry student handout provides instructions on how to create a job profile using the information gathered from JobFutures. 2. The Mining Industry Occupations student handout contains an extensive list of occupations associated with the mining industry. The list is divided into occupational groups, to help direct students to their specific area(s) of interest. The list of mining industry occupations has been carefully correlated to match the online list found on JobFutures. Certain occupations may be found listed as something other than what one might expect (e.g. Environmental Scientists are listed as Life Science Professionals, or Physical Science Professionals). Notes to help find the selected occupations are included in this handout. 3. Instruct the students to select three jobs of interest to research further. 4. Allow students time to use the alphabetic listing of occupations found on the JobFutures Web site to research their selected occupations. 5. The Discover Careers in the Mining Industry student handout also includes a list of headings and questions to help organize and focus their research. A template of a job profile for a computer engineer is provided to further clarify the assignment.
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