Alberta School Counsellor Fall 2014

Counsellor ALBERTA SCHOOL

Fall 2014

Gaining Skills

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Financial tips for managing your money, credit, and debt

Youth and Diabetes

What counsellors need to know

School Supplies

The Calgary Construction Association partners with city schools to promote construction careers

Counsellor In this issue ALBERTA SCHOOL

Gaining Skills

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So What Flavour Is Red Velvet?

A special self-care recipe brought to you by kids....................................................................

Youth and Diabetes What counsellors need to know...................................................................................................

The Three Es The Alberta Teachers’ Association Provincial Guidance Council.....................................

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School Supplies The Calgary Construction Association partners with city schools to promote construction careers....................................................................................................................

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Second Sights The Canadian International Auto Show experience from a student perspective......................................................................................................................

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Gaining Skills Financial tips for managing your money, credit, and debt.

Post-secondary education is an investment into one’s future.

However many students take on debt to cover the cost of their tuition, books, and living expenses. This can be in the form of a student loan, line of credit, bank loan, and/or credit card.

One way to manage money, including income and expenses, as well as credit, is to look at the situation in two phases. Phase one is while you’re in school and phase two is when you graduate.

While in school, you should focus on maximizing income, minimizing expenses, and fiercely managing credit. You can maximize your income through various means which may include but aren’t limited to: · Apply for any and all available scholarships, grants, and bursaries. Many of these sources of income go unused because individuals don’t want to do the paperwork. If you don’t apply for it, you guarantee that you won’t get it. · Work part-time if possible. Part-time income can cover off your transportation costs or groceries, or even just a bit of extra spending money · Work full-time during the summers. Full-time summer income can go a long way in helping you cover next semester’s tuition (or living expenses).

You can also look at minimizing their expenses while in school. Some ways to save can include: · Living at home if possible. Students who live at home can save thousands of dollars by not having to pay for room and board. · If living at home isn’t feasible, live as close to campus as possible and save on transportation. · Take public transportation to and from school if possible. Vehicle payments, insurance, fuel and maintenance can add up to hundreds of dollars every month. · Make all of your meals at home including lunches. If a person buys lunch on campus three times per week at $10 per lunch this equals $30 per week, or $120 per month, or $1,440 a year.

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· Make your coffee/tea at home. If a person buys one coffee per day at $4.50 a coffee, that’s $22.50 a week, $90 per month, and $1,080 a year. · Track your expenses so that you know where your money is going.

Students can also manage their credit (e.g. credit cards, lines of credit, loans, payday loans, etc...) while in school by: · Ensuring there is a way to pay it regularly · Not using for impulse purchases · Understanding the cost of credit – for example, a $5,000 balance on a 19.9 per cent credit card would take over 60 years to pay off if someone was making minimum payments on a declining balance.

Once you graduate from school, you can step into phase two of debt repayment. This can be done by increasing income, creating savings, managing expenses, creating a debt repayment system, and if applicable, understanding the student loan repayment system. Some strategies can include: · Finding full-time work as quickly as possible after graduation.

It is easier to find work when you’re working and employment generates income, as well as the potential for benefits. · It is crucial to create savings for irregular and seasonal expenses, emergencies, and future goals. · Managing expenses by creating a realistic budget; tracking expenses and creating a paycheque plan. · Creating a debt repayment plan that ensures all debts are being paid and balances are reducing. · Understanding, if applicable, that the student loan repayment system and if any repayment issues arise, connect with the Student Loan Service Centre at www. canlearn.ca for assistance.

Higher learning has so many benefits both personally and professionally. Money management is a skill and if you need help improving your skills, connect with a nonprofit credit counselling agency in your area to learn how to manage your money and learn more about your personal options around debt. v

So What Flavour Is

Red Velvet?

A special self-care recipe brought to you by kids.

By Derrick Shirley, MSc

And with that question, we were stumped. She sat still for a moment, looked at me blankly and then looked away as she wrestled with an answer in her mind.

“It’s chocolate,” said the woman standing in front of us. “I’m pretty sure it’s chocolate.”

“Well how are we supposed to know that?” I asked dumbly turning to the little girl sitting beside me. “And why would they name a flavour after a fabric? I’m wearing a gray fleece, what flavour would that be?” I started chewing on my lapel like a dog on a bone. She started giggling.

“I make red velvet cupcakes in my Easy-Bake® oven!” she said triumphantly.

“You do?!” I replied. “Can you make gray fleece cupcakes too?

How about blue mitten muffins? Can you make those?” The sillier I got, the more she laughed.

“You’re weird.” she said with a scrunched up smile. I took it as a compliment.

“I’m weird!?” I shrieked as I grasped my chest in playful surprise.

“You’re the one that eats fabric in the shape of cupcakes! Maybe were both weird. Weird is way more fun anyway.”

“Hmph… I don’t know.” And with that, the seven-year-old EasyBake® oven Queen of London, Ontario followed her older brother and grandmother out of the store for a day of snowshoeing.

“I love talking to little kids.” I said turning to Eric Salin, the shop owner of Sport in Port Adventure Outfitters in Port Stanley, Ontario. Eric had asked running coach, Terri Biloski of Run for Your Life in St. Thomas, Ontario, and me, to come to his store to share our stories of sport

endurance. Last year I rode my bicycle 8,200 kilometres across Canada for youth at risk programs, and Terri runs a 161 kilometre non-stop, ultra-marathon every year for Huntington’s disease.

“Yeah,” Eric said. “Kids are pretty neat and they always have cool things to say.”

You’re absolutely right Eric. They do have the coolest things to say and if we’re tuned into the right frequency, we can learn a thing or two about self-care from them.

Did you have an Easy-Bake® oven, favourite race car track, or favourite doll you played with growing up? Did you ever time yourself when you played? No. You played until you were done or were told to be done. How about now in your adult life? Do you time your playtime or do you give yourself and your imagination a wild run on the other side of the fence of adulthood?

Feeling worn down? Want an instant pick up? Have a conversation with a child about what they like to play with. I dare you to try and not be happy when you genuinely listen to a child talk about what really interests them; I double dare you.

In the end, stories have magic powers to transport us and children are born self-care advisors. If you read the story above and smiled, or started thinking about the neat things kids say, or started dreaming of red velvet cupcakes or blue mitten muffins, then you have fallen for the oldest self-care trick in the book: a pleasant literary distraction (cue diabolical laughter).

Self-care happens when we least expect it and most need it.

Give yourself permission to be silly sometimes, take up a new sport like snowshoeing, or dig out that old Easy-Bake® oven and whip up a batch of red velvet cupcakes, blue mitten muffins, or pink piñata pie. The flavours are up to you as is the opportunity and the memories.

Derrick Shirley is a keynote speaker, author, counsellor, and CEO. For more information or to book him to speak at your next event, visit www.DerrickShirley.com v Alberta School Counsellor / Fall 2014 5

Youth and Diabetes What counsellors need to know.

By the Canadian Diabetes Association

Diabetes in Canada Today, it is estimated that more than nine million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes—a condition that, if left unchecked, puts you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

“Rates of diabetes have doubled over the past decade and its projected one in three Canadians will be living with diabetes or prediabetes by 2020,” says Dr. Jan Hux, Chief Science Officer at the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA).

Types of diabetes There is no cure for diabetes and there are three main types.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin or produces very little.

Ongoing high levels of glucose in the blood can result in serious complications including kidney failure, blindness, heart attack, stroke and limb amputation. Type 1 diabetes usually develops in childhood or adolescence and affects approximately 10 per cent of Canadians with diabetes.

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Type 2 diabetes, affecting approximately 90 per cent of Canadians with diabetes, occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to meet the body’s needs and/or the body is unable to use the insulin it produces (insulin resistance). Although type 2 diabetes usually develops in adulthood, increasing numbers of children, adolescents and teenagers in high-risk populations are being diagnosed.

In addition to unhealthy weights, factors that increase a youth’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes include: · Being a member of a high-risk ethnic group (i.e. Aboriginal, African, Asian, Hispanic or South Asian); · Having a family history of the disease (particularly when the mother’s pregnancy was complicated by diabetes); · Having dark, velvety patches in skin folds (a skin condition known as acanthosis nigricans); · Having high levels of fat in the blood (dyslipidemia); · Having high blood pressure (hypertension); and · Having polycystic ovarian syndrome (a disorder in females that

is marked by lack of menstrual periods, unusual hair growth and excess weight).

The third type is gestational diabetes and it develops during pregnancy. Blood glucose levels usually return to normal following delivery, however both mother and child are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

“While diabetes can lead to serious complications, people can do many things to stay well. Management strategies include working with your health care team, eating healthy, getting active and learning as much as possible about diabetes,” says Dr. Hux. Teens with diabetes When children are first diagnosed with diabetes, parents play a large role; learning about the disease; participating in daily routines; and sharing management decisions. However, older schoolaged children and teenagers typically are in the process of taking full responsibility for their own health. As adults, they will have to engage in diabetes self-management and make more decisions about their own health care needs with the support of their health care team.

“Managing diabetes at any age requires a careful balancing act of food intake, activity level and, when needed, medication,” says Dr. Hux. “Within the teenage years, this can be stressful with puberty, the desire to be more independent from parents and pressure from peers and school.”

Some teens try risky behaviours, such as smoking, drugs, alcohol or unprotected sex and for teens with diabetes, these behaviours can be particularly hazardous to their health. Smoking greatly increases the chance of early stroke, heart attack, and other diabetes-related complications. Drinking alcohol increases the risk of low blood glucose levels. Teenagers are also more exposed to high fat, high sugar and high calorie food choices, which can negatively affect eating habits—unhealthy eating can ultimately affect blood glucose levels.

“Blood glucose levels can change with diet, physical activity, stress or illness. In some cases however, blood glucose levels fluctuate for no apparent reason,” explains Dr. Hux. A student with diabetes who is able to manage it well will allow them to continue their education and academic performance with little or no impact. However, everyone with diabetes experiences occasional high or low blood glucose levels. Students whose diabetes is more challenging to manage may experience some disruption of their education. Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) occurs when too little food has been eaten in relation to the amount of insulin taken or energy expended in exercise.

It can affect concentration and the ability to think clearly and in extreme cases lead to loss of consciousness. Sustained hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) can result in tiredness and lack of

concentration and, as a result, may affect a student’s ability to learn and to participate in school activities.

“Youth with diabetes may experience blood glucose ‘highs’ or ‘lows’ that can seriously impair their academic performance,” says Dr. Hux. “It’s important that teachers and school staff discuss concerns regarding diabetes and its impact on a student’s education with parents/guardians. If school personnel lack accurate information about diabetes and how it is managed, problems could result, ultimately placing the student’s health and safety at risk.”

How school personnel can support teens with diabetes Students spend most of their day in school and must be able to achieve the same level of diabetes management at school that they do at home.

To do this, they need access to the tools for diabetes management: · blood glucose testing equipment; · insulin delivery systems (pen, needle or insulin pump); · oral, fast-acting carbohydrate, including snacks and drinks, to treat hypoglycemia; · sufficient time to eat their snacks and meals; · school personnel who are knowledgeable about diabetes and able to assist when needed; and · a private location to test their blood glucose and administer insulin.

“Partnerships must exist among the student, parents or caregivers, teachers and school administration to provide a positive educational environment for teens with diabetes.” adds Dr. Hux. “Establishing a communication system for teens with diabetes will help with their academic performance, their psychosocial maturity and independence and ultimately their health.”

Diabetes Charter for Canada In April 2014, the CDA unveiled the first-ever Diabetes Charter for Canada that outlines what people with diabetes can and should expect from themselves and others in the diabetes community. In a school environment, students living with diabetes have the right to be full and equal participants in school and all school-related activities without the fear of being excluded, stigmatized, or discriminated against. Within the Charter, responsibilities of schools are also detailed. Visit MyDiabetesCharter.ca to learn more and sign the Charter online.

To arrange for a Kids with Diabetes in-school presentation for relevant personnel, contact the CDA Calgary office at (403) 266-0620 or russell.thomson@diabetes.ca or the CDA Edmonton office at (780) 423-1232 or maria.hayes@diabetes.ca. v

For further information on diabetes or to find local diabetes education centres, please visit diabetes.ca, join facebook.com/CanadianDiabetesAssociation, follow @DiabetesAssoc on Twitter, or call 1-800-BANTING (226-8464).

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The Three Es The Alberta Teachers’ Association Provincial Guidance Council.

The Provincial Guidance Council of the Alberta Teacher’s Association will be holding their annual conference in Banff, Alberta, November 13-15, 2014 at the Banff Park Lodge. This year’s theme is “Voices of Counselling: Connecting with Kids....Is there an App for That?” The esteemed keynote is Dr. Michael Ungar, family therapist and Killam Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he directs the Resilience Research Centre. He is an educational author and has written a number of books for parents and educators. Dr. Ungar maintains a family therapy practice in association with Phoenix Youth Programs. Check out his blog, Nurturing Resilience, which can be read on Psychology Today’s website.

In Alberta, school communities are working towards realizing the Minster of Education’s goal that educated Albertans will become “Engaged Thinkers, Ethical Citizens with an Entrepreneurial Spirit.” These goals are dynamic and certainly ready us for great expectations of staff and students.

The overall philosophy of the mandate aligns with readying students for their future, including post secondary and the world of work. Educators are concerned regarding the professional development for teachers to embed these philosophies into the curriculum. Curriculum, being in the midst of transformation, leaves teachers exploring the new direction, but with uncertainty of implementation.

School counsellors who work with students on post secondary and career counselling have been following these philosophies for the past generation, However, it may have been couched in different terms. Our students have been thriving in the information age, and school counsellors can support teachers and students in using the information to shape passion in making a difference in the world through the work and careers of the future.

We invite you to take a look at our website, and contact maryfrances.fitzgerald@gmail.com if you have information that could be shared on our website. We like to collaborate for the success of our students. v

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Redesigned to

Serve You Better Alberta Learning Information Service’s new OCCinfo: Occupations and Educational Programs.

Alberta Learning Information Service’s (ALIS) new OCCinfo provides up-to-date information on Alberta’s occupations, educational programs, and schools. Learning about career and education opportunities has never been easier, and if your students are already signed up on the ALIS career planning tool CAREERinsite, they can use the same free account to save their information on OCCinfo.

OCCinfo now combines the resources of EDinfo (educational program and school details), CERTinfo (professional certification requirements), WAGEinfo (occupational wage and salary statistics), and the old OCCinfo (occupational descriptions). With new features such as saved searches and

personal lists, your students can return to the information they find whenever they need to. One website, all the features.

Occupations An easy-to-use search and filter list helps students browse more than 500 occupations, from aboriginal liaison to web technician. Students can discover emerging occupations, such as nano engineer or social media specialist. Emerging occupations may evolve from an existing occupation or may emerge in response to consumer needs or technological advances.

Resources for the Classroom Check out the Resources for the Classroom flyer to find other helpful online and print resources for students.

Topics include career planning, post-secondary planning, job search and employment standards.

Download the flyer at alis.alberta.ca/flyers.

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Students can also search by trade, by field of study, by high school subject or alphabetically. Each occupation has a short profile that includes: • education and certification requirements • employment and advancement outlook • wage and salary information A full profile of each occupation also includes a summary of duties, typical working conditions, and personal characteristics needed to work in the occupation. Over 200 occupational videos help your students actually see the occupations that they’re interested in.

Education Students can browse a list of more than 2,000 post-secondary programs of study offered throughout Alberta. Each program profile includes school admission requirements, program length, and other information that will help your students choose a program that’s right for them. More than

200 Alberta or online schools have profiles on OCCinfo. Students can read up on application dates and locations to find the school that fits their needs.

Certifications OCCinfo lists certification requirements for more than 150 professions, such as accountant, occupational therapist, and veterinarian. Each certification profile includes information on legislation, education requirements, and contact details for a relevant professional regulatory organization.

Learn more Visit the new OCCinfo at occinfo.alis.alberta.ca.

For more information about OCCinfo, watch the introductory video at alis.alberta.ca/occinfovideo. To download the OCCinfo flyer, go to alis.alberta.ca/flyers. v

Stay Informed Subscribe to the ALIS eNewsletter or download current and past issues of the eNewsletter at alis.alberta.ca/enewsletter.

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Find more information about career planning, education and jobs at alis.alberta.ca.

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School Supplies The Calgary Construction Association partners with city schools to promote construction careers.

By Aly Pringle In the wake of a looming labour shortage in Alberta, it has been one of the Calgary Construction Association’s (CCA) top priorities to promote and encourage construction careers at the junior and senior high school levels. Under the leadership of CCA Try-A-Trade Committee Chair Rob Otway of PCL, CCA has developed a strong relationship with both the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). Conversation commenced in January 2013, resulting in the development of Construction Career presentations for high school students and career practitioners, participation in career fairs, construction site safety tours, opportunities for Career and Technology Studies (CTS), and, most recently, the Equipment and Materials Donation Project. These CCA initiatives are in addition to the annual Construction Career Expo.

The CBE and CCSD voiced concern over the quality of their class room construction equipment and materials and a request for support was made to the CCA. The CCA Board reviewed the proposal and approved $50,000 towards providing new construction equipment and materials for 29 high schools throughout the Calgary area. The Try-A-Trade team commenced constructing the gift boxes, each containing over 20 different items of equipment including hammers, jig saws, scroll saw blades, and shop coats to name a few.

The boxes were delivered to all 29 schools on May 5, 2014, and feedback from the schools has been extremely appreciative.

“It felt like Christmas... as staff opened and sorted the tools. The students will use all of the materials provided for the programs offered at our school,” expresses Jackie Chapman-Brown, principal of Crescent Heights High School.

The CCA board agrees that it is imperative that the construction tools that students are using in their CTS classrooms be up-to-date with current industry standards, to ensure proper use and safety practices are met.

Stephan De Loof, Fabrication and Construction teacher at St. Mary’s High School, states, “students at St. Mary’s High School will continue to benefit from abundant opportunities to learn, grow, and excel. It is clear that the association understands the importance of encouraging students to see the value in character development that is at the core of career and technology education. The donation is making a difference in the lives of individual students and will help us to provide outstanding CTS programs.”

Try-A-Trade Committee Chair Rob Otway, presents the equipment donation to Calgary Board of Education Ernest Manning High School, where students, Andrew V and Nikole M, along with CTS teacher Les Kiffiak (L), were excited and ready to get to work with their new tools and shop coats.

Rob Otway presents the equipment and materials to Calgary Catholic School District High School, Father Lacombe. L-R: Dakota G (Student), Sheldon S (Student), Robert Mckague (Father Lacombe Teacher), Rob Otway (Try-A-Trade Committee Chair), Don Summersgill (CCSD CTS Supervisor), John MacDonald (Principal of Father Lacombe).

Each of the construction equipment gift boxes contained over 20 different items such as hammers, chisels, drills, and sand paper.

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Try-A-Trade is very excited about the work that has been done to promote construction careers for youth and continues to work in partnership with the CBE and CCSD to encourage students to look at construction as a career option with vast potential.

Specifically, the CCA has been working alongside the CBE, CCSD, and SAIT to develop a Dual Credit Program. The Dual Credit Program will be offered to students in grades 11 and 12, and will provide them with the opportunity to attend SAIT’s PreEmployment Carpentry Program, which will allow students to complete their first year apprenticeship in class hours. CCA will assist students enrolled in the program by helping them find work experiences, to ensure the overall success of the program.

The Dual Credit Program is scheduled to be launched in September 2015.

In addition, the CCA’s Try-A-Trade Committee is creating an informative yet fun video highlighting a variety of different construction trades. The video will be used as an interactive presentation tool

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for students to help inform them of the viable career options that construction industry has to offer. Students will have an opportunity to explore trades such as welding, carpentry, and electrical work by hearing first hand from tradesmen/women who use these skill sets daily. Not only will students learn about the trades themselves, but the video interviews will also discuss life outside of work, salaries, and future outlook of the construction industry. This video will give students an overall picture of life working in construction.

CCA also hosted its eighth annual Construction Career Expo on April 16, 2014, at the BMO Center at Stampede Park, welcoming more than 2,500 students and teachers. The expo featured over 50 interactive exhibits, highlighting a number of construction careers such as cabinet making, glazing, engineering, and project management. The exhibition hall was filled with excitement as students and teachers went from booth to booth, to check out the diverse exhibits and take their turn at trying out the equipment. A highlight from

this year’s expo was SAIT’s virtual painting simulator that combined construction along with technology, providing students with a unique look into the trade. The expo has been extremely successful, notes CCA Expo Organizing Committee Chair Grant Symon from Graham Construction.

The CCA encourages students to consider building a career in construction. Once again, the Construction Career Expo will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the BMO Centre.

CCA would like to sincerely thank all of the teachers who support the association by attending the Construction Career Expo and by hosting the industry in their schools to learn about an industry that employs one in nine Canadians.

To learn more about the CCA’s education initiatives, please contact Aly Pringle at 403-291-3350 or email aly@cca.cc.

Please also visit the CCA’s web page at www.cca.cc or the CCA’s Youth Employment Program web page at www.yepcca.cc. v

Second Sights The Canadian International Auto Show experience from a student perspective.

By Farhan Khalid, Automotive Business student The Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto is not just another car show.

For students at the Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC) this auto show is their training ground. The students are exposed to real-life sales experiences, product demonstrations, and data capture. Students have the opportunity to network with members from the manufacturers corporate head office and local dealers who are on site every day; some of those dealers are alumni of our program.

Not only are ABSC students working the auto show in Toronto as product specialists, they also attend Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, and Vancouver. Not only do students get to travel nationwide, but they get paid to do so with some additional perks to the job. Most of the manufacturers recruit our students due to the fact that they have the educational background and are current in the industry, but most importantly they have a passion for the automotive industry.

Students highly enjoy the experience.

It allows them to get noticed within the industry without all of the formalities of a job interview. With a strong work ethic, students have been known to put in up to 12-hour shifts at some shows. When the students attend the show they become a small travelling community sharing hotel rooms, going out to eat, and enjoying the city sites.

Out on the auto show floor, students come in contact with members of the public who are interested in purchasing Alberta School Counsellor / Fall 2014 13

vehicles. Although the students are not able to sell vehicles on the floor they do conducting swift and informative product demonstrations that are a part of the vehicle purchasing process. To an employer that’s a potential future employee who just assisted in a sale when he/she isn’t even part of their sales team. Some students do such an excellent job working at the auto shows that they land a co-op placement for their program and possibly a full time job opportunity upon graduation.

I was able to connect with one of our students before his next show in Vancouver. Vince Morin is a second-year diploma student who will be transferring to the degree. Currently on his co-op placement as a product specialist for Nissan at the auto show’s this year he had this to say: “I already had a passion for the industry and being a student of this program allows me to express my abilities in a positive way that is also relevant to my future career choice. The atmosphere is truly electrifying and you get a buzz whenever you’re engaged with a member of the public.”

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A Filling Career How does a student start to work as an insulator?

By Bill Spring

Frequently many people with no insulating experience go to work on industrial and commercial construction and maintenance job sites as “helpers” through the Local 110 insulator union when it is unable to supply enough first year insulator apprentices to the many contractors hiring them. These starter insulators are also referred to as Permit Workers. That status allows them to work temporarily as non-members until they apply and join the union or get a layoff because of an eventual shortage of work. They assist journeyman insulators.

The union provides free pre-employment training for starters.

Permit Workers can apply to the Alberta Apprenticeship Board to get indentured as apprentice insulators only after being dispatched to work. They cannot apply to

become Local 110 union members until they do that. As a member, they can thereafter bid for numerous jobs posted on the union’s website and work steadily towards achieving journeyman status.

Working through Local 110 as an insulator provides for excellent wages and benefits.

Anyone, with or without insulating experience can apply to register for work as a Permit Worker on the union’s website, www. insulators110.com, by clicking on the Permit Worker heading. It costs nothing to do so.

Once registered as a Permit Worker and orientated, they can start to bid for jobs posted on that website by clicking on the Dispatch heading reflecting all of the different jobs to choose from in this rewarding field. v

Permit Workers can apply to the Alberta Apprenticeship Board to get indentured as apprentice insulators only after being dispatched to work. They cannot apply to become Local 110 union members until they do that.

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The Future

is Bright Why is supply chain an exciting, sustainable, and ethical career choice?

Getting the right product, at the right time, to the right people, at the right cost; when you think about stimulating, exciting professions, supply chain management may not be the first thing that comes to mind. This perspective however is changing rapidly. Supply chains are now being viewed as the arteries of corporations. Supply chains move faster than anyone can imagine and require agility and quick response as global business and consumer needs are constantly evolving.

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tion. Supply chains are almost always run with the latest technology. The field of supply chain management is an exciting and rewarding career, filled with tremendous opportunity.

The excitement doesn’t just stop there; corporate supply chains are now consciously making efforts to become more sustainable and socially responsible. For example, Green Peace had once criticized Apple for its use of “dirty energy,” now praises Apple’s use of renewable energy. Apple’s current CEO Tim Cook, previously ran Apple’s supply chain division. It is therefore not surprising that Apple is focused on environmental initia-

tives and being a leader in sustainability.

As tech firms can be significant contributors to climate change through carbon emissions, Apple has taken aggressive steps towards renewable energy.

Why is a career in supply chain challenging?

Outsourcing and globalization have resulted in complex and hard to control networks. Enterprise Resource Planning systems are now being integrated with cloud-computing platforms to make global partnerships more efficient and functional.

Supply chains are the pillars of successful companies. The world’s best products

depend on the perfect operation of their supply chains. The latest smartphones to the groceries at your local Walmart are driven not just by technology and innovation, but primarily by the quality and reliability of their supply chains.

Outsourcing also can also be challenging from a perspective of ethics. As many North American companies have increasingly sourced products from around the world. The ethical practices of a supply chain department should include an assessment of the ethical conduct of such supply chain partners. There are many examples of the loss in business resulting from a public outcry when such unethical practices are uncovered. Nike suffered significant business losses due to the negative public reaction to allegations that their off-shore suppliers were using child labour in their production facilities. Nike has responded to this issue by establishing a Labour Association non-profit organization, which audits the factories that it does business with.

Career Opportunities in Supply Chain Management The supply chain sector can be seen virtually in all sectors of the Canadian economy. As of 2010, there were 91,944 Albertans employed in some supply chain related occupation. From 2011 – 2020 it is anticipated that there will be 50,000 job openings alone in key supply chain occupations.

So, is there a bright future for supply chain management (SCM) and those individuals looking to start or continue a career in that field? In the words of that immortal group, Timbuk3, “the future’s so bright I gotta wear shades.”

The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council, the Government of Alberta, and other research groups are all saying that the job market in SCM will grow at a very high rate over the next five to seven years. There are also record numbers of people taking classes in SCM at a number of institutes that includes most of the post-secondary in-

stitutions in Alberta, as well as through SCMA Alberta. There is also a prediction that SCM professionals will start to occupy more senior management roles, which makes sense when you think about it. Who knows better the cost to provide materials, services and equipment? Who knows the intricacies of contracts and agreements? Who knows how to deal with people, build teams, negotiate and handle conflict?

Put in that perspective, it makes perfect sense. Overall, the challenge today for employers is to find supply chain talent, and to train and retain the current team members in place.

For more information on an exciting and rewarding career in the field of supply chain management, visit the SCMA Alberta website at www.scmaab.ca or email info@scmaab.ca or call SCMA Alberta toll-free at: 1-866-610-4089 (780-944-0355 in the Edmonton area). v

Supply Chain Management 1 866 610-4089 info@scmaab.ca www.scmp.ca

Start your future career today.

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F O C U S O N // Lakeland College

Not Reality TV Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (ETC) trains firefighting students for real-life events.

Learning to play an instrument or participate in a team sport starts by mastering many small bits of knowledge and skills until you can integrate them into more complex activities. So it is with firefighting - although TV or movies don’t show that. When the fire truck in a show pulls up to a raging fire, the hero – often without a mask - jumps out alone, throws a bunch of hose on the ground, and runs off with one end to put out the fire.

In real life, this hero would have created widespread chaos in seconds. By pulling the hose off the truck onto the ground, he would need 10 minutes to untangle the hose before it can be used. The hero’s hose would run out of water in two minutes without coordinating with others to hook up the hose to a hydrant or other water supply first.

Reality shows are engaging and fun to watch, but firefighting students at the Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (ETC) learn how to do it right by practicing coordinated teamwork, preventive maintenance and planning, and techniques which have saved lives many times over.

How it’s done Platoon 1, the first of four 12-week firefighter training programs at ETC in 2014, started training with three weeks in the classroom. So far, they’ve learned to wear and work in protective and breathing gear, communicate clear instructions by radio, drive the fire apparatus (trucks) in and out of the bays for washing, and follow the Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure.

P1’s 24 students practice ICS by working, and even playing, in four teams Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta. After class, they play sports together to strengthen the team bond. Each week, four new students take the role of team officers who wear red helmets, lead their team, and communicate with the instructors for the others.

In week four the P1s moved closer to “putting the wet stuff on the red stuff” with the introduction of hoses and water supply training. They learn the care and maintenance of hoses, ways to roll hose for particular uses, and sequential patterns for laying them into the truck bed for quick unfolding as the truck drives from the fire hydrant towards the fire.

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climbing ladders with empty hoses, and then doing the same with full (charged) hoses under pressure. In coming weeks, P1 students will be ready to learn to run the pumper, run an attack line of hose from the truck to the fire, calculate the sizes and numbers of hose lines needed, and decide how to fight the fire.

Instructor Bryan Byrnell points out that this cumulative learning process helps students to understand how each detail done right saves lives.

Safety first “We teach the simple things now so they will be reinforced at every stage,” says Byrnell. “Like scene safety – doing the 360 degree head swivel to see what’s around you at all times. This also helps to make important decisions such as where to safely lay hose.”

There are reasons for safe practices. They learn first with an object lesson. After charging a 100 millimetre (four-inch) hose line (filling it with water under pressure), students are invited to pick it up - now that it weighs over 1,000 pounds.

“Once you charge the line, you won’t be moving it,” explains instructor Don Keenan. “So you make sure from the get-go that you’re not laying it on gravel or where it could be driven over.

And if you see a kink in the hose, use your boot to straighten it out. Why am I saying this? Students can see that anything which might burst a hose under pressure could cause injuries and will leave team members fighting the fire suddenly without water.”

“We also take the time to teach hose because it is a lifeline in so many ways,” says Byrnell.

Hoses attach to each other by metal couplings or ends. The male ends always face towards the fire; the female ends always face away from the fire. That knowledge can save a firefighter’s life. If they are in a building fire and get lost in the dark and

smoke, find the coupling, feel the ends to find the female end and then follow the hose out to safety.

Wet to red stuff The last two days of hose week prepare students for the next phase – getting a hose to the fire. Two situations demand safe and practical techniques: moving a hose up stairs and climbing a ladder with a hose.

When you have to move the hose line up a stairwell to a fire, team members each carry a length of the stretched out hose up to the floor above the fire and then loop the hose back down.

“Work with gravity,” explains Byrnell. “You can’t move a hose forward easily once it’s charged with thousands of pounds of water, unless you’re pulling it downstairs.”

The second technique is to safely climb a ladder while carrying a hose line up to a window or the roof. Each student in every team takes a turn holding the ladder secure for the climber.

Then it’s their turn to hang the hose over a shoulder, with the nozzle at their back for safety. If the line was suddenly charged with the nozzle hanging in front, the hose would swing straight up and knock the firefighter off the ladder.

Once each climber reaches the top, they practice the firefighter’s leg lock through the ladder rungs, secure the hose to the ladder, and then let go and lean backwards. “The safety leg lock is critical,” says Byrnell, “If you are knocked off or rendered unconscious from any kind of shock, you will not fall, and someone can get you down safely.”

“We are always telling students not to say, ‘I’m just the hydrant guy’, ‘I’m just holding the ladder’,” says Byrnell. “Every role is so critical when you look at the big picture. Every person’s job makes a real difference.” v Alberta School Counsellor / Fall 2014 19

F O C U S O N // Grande Prairie Regional College

A New Chapter Grande Prairie Regional College’s library modernizes the way students learn and study.

There is a revolution taking place in libraries around the world in response to changing technology and the massive shift in the way people consume books, reference materials, and other forms of information. Leading the charge are today’s librarians. No longer are they the keepers of collections of books, but technology savvy experts who create environments of collaboration and social interaction, with the ability to link library patrons from anywhere in the world to information 24/7.

Jennifer Thomas understands this shift well as she has served as Educational Technologies Librarian at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) for the past 15 years. Thomas has been on the front lines, facilitating innovation in the library’s physical space and the services provided to GPRC students, staff and faculty, as well as a myriad of external users.

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“The new role of the library has really evolved from one of being the owner of information to becoming an information access point – much of it online,” Thomas explains. “Moreover, today’s library isn’t just about looking up reference material or taking out a book. Students now see the library as a common place to gather and to do peer learning, working together in a group in a comfortable, friendly space.”

GPRC’s library, like all post-secondary libraries, is incorporating the concept of “learning commons,” with libraries offering a place to learn in a dynamic, collaborative, supportive and flexible environment.

“The traditional role of the librarian sitting behind a reference desk no longer exists. Today, we have several roles. We actively work with library users instead of just giving them information, we create inviting spaces to support learning, and we

stay on top of technology so we can provide students with the best options for learning and provide staff with the most effective technology for the classroom instruction,” she states. “Students and staff don’t necessarily have to walk through the doors of the library to access our support.

It’s common for us to have conversations with our library users wherever they are at using web chat, text messaging, email, Facebook, and Twitter.”

Educational technology has become a very big part of what libraries do and is a real separation from traditional library services.

“We are administrators for Moodle, the college’s online learning tool, we support video conferencing and distance education, and we provide technology training and orientation for staff,” says Thomas. “Our instruction includes the ‘how-to,’ as well as more comprehensive training on how the technology can enhance their pedagogy.”

The library function has changed; so has its physical space.

“We provide our students with many options for study. We have silent study areas, which are closed off rooms for individual studying, as well as open group study areas that . . . well, can sometimes get a little noisy. The library has become a place where students create their own space. They move furniture around, push tables together and move comfy chairs from one area to another.”

The digital age has definitely opened a new chapter in the GPRC library. v

Mount Royal University // F O C U S O N

Are you Ready to Become a Leader?

Mount Royal University’s newest degree programs.

Mount Royal University’s newest degree programs are ensuring our communities are strong and vibrant by promoting health and wellness — from our first steps to our last.

The Bachelor of Child Studies and Bachelor of Health and Physical Education will soon be accepting student applications for 2015/16.

These four-year programs offer hands-on learning opportunities – both in and outside of the classroom – putting theory into practice through coursework and community-based practicums.

The Bachelor of Child Studies focuses on creating experienced, well-rounded graduates, and role models who are inspired to become strong advocates for children, youth, and families through two majors: Early Learning and Child Care, and Child and Youth Care Counsellor.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education are champions

of health and wellness and advocates for physical activity in our communities.

The degree offers four majors: Athletic Therapy, Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership, Physical Literacy, and Sport and Recreation Management.

Building on the importance of physical activity throughout our lifespan, the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education takes a comprehensive approach to health and physical education by exploring a wide-range of elements that contribute to overall wellness.

If you’ve ever dreamed of a career in tourism and recreation, coaching, or fitness training then this program is the perfect fit for you.

Both the Bachelor of Child Studies and Bachelor of Health and Physical Education offer relevant content that reflects current trends in the field and

serves the ever-growing labour demand for degree-trained professionals in their respective fields in Canada.

Each degree major includes a work experience component to give you a taste of what your future career may look like.

In addition, state-of-the-art lab facilities provide interactive spaces for you to apply real-world skills.

As a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, universities recognize Mount Royal’s newest baccalaureates across the country, broadening the opportunities for graduates to pursue additional research and education after graduation. These degrees have been developed to align with majors at other universities and to meet all accreditation requirements where applicable.

Apply today at mtroyal.ca and discover why Mount Royal is not your average university. v

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F O C U S O N // Bow Valley College

Life MaDe Simple The new Bow Valley College just made the most important job on earth easier.

Yes, we’re talking about your job; helping students find their futures. Teenagers looking for a career in a vast world of opportunities. Uncertain. Confused. Even a little scared. Little wonder they feel that way with the weight people put on “making the right decision.” So they turn to you for guidance.

That’s why you need to know Bow Valley College. Because we help your students do more than succeed – we help them triumph.

No two students are alike so we give individuals the power to contribute to the full range of their ability and become the best that they can be.

The key word here is individuals - each mind and ability unique in its own way, contributing in their own way.

This is where we are different from other institutions.

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proud and strong. We are the shoulders for all to stand on, the ladder for all to climb, the launching pad for all to soar.

There is no limit to where they can go once their journey begins, and every journey can begin here.

A $290,000,000 investment in your students’ future Calgary’s only comprehensive community college completed a significant expansion in 2013. The over $290,000,000 transformation created one of Western Canada’s leading educational institutions, serving over14,000 learners on three campuses and 20 regional centres in Alberta.

It’s a place your students can soar, graduating with a workready education in one year for a certificate or two years for a diploma. They can choose from the vital fields of business, health care, justice, human services, and administration.

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School of health, justice, and human services These professions have the power to change lives in positive ways, creating the opportunity to provide a helping hand when and where it is needed most. You will make an important and tangible difference in the lives of others.

HEALTH Health Care Aide Programs Nutrition Manager Certificate Pharmacy Technician Practical Nurse Programs Recreation Therapy Aide Certificate JUSTICE Justice Studies Diploma • Law enforcement specialization • Correctional studies specialization • Youth Justice Specialization HUMAN SERVICES Aboriginal Addictions Services Counselling Diploma Aboriginal Addictions Services Counselling Certificate Disability Studies Diploma Disabilities Studies Certificate Early learning and Child Care Diploma Early learning and Child Care Certificate Education Assistant Certificate Chiu School of Business A great partnership between a dynamic entrepreneur and Bow Valley College. The Chiu School of Business focuses on delivering the most relevant, market driven programs to meet economic demand and community need, so graduates are in demand.

Business Administration Diplomas: Accounting Event Management Financial Services General Business Global Tourism

Human Resources Marketing Public Relations Insurance and Risk Management Business Certificates Health Administration Certificates Administrative Professional Certificate Legal Assistant Diploma Interior Decorating Diploma Interior Decorating Certificate Students triumph here We understand that many students face challenges on their educational journeys. So Bow Valley College is laser focused on creating an environment where students can triumph.

We give them an excellent education that fits them - any time, any place, any path, and any pace - ensuring they can overcome any barriers to a fulfilling career.

We make them work-ready graduates in vital fields, who are motivated and eager to get the job done. They work hard.

They value opportunity. They will contribute immediately.

We give students the opportunity to begin their journey to a successful future.

Because we do more than help people make a living - we help them make a life.

The world needs your students To be the best they can be, to grow, to make a difference.

A Bow Valley College education is designed to get your students into the world faster, with qualifications that will lead to success. In fact, the majority of our graduates find employment in their fields within six months of graduation.

For more information on helping your students triumph, visit bowvalleycollege.ca v

We help your students do more than succeed – we help them triumph.

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F O C U S O N // Vancouver Island University

Small University = Big Opportunities Vancouver Island University students contributing to research.

At Vancouver Island University (VIU) getting engaged in learning is easy. VIU students enjoy small class sizes, a focus on learning, and many opportunities to connect in real ways with their chosen profession.

One way many students choose to engage is through involvement in research activities with faculty mentors.

Because of our strong focus on undergraduate programs, the research that faculty do becomes part of the classroom experience, and creates opportunities that go well beyond campus boundaries.

Earlier this year, third and fourth year Tourism Management students Natalie Drope and Genevieve Huneault presented findings from their research project at the Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Their research had first involved travel to Ghana, Africa to study tourism perception by locals.

“The data collection was really interesting as we got to immerse ourselves in the community and really hear the local women’s perspectives of how they viewed female tourists, which was really how they felt about us,” says Huneault.

They prepared for the conference event by first presenting to VIU students, staff and the public at “CREATE”, VIU’s annual student research celebration and then, VIU funded their travel to the national conference.

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One way many students choose to engage is through involvement in research activities with faculty mentors. Because of our strong focus on undergraduate programs, the research that faculty do becomes part of the classroom experience, and creates opportunities that go well beyond campus boundaries. as they shared their findings at Canada’s largest chemistry conference. Short’s work focused on developing an underwater mass spectrometer in VIU’s Applied Environmental Research Lab. “Ultimately, this instrument could be used in the field for real time adaptive sampling. For example, in the event of an oil spill, this device could be put into the ocean and dragged behind a boat to take measurements in real time,” she says.

A VIU BSc alumna, Megan Willis,

now a PhD student at the University of Toronto, also spoke at the conference, attended by her former professor and mentor, Dr. Erik Krogh, who reported he gets “a bit choked up when seeing former students presenting front and centre at a major conference like this.”

Engaging with faculty mentors on research projects can be a game-changer for students in any discipline. Not only does it build intellectual capacity and confidence, but it also creates the habit

of asking questions, coupled with the ability to go get the data to answer those questions, both of which are important in the world today.

At VIU, the bottom line is creating opportunities that allow for student success. Working closely with faculty on undergraduate research allows for the development of skills and abilities critical to achievement, which makes for a vibrant institution with an amazing array of possibilities for students. v

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F O C U S O N // Okanagan Valley College fo Massage Therapy

Your Future in Your Hands Become a registered massage therapists in two years.

Registered massage therapists provide relief and rehabilitation from pain, stress, injuries, and the symptoms of long-term medical conditions. Massage therapy is a science-based profession that provides the opportunity to be your own boss.

Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy has been putting the future into the hands of successful graduates for the past 20 years. The ability to start a rewarding health care career in just two years is just one of the many benefits of choosing OVCMT. 2,600 Hour accredited program As an accredited college with hundreds of satisfied graduates, OVCMT has gained a reputation for excellence.

Over half of new students were recommended by a graduate or someone who knows a graduate.

OVCMT has the advantage of being in British Columbia, one of only three provinces where massage therapy is a regulated profession. The standard of training in B.C. is among the highest in the world, offering the flexibility to practice anywhere. Our graduates write B.C. registration exams to become RMTs. Once registered in B.C. you can register and practice in the other regulated provinces without further education or examination. By contrast, graduates from Alberta massage schools usually require upgrading before writing the B.C. registration exams. B.C. credentials are also widely recognized in the nonregulated provinces.

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Education at OVCMT is extensive and comprehensive. Academic science courses provide the foundational knowledge of the human body. Practical massage courses provide the theory and handson practice. Your combined knowledge and skills are put into practice on real patients through 550 hours of supervised practicum. The diverse practicum includes first year student-operated massage clinic and in second year extensive patient outreaches including assessment, sports, maternity, geriatrics, neurological/systemic pathology treatment, and hydrotherapy. Classes are small enough that instructors know you by name. Our instructors bring real life experience to the classroom, with the majority actively working as RMTs in their own practices.

Bachelor of health science credit As a graduate you are more than half way to a Bachelor of Health Science degree. A bachelor’s degree can enhance career options or lead to select graduate level programs. Many graduates are currently completing the BHSc in their spare time through the Open Learning Agency at Thompson Rivers University.

Many of our students are looking for a portable career that provides independence, a good living, and flexible hours. As a graduate you may choose to start private practice, join a multidisciplinary clinic with other practitioners, or pursue opportunities with sports teams or resort facilities around the world. As a therapist you will assess and provide treatment with massage techniques such as joint mobilization,

hydrotherapy, therapeutic exercise, and through patient education.

No better place to live and learn Only a day’s drive from Calgary and Vancouver, OVCMT’s downtown campus is close to shopping, cafes, and accommodation. Traffic is light and walking or biking to school is realistic. The Okanagan Valley’s four-seasons living provisions include lakes, beaches, golf, wineries, hiking, biking, and skiing. Only 30 minutes from Silver Star Mountain ski area, and 10 minutes from lakes and beaches, there are many ways to enjoy your time after classes or clinic.

Your Future is in Your Hands. Visit our website to learn more or call us with your questions or to arrange a tour. v

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This is the new starting line.

This is Bow Valley College South Campus. It’s part of an over $290 million transformation that has created one of Western Canada’s leading educational institutions, serving more than 14,000 learners at three campuses and 20 regional centres in Alberta.

Students triumph here. Access to an excellent education any time, any place, any path, and any pace, ensures all learners can overcome any barrier to a fulfilling career.

And when our learners win, Alberta wins, thanks to work-ready graduates in vital fields, motivated and eager to get the job done.

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