SWC Guidance Department
Important Links for High School Students
In-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, as well as detailed information on colleges and universities
Not sure where you're headed? Visit career matchmaker and explore that many careers that are suited to your interests.
Explore a "day in the life" with a person in an occupation in which you are interested.
Learn education requirements for careers.
There's even a link to thousands of educational
institutions across North America.
Job Futures - Human Resources Development Canada - www.emploiavenir.calen/home.shtml
Explore hundreds of occupations. Learn about hourly wages, future outlooks to 2007, rates of unemployment, and much more.
This is a great
website to help you understand the prospective need for
the occupation you are interested in by your graduation date.
Apprenticeships -
www.apprenticesearch.com
The best place on-line to search
for opportunities and information about skilled trades.
Schoolfinder.com
Find
information on more than 700 Canadian universities,
colleges and career colleges, including admission
requirements, costs, programs and contact details.
University
Ratings -
www.universityreportcard.com
Over 20,000 students across Canada give you the inside scoop
on every major university across the country.
OUAC: Ontario University Application Centre
Apply to university on-line
Browse through programs and admission requirements and
store ideas in the virtual "knapsack".
The Ontario College-University Transfer Guide
-- www.ocutg.on.ca
College? University? Or Both? Want
to find out about collaborative programs, articulation
agreements and credit transfer between Ontario
universities and colleges? Whatever details you're
looking for about transfer policies and agreements
made between the province's colleges and universities,
you can find using this online guide.
OCAS: Ontario College Application Services
Apply to college on-line
Check out admission requirements for programs that
interest you.
OSAP: Ontario Student Assistance Program (Financial Assistance)
Apply for loans and grants from both the Ontario and federal governments using the application form on this OSAP website.
Usually students apply in June once they have gained
acceptance to a school for a September start.
The Ontario College / University Transfer Guide - www.ocutg.on.ca
Interested in combining the
practical skills involved in gaining a college diploma with
the theoretical learning of a university degree? Check out
this site to see the agreements already in place to help you do
just that
A one-stop source for information on Canadian post-secondary education: