Career Exploration Resources

Career exploration

Are you a future automotive technician? Or a future entrepreneur? Put your skills to the test and find a career that suits you best!

• Aircraft Structures
• Automotive Service
• Construction Project Management
• Environmental Technologist
• Graphic Designer
• Marketing Manager
• Medical Radiological Technician
• Reporter
• Restaurant Manager
• Supply Chain Manager
• Travel Agent

Career exploration online resources

Below are some resources that can help with starting the career exploration process.

Alberta Dual-Credit	Learn how to earn both high school and post-secondary credits for the same course.
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS)	Occupational profiles including working conditions and wages. Also, find short career video profiles.
ALIS High School Course Planner	To access this resource, your school board or district must have an account. Ask your teacher for more details.
ALIS Get to Know Yourself Tool	Get help identifying your interests, abilities, values and preferred working conditions.
Apprenticeship and Industry Training	There are more than 50 designated trades or occupations in Alberta. Explore which ones may be right for you.
Careers in Construction	An overview of new trends in trades, plus a section on how to talk to your parents about your career choice.
Career Cruising	Members of the Calgary Public Library, have free access to this tool.
Careers: The Next Generation	A unique, non-profit organization raising youth awareness of career options and helping students earn while they learn through paid worksite internships.
Career Trek (BC)	Short videos of featured careers in British Columbia.
Careers in Trades	Reasons to consider the trades from the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-Forum Canadien sur l'apprentissage (CAF-FCA), an inclusive national body that brings together all players in apprenticeship training.
Government of Canada Services for Youth	Information and resources to help you learn more about different occupations and industries in Canada.
Red Seal Trades	Learn about the Red Seal program, the Canadian standard of excellence for skilled trades.
Registered Apprenticeship Program	RAP is an Alberta Education program that allows students to begin their apprenticeship training while in high school.
Skills Alberta	Skills Canada Alberta (SCA) is a not-for-profit provincial association which seeks to reposition trade and technical careers as a first choice option for youth in Alberta. The organization hosts and participates in local, regional, national and international skills competitions for youth in the trades.