Students will engage in a ‘forward thinking’ exercise. This exercise addresses the following: what they want from life, the skills and abilities they have now that are useful for future career decisions, the skills and abilities they will need to develop, and how they are going to connect who they are with who they want to be and what they want to do.

Students will create their Employability Skills Profile.
Students will identify employability skills in which they are strong and those that need work.
Students will develop plans to improve employability skills that need improving.
Students will be introduced to the concept of SMART goals.

Students will be introduced to career development and begin thinking about different career options.

Students will learn about the Let’s Talk Science careers resources as a place to learn about career options that require, or benefit from, a background in STEM courses. The activities provided will take students through each section of the website to help familiarize them with the resources available. This activity will also familiarize students with the concept of “STEM careers” through research of various career profiles and videos.

Students are introduced to career development as a lifelong process.
Students will visualize who, what and where they want to be when they graduate.