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Are u about to finish high school? Maybe you have been working for a number of years but want to change,
a challenge or a promotion. Further education or training in one way to get to that next level in your
career. The demand for all kinds of skilled workers in Canada is growing, and acquiring the much-needed
skills, abilities and experience could be your ticket to an exiting and rewarding work life. Explore
these links to find the school or program that interests you, and begin your journey.
LEARNING ABOUT SCHOOLS
1. School Finder
http://www.schoolfinder.com
School Finder is an extensive search engine for Canadian colleges, career colleges, universities, graduate
schools and on-line training. The site describes each institution in detail, including the program it offers.
There are also links to each school’s Web site, n many cases an on-line for and form that allows you to request
more information. You can perform simple searches for institutions of programs, but you will have to register
(free of charge) to do more complex searches. The site also contains a great deal of information on scholarships,
searchable by institutions and programs.
CIP: On School Finder, you can explore the training options that fit your career interests.
Here you will find
hundreds of careers described, with a list of relevant training options ad scholarships.
2. CanLearn Interactive
http://www.canlearn.ca
Every one agrees that when it comes to education and training, a good plan of attack makes all the difference.
CanLearn Interactive has a huge collection of tools, information and resources to help you create that plan.
Whether you are looking for information on post – secondary institutions and programs, advice on career
possibilities or real information about financing your education, CanLearn Interactive can help. The "Find it"
section on the web site contains a comprehensive directory of Canadian learning institutions and resources,
and a Toolkit full or practical web sites to help you with your studies. When you are ready to make the leap
into the wold of work, visit the "Online Counselor" and browse through hundreds questions and answers on a
variety of topics. If you can’t find what you’re looking for in the archives, then simply e-mail the question
to the Online counselor and you will receive a personal reply with in 72 hours. And then it comes to the big
questions – "How am I going to pay for it?" – Can/Learn provides a practical arsenal of tools to budget for
success, locate scholarships and bursaries, and learn about government student loans and other federal and
provincial programs and services for learners.
3. Career-College.com (List of schools)
http://www.career-college.com
You will find a list, by province, of career colleges throughout the country (Click on "Colleges"). Links to each
college’s Web site are provided and, in many instances, there is a direct link to program information of an
on-line application form. A very useful site for those who with to pursue technical training.
EXPLORING TRAINING OPTIONS
4. Association of Canadian Community Colleges – Programs Database
http://www.accc.ca/english/Colleges/programs_database.cfm
Use this search engine to find any program offered by Canada’s community colleges. Enter a keyword that
describes your field on interests, choose a province, and the site will display a list of al matching programs,
along with links to the Web sites of colleges where they are offered.
CIP: Find a Web site address of any community college in Canada
here.
5. Association of Colleges and Universities of Canada (AUCC) – Programs Search Engine
http://www.aucc.ca
This page features a search engine that is quite simple yet very efficient. It allows you to search for any
Canadian University program in just about any field. You may want o limit your search to one province or
expand it to all the universities in Canada. Particularly useful if you are looking for graduate programs or
if you are searching for a co-op program at the undergraduate level.
Tip: The "Database Search" option is much more efficient the "Text Search" (keyword) option.
6. Campus Pregram.com - Canada Edition
http://campusprogram.com/canada
Do you want to know where in Canada the program that interests you is offered? Would you like a quick reference?
This is a Web directory of university programs across Canada. Programs are grouped into categories such as arts,
business and health. Simply click on the category and subcategory of your choice to find links to all relevant
Canadian programs located on the Web sites of each school. Some other interesting links may be included such as
student association Web sites. There is also an alphabetical index of programs.
Tip: Links sometimes get broken. When that happens, you may have to go to the school’s Web site to look
for the program.
CIP: The "Jobs by Career" section allows you to browse through job sites specifically related to your
program of interest. Check it out here.
7. What can I do with a major in ...?
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors
Students are often confused about which employed opportunities correspond to a given university major or degree.
What can you do which a degree in anthropology, economics or law? This site will provide the answers. For more
then 40 training options, you will find descriptions of the work and corresponding job titles in various sectors.
Each description ends with a list of relevant Web sites for trades and professional listings, specific career
resources, professional tools etc. A worthwhile visit.
FUNDING MY EDUCATION
8. CanLearn ionteractive Dinancing, Scholarships Search and National Student Loans Service Centre
http://www.canlearn.ca
Can Learn Interactive and the National Student Loans Service Centre provides a wealth of information
about selecting the best financing strategy for your education. Visit the financing section and explore the
range of options available to you. Use the "Scholarships Search" or find one of the thousands of scholarships,
awards and grants available that many people don't even know about. If you want to know more about
government student loans and other financial assistance options, check out the "National Student Loans Service
Centre" for info about applying for, main training abd repaying a student loan, and info about Canada Study
Grants.
9. Student Awards.com
http://studentawards.com
Student Awards.com allows you to evaluate eligibility for bursaries, grants and scholarships. Use the questionnaire
to create your profile ans the search engine will then identify the bursaries that fit your requirements.
You can create an account asn save your profile; as new and suitable bursaries become available, they will
automaticallu be added.
10. Scholarships Canada 
http://scholarshipscanada.com
Just like Student Awards, Scholarships Canada allows you to search hundreds of grants, bursaries and scholarships.
The easy-to-use advanced search feature helps you look for scholarships, categorized by school, that will fir
your needs. This site also provides advice on applying for scholarships and the effective use of government loans.
Another great site for students.
LIFELONG EARNING
11. Canadian Virtual University (CVU)
http://www.cvu-uvc.ca
The Canadian Virtual University is a partnership of Canadian schools that have experience in offering distance
education courses and programs. The universities involved are Athabasca University, British Columbia Open University,
Brandon University, Laurentain University, Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Tele-University,
University de Moncton, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Mount Saint-Vincent University, University College of
Cape Breton, University of New Brunswick and University of Manitoba. The site offers a great variety of graduate
and undergraduate programs listed by school, subject or level. The partnership os planning to include other distance
education instructions and thereby offer more programs. A great place to continue your training.
12. DistanceStudies.com
http://www.distancestudies.com
Discover the distance education program offered across Canada and the United States! This site's search engine allows
you to explore programs given from any state or province in North America. You can, of courselimit your search to
your preffered field of study or include other search criteria such as program type, means of correspondance and
the program duration. More than 200 schools are listed.
Tip: This site has some great advice on choosing a distance education program and tips on succeeding in your
studies. See the articles
here.
13. Red Seal Program - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
http://www.hrdc.gc.ca/hrib/hrp-prh/redseal
The Red Seal Program provides workers in the skilled trades with greater mobility across Canada by encouraging
standardization of provincial and territorial apprenticeship training and certification programs. At present,
Red Seal endorsement allows graduated apprentices and certified journeypersons in 44 trades to work in any
province or territory where their trade is designated, without having having to write further examinations.
The Red Seal Web site provides Canadians with information about apprenticeship, trades, the Red Seal program
and certification. It also features a list of Red Seal trades and a comparative chart of apprenticeship training
programs across Canada (the Ellis Chart).
14. Canada's Schoolnet - Industry Canada
http://www.schoolnet.ca
Canada's SchoolNet is one-stop resource for teachers and students alike.The Web site schowcase more than 5,000
innovative, award –winning, Internet-based education resources and services, providing a single platform from
which to access the information highway. Visitors can explore specailly designed learning projects, partake in
a web-discussion with Canadaian astronauts, view digitized Canadian historical information, conduct research and
participate in on-line forums. Developed by teachers across the country, this is truly quality content that
teachers, students and parents can use.Canada's SchoolNet also provides high-speed access to Canadian schools
and libraries.
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