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Work and you book 1 : make some job choices

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This is the first of two Work and You Books in the Easy Reading Career Planning Series. The series is written at a grade 2 to 3 reading level. It helps adults with low literacy or English as... More ≫

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This is the first of two Work and You Books in the Easy Reading Career Planning Series. The series is written at a grade 2 to 3 reading level. It helps adults with low literacy or English as Second Language expand their knowledge of occupations and choose an occupational goal. In the Work and You Books, this occupational goal is described as the "best job". This was done to help readers clearly identify their top occupational choice (goal) from among a number of other satisfactory choices. Work and You Book 1: Make Some Job Choices - This workbook uses stories and exercises to help adults with low literacy choose an occupational (job) goal. They will do a brief self-assessment, learn about different jobs and create a list of 1 to 3 jobs to investigate. Work and You Book 2: Decide on a Job - In this workbook, adults with low literacy research and evaluate the short list of jobs they created in Work and You Book 1. In the end they will choose an occupational goal to pursue.

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Work and you : help for career advisors

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Work and You books encourage adults with low literacy skills to seek the support of a career advisor or tutor to help them with their career decision-making. Work and You Help for Career Advisors... More ≫

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Work and You books encourage adults with low literacy skills to seek the support of a career advisor or tutor to help them with their career decision-making. Work and You Help for Career Advisors is an online guide for career advisors and tutors to help and support clients. Each chapter in the guide: - outlines the objectives of each step, as well as related exercises and corresponding page numbers from the Work and You books; - provides notes for advisors and topics for discussion with clients; - provides optional activities to do with clients; - has links to readily available resources.

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Occupational disease fatalities accepted by the Workers' Compensation Board

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Presents brief summaries of occupational disease fatalities by industry sector for the calendar year. Occupational diseases are usually gradual in onset and result from exposure to work-related... More ≫

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Presents brief summaries of occupational disease fatalities by industry sector for the calendar year. Occupational diseases are usually gradual in onset and result from exposure to work-related conditions that cause disease resulting in the workers’ death. The fatalities listed represent disease claims that have been accepted by the Workers’ Compensation Board as recorded by the month accepted.

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Psychologist registration process

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Psychologist is a regulated occupation in Alberta. Practitioners in regulated occupations must register with a professional regulatory organization to practice in the province. This resource... More ≫

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Psychologist is a regulated occupation in Alberta. Practitioners in regulated occupations must register with a professional regulatory organization to practice in the province. This resource outlines the process to become a registered psychologist. It also includes a description of the occupation, employment options, and information on how to contact the registering body.

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Workplace incident fatalities investigated in [year]

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Workplace incident fatalities are cases where a worker dies at a work site, or as a result of injuries sustained at a work site. This is the type of fatality that Occupational Health and Safety... More ≫

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Workplace incident fatalities are cases where a worker dies at a work site, or as a result of injuries sustained at a work site. This is the type of fatality that Occupational Health and Safety typically investigates. Each summary report lists the workplace incident fatalities investigated by OHS during that year and provides a brief synopsis of the incident.

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Veterinarian licensing process

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Veterinarian is a regulated occupation in Alberta. Practitioners in regulated occupations must register with a professional regulatory organization to practice in the province. This resource... More ≫

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Veterinarian is a regulated occupation in Alberta. Practitioners in regulated occupations must register with a professional regulatory organization to practice in the province. This resource outlines the process to become a licensed veterinarian. It also includes a description of the occupation, employment options, and information on how to contact the registering body.

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Advanced techniques for work search

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This workbook is designed to help self-directed adults who have either experience in the workforce or post-secondary education and training to improve their work search strategies. Learn to sell... More ≫

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This workbook is designed to help self-directed adults who have either experience in the workforce or post-secondary education and training to improve their work search strategies. Learn to sell your skills in today's competitive job market using portfolios, proposals, cover letters, resumés and curricula vitae. Features information on networking, information interviewing, using the Internet in your work search and formatting and tailoring your resumé.

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Industry profiles : public administration industry

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Annual profiles of Alberta's public administration industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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Industry profiles : transportation and warehousing industry

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Annual profiles of Alberta's transportation and warehousing industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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Industry profiles : utilities industry

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Annual profiles of Alberta's utilities industry. Information and statistics on demographics, wages and employment trends and outlook are included.

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