Youth Connections

If you are between the ages of 16 and 24, a Youth Career Counsellor can assist you in these areas:

You

How Do I Plan to Succeed?

Planning for your life after high school is like planning for your summer holiday.
Where do you want to go? How much will it cost? Where will you stay? How will you get there? Where do I get a map?

Once you've decided where you want to go, Youth Connections will help you create a map on how to get there, including:

• Assessing your Skills,
• Interests, & Values,
• Creating a Plan of Action,
• Identifying Barriers to Your Success,
• Accessing Community Resources.

Education

Want to go to school?

Did you know that 80% of jobs created in the next 10 years will require some post-secondary? (Source: jobfutures.ca) Today, getting your high school diploma does not guarantee you a job! Youth Connections can help you with the steps to go back to high school or go to college, or start an apprenticeship, and figure out how to pay for it!

We can help you with:

• Education Research
  
• Finishing High School
  
• Applying to Post-Secondary
  
• Paying for School (Loans, Grants, Bursaries, Scholarships)
  
• Training and Apprenticeships

Jobs

Looking for a Job?

Did you know that an awful lot of jobs aren't even advertised? So how do you find one of these jobs?  Job searching can be frustrating and can take a lot of time!

Youth Connections can help out with all of these!  For FREE!

• Contacting Employers
  
• Hidden Job Market
  
• Resume
  
• Cover Letter
  
• Interviews
  
• Job-Search Follow Up
  
• Work Experience
  
• Internet Job Search
  
• Faxing Résumés
  
• Photocopying
  
• Public Phone
  
• Free Computer and Internet Use
  
• SIN Applications
  
• Applying for Jobs
  
• Portfolios
  
• Networking
  
• Self-Employment

Career

Need to Choose a Career?

It can be scary and stressful choosing a career. That’s totally normal. Youth Connections can help ease your stress and relieve your fears. If you need to choose a career, Youth Connections can help you find information on the types of careers out there. You can find out information like job description, typical duties, education required, and how much money you’ll make!

You can research all these areas for your career with the Youth Connections counsellor:

• Researching Occupations
  
• Job Shadows
  
• Information Interviews
  
• Job Outlooks
  
• Future Trends
  
• Hot Jobs

Youth Connections Career Counsellor

Contact us to book your appointment with the Youth Connections career counsellor.

Link

Government website for the Youth Connections program: http://employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/2127.html