Light of Christ Catholic School

The career development activities supported by the South Eastern Alberta Partners for Youth Career Development include:

Career Awareness Classroom Presentations:

  • Career Opportunities in the Trades and the Registered Apprenticeship Program. Presentations are made to all Grade 10 students in the region.
  • Career Opportunities in the Health Services Industry and the Health Services Summer Internship Program. Presentations are made to all Grade 11 students in the region.

Off-Campus Education Programs:

  • Pre-RAP Internship and the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP)
  • Co-op Apprenticeship Program
  • Health Services Summer Internship Program
  • Oil and Gas Production Field Operations Program

Career Planning and Employability Skills Portfolios:

  • Cenovus (formerly EnCana) has been providing funding for the supplies needed to create the Career Planning and Employability Skills Portfolios for the past eight years.
  • Direct support is provided by the coordinator of the Partnership to assist teachers in providing the Employability Skills Portfolios project to students.

South East Alberta Regional Skills Canada Competitions:

  • The South Eastern Alberta Partners for Youth Career Development develops the funding proposals for this annual event. Prairie Rose School Division submits the proposals for the Partnership.
  • Sue Feeney is the Project Manager for the annual Skills Competition.
  • www.seaskills.ca
    • Go to the South East Alberta Regional Skills website to check out all the details for the 2010 Regional Skills Competition and the Trade Awareness Event
  • Contact Sue Feeney at seaskills@thehat.ca

Industry Tours:

  • 2008-2009 Industry Tours:
    • Canadian Forces Base Suffield
      • MHHS participated on April 6, 2009
      • BCHS participated on April 8, 2009
    • Canadian Fertilizers Limited
      • McCoy participated on April 9, 2009
  • 2009-2010 Industry Tours:
    • Meggitt Defence Systems Canada
    • Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
      • EBHS participated on March 16, 2010