Post-Secondary Pathways
This is a plan or route after high school that prepares people for their desired careers with professional education and training.
What is a post-secondary pathway?
OSAP stands for this:
What is Ontario Student Assistance Program?
This document is a written summary of your qualifications, education, training, volunteering experience.
What is a resume?
This is a conversation to determine whether someone is qualified and suitable for a job position.
What is an interview?
This is a hands-on educational approach where learners can gain knowledge and skills from real world experiences.
What is experiential learning?
This pathway focuses on theoretical research where you can obtain undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees.
What is university?
This way of funding education is based on students' academic achievement, volunteering and talent. You do not need to pay this money back.
What is a scholarship?
This is something you include in a resume for people to contact who are able to discuss your qualifications.
What is a reference?
You should always appear like this when going to any interview.
What is professional attire?
STEM is interdisciplinary for this reason.
What is all careers require knowledge and skills across multiple disciplines?
This pathway is designed for hands-on learning skills and entry-level skills where you can receive a diploma, certificate and degree. These include skills in pre-trades, language and skills upgrading.
What is college?
This way of funding education is based on students' who demonstrate financial need for post-secondary education. You do not need to pay this money back.
What is bursaries?
This document introduces you to a potential employer and highlights the qualities that make you suitable for the job position you are applying for.
What is a cover letter?
You should always prepare to ask these things at the end of an interview.
What are questions about the job?
This co-op program allows you to earn credits towards your OSSD (Ontario Secondary School Diploma) while working under the supervision of a skilled trades professional.
What is OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program)?
This pathway is learning a skilled trade on the job under the direct supervision of experienced workers. This pathway can start as early as high school and you can earn money while completing training and certification.
What is apprenticeship?
This way of funding education is given by a bank or OSAP that you have to repay over time with interest rates.
What is a loan?
You should not include experience in your resume that goes beyond this amount of years.
What is beyond 5 years ago?
You should always have this background knowledge of what before you go to an interview.
What is research the company you are applying for?
This co-op program is ministry funded and allows students to focus their learning on a specific economic sector in grade 11 and 12.
What is SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major)?
This pathway can be taken directly after high school if you have a work connection and requires on site training. You can stay in this pathway for as long as you choose.
What is the workplace?
This way of funding education is given by the government for specific projects, often to support the initiative that can help others. You do not need to pay this money back.
What is a grant?
These are types of skills that you should have when applying for a job (hint: interpersonal and teachable skills).
What are soft and hard skills?
You should always prepare your answers beforehand with what before an interview.
What is information and examples?
This co-op program allows you to earn credits towards your OSSD and a post-secondary certificate/diploma/degree.
What is Dual Credit?