Ontario Grade 10 GLC2O Career Studies (Grade 10, Open)

Chapters: 3

1. A. Developing the Skills, Strategies, and Habits Needed to Succeed

A1 Skills, Strategies, and Habits That Contribute to Success · A2 Decision-Making Strategies and Goal Setting

Career Planning: From Knowing Yourself to Your First Job – Career planning has five steps. 1) Know yourself: interests, skills and values. 2) Explore career families and find out the work, study needed, pay and demand. 3) Plan a pathway with SMART goals and a plan B. 4) Search for jobs with a CV, cover letter, digital portfolio and interview practice. 5) Make the move from school to work and keep learning, because careers change over a lifetime.
Decision Making: How to Choose Well, Step by Step – Decision making means choosing the best option from two or more choices. A good decision follows steps: spot the problem, list options, set criteria, give each criterion a weight, score the options, choose, act and then review. A decision matrix turns this into simple numbers.

2. B. Exploring and Preparing for the World of Work

B1 Exploring Work Trends and the Importance of Transferable Skills · B2 Preparing for Future Opportunities · B3 Identifying Possible Destinations and Pathways

Career Planning: From Knowing Yourself to Your First Job – Career planning has five steps. 1) Know yourself: interests, skills and values. 2) Explore career families and find out the work, study needed, pay and demand. 3) Plan a pathway with SMART goals and a plan B. 4) Search for jobs with a CV, cover letter, digital portfolio and interview practice. 5) Make the move from school to work and keep learning, because careers change over a lifetime.

3. C. Planning and Financial Management to Help Meet Postsecondary Goals

C1 Creating a Postsecondary Plan · C2 Budgeting and Financial Management

Career Planning: From Knowing Yourself to Your First Job – Career planning has five steps. 1) Know yourself: interests, skills and values. 2) Explore career families and find out the work, study needed, pay and demand. 3) Plan a pathway with SMART goals and a plan B. 4) Search for jobs with a CV, cover letter, digital portfolio and interview practice. 5) Make the move from school to work and keep learning, because careers change over a lifetime.
Smart Ways to Manage Your Finances – Inflation makes prices rise, so the same money buys less. Money kept in a bank earns interest: simple interest is paid only on the original amount, while compound interest also earns interest on earlier interest, so it grows faster over time. A budget plans income into needs, wants and savings. Savings are kept safe; investments can grow but carry risk, and higher possible returns mean higher risk. Insurance shares risk among many people. Income tax is paid on income above a limit, at rates that rise with income.