Learning & Training

Newfoundland and Labrador:

Local Universities and Community Colleges:

• Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN)
  
• Sir Wilfred Grenfell College - MUN's Corner Brook Campus
  
• College of the North Atlantic - Newfoundland's Public Community College System
  
• Marine Institute
  

For a more complete listing of the Post Secondary Institutions of  Newfoundland and Labrador, both public and private, follow this link to the Newfoundland and Labrador Workinfo Net.

Canada:

•  Canadian Universities
  

Financial Assistance

Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Government of Newfoundland Student Aid Division
  

Canada:

• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada - this site will give you information on scholarships for both graduate and undergraduate students.
• Canada Student Loans Program - find out who qualifies and how to apply for this federal program.
• Financial Services - this page of financial institutions comes to us from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.
• Youth Resource Network - provides information on loans and grants, as well as links to financial aid.

Career Planning Tools & Resources

Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Employment Counselling Services offered at each HRCC office
• Career Information Resource Centres (CIRC's)
• Skills Assessment and Training Center (S.A.T. Centre)

Canada:

• Canada Prospects - includes a wide range of articles and quizzes about the world of work.
• Career Considerations - describes 90 occupational groups and provides examples of occupations within each.
• Career Directions - provides detailed information on 160 occupations which do not require a university education.
• Career Moves - helps high school students explore occupational and career possibilities.
• Career News - this University of Manitoba publication contains a lot of very interesting and informative articles that are still timely.
• Career Planning from Canada WorkInfoNet.
• The Edge - is a magazine for youth that discusses career development and understanding oneself.
• Job Futures - Canada - this publication is the national complement to the provincial guide.
• Job Search Techniques - the Youth Resource Network provides information on job preparation for youth.
• News & Events - the National Association of Colleges & Employers provides their own perspective for job seekers, employers, and career services professionals.
• Sectoral Activities - contains information about a wide variety of industries and our partnerships with them.
• Work Search - is a guided tour of the work search process. Plan to spend some time here!

International:

• Career Magazine - NCS Inc. keeps us in touch with the latest trends
• Career Web Bookstore - Landmark Communications provides us with a library full of good information for workers and employers.
• The Catapult - the springboard to career- and job-related sites that career services professionals from around the world have found helpful in working with college students and alumni, courtesy of William & Mary College.
• What Color is Your Parachute? - The Net Guide version of this popular manual contains pages of employment- and career-related links.

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