GLC2O (0.5 credit) (Career Studies) – Prerequisite: None

This course gives students the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and habits that will support them in their education and career/life planning. Students will learn aboutglobal work trends, and seek opportunities within the school and community to expand andstrengthen their transferable skills and their ability to adapt to the changing world of work.On the basis of exploration, reflective practice, and decision-making processes, studentswill make connections between their skills, interests, and values and their postsecondaryoptions, whether in apprenticeship training, college, community living, university, or theworkplace. They will set goals and create a plan for their first postsecondary year. As partof their preparation for the future, they will learn about personal financial management –including the variety of saving and borrowing tools available to them and how to use themto their advantage – and develop a budget for their first year after secondary school.