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Education and training are the processes by which you acquire knowledge and skills to assist you in obtaining and keeping a job. Most jobs today require considerable education and training and, increasingly, a single course or program of study is not sufficient for your entire working life. The qualifications for keeping a job are also constantly changing.
The steps below are to assist you in determining if you have the qualifications to access jobs of your preference, and to provide information on obtaining additional education and training.
Steps
- Identify and list your education, training, occupational skills and abilities, and career goals. Click on Resume for assistance in preparing this information.
- Identify job options that are of interest to you. For assistance, you may want to review some of the sites under the Jobs, Work and Recruiting category.
- Match job options with your education, training, and occupational skills to determine
a) jobs for which you are qualified to access, and
b) jobs for which you require additional education and training to access.
- Make a decision on further action, for example
a) stay in your current job, or apply for other jobs for which you are qualified to fill, or
b) determine additional education and training you will need to access jobs of your preference.
- Now that you have decided to seek further education and training, a list of links to resources is provided below to assist you in archiving your educational and training goals.
Continuing Education
PEI Literacy Alliance--The alliance promotes awareness of literacy activities and concerns in PEI and across Canada. It encompasses many Island groups and organizations whose goal is to enhance the literacy level of all Islanders.
Workplace Education-PEI--A partnership with business, industry, labour and government promoting essential skills for literacy and numeracy as its foundation.
Community Access Program(CAP)--It is a HRDC sponsored program and means access to the internet. Computers are located in a community site and partners participating in the project may use the site and have access to the system.
Continuing Education and Training--This is a PEI Department of Education site that provides information on adult education, community schools and literacy programs.
Human Resources Development Canada - PEI Locations--A list of the Human Resources centres located on PEI along with a short description of the area that they serve.
Job Futures-PEI--This is a publication which provides information on the current trends and future outlooks for over 80 occupations common to PEI.
Job Futures-Canada--This is a two-part publication dealing with Occupational Outlooks, and Career Outlooks for Graduates.
The Office of Learning Technologies(OLT)--The OLT's job is to raise awareness of the opportunities, challenges and benefits of technology-based learning.
PEI Department of Education--This site will provide information on all PEI education and training programs.
School Finder--This site helps you find universities, colleges and career colleges that offer training in your field of interest.
CanLearn--CanLearn is a one-stop resource for learning information, products and services to support Canadians in pursuit of learning and career goals.
Scholars.Com--This site offers interactive education software for IT (Information Technology) professionals in business, education and government markets worldwide.
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Training and Certification--This site provides information on all aspects of the PEI apprenticeship training program.
Apprenticeship and the Red Seal Program--The Red Seal program encourages standardization of provincial and territorial apprenticeship programs and certification, providing greater mobility across Canada for skilled workers.
Colleges, Universities and Specialized Learning
Holland College--Holland is Prince Edward Island's community college.
Atlantic Tourism & Hospitality Institute & Culinary Institute of Canada are affiliated with Holland College and operate from a centre on the Charlottetown waterfront.
The Atlantic Police Academy is affilitated with Holland College and operates out of Slemon park.
Private Training Institutions--A listing of Prince Edward Island's private training institutions/schools, and an information brochure on employment training in private schools.
University of PEI (UPEI)--UPEI is Prince Edward Island's university.
Atlantic Veterinary College--Is situated on the campus of the University of Prince Edward Island and serves all four Atlantic provinces. The college offers teaching, research, diagnostic and other veterinary services.
Financing Your Learning
Financial Help and Issues--This is a partner category under Workinfonet-PEI and provides information on Student Aid and other forms of financial assistance for education and training.
Resources for Researchers and Professionals
Career Edge, Information for Career and Employment Centres --Professionals who help young graduates to gain internship can register here to learn about opportunities available through this private-sector program.
Canada's Schoolnet--Schoolnet is designed to promote the effective use of information technology amongst Canadians by helping schools and public libraries connect to the internet.
Millennium Skills Project--This is a joint Government of Canada/Government of Prince Edward Island project to develop comprehensive education and training strategy for the province. The University of Prince Edward Island is co-ordinator of the project.
