Career and Life Management (CALM)

This site has health, safety and employment standards information for new and young workers, and for their employers, supervisors, parents and teachers.

This site has health, safety and employment standards information for new and young workers, and for their employers, supervisors, parents and teachers.

Explore the duties, salaries, working conditions and educational needs of more than 500 occupations.

Are you an introvert? If so, that's great! Animator Sofja Umarik (who is an introvert) looks at how it can be a real strength.

CareerWise helps people working in career development across Canada stay up to date on the top news and trends.

Click on a grade level under Career and Life Management for a list of media-related outcomes and links to supporting resources from the MediaSmarts site. (Note: as many of their lessons can be adapted to suit different grade levels, specific lessons may be listed for more than one grade. Teachers should also note that individual lessons often satisfy a number of learning outcomes.)

Explore these excellent videos from MediaSmarts. The videos provide tips and tricks to help students verify online information.

This site has resources available for students mapping out a career in the trade and technology sector: career paths, technical institutes and job postings. There is also information for schools and teachers.

Where does confidence come from, and how can you get more of it? This video explains confidence and self-esteem and gives us three easy tips to boost confidence.

Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems.

Are sports as good for us as we make them out to be, or are they just a fun and entertaining pastime? Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh show what science has to say on the matter.

The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one’s dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is – of course – an idiot. We all are. The School of Life explains.

Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Brian Christian shares how we can use some of these insights to help make the most of our own lives.

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things?

Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as “choking,” where despite months of practice, a person fails right when it matters most. Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen explain why we choke under pressure and how to avoid it.

How might focus help you succeed? Using examples of famous people from disparate fields, such as James Cameron, Richard St. John suggests why focus is one of eight traits common in successful people.

ven after writing eleven books and winning several awards, Maya Angelou couldn’t escape the doubt that she hadn’t earned her accomplishments. This feeling of fraudulence is extremely common. Why can’t so many of us shake feelings that our ideas and skills aren’t worthy of others’ attention?

Nothing comes easy, and behind every success are hours of plain hard work. Sounds intimidating, but Richard St. John proposes a simple shift in attitude to turn mediocre into incredible.

This site from the University of Manitoba provides information on approximately 200 occupations.

This career resource is for those who counsel or work with diverse groups. The guide includes statistics, terminology, history and legislation related to the groups, including immigrants and youth.

This site, part of Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, is specific to young workers. Find information and tools for joining the work force on a safe footing.

This BC site provides lessons for students to develop core skills in trades including: Auto Technician, Baker, Carpenter, Cook, Design and Drafting, Electrician, Electronics and Robotics, Metal Work, and Plumber. A self-directed student module on entrepreneurial skills in trades is included.