Career Education

Please note: These resource suggestions are not endorsed by Navigate and they do not represent the only allowable resources. They have been purchased or accessed in the past by home learning families and meet the minimum requirements for SLRF, and may complement your child’s math program. Please research carefully before considering for your child.

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There are many free resources available to students in this subject area. Please reach out to your teacher if you need help finding some.

You can find BC Curriculum’s Career Education page here.

Curricular connections:

Junior Achievers BC is designed to target students in Grades 4-12 and aligns with the new curriculum

From the website:

JA British Columbia (JABC or Junior Achievement of BC) is a non profit organization proud to deliver a wide selection of educational programs focusing on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.

Through partnerships with educators and volunteers from local businesses, JABC offers important interactive, hands-on learning experiences to students in all communities across British Columbia.

All programs align with B.C.’s new curriculum and are provided free of charge to schools thanks to the generosity of JABC donors and sponsors

Curricular connections:

Kidpreneurs is designed to target students ages 6-13

From the back cover of the book:

Our goal with Kidpreneurs is to outline some basic tools and strategies kids can use to gain some valuable experience in starting, managing, and growing a successful business venture.

Through easy-to-understand basic principles and a creative approach, we outline some key techniques that will have a powerful and positive impact on your child’s ability to understand entrepreneurship.

Using kid-friendly design and illustration, we break down some of the major points of entrepreneurship, so your child can have fun as he or she learns. Also, your child will enhance his or her decision-making skills by trying out simple businesses as he or she grows up.

Curricular connections: 

Skills Canada is designed to target secondary students, although upper intermediate students might find Chatterhigh and Level Up! to be helpful platforms (Careers-focus)

From the website:

Skills Canada BC helps prepare British Columbia’s youth for the highly skilled economy of tomorrow through competitions, in-school programs, online challenges, and young women’s conferences.

*Click the above logo to learn about ongoing programs and initiatives