In addition to creating and delivering leading edge offerings through its publications and conferences, ACE will connect you to a growing network of practitioners and resource providers that will make easy your career education and development work.  Stay tuned to this site for more information on soon to be released special offerings.

New Publication Available Online: Know Your Rights in the Workplace

Youth Employment Handbook
This guidebook includes a information about employment, such as rights of youth in being hired, safe working conditions and being fired.

Career Education Resources for Middle School Students

The Network Office has received numerous requests for information on career education in middle and junior high schools.  If you undertake career education activities with this segment of the secondary school population or have knowledge of useful tools and resources produced for middle school aged students, please send us a note This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

If you are interested in staying apprised of the Network's activities with Middle School Career Education, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

New Resources Hot Off the Press and On to the Web!

For those of you who attended the ACE Network Career Education Summit at Red Tail Landing Conference Centre, you will recall Dale Gullekson's reference to two new resources developed as part of a recent Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) Partnership Project with Dalhousie University entitled ‘Stories of Transition: Exploring the Antecedents of Career and Educational Choices among Young Adults'.  

ACE Network Foundation past board member Kris Magnusson served on the Advisory Board of the Project's Research Team.

The eBook version of ‘The Decade after High School: A Professional's Guide' is available online:

http://www.ceric.ca/documents/The%20Decade%20After%20High%20School%20-%20eProGuide.pdf

The eBook version of ‘The Decade after High School: A Parent's Guide', click: http://www.ceric.ca/documents/The%20Decade%20After%20High%20School%20-%20eParentsGuide.pdf

Time to Surf: Excellent Sites Worth a Look

ALIS - Alberta Learning Information Service

Career Planning * Education * Jobs

http://www.alis.alberta.ca/

Merit Contractors Association  

Construction Boot Camp

http://www.meritalberta.com/

Green Certificate Program  

Industry Driven Agricultural Training

www.agriculture.alberta.ca/greencertificate

Insurance Institute of Canada  

Career Connections Program

http://www.career-connections.info/

World Skills 2009

September 1-7, 2009

Calgary  

http://www.worldskills2009.com/

EmployAbilities

Employment and Learning Opportunities

For Persons with Disabilities  

http://www.employabilities.ab.ca/

Canadian Forces

Jobs Explorer

http://www.forces.ca/

Learning Clicks

Prep for Education and Training

Beyond High School  

http://www.learningclicks.ca/

Women Building Futures

Trade Up to a Career in the Trades 

http://www.womenbuildingfutures.com/

Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors

Careers in Oil and Gas  

http://www.cagc.ca/

Information Resources Catalogue

Order Publications  

www.alis.alberta.ca/careershop

The Alliance of Sector Councils

Sector-wide Human Resource Issues  

http://www.councils.org/

Gates Foundation

Education Programs and Partnerships  

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

Alberta Education

Career and Technology Studies

http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/cts/course.aspx

National Career Development Conference - Cannexus 10

January 25-27, 2010

Toronto

http://www.cannexus.ca/